Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-03-07
LOCAL NEWS

Tuesday.
Get your Sunday papers at the
Smoke House.-F. N. Beacon.
A meeting of the state board eff
pardons was held in Pierre Tuesday.
A meeting of the Women's Club
was held at the club rooms Tuesday
night.
E. A. Knowlton arrived Monday
from Rochester, Mimi, on a short
business visit.
Miss Elizabeth Kelley has gone to
her home at Dubuque, Iowa, for an
extended visit.
Judge L.. 3. Gaffy has returned
from a business visit to Nebraska
and Minnesota points.
T. r. Bitney Of the state railway
department., went to Wakonda Mon
day on official duties.
Bernard McCallag left Tuesday for
Berkeley, Cal, where he will report
for aviation training.
Misses Hortense and Lucille Petty
john returned Monday from a short
visit at their home at Harold.
Members of the Masonic order will
entertain the Eastern Star Social
club at Temple Court tomorrow even
ing.
Mesdames Dotson and Frost are
entertaining the congregational Aid
society at the church parlors this at
ternoon.
j. j.. Murphy and P. j. Dougherty,
railroad commissioners, left the first
of the week for the eastern part of
the state.
Zell Guthrie passed Friday in Blunt.
Farmers about that town were busy
with their seeding and the spring rush
of work.
A pure bred combination sale will
be held at Miller Saturday. Several
stockmen from Pierre and vicinity
plan to attend.
Mrs. F. E. Hits left Monday for
Los Angeles, Cal, where she went to
visit her parents. She expects to be
absent until May.
Sons were born at the hospital on
Tuesday to Mr.. and Mrs. N. Carlson
Of Highmore and Mr.. and Mrs. JAS.
Robertson of this city.
A pardon was recommended by the
state board Of pardons Tuesday for S.
S. Forbrage, who was sent up from
Clark county on a charge of incest.
Miss Marie Holm, daughter of James
Holm, is i'll of blood poisoning, result
ing from tonsolitis. She is the city
hospital, but in an improved condition.
G. B. Powers of chamberlain, chair.
man of the republican state central
committee, has issued a call for a
meeting of the committee to be held
in Sioux Falls Tuesday next.
The state convention .ot the demo
cratic party will be held in Sioux Falls
this year, the state central committee
having 30 decided at their session in
Mitchell. The convention will be held
July Q.
Mutton and lamb may be served on
our meatless days until April Is,
This concession is based upon the
fact that farmers are marketing at
this period of the year and the supply
is plentiful.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Keinholtz
have moved from Marshall, MINI.
to Fort Pierre, Mr.. KeinholtZ having
accepted a position with the Stock
Growers Bank. Mr.. and Mrs. Klein
ho)z are former Pierre residents.
Edward Ewert, father of our towns
man, A. w. Ewart, on Friday cele.
brated his 18th birthday. Mr.. Ewa1,
Is very active for a mar of his years
and WI join his host of friends il
wishing him many happy returns o.
the day.
A story going the rounds: A color
ed man was asked why he didn't en-
list in the aviation corps. Il ain
In no hurry to fly, Cap he replied
when we's up about as mile higt
'spose that de engine stopped and d.
white man told me to get out anc
crank dat engine?"
The local Federal Loan people have
received their checks and are closing
up the loans, which have accumul-
ated. Hereafter loans-can be CLOSED
the same day as made. The interes
rate is low. Address,, Federal Loal
Board. 2s3. Secretary and Treasurer
Pierre, S. D. If
Fred w. Herman, lost on the Tus
cania, buried on the shores of Scot
land. And 80 another life is givel
for the freedom of the world. Tbi
soldier was formerly in charge of