Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-04-11
LOCAL NEWS

day in the city.
A son was born yesterday to Mr.. and
Mrs, /. V. Rabbit of this city.
Fine Cigars and Tobacco at the
Smoke House,-F. N, Beacon.
Mrs. Ambrose F~orsythp, jr, has
moved to the city from Fielder.
Editor Bluss of the Harold Jour
nal was a Pierre visitor Tuesday.
MI. and Mrs. Bert. johnson have
gone to Sioux Falls for a short visit.
Miss Margaret Wright came up from
Huron today, for visit with friends.
Miss Georgia Summerside came mp
from Harold for a short visit Tues
day.
The Child Conservation League was
entertained at the Laird home Tues
day night.
Buy your baby a bond and help
make the world a safe place for your
children to live in.
Bert Langeland and family have
moved to one of the Mead cottages
on Pleasant Drive.
Mrs. j. b. Perkins was released
from the hospital Monday and went
to her home at Highmore.
Mrs. Homer Pyle arrived last Friday
from Mellen, Wis, for a visit with her
mother, Mrs. Amelia Checker.
Mrs. Thomas Ayres and daughter,
Miss Clara. left Yesterday for their
ranch home in Perkins cou1fy.
e. F. Dorothy left Tuesday for
Texas, where he will purchase an
other large shipment of cattle,
The 2lst annual convention of the
Retail Merchants association will be
held in Pierre on May q, % and %.
Godfrey Roberts left Monday for
Omaha, having received notice to re-
port for training in the balloon ser
vice.
The Home Guards have turned over
to the Red Cross $500, which is a por-
ton of the funds realized from their
minstrel show.
To make the world q decent place
to live in, do your part, Buy United
States Government Third Liberty
Loan Bonds today.
j. n. Amundson came down from
Rapid City Tuesday. Mr.. Amund8Cn
is interested in the creameries here
and at Rapid City.
Dale Palm arrived home Saturday
from Camp Funston, having been
discharged from service on account
of physical disability.
A. j. Lane left Monday for Beaver
Greek, Neb, where he has accepted a
position in a clothing store. Mrs. Lane
will remain here for several weeks.
CouAty Agent Nelson journeYed 10
DeGrey on Tuesday. He was away
listing farmers having seed corn for
disposal, and is a fellow much alive.
w. H. King returned from Pierre
the last of the week to take up his
work as manager of Gov, Norbeck' 8
political campaign.-Red6eld Press.
Miss Emma Stainer arrived from
Cottonwood last week, where she has
been employed for several months, and
has accepted a position at the Capitol.
Crouo- O,Nc;I -b> h,, bocr -, tbo
Great Lakes training camp, arrived
home yesterday on a 10 day furlough,
which he is spending at his home here.
Pierre Brink left Saturday for Far
go, N. D., where he will visit his sis
ter, Mrs. Mathew Murphy, and from
there will go to Omaha to enlist in
the ambulance corps.
The annual city election will be
held in Pierre next Tuesday. A may
or for the term Of two years, to sue
coed VIM. BOrst, resigned; = commits
sioner to succeed j. r Mcknight, re-
signed, and a commissioner for the
full term of five years will be elected
Miss Helen Westover, operator at
the telephone exchange, left Saturday
in company with the kjer family OF
Blunt for Fort Smelling, ST. Paul,
where they spent several days with 3
son of Mr.. and Mrs. hjer. Miss
Westover was expec ed TO arrive
home today.
During the period of the war the
civil service regulation which pro
vides that persons taking examina-
tions for government positions must
take them in the state in which they
reside has been suspended by action
of congress-, with presidential sane
tion, according to reports.
People are beginng to realize that
if they want to profit as they should
by planting a high-yielding strain OF
wheat it is necessary for them to pro
vide a favorable place for 1t to grow
The preparation of q good seed bed