Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-02-28
w A. Remer of Deadwood. passed

Daily Papers and Magazines at the
Smoke House, n. Beacon,
Miss Helen O'Brien is assisting in
the state immigration department.
Mrs. Frank Banister of Fit. Pierre.
has entered the hospital for treatment.
Mrs. E. f. Dorothy entertained the
W. Il. G. at her home Tuesday night.
a son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Schneider Monday at the hos
pitaI.
Attorney Fl. P. Atwater came in
from Sturgis yesterday on a short bust
ness visit.
Zen Guthrie spent the fore part of
the week at Blunt and in the eastern
part of the county.
Mr.. and Mrs Louis Rousseau are
the proud parents of a new daughter,
born to them Monday.
Gov, Norbeck arrive home vester-
day from a several days trip to var
lous points yer the state.
Mesdames Wilkes and Starr will en-
terrain the Kings Daughters at the
Wilkes home this evening.
u. q. Frary, state pure food COM
missioner, came in from Vermillion
yesterday to look after official duties,
Mr. and Mrs. Willis McCord of
Miles City, Mont, arrived the first
OF the week for a visit at the parental
home.
Mrs. John Hausman is reported as
III q serious condition, her health hav-
ing been slowly declining during the
week.
CD. Corrick is expected home from
the Soldiers Home at Hot Springs
tomorrow where he has spent the past
four weeks.
Mrs. q, j. Eberly and little Child
leave tomorrow for Carthage, this
state, where they will make their
future home.
DIR. o. N. Hoyt, health officer, is
stepping rather lively nowadays in see.
ing that those who are i'll with measles
are under proper quarantine.
The Non Partisan League will hold
Il big meeting in Sioux Falls Satur-
day, when 1T is expected many of
their leading speakers will be in at
tendance.
Bruno iIepperle left Tuesday for a
short visit at his home at Eureka and
Will go from there to Berkeley, Cal.
where he will report for duty in the
aviation corps,
No evidence of incendiarism has
been found in connection with the
burning of the big elevator at Sisse-
ton, which took with it some 800
bushels of wheat.
Pierre is having a good run of meas
les, several cases developing daily.
Great pains should be exercised in the
care OF those suffering from the d.
sease as a slight neglect may prove
serious.
The board of directors of the Mid.
West Implement Dealers association
have chosen the first week in Decem-
Der ms the dates for holding their
next convention and show to be held
in Omaha.
Tuesday night a meeting was held at
the Commercial club rooms for the pur.
pose of organizing a Citizens War Saw.
ings society. T. B. Roberts, jr., was
selected as president, and j. E. Slindee
as secretary.
Residents of Fort Pierre were en-
gagged in dynalniting the ce in Bad riv-
er late Saturday afternoon. The warm
weather caused the ice to pile up and
it was necessary to open its outlet to
avoid a b avy flood.
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs. C. Ell.
McMullen, living near Fort Pierre, was
brought to the hospital Saturday, hav.
ing been badly burned by sitting into a
bucbet of hot water. Though quite
badly burned the lad is getting along
nicely.
A meeting of the Universal Fran
chise league was held in Pierre yester-
day. Among those from oIt of town
who were in attendance were Mrs. J.L.
Pyle OF Huron. Mrs. NJ. p. Christ of
Miller and Miss Nina Pettigrcw of
Belle Fourche.
w. j. Mundt is active in the circula-
tion of a petition for signatures which
asks our congressman to boost for the
river power development of the Mis-
souri,. The proposition is one to be
given attention and many signatures
are being added to the petition.
The local Federal Loan people have
| received their checks and are closing