The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-01-24
THE PIERRE ROUND OH,
. NEwsY SUMMARY OF THINGS AZ
THAT CAPITAL.

A NEwsY SUMMARY OF THINGS Al
THAT CAPITAL.
A Giaucs At the Bust,ing, Growing City
I 1t Is Still y Frontier Town-Thc Legisla-
tive Make-Up- Economy the watchword
La Grippe Is the Popular Fad.
Tho busting little city of Pierre has
taken on new airs, since the people Of
South Dakota selected her as the capital Of
the state. Notwithstanding the metro
politan style Of improvements that ore now
In the process Ut construction, the electric
lights, gas works, water system, street
railways and motor lines, and large hotels,
she still wears the swaddling clothes of
Civilization, every where the habits and
scenes Of frontier life me daily seen. On
the streets the soldier from the fort, the
dusky Sioux from the reservation, the
statesmen from tho capitol, and the ire
pressible real estate boomer mix and min.
gle, aud in this democratic gathering one
man counts Just as much as the other.
There is no distinction. There does not
seem to be much fear or respect for the Law
at this place, for contrary to the letter Of
the constitution, under the very shadow Of
the state capitol, along the streets where
the prohibition governor walks every day q
score OF saloons flourish and run wide
open, and no II here seems to think it
strange. Pierre without saloons would be
n Stfunoa frnnfior atty
The Legislature i'll session here now is q
representative body Of men. They are all
filed with theories of how reforms should
be brought about. In the lower house
there are only seven lawyers, two news
paper men aud over 100 practical farmers,
aud il the interests Of the agriculturists
are not we'll protected this winter in this
state, it will be because the farmers them.
selves are Indifferent on the question Of
self protection. The granger members OF
this legislature impress your corresponds
ent as being men who are earnest in the
work they have undertaken, aud are will
ing and anxious to rsnder the state valua-
BILE service il they only knew how, aud ie
ii class of solons commit mi grave err.
rors it can all be attributedto inexperience,
The state needs just this kind of mon to
gnide her, in this critical period.
Az - AAVuo0 SuVI0 UIC u LOW Hull WHO
have displayed more than ordinary ability,
aud among than we notice Gordon, OF
Brown, Parker, of Lawrence, and Bixler.
of Spink. These three gentlemen are
taking the work we'll in hand. E They are
leading in tina debates and seem anxious to
render to their less gifted colleagues all the
assistance III their power. We notice that
nearly every member is ready to make the
modest request that the business pending
be fully explained to him before lie votes
on any question, and it is safe to say that
whore men are SO careful, no trap will
catch them. The work of the legislature
up to this date has been largely taken up
in perfecting the organizltio of the
houses, fixing the compensation Of tho
officers and adopting rules. It is expected
mat the we'll prepared speeches that have
been practiced upon for months will soon
be launched upon the world. Look ont
for northwestern oratory about the middle
OF next week.
From a weeks observation We have
come to the conclusion that this body Of
law makers is too large. The work often
duplicated. Last Friday an effort was
made to push TO its final passage a bill to
extend the time for the payment of taxes,
and i'll the long discussion that followed
the fact developed itself that nearly every
member on the floor had a hill of q similar
nature and was fearful that the credit 7.H,
hls wise movement would fall on some
other fellow. This jealousy almost en-
dangered the measure itself. The time
for the payment of taxes will DO extended
until next September. A bill has been inu.
troduced to reduce tho membership in the
lower house to seventy. five and the senate
to twenty-five menbers. The bill should
bby. all means become q law, for in work OF
this kind 100 men can better do the work
that LA are now trying to do.
Economy is h watchword of every man
who Is represented in this legislature, and
soft snaps in the way of clerkships are not
visible. The usual number of oliceseek-
ers that hang around when bodies Of this
kind are organizing have oil left. for home.
They saw the handwriting OH the wall, and
the 81 positions are not wanted, especially
where board at the hotels costs from
So to So per day; Tho condition of the
state firancss has intensified thu desire of
every one to reduce expenses. wherever
md whenever it can be done, and the
friends Of public institutions now here
seem to think that some of the state
schools will be closed.
The Temperance bill formulated bv the
Enforcement league has been read in both
houses and referred to the committees
specially created to take care Of it. With
a few minor notifications the bill as in
troduced will become o law. The only
visible opposition in Temperance leeisla-
ton comes from the Black Hills and q few
river counties.
La grippe has found its way to this far
away city. 1t is q quaint study to SEQ its
effect on the stolid Indian, the dipniaed
senator, the meek page and the dashine
cowboy. The symptoms are the same, the
sneezing alike. La grippe is a social lev.
eler and great is its power.
A Western Murder Discovered.
August last, Edna Wilson, a pretty GIRL
of IS. m%ysteriously disappeared from