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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-31
TO MAKE WAR ON SQUIRRELS.
Animals Who Kill Beetle Destroying
Birds Must Go.

Animals Who XIII misunderstanding
Birds Must Go.
A special effort is being made by
the forestry department to extermi-
nate the bark beetles which have been
playing such havoc among the pine
forests Of the Hills. Mr.. Pinchot, the
head superintendent of the forest re-
serve, has been making a visit to the
Hills, and with Capt. Seth Bullock has
mapped out plan of warfare. AS
above five million feet of lumber has
been destroyed, action has become
urgent. The first fight will be made
upon the red squirrels. 1t has been
decided to offer what is practically a
bounty for the hides Of these little
animals. Every boy who will bring to
any forest ranger ten tails, heads Of
scalps Of red squirrels will receive free
box of fifty 22-caliber cartridges.
One Of the best ways to exterminate
the beetle is to exterminate the red
squirrel, as the animal destroys the
birds, especially the woodpeckers,
which are the natural foes of the
beetles
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-31
ALL GAINS IN TOWNS.
Mccook County Farming Population
Falls Off

Mccook County Farming Population
Falls OFF.
The census figures for McCook coun-
ty show a population of 9,137, gain
Of 458 in five years. This population
is 4,747 male, and 1875 foreign born.
While the county shows gain it has
all been in the towns, and the country
precincts have been losing. Bridge
water has SS2, gain of 1911; Salem
has $40, a gain Of So; Spencer 493, a
gain of 261; Montrose All, gain of
90, and Canistota 368. The last cen
sus did not list Canistota separately,
but the towns which are, so listed show
gain of SGT, 80 more than the general
gain for the county, and Canistota has
added to it's population, showing a
heavy loss in country precincts.
The Sanborn county figures show a
total of 5,397, a gain of 933 in five
years. The population is 2,868 males
and 7S9 foreign born. The combined
gain in the towns is 625. Woonsocket
has 929, gain of 321; Artesian has
444, gain of los, and Letcher has 329,
gain of 1879.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-31

OF the speed department and says that
the races are filling very rapidly and
that he is able to offer the best speed
program ever given in the state.
Among the new features this year
will be the auction sale of pure blood.
ed live stock. There will be Here.
fords, Angus and Shorthorn cattle of.
fered for sale. There will be Duroc.
Jersey, Poland-China and other breeds
of swine offered, and all kinds of the
leading breeds of sheep will be repre-.
sented. Cary H. Jones of Davenport,
Iowa, has been engaged to cry the
sale, which will be held in a commo.
dious tent, with seating capacity for
three or four hundred people.
On Tuesday, Sept. IL, will be Gov.
ernor's day. Gov. Elrod and his en-
tire staff, together with all of our con-
gressmen and senators will be in at
tendance, and addresses will be made
by Hon. James w. Wilson, United
States secretary of agriculture, upon
the subject of What the Government
Has Done for the Farmer" and Gov.
Elrod will also deliver an address.
The amusement feature has not
been overlooked, and the greatest list
of attractions ever seen in this state
will be offered free of charge TO every
one in attendance. There will be
baseball games between Brookings
and Watertown on Wednesday and
Thursday, Sept. 10 and IA, and a game
between travelling men from the Wa
tertown council and the Huron coun.
Gil, U. G. T. There will be splendid
racing program every day Of the fair.
There will be seven bands in attend
ance from different parts of the state.
There will be the usual amusement
features, such as trapeze performance,
balloon ascension, high dive, horizon
tai bar, negro minstrel entertainment
and various other features too numer-
out to mention. The Pike will be in
evidence, but no lewd or immoral en-.
tertainments will be permitted. There
will be an Indian village of 500 Sioux
Indians. A herd of buffalo from the
Scotty Philips herd at Fort Pierre will
be on exhibition. Bring the children
and let them see the last of the
bison.'
There is an artificial lake fed by
water from an artesian well. About
1000 trees have been set out and are
all growing and doing we'll.
The board of agriculture is COM
prised of Forester H. Smith, presi-
dent; John H. King, vice president;
H. S. Fletcher, Waterfowl, superin-
tendent of cattle and horses; c. G.
Moulton, Faulkton, superintendent of
sheep and swine; G. H. Whiting, Yank-
ton, superintendent of horticulture and
agriculture, all of whom have been CIV
ing large share of their valuable
time to the success of the fair. All
that could be done by human efforts
has been done, and if the good Lord
will only send us good weather for
that week a record-breaking attend
ance is certain.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-31
BECOMES A CONVICT TO SAVE
WoMAN'S NAME FROM
SCANDAL.
PARDON WILL NOW BE ASKED
WOMAN HAS BEEN BLAckMAllED
TO THE TUNE OF $4,000 BY
SERVANT.

New Orleans, Aug. 27.-Following is
story as that constituting the plot Of
any novel will be told to Gov. Higgins
of New York by New York city law
yer when he endeavors to secure the
pardon Of man who chose to serve a
sentence of three years Imprisonment
in Sing Sing prison for theft, of which
he was innocent, to shield the name Of
p Woman from scandal.
Carl Fisher-Hansen, the lawyer,
said yesterday that he would at once
appeal for the pardon of the prisoner,
whose name he would not reveal, at
the request of the woman whose repu-
tation the prisoner had saved at an
expense of his own liberty. The w.
man, Mr.. Fsher-Hansen said. had WIS.,
tied his Office within few days and
said that her husband had just died
and that she now wanted to do
Justice to the Prisoner.
They had been friends and, more
than year ago, when her husband
returned Unexpectedly, he caught the
other running away. To save her from
scandal, the man confessed that he
had broken into her home to steal,
whereupon he was arrested and is
now in Sing Sing. The prisoner, said
Mr.. Fisher-Hansen, was a young col
lege student who disappeared from
one of the colleges when he was ar
rested. No one has ever known whst
became Of him, as he was tried and
sentenced under an assumed name.
The woman in the case has also paid
a penalty for her indiscretion, as a
servant who knew of the affair has
collected $4,000 in blackmail from
her. She is member of one of the
best families of New York and her
husband owned several factories in
New Jersey.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-31
THE MARKETS.
Latest Quotations From Grain and
Live Stock Centers.

Latest Quotations From Grain and
Live Stock centers.
st. Paul, Aug. %. = Wheat = No. l
Northern, $1.0201.O6; No. 2 Northern,
9sc@sl.04; No. 3, 96c@s1.O1. Corn
No yellow, 52@53c. Oats-No. 8
white Is 1-2@26c
Minneapolis. Aug. %. = Wheat-No.
l hard, $1.08; No. l Northern, s1.O6;
No. Q Northern, s1.08@1.04 Oats -
No. white. 243-4c.
Duluth, Aug. %. Wheat - No. /
Northern, $1.OS; No. 2 Northern,
81 lac; fax, s13o; rye, SIC.
Chicago, Aug. %. = Wheat = No. 2
red, 81 l-2@s2c; No. hard, $1,000;
No. 5 hard, S1W5577c, No. Northern,
$1.03@1 O5; No 2 Northern, $1@1.03.
Corn-No. 2, SIS lie. Oats No. 2,
25 l-4c.
Milwaukee. Aug. %. = Wheat No.
i Northern. s1.O4@11O; No. 2 North.
ern, Csc. Rye-No. 1, 60061c. Barley
No 2, SIC Oats-Standard ~ 100
% 12c. Corn--No. 3, So l-2@56 1.2c.
Sioux City, Iowa, Aug. 2S.-Cattle-
Beeyes, So. 80 % bio; cows, bulls and
mixed, s2.2504; stockers and feed.
ers, s2.75@S.65; calves and yearlings,
S2.5003.5O. Hogs-Bulk, $5SO@5S5.
Chicago. Aug. 2s.-Cattle-Good to
prime steers, $3.50 @ $50; stockers
and feeders, $2.25043o; cows, ys250@
4.5o; helfers, s2.2o@4.so; calves, 500
Z. Hogs--Mixed and butchers, $1,000
6.371-2; bulk, s5.9006.2o. Sheep -
Good to choice wethers $4.6O@5;
native lambs, s525@725; Western
lambs, s5.75@7.
South ST. Paul, Aug. %. Cattle
Good to choice steers, $3.50 O $50;
good to choice cows and heifers, $3.50
o. butcher bulls, s2.75@3.50; veas,
s2@450; good to choice stock steers,
s2.50@350; good to choice mich cows,
s20@35. Hogs--Range price, $3.50
6.1o; bulk, $5.S5@5.:o. Sheep Good
to choice lambs. s5@5.s5; fair to good,
$4@5; good to choice yearling weth.
ers, $45oa5.5o; good to choice ewes.
$3.750440.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-31
HARD TO HOUSE CROPS.
Farmers Find Storage Of Grain 10 4
Perplexing Problem,

Perplexing Problem,
Charles Miller's twenty acres OF
common wheat, a half mile southeast
of Miller, yielded s0S bushels or about
fifteen and one-half bushels to the
acre, sold from the machine as No. 2
and pronounced good milling wheat.
1t contained some smut. This is the
field of wheat claimed by experts be-
fore harvest to have more black rust
than any other in this section.
R. r. Greeves' oats, a half mile west
of Miller, went 46 bushels an acre;
M. D. Harris oats, near ST. Lawrence,
went so bushels to the acre; Otto Car
rico's oats, thirteen miles northwest
of Miller, went 55 bushels; Ed Van
Camps oats twelve miles southwest
Of Rec Heights, yielded rs bushels to
the acre; ]. P. Tuttle's barley, four
miles north of Miller, went 40 BUSH
els to the acre, and his speltz So
bushels.
The weather is fine for outdoor
work. From now on it will be the
call of the thresher to the tired pitch
ers to move quickly.
Load after load of lumber is being
hurried to the farms for granaries to
house the crop. Some are actually
complaining because they have more
grain than they can house. Chicken
houses are being fitted for grain, as
we'll as any building, large or small,
that can be used. This has reference
to oats, barley and speltz, and applies
more particularly to farmers far from
towns. A perplexing feature of the
dilemma is that after filling the build
ings with these cheaper crops what
will be done with the wheat that will
be threshed last.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-31
STATE FAIR WILL Be GREAT SUGGEST
Good Weather the Only Thing Now Needed for Fair Week
Many Interesting Features Being Prepared

The South Dakota state fair, to be
ably be the greatest fair ever held in
the state. 1t will be remembered that
I the first fair ever held in the state
was held in Huron in 1884, and it was
remarkably successful. The present
location is an ideal one for the pur-
pose. The Chicago & Northwestern
Railway company has decided eighty
limits of Huron. and the state legisla-
ture has appropriated $4,000 for build
ings, all of which are nearing compile
tion.
The most imposing structure is the
horticultural and agricultural hall,
which is in the form of a Maltese
cross, IL by 80 feet, with sufficient
room for fifteen county exhibits. The
extreme height is IS feet to the wealth
er vane, which is surmounted by a
twentyfoot flag staff. On each corner
of the building is a twenty-foot flag
staff, with a gilded ball, upon which
will be strung banners with the name
of the building. Upon the central flag
staff will be unfurled a large Ameri-
can flag; in fact, flags will be unfurl-
ed from all the buildings on the
ground. In the center of this building
there is a fountain playing all the
time, which serves to equalize the tenn
perature. The floor of the building is
of cement throughout.
Tho cattlo harm woc dociopod h,y n
C. Moulton of Faulkton, and is one of
the most commodious and up-to-date
structures ever erected upon any fair
ground in the United States. There
is sufficient room in this building for
300 head of cattle. The draft horse
barn is 40x100 feet, and contains fifty
stalls for the exhibition of draft
Gated in another part Of the grounds
and are amply sufficient for all the
speed horses that will be in attend
ance.
The sheep and swine pens are built
in nests of four, and eight feet square,
with eight-feet alleys between, so Wis
itors can see the sheep and swine with
ease anu CCullOlL. 1ueIG are AUO OL
these, and as each pen will hold from
two to six animals, all of the sheep
and swine will be comfortably housed.
The woman's building is 24x10 feet,
with rest room 12X16 feet and
toilet room adjacent. Two of the old
buildings which were formerly used
by the local fair association have been
fitted up for poultry exhibits, and one
other building similar to them has
been fitted up for dairy products. The
grand stand has been removed from
the old state fair grounds at Yankton
and erected upon the grounds at HUI
ron, giving a seating capacity Of over
5000. The race track is in the best
condition that it has ever been in and
a special prize has been offered for the
breaking Of the track record, and some
fast time is expected. Mr.. w. B. Nor
gan, Of Frederick, S. D., has charge
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-31
THREATEN UNCLE SAM.
Strikers Say They Will Close Opera.
tions on Mononuahela River.

Pittsburg, Aug. 27.-The strike Of
structural iron workers against the
American Bridge company is now be-
ing noticed by the United States gov
eminent authorities, and speedy set
tlement by arbitration is looked for.
The workmen have made an attempt
to close the government work at Lock
No. 2 on the Monongahela river; in
fact, the claim is made by the strike
leaders here that they have stopped
the work. They have demanded fatty
that the government take it's work out
company. If this is done, they say,
they will cease to hamper the work at
the government dam, but If not they
will leave no stone unturned.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-31
WINTER WHEAT THE BEST.
This is the Firm Belief of a South Da.
kota Farmer,


kota Farmer.
Joel Fry of Sioux Falls has returned
from a visit to his Turner county
farm. He is firm believer in winter
wheat, and the success he had this
year confirms him in the belief that
winter wheat is the variety for South
Dakota.
He had thirty-five acres of winter
wheat. He has completed his thresh-
ing, and the wheat yielded an average
Of twenty bushels to the acre. Both
as to quality and weld the winter
wheat is proving better than the
spring variety raised in Turner coun-
ty.
He found that the wheat raised IN
ground which was last year devoted
to crop of other than wheat yielded
better than that raised on the ground
which last year was sown to winter
wheat.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-31
WOMAN TAKES DEATH PLUNGE
Patient Jumps From Train into the
f1iver-r

st. Louis, Aug 81 Escaping from
her niece, who was taking her back to
her home in Texas after an illness,
Mrs. Laura Oxford, thirty-two years
old, jumped from Burlington train
that had stopped on the Eads bridge
yesterday and was drowned in the
river below. Her body has not been
recovered. When the train stopped,
Mrs. Oxford rose on pretense of get
ting drink Of water. When at the
end Of the car she opened the door,
and, before she could be restrained,
climbed over the chain rail of the
bridge and dropped out of sight.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-31
DROP MAILS AT HIGH SPEED.
New Device is Successfully Tested by
Postal Men

Chicago, Aug. 27.-Capt. E. L. West,
superintendent of the railway mail
service at Chicago, and other post
office officials have been experiment.
Ing with new device for discharging
mails from high speed trains. Repeat
ed tests have been made on the Rock
Islands Colorado fast mail at mum.
of stations between Des Moines
ID Omaha. 1t had been possible for
fast trains to pick up mails without
stacking speed. but the discharge Of
mails by use OF the crane endangered
the mail by throwing it beneath the
wheels. The new device makes 1t pos.
sole to unload malls from one or all
ears of train without decreasing the
speed.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-31
SARGENT is HIS PREY.
Former Special Agent Elliott Wants
His SCALP.

Washington, Aug. pa campaign
against the immigration office, and
especially against Frank P. Sargent,
its chief, has been announced by N. D.
Elliott, formerly one of its special
agents, who has told Mr.. Sargent that
he proposes to drive him out of public
life. Elliott plans to start a weekly
paper, known as Graft and to de-
vote the, first number to the immigra-
ton service. Elliott served term In
the penitentiary for shooting an oppo-
nent in a political row. but was par
doned.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-31
PRESIDENT DIVES IN pLuNeER
Immensely Impressed With Submarine
and Wav Ii ls HandIed

Oyster Bay, Aug. II. - President
Roosevelt late yesterday afternoon
made descent in Long Island sound
on board the submarine torpedo boat
Plunger. He was aboard the vessel
about three hours. At one time the
little boat was submerged for fifty
minutes, and in that time was put
through all the submarine feats of
which she Is capable. The president
expressed last night his delight at the
novel experience and said that he was
immensely impressed with the boat
and with the manner in which she was
handled.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-31

mer tour Sorrentino has arranged
special program, introducing selec-
lions from grand opera and other
classics in which the Banda Rosa is
supreme, reaching a perfection only
attained by the cred men, from
Italy. but this band needs no intro
duction to Mitchell, or the surround
ing country.
The second part of the program will
be grand scenic production of Don
Lorenzo Perosi's devotional oratorio,
"The Resurrection of Christ The
oratorio will be sung by distinguished
vocalists from grand opera and the
production will ee' elaborated by mag
nificent scenic display. The scenes
will consist of fine paintings. each 80
by 80 feet, which will be enhanced 10y
drapery and the most effective light
ing. The production is digniffed,
impressive and fascinating spectacu-
lar Interpretation of the greatest Of
Biblical stories.
The impressions Of such a perform
ance are undeniable. They held the
public as if in spell, first through the
finely wrought music, then through
the changing scenes and the awe-in-
spring representations of incidents
of sThe Resurrection of Christ
Mitchelps corn palace is the great.
est attraction held in the Northwest.
People from all parts of the Union
have visited the corn palace in pre-
vious years, and every one cannot say
too much for this glorious enterprise
and the beauty of this grand palace,
and declare that they never dreamed
that such beautiful effects could be
wrought out of the products of our
fields.
Free street attractions every after
noon and evening, twelve bands have
been engaged to play on the streets
during the week. Arrange to take a
vacation and visit the corn palace at
Mitchell, S. D., Sept. rs to 80, inclu-
sive. The railroads have granted half
fare rates on all roads during the
week and will run special excursions
to accommodate the crowds that wish
to visit us.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-31
SOUTH DAKOTA CENSUS.
Figures for Marshall, Grant and Nc.
Pherson Counties.

Pherson Counties.
The census figures for Marshall
county show total Of 7,O36, gain Of
1924. This population is 1888 male,
and 1,577 is foreign born. Britton has
population of 7o4, a gain Of 1876 in
Ave years. Veblen has las and Lang
ford 314.
Gault county figures show total Of
$500, a gain of 397 in five years. This
is 4,s97 male, and 2,231 is foreign
born. Milbank has a population OF
1.7ls, gain of 2s2, the population OF
the city being S6S male and $50 fe.
male, and sol foreign born. Big Stone
has 522, loss of 68, and Reyillo has
153, loss Of "a. Twin Brooks has
175.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-31
FalIs Dead in Doorvard

Crookston, Mimi, Aug. 27.-Mrs. An.
drew Swanson of this city. mother Of
Oscar Fredericks, bookkeeper at the
ScandiarAmerican bank here, fell dead
from apoplexy while in the yard pick
Ing UP chips.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-31
Miss Coulter Injured.

London, Aug. u. The Evening
News reports that Miss Coulter,
daughter Of an American millionaire,
was thrown from a motor car near
Northampton and was rendered un.
conscious.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-31
$25o,0o0 Left by John HAY.

Washington, Aug. PA petition by
Mrs. Clara S. Hay, widow of the late
Secretary Hay, for the probate Of Mr..
Hays will was fled yesterday. The
petition states that Mr.. Hay left prop
erty valued at $25O,0OO.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-31
euardsmen May Use Pass.

Madison, Wis, Aug. 27.--The attor.
nay general has rendered an opinion
that national guardsmen and non.
commissioned officers in the employ OF
the state can use railroad passes, but
that commissioned officers cannot.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-31
RAIN DELAYS HARVESTING.
Crops Arc in Fine Shape and vii,
Yield Well

st. Paul, Aug. 27. - The sixteenth
weekly crop report issued by the
Northern Pacific shows that harvest
ing is well under way, with excellent
prospects for good yield The heavy
rains early in the week delayed harv-
esting, but caused little or no damage
to grain.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-31
CAIRO CLOSED TO WHOLE WORLD
No Ono Can Enter illinois Town With.
out a Permit

No Ono Can Enter Illinois Town With.
out a Permit.
Cairo, H., Aug. 2T.-The new quar-
antine regulations against the world
viii go into effect to-day. Travel is al
ready very light, and since the first
rush OF refugees to the North, the
steamboats, and railways are carrying
very few passengers. No one can en-
ter Cairo unless provided with a per-
nit. Even the employees of the large
factories located Just outside the city
limits will be compelled to secure per-
mits if they desire to enter the city.
More Cases Recorded.
New Orleans, Aug. 26.-Follow!ng Is
the official report to 6 p. m. yesterday:
NE" cases $1,000. ......'........ 90
Total to date. i ,666
Deaths yesterday ............... 6
Total deaths 232
Total focl ...... Observation-Disclosures. 376
The figures show an increase In the
number of new cases over the previ-
GUS days report, and, If there is any
particular cause to assign for it, it is
the excessively warm weather OF thu
last few days.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-31

ed cars of coal down and off the track,
tearing up the track badly for about
100 feet. The accident took place as
a freight was going out to the works
and traffic was seriously delayed for
some time.
For the first time in the history Of
the state, the state board of reviews
finds some real work before 1t. The
radical changes in some classes Of as
sessments have brought numerous pro-
tests from telephone people, Western
Union Telegraph representatives and
real estate protesters.