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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-11-30
DOWN. LAND is HARD.
nTenderfeet" From East Do Not Know
Hardships,

HTenderfeet" From East Do Not Know
Hardships.
Another party Of homeseekers left
Huron recently on tour of inspection
of lands subject to entry under the
homestead laws on the Sioux reserva-
ton west of the Missouri river. In
the company were fifteen employees of
the Chicago & Northwestern railway,
who will follow the example of many
of their associates and enter home
steads.
Many of those now going to the res
ervation are Eastern people who have
little if any idea of pioneer life, and
who will find that holding down a
claim is no picnic or summer outing.
A continuous residence for five years
must be made upon the land, with cul-
tivation sufficient to establish the fact
that the entry is not made for specu-
lation but for a home for the entry
man and his family. Communication
may be had at the expiration of four
teen months by establishing proof OF
continuous residence for at least eight
months, and by payment of not less
than SO cents per acre for the land at
time Of making final proof.
AS to railway and market facilities,
the settler will be quite remote for a
number of years, unless fortunate
enough to secure tract near the rail-
way line now being extended from
Pierre to Rapid City through the Black
Hills region.
Not few who have come from the
East with view of entering govern
ment lands have changed their minds
when they understand the require
ments, and have purchased farms,
either improved or unimproved, in this
locality or north and west of here.
One has little idea of the limited
knowledge of some homeseekers. For
example, three Illinois men who came
here with the intention Of making
homestead entries were astonished
when they learned that the land was
not within a stones throw of prosper,
GUS cities, with schools, colleges and
churches, and that palace cars would
not pass the doors of their shack
two or three times daily. Four WON.
en-, two from Iowa and two from Wis
consin, after learning what must be
done to secure government land, de,
cided to abandon their purpose, and
all are now teaching school in this
county for $40 per month. Two OF
them seem likely to get possession OF
farms and prosperous young farmers
without the vicissitudes if pioneer life
but by the aid of Cupid, who is always
on the alert in this region.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-11-30
IMPovERlsHEs THE COUNTRY.

The prosperity Of any town depends
largely upon the success of local bust
ness enterprises, and every citizen of
community should realize this and
help advance local interests and work
against influences which endanger
these interests, such as the mail order
catalogue houses, etc.
There are numbers of so-called
farmers papers and other cheap pc.
riodicals which are continually 'adyo
eating city buying and advising their
subscribers to patronize the city mar.
kets, setting forth as inducements
wonderful bargains. These publica.
lions do this for the benefit Of their
advertisers, who support them, and
they know that they are doing great
deal of harm to the country merchants
by drawing away from them their
trade without which they will fail in a
short time.
The longer a dollar is kept in cireu-
lation in one place the more good II
side point it is taking that much from
the place, and making it much less
prosperous. When customer goes to
an outside town to buy goods the
profit of each transaction which would
remain In your own town and go from
dealer to dealer is sent away, business
is curtailed, and the RESULT in time Is
that the city becomes poorer and poor
er, and eventually is known as an in
significant place, not worthy of the
title of village.
A town will keep pace with it's chief
trading point. If the principal bust
ness interests of the town fail so will
the town itself, the price of lands and
produce depends to a great extent on
local conditions, and if these are not
good the land will dwindle in value,
but If the merchants and citizens gen
orally are prosperous, the value of
town property will increase, new set
tiers will come and the town will be
built up and prosper.
The success and supremacy of mail
order houses means the enriching of
some corporation or distant firm at the
expense of numerous home merchants,
it means concentrating capital and
population at the expense of the coun-
try towns and villages, it means the
failure of individual mercantile enter,
prises, and in time will do away alto
gether with home market, upon
which depends almost entirely the
prosperity of any city.
;,,i~ 81
chants are closely allied with their Gus
toners, they select and sell the best
their market can supply, their adver-
tisements can be depended upon and
their goods are reliable, and can be re-
turned if they are not all right. You
cannot return catalogue house goods.
Customers can visit their home store
and see for themselves what they are
purchasing, but when they order
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-11-30
Placina the Blame.

John Philip Sousa was condemning
the voice of a comic opera comedian.
ut is such a voice. he said, snil-
ing, ''as belonged to a young man
whom kne win my boyhood in Wash
ineton.
"one night, at a mems party, this
young man sang a solo. 1t was execra-
Bile. In the midst of the hideous rack
ct bluff old Squire Baer entered.
Squire Baer sat down and folded
his hands on the know of his stout
stick. He waited patiently till the
young man was finished, then he said
to him: &
Well, boy, don't blame you. You
did your best. But IL knew the man
who asked you to sing I'd crack him
over the head with this club
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-11-30
NEWS OF THE STATE.
>~~>~>~>~>~>D>~>,
sWINDLED LAND BUYERS.
Chris Whittmeyer to be Tried In
3 Grand Forks Court on Serious

Chris Whittmeyer to be Tried In
81 Grand Forks Court on Serious
s Charge.
Chris Whittmeyer will be the de-
afendant in the most interesting
criminal action tried at the Decem-
Der term of the district court at
AGrand Forks.
5s From information that has reached
& State Attorney Wineman. it appears
that Whittmeyer has been engaged in
selling lands in the state two or more
years, and he has not been at all par
ticular whose lands he sold, SO long
sas he received a cash payment from
{ prospective purchasers. In this
county he had something like twenty
victims, and they were bled for sums
IRON $40 to $500. Whittmeyer's plan
was to sell lands located usually in
sskldder or Burleigh county. By good
descriptive work he usually succeed
led in getting first payments before
1.-THE purchaser had inspected the land.
lit was afterwards found that the land
described belonged to some other set.
9SStler.
ssS He will be tried first on the charge
sSof defrauding Jacob Rau and John
Weiss, farmers living at Emerald
and Thompson, respectively, out of
$50, representing the first payments
ION a section of land situated in Bur-
leigh county. They, with others,
3Sswere taken over the land. and it is
claimed that from these two men he
secured an additional sum after they
had inspected the land. which it was
found Whittmeyer had no authority
TO sell. There are numerous other
4 cases. Whittmeyer being arrested at
Fargo, after he had started to Kidder
y county with dozen or more Grand
+ Forks county farmers. He left them
there just before a start was to be
made to the land. and very promptly
they secured warrant for his arrest.
Z A warrant was issued In Stutsman
county few months ago for the ar
rest Of Whittmeyer on similar
charge, he having victimized Chris
y tian Berth to the extent of 5000.
Should he fail of conviction in this
county, he will be turned over to the
Stutsman county authorities.
ss# Joseph ST. Lawrence will be tried
on a charge Of horse stealing. He
stole horse, it is claimed from the
Geyer farm near Arvilla, took it to a
farm near Oslo and put it in pasture,
and then returned to Arvilla and as
Il sisted in an effort to catch the horse
thief.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-11-30
(From the Chicago Journal, Nov.
1Q05


When Commissioner Garfield went
to the Chicago packers and asked
permission to inspect their books, the
condition was made that no informa-
ton he might obtain therefrom would
be used in court proceedings against
them
Mr.. Garfield gave this pledge, 1t is
stated, and the packers allowed him
to study their business in all it's de-
tails from the inside.
Now, it is announced, the results OF
his study have been turned over to
the government department Of justice
to be employed in legal prosecution OF
the packers.
Commissioner Garfield would not
have ventured to give the pledge that
was demanded by the packers without
instructions from Washington. He
pledged, not his own word, but the
governments. 1t is not his good faith,
but the governments, that is in ques-
ton now.
The Journal has no concern for the
packers. except as they are citizens
of Chicago. If it can be proved that
they are guilty of engaging in con-
spiracy in restraint of trade, they
ought to be punished.
But their guilt, if they are guilty,
must be fairly proved. They must be
given square deal
Since the government has elevated
its vision to such height as to over
look the nest of defiant criminal trusts
in New Jersey, almost within the
shadow of the capitol dome, in order
to fasten itself thousand miles away
upon Chicago, the government ana
the President cannot be too careful
to avoid suspicion that they are more
anxious to prosecute western offend
ers than offenders in the east.
Some of the methods already en-
ployed in this case have not been par
ticularly distinguished for decency.
When the government breaks into a
mans house and steals his private pa
pers, when it drags the wives Of pack
ng-house employees into court and
puts them under heavy bonds, it is
hardly dignifed, not to say honorable,
nor even respectable.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-11-30
-
TELL OF "uNloN' COMPANIES.
Agents Are Examined by South Da-
~ kota Insurance Officials.

agents Are Examined by South Da-
s kota Insurance Officials.
I The investigation before Insurance
Commissioner Perkins at Pierre on
the charge of violation of the anti
compact insurance law of the state
was principally confined to examina-
@tion of local agents. Their testimony
was as to the use of a common rate
l book for what are known as union
companies, the book being furnished
to them by a Minneapolis publishing
house, that their commissions were
less from the union companies when
they devoted themselves to union
companies alone.
The principal witness for the COM
panies was J. G. Ingram of Chicago,
assistant Western manager for the
German-American company of New
York, who admitted that his company
was one known as union. and that
rates of such companies were alike
in different sections. but he could
not remember whether there had
abeen any agreement as to rates in
South Dakota since the anti-compact
law went into effect, or whether there
agShad been any fixing of rates within
u the past five years.
II Tie investigation is yet under way.
I'm case it is proved that the anti
compact law has been violated. the
law shuts the offending company out
@of the state for a period of one year.
# The investigation of the st. Paul
Fire and Marine company will not be
held until the 18th of next March.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-11-30
BOYS COMMITS SUICIDE.

q Frank Blume. Jr., aged about FL,
committed suicide near his home in
Milford township, Beadle county, his
dead body being found in q. corn field
Sunday. He fastened stick to the
I trigger on a shotgun. then stretching
himself upon the ground, discharged
sthe gun with his foot, the shot taking
effect in the breast near the heart.
\ Indications point to almost instant
4 death.
4 Coroner Tolmie held an inquest up
B on the remains. but no cause for the
#act could be discovered.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-11-30
A Good Note.

Before he was raised to the peerage,
Lord Kelvin was one day discovered
by friend experimenting with long
coil of wire. He was making deep-sea
soundings. His friend Immediately
became interested in watching the
great scientist at work, says biog-
rapher, and asked:
What is that for?"
"Oh," answered Lord Kelvin, this is
for making soundings."
"Ah,' said the other with the evil
dent intention Of cracking joke at
the scientists expense, what sort of
note does it give OFF,
The deep c. of course" answered
Lord Kelvin, promptly.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-11-30
BIRTH RATE HIGH
And Death Rate Low, According to
South Dakota's Report.

And Death Rate Low, According to
South Dakota's Report.
The report of the vital statistics bull
letin for October has been completed.
The births recorded for October reach
ed s58, of which 404 were females and
454 males. The births since July l
being 2,971.
Three hundred and forty-nine deaths
were reported for the month, of which
90 were from tuberculosis, 81 from
heart trouble and 10 from cancer. The
total deaths from July to Nov. 1
were 1,123, an average age of 33 years.
The marriages for the month num-
Der 324. making 1,046 since July l..
There We're no erratic marriages for
the month, the Oldest person being
IS, and several brides were but IS
years Of age.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-11-30
VICTIMS OF MISFORTUNE.

+ The members of the Johnson family,
residing about midway between the
towns of Waubay and Webster, are the
victims of a strange series of misfor-
tunes. Only about three months ago
Albert Johnson ST., was killed in a
runaway accident and now Albert
Johnson. Jr., the 19-year-old son OF
the dead man. is lying at his home in
a serious condition as the result of his
riding horse running away and plung-
ing into wire fence. At the time OF
the accident the young an was riding
bareback with only halter to con-
troll the animal, which broke away and
ran into the fence, badly injuring the
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-11-30
Only Half Done.

One of the newly rich, John Johnson
by name, to establish sort of literary
character, had bought a lot Of books,
among them copy of rare old &c
tionary. 1t was somewhat out Of re-
pair and he took it to the BINDERS.
When finished he noticed that the
words "Johnson's Dictionary" had
been stamped j. On the back. He fell
into furious passion and demanded
of the man:
why didn't you put the full name
on John Johnson's Dictionary?
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-11-30
SELL MORE CAPITOL LANDS.
More Sales Are Authorized by South

More Sales Are Authorized by South
N Dakota Commission.
The state capitol commission has
authorized the state land commits
gsioner to advertise a second auction
sale of capitol lands in Mcpherson
county on Dec. Is. He was authorized
ALSO to advertise private sales of such
lands in the counties of Hyde, Ed
snunds and Faulk, the private sales to
sfbe on the same terms and at the
same prices as the minimum when Of
sfered at auction.
4 Since the auction sales number
Sof private sales are under negotia-
Stion. and several tracts have been
sdisposed Of in counties where there
Swas no bidding at auction.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-11-30
Pies Mother Made.

Mrs. Newlywed-We Henry, how
do you like my pies?
Mr.. Newlywed-My dear, they are
just like the pies that my father used
to say were not like his mother used
to make.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-11-30
MAIL ORDER HOUSES
comments From Leading Papers Show That
hey Are Making Roadway in
the Country.
COUNTRY MERCHANTS MUST PROTECT THEMSELVES
BY THE "cAT" HOUSE ROUTE.

mere was once rounded
winch tuneuly jngled with Of bones"
ana Farmer Jones that PUNK
ana SO II went travelling tightening
1t visited the editor to Gray
VINO owed bill to Jenkins, and he
AND the shoe man paid
Now Frye who needed -four paid it mill,
WINCH wanting wheat for grinding paid
And thus it that paying score
went the whole
But one day from cat house, Chicago
IL mad a million pictures it told a
And 1t had for sale
1t said the retail merchant robber Disguise
AND IT proved that Ananas longer o
And Jones he read that volume in the same
He swallowed all it told him. against the game
He got it, and he found it wasn't a
The carpet for the parlor, "al-wool"
He found three in
And the swell Fall hat
Was-breathe the whisper gentyof vintage
And SO the and Of same
Went off the old home against house game.
The butcher and the banker, the tax collector too
The and the miller lot few
No longer the dollar removing way,
had joined the cat house profits
Kansas City Manufacturer
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-11-30
HIGH Society.

He had Just returned from a cont,
mental trip and was telling his adyen-.
lures.
"And above all. =, he said 20, II aacti II
had the distinguished honor of playing
whist with a king"
The man in the overcoat had listen
ed in silence UP to this point, and now
his lip cnrled scornfully as he replied:
That's nothing; once played with;
four kings
Really q
Eyes. Four kings and an ace" M
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-11-30
Didn't Know the Game

EdithPapa is immensely pleased
to hear you are a poet.
Ferdy--Is he?
Edith-Oh very-the last Of my low
ers he tried to lick was football
player.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-16
NAY CONTEST FRED COOKS WILL.
The Widow and Daughter Dissatisfied With
Their share Of the - 900 900.

ROCHESTER, April l5.-There is prospect
Of a bitter contest over the 81, 900, 900 estate
left by the Hon. Frederick Cook, Secretary
Of State under Gov. David B. Hill. The
viii was offered for probate to-day, but as
the widow and daughter both Of whom
receive rather mesgre requests, considering
the size Of the estate. did not join in the
petition to have the instrument admitted,
it confirms the nlmor that they will seek to
break the will.
Under the viii the widow il to receive
slOO,OO outright and the income Of trust
fund Of S.OO.OOO. The daughter is to receive
$50 900 and the income from 100000. About
thirty separate bequests are made to other
near and distant relatives and about $780,
600 is bequeathed to charity. The residl e
Of the estate, however, amounting 20 about
a million dollars, is LEFT TO relatives in Ger
many several OF whom are relatives Of Mr..
Cooks first wife.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-16
DESTROY CIGARETTES.
New Law Goes Into Eject In Indiana and
Dealers Get RId Of stooka.

lNDIANAPoIIs, April i5.-Gov Henlys
proclamation declaring the laws passed at
the recent session Of the Legislature In full
ioroe and effect was issued to-day and with
lie publication the anti-cigarette law be-
comes elective. Under It's provisions any
one having cigarettes or cigarette paper In
his possession as a dealer is liable 10 fine
and imprisonment The Governor gave
notice several days ago that the provision
OF the statute would be vigorously en-
forced.
The PRONUNCIATION Of the law was followed
in many cities by the wholesale burning and
throwing away Of stocks Of cigarettes and
cigarette papers left over in the hands Of
merchants and in some towns people gath
cred around the stores and carried away
the stocks as they were thrown into back
yards and out on the streets.
At Princeton c. s. Taylor, proprietor Of
the Smoke House. destroyed more than
$500 worth Of cigarettes and cigarette
papers. and other dealers similarly dis
posed Of their stocks In the larger cities
dealers sent their surplus stocks back 10
the Tobacco Trust, which several DAYS
ago offered to receive all such and refund
the money.
Cigarette smokers are preparing 10 get
their supplies from other cities through the
mail order departments Of big stores, and
II is understood that the Tobacco Trust will
make a test case and carry the law before
the Supreme Court, alleging its uncon-
stitutionahty.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-16
PERFECT WOMAN'S DENIAL.
Clara BctT says Tint Mrs. HutchinsOn's
Charges Against Her Are False.

Clara Bcty says That Mrs. Hutchinson's
Charges Against Her Are False.
Clara Betz whistler's perfect woman
and famous model filed a Genial in the
Supreme Court yesterday to all the charges
made by Mrs. Chauncey F. Hutchinson,
who is suing her husband, the president
OF the Crawford Shoe Company, for divorce.
Mrs. Hutchinson alleged that her husband
became infatuated with the beautiful model
about two years ago, that he bought Miss
Betz a 1925 set of ~ bles, that he mace a trip
10 Europe with 'he girl and that he old va 10 5
other things not nice for a married man ~
do Hutchinson asse rted that his relations
with the model had been perfectly proper
and that his wife was base easily jealous.
In her denial filed with the court yester-
day morning Miss Betz states absolutel
that all Mrs. Hutchinson's charges that
apply 20 her are false. Hutchinson was
never infatuated with her nor she with him,
she SAYS They are nothing more than
ordinary friends. He did not buy her set
Of furs, he did not 20 TO Europe with her.
and there was never anything between them
that Mrs. Hutchinson could not have known
about.
Mrs Hutchinson said Miss Betz, will
have 10 eat her words
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-16
SIMPLE LIFE FOR THE RrCH.
Bishop OF London Attacks Practice Of
GIVING Sunday Dinner Parties.

LONDON, April l5.-The subject Of sim
pier living for the rich has been taken up
by the Bishop Of London and has resulted
in a lively public discussion He preached
on this topic on Sunday and referred to it
in two addresses during the week.
He attacked the increasing custom Of
Sunday dinner parties at hotels and res
taurants and in reply TO a suggestion that
the practice saved work Of the domestic
servants, said those who gave frequent
dinner parties should give public as well
az private servants day Of rest He
referred to many letters he had received
from rich men who stated that they did
not have extravagant tastes and did not
care for the entertainments which they
gave, but il was the custom Of their class
The Bishop argued that it was the duty
Of such men TO maintain their estates and
position, but there should be no eXtrava-
gance, no undue luxury in their manage
ment Much more should be given by rich
men to the extension of the kingdom Of God.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-16
s0,oOO,OOO TO END DIVORCE SUIT.
II. 8. BLACK, Former Head OF u D. Realty
said 70 Have Paid That Amount.

CHICAGO, April i5.-lt was announced
here to-day that the suit for divorce which
Mrs. Allen +. Black had brought against
Harry s. Black, former president OF the
United States Realty and Construction
Company Of New York, had been settled
by Mr.. Black allowing his wife se,ooO,Ooo
Of their Joint estate. The estate came from
Mrs Blacks father, who was George A.
Fuller founder Of the George A. Fuller
Construction Company.
Evidently Mrs. Black was satisfied With her
hurried trip TO Chicago, After a confer
ence with her lawyer Mrs Black said she
had accomplished her business In this city
and was going East Immediately.
YES, arm going back TO New York at
once; that is all that will say, Mrs. Black
said Just before leaving the hotel.
is it true, Mrs. Black, that there he's been
a 1900 900 settlement between Mr.. Black
and YOURSELF
There has Then she added: Il shall
say positively nothing at all about my
affairs.
1T has been said that there il much about
the reasons for your action that has not been
made public.
Nor will be- said Mrs. Black. Then
she reiterated her determination TO say no
vorI