Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-08-08
Easy street is the principal thorough
are in the town of Littleuse.

Easy street is the principal thorough
fare in the town of Littleuse.
Hear the ,iuronite: The gold dol
lar is only worth about half as much as
it was fifteen years ago.
& Georgia has gone prohibition, which
must look like the worst kind of seces-
sion to the ola time "colonels.
The American soldier maybe under
paid, as charged, but he has always de
livered fine brand of fighting for the.
price.
In attempting to avert repetition
of last years coal famine, railroad
companies have turned in second
alarm.
The question of reducing passenger
fares will pe taken up by the state COM
mission at the coming meeting in
Sioux Falls.
1t is not at all certain that New York
will not come forward with Hughes as
a candidate for the republican nomin-
alton for the presidency.
The Nebraska supreme court has
decided that "the wife is the boss of
the house." In all other states the
wives have decided that for themselves.
Corn is looking good and some fields
very fine. This year one can deter
mine without being told where good
seed was planted and where poor seed
was used.
| Baron Grattan paced a mile in 2:O3A
in a race on a Detroit track, part of
the distance in better than two min
ute clip. This is the fastest mile thus
| far this season.
Ii cooperative dairies were started
throughout the state,and their products
were put on the market, as it is made.
breakfast would have new SAVIOR and
the dairyman would have new and
enlarged profit.
The total valuation of Hughes coun-
ty this year on general property is 49,
l6l.l47, and to this will be added any
assessments made by the state board
on corporate property. The general
property increase has been $646,345 ov-
or the total for last year.
People have become accustomed for
a long time to hearing of attempts to
reach the south pole. 1t is a fact,
however, that number of expeditions
have undertaken the attempt. at the
present time England, France and Bel
gium are fitting out expeditions fo1
antarctic expeditions.
An old law has been dug up out in
Montana which fOrbids the marriage
of divorced persons within two years
OF the time the divorce was granted
"It is perilous thing" says the st
Paul Dispatch, "for a man NOWADAYS
to marry divorcee unless he is versed
In the law from Moses to Montana"
Precautions are now being taken to
preserve the forests which were once
destroyed SO ruthlessly. A telephone
system is to be installed in one of the
government forest reserves in the state
OF Wyoming, SO that if forest fires
break out men can be quickly sum
moned from any part of the reserve to
fight the fire.
The record of railroad disasters fol
1907 is rapidly assuming terrible pro
portions. The epidemic Of collisions
/ and wrecks caused by open switches
was about over when another cause OF
disaster developed. In two days, three
locomotives were blown to pieces
eight lives were lost, several persons
injured and valuable property de-
stroyed,
| Very much is written these days
against child labor and very properly
too, but on the other hand child idle.
ness is an evil of almost equal portent
No child can develop into sane citizen.
ship without the discipline Of duty
performed. There is no more serious