Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-09-12

PIERRE, SOUTH DAKOTf 4
President Roosevelt is a man that
does things today.
Keeping everlastingly at it is what
wins Pierre will continue to grow if
you boost. !.
1t is the rainy season on the canal
zone, and Colonel Goethals is m aking
the mud fly.
Perhaps Mr.. Wellman is planning
to make the world a Christmas present
of the North pole.
Spanish yachts won King Alfonso's
cup. Everybody is glad that Spain did
turn little trick on the sea. s.
1t does indeed take money to move
the crop, but it requires lot Of muscle
to give it the first shove.
Abe Hummel's illness will delay the
second Thaw trial. Uncomfortable for
Abe, but a satisfaction to the public.
| Vancouver has outdone San Fran
cisco in demonstrations, against the
Japanese AMI other orientals. That
certainly spreads the trouble.
| Thrashers are working overtime up
in Sully county, where the granaries are
(apt to burst. The yields of wheat there
is reported to be from 20 to 80 bushels
/ per acre.
The South Dakota state fair is now
open and the attendance is in no wise
lessened by the knocking of a certain
Iowa town which has fattened on South
I, Dakota trade. /,
| Congressman Parker of South Da-
kota has the privilege Of filling one
vacancy in West Point aud some bright
youth from this state will soon get one
of the coveted cadetships.
1 Better than ever before is the way
the managers of the Mitchell Corn Pal
ace announce their coming attraction,
| |September % 2S. Sousa and his band
will prove big drawing card this year.
Two tramps appeared together before
magistrate. Where do you live?"
he asked the first 81 haven't any
home, he replied. "And you?" to the
other. II liveiin the same house as he
does" he replied.
The South Dakota state fair opened
| Monday morning under favorable con
ditions. The secretarys books show
marked increase in exhibits in eyery
department, particularly in live stock
and agricultural products. Several
carloads of exhibits were placed Mon :
day. The attendance the fist day was
larger than expected and indications
point to immense crowds each success
sive day of the fair.
| Though the SHOWS of winter are still
many weeks distant, it's the right time
to fill the coal bin, as the householder r
1 1 I!tlhna that gets busy in that line quick will
save money. Black diam ,nds are due
to go up in few days.
NstcErmelons are ripe and the small
boy is planning his raids. Natura lly,
the owners are taking precaution, but
trying to keep small boy out of a
melon patch with shotguns and bird
shot is like hanging the clothes out to
dry in rain storm.
A young. gentleman, connected with
business house in Pierre, took nice
postal card from among collection in
/ ii. M. Straight & Co.'S store; he thought
it was bird carrying a basket of flow
ers. He sent it to his best girl. Two
days later he called, when she set the
dog on him 1t has since developed
! that the picture was one of a stork with
a baby in the basket
1t is well known fact that anybody J
can edit paper better than the editor
do better work than the job printer and
make fewer mistakes than the proof
reader. The printing business and the
profession of critic are the only pur
suits on earth which require neither
brains, education nor training to insure
success. Ii you area qualified critic