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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-10-01
Fixing Values Of Roads.

South Dakota is one of the few
states in the union which has COM
mitted itself to the huge task of hav-
ing prepared a record of the true val
&uation of all railroad property within
the boundaries of the state.
The appraisement is being made by.
Carl G. Witt, an expert in such mat.
tiers, who at a meeting OF the South
Dakota board of railroad commissions
ers was appointed to the position of
expert engineer TO gather the neces-
cary data which will enable the rail
road commissioners to have among
the records Of their Office true and
correct valuation of the railroad prop
erty in the state.
Mr.. Witt prior to accepting this APP
.pointment was the engineer in charge
of the construction Of $1,000 600
steel bridge which the Chicago and
Northwestern Railroad company con-
structed across the Missouri river at
Pierre. He is assisted by DR.. H. f.
Deer, professor of civil engineering in
the South Dakota Agricultural col
lege at Brookings. and E. f. Swartz,
of Pierre, both of whom are experts
in their line OF work
The appraisement is being made by
authority Of an act of the state legis-
latnre which was approved March q,
1907.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-10-01
A Peculiar Discovery.

A little body of II acres of land in
Charles Mix county has been without
an owner, except the government,
since the land was thrown open to
settlement over 80 years ago. The
original settler who filed on the land
put fence around his property and
took in the q acres, and it has been
transferred from one owner to another
since then, only as 100 acres of land
The q acre tract was discovered a
few weeks ago by accident, and two
parties Immediately started to get
possession of it. l.. G. Nicholson
made a filing on the land, and his
papers reached the land Office on
SEPTEMBER 7, a legal holiday NJ. r.
Slade appeared at the office on the
same day in person to make person
al filing, but lie was forced to wait
until after the holiday was over, ard
both filings We're recorded on tile Sth
The land laws are specific on this
point and provide that i'll all cases of
simultaneous entry to the same tract
OF land, and where neither party has
made any improvements on the land.
the right of entry shall be extended
to the highest bidder. Saturday both
men appeared at the land Office and
presented bids for the tract. 1t was
finally bid off to Nicholson, who paid
1921 SO, or S21.31 per acre. The price
IS merely in the nature of a bonus,
and he will now have to go through
the homestead process Of proving up
on the land
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-10-01
Ready For Big Lottery.

Inspector j 7. Boylan of the post
Office department is preparing postal
facilities for the great rush Of business
at the opening Of government lands in
Trip county, registration for which
will take place Oct 5 to II.
The drawing will be held Oct 10.
Judge j W. Wtten of the land de-
partment at Washington is making the
final arrangements for the drawings
Better facilities will be provided than
at any previous government land open
ing. Comprehensive plans are being
made by the people of Dallas anG Gre
CORY for taking care Of visitors.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-10-01
Sale of State Lands.

1T is expected by Land Commissioner
Dokken that he will this fall yet dis
pose of five thousand acres of the
state building lands in Meade county.
At the time of the public sale on the
10th of this month only about half OF
that amount was taken, but since
thena section has been sold at private
sale, and the inquiries are such that
the commissioner beliyes he will be
athletic dispose of two or more sec
tions outside of the sales already
made. This will give material aid to
the fund, as the minimum selling
price OF most of this land is placed at
ten dollars an acre, and at that price
would mean 100000 to the fund.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-10-01
State Institutions are Flourishing

The tenth biennial report of the
Board of Charities and Corrections,
which will he issued soon, will show
that the South Dakota charitable and
penal institutions are III q very Hour-l
islling condition. The work done in
iall the institutions has been very
satisfactory and much Improvement
is being made in all departments.
The board is required to make mon TIL
y visits to each institution and keep
in close touch with it's management.
The boards report shows that the
state owns property at the various
Institutions amounting to 81, 80, O28,
| also 2,2S9 acres of land, besides the
endowment lands held by some Of the
schools.
During the past year the total aver
age number Of people cared for i'll the
penal and charitable institutions Of
South Dakota was 1860.
The report is very comprehensive
and shows that the management of
the institutions Of this state is much
above that of many states, largely
owing to the fact that politics have
been practically eliminated from the
institutions.
The people of South Dakota may
well congratulate themselves for the
reason that there has been no hint of
corruption. of scandal, of cruelty, or
inhumanity in any of the penal or
! charitable institutions of the state,
and for the further reason that the
penal and charitable institutions are
nowhere in better condition than in
l.South Dakota.
The present members of the board
are D. G. Thomas, president, Water
town; VIM. Powers, Yankton, and
| w. 3. Upton, Mitchell, with w. III.
King of Parker as secretary.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-10-01
Still A Lack of Teachers.

While the September examinations
for teachers licensed nearly a thou
sand new teachers, some of the ccun-
ties are yet reporting shortage.
Lyman county, on account Of it's in
crease in population, has formed
many new school districts, and is
among the counties where there is a
demand for school teachers to preside
over their country schools.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-10-01
Skull Crushed by Horse.

jerry Saunders, living north Of
Philip, was seriously injured last
week, when his horse fell with him,
and in struggle to get up kicked him
and crushed his skull so badly that
twenty-one pieces Of bone were re-
moved. A peculiar circumstance
connected with the case is that this is
the third accident within month
near Philip in which the victims suf-
fered fractured skulls.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-10-01
Incorporate Road.

Articles of incorporation were HE'D
today for the Rapid City s. Wyoming
Railroad company, with headquarters
at Rapid City and a capital of $50, 900.
The company is evidently Incorporated
for the purpose Of getting the "Crouch,,
line from Rapid City to Mystic, a dis
lance of thirty-fve miles.
It's incorporated BY H w. Jones,
FL E swander, y. A. Richards, j. O..
Haines, i. Nj. Reeves, F. II. Rugg, ID.
2. Bennett, w. Z. Pascal, and Thomas
Sweeney, all Rapid City men.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-10-01
New Towns Incorporate.

Mnrdo and leBeau are among the
newer towns of the state which are
feeling their opportunities to be in
creasillg. and have both recently vot-
ed toctt loose from the village class
and incorporate under city charters.
which give them greater powers in the
wayof local Improvement.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-10-01

The Trip comfy land which will
be thrown open to settlement next
month will cost the homesteader in
cash Sc per acre in addition to the
usual fees and commissions The land
is worth it, too, but it does look kind
of strange to see thousands of men
rushing in to take long chance on
getting chance to live five years on a
quarter of land and then have to pay
ST and acre for it when there are thou
sands of acres of land that is equally
good in every respect here III stanley
county shat can be bought outright
for from $40 to S25 por acre. There is
no element of uncertainty about the
land here. 1t is a sure thing that il
will raise good crops if it is given half
a chance, and that is one reason why
it is not all gobbled up in a hurry.
The American psople like to tackle a
thing when there is a big chance at
cached to it. Stock Growers News.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-10-01

The state board of pardons was in
session Thursday and recommended
a pardon for John II. Larkin, sen
fenced from Butte county on for
gerry charge. The application of John
Nevins of Lawrence county, and Ed.
Lynch Of Hutchinson county, both
under sentence on robbery charges,
were taken under consideration. The
application of Charles Wilmer, of
Turner county, on astatutory charge,
was denied W.. 5
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-10-01

The apathy in politics so observable
III South Dakota seems to be general
throughout the land Leaders of
both parties are appalled, by it and
every effort will be put forth to awak-
Ell the people to the fact that a cam
paign is on The speaking tours OF
Taft and Bryan have been arranged
solely with this end in view.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-10-01

"A woman writer has attracted a
great deal of attention with an article
on why ] Would Not Marry My
Husband Again. We haven't read
it, but feel sure she did not include
in her lengthy list Of reasons the pos
slbiity that he wouldn't give her an
other chance.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-10-01

The man who ties up his money in
government bonds does SO because lie
knows the investment is safe and
sound. just so when an advertiser
buys quality newspaper space. 1t is
worth face value at all times and I'M
der all conditions
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-10-01
A True Sportsman.

While out on Cheyenne river Indian
reservation Kermit Roosevelt showed
Il true sportsman spirit, by refusing
to take Il shot at one Of the wild
buffalo which yet roam Oh that re-
serve. He went out with permit to
shoot one. of the animals, and the
party which he was with succeeded i'm
Locating one Of them. but young
Roosevelt did not take advantage Of
the opportunity as he declared that
he did not care to have a record of
killing one Of the few Of these animals
which are yet roaming wild in the
country, and the only shot he took at
the lone buffalo, was at long range
with camera.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-10-01

Secretary Wipf Of the Capitol Com
mission proposes the state shall sink
it's own well for natural gas and water
supply and at the same time afford
water for fine lagoon upon the CAPT
tol grounds. This seems like SEN
sible proceeding
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-10-01

The federal agent experimenting
the opening of Trip county lands
issued a warning to prospective set
tiers against the unofficial maps that
are beng published.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-10-01

President Roosevelt may come west
Oh speaking tour. He will find the
latch string out in South Dakota.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-10-01

The campaign seems to be warmin.
up. We have reached the 'aifdavit'
stage.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-10-01

1t won't be long before we will b.
rafting around with the furnace
again.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-10-01

The more man doesn't know the
less ne doubts.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-10-01

Many wise-looking man is unable
to deliver the goods.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-10-01

Those who raised winter wheat west
of the Missouri this year are reaping
their reward for their experiment
The yields from this wheat are report
ed generally at from 25 to q bushels an
acre, and those who raised it this year
are selling all they can spare at their
farms for hnshel. With crop
bringing that much per acle there can
be no complaint as to returns from
new lands.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-10-01

The Outlook very properly desig-
mates Thomas w. lawson of Boston
Get Rich Quick Lawson. No care
ful observer of men can doubt that
the sole motive back Of the Lawson
propaganda during the past five years
has been speculation in stocks, while
working upon the confidence Of the
people through his magazine articles
and newspapers advertising
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-10-01

Governor Haskell of Oklahoma
shows his faith in editors by Offering
to submit his case to a jury composed
of them. We don't know Of any class
so well qualified to pass upon the
charges of a newspaper.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-10-01

A clever lot of burglars are operat-
ing in this state. Friday morning
they robbed the Savings Bank of Col
ton, 5. d., of 81 900 and escaped in an
automobile.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-10-01

No newspaper which permits ad.
vertisers to affect it's conduct cal
long maintain the confidence of it's
readers. That newspaper soon loses
in circulation, and this loss falls up.
on the advertiser.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-10-01

The county treasurer Office has
been busy of late with the visits of
taxpayers, paying the second annual
installment to avoid delinquencies,
which attached October l.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-10-01

And now lest we be unable to edu
cate the Using generation in Soutl
Dakota the Seventh Day Adventist!
are about to start a college here, per
haps at WatertoWn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-01
Eighty-three: Not Worrying.

John H. Starin. the famous New York
steamboat proprietor and iron manu-
facturer, was So years old last Thurs
day. Being long accustomed TO birth
days, he went to his desk as usual
without undue excitement. On being
congratulated on his vigor. he is quot
ed by the New York World as saying:
THE passing years and l get along
very well together, and don't worry
about them
Many essays on old age and its pos
sibilities have been written out 10
greater length and less point. When
somebody. scientific or otherwise, gets
TO lecturing on a dead-line for useful
maturity. they don't touch men like
Mr.. Starin.
1t is a great thing to get along well
with the years, and possible to most oil
us who remember not to worry.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-01
Evading the Law.

The republican national committee
has begun to fry the fat out of the
plutocrats, and is not neglecting the
trusts and monopolistic corporations
A special to the State Register from
Chicago recently shows how they are
ignoring or evading the law passed by
congress prohibiting the. soliciting OF
receiving of contributions for political
campaigns from corporations.
But if any one imagines that the fai
fryers who control the republican ma
chine are going to refrain from solicit
ing slush funds from the oil trust, the
steel trust, the beef trust, or any Other
OF the close combinations that succeed
der the protecting care of the govern
ment, they are woefully mistaken
The letter published in the State Reg
lister special shows how they do it
There is no difficulty whatever il
evading this law, and those who enact
ed it doubtless knew that it would be-
ignored or evaded. Publication of cam
paign contributions before the election
might operate as deterrent. Sucf
publication the democrats will make
The republicans refuse to do it in ad
vance of the election. They say they
will do it afterward, but even that ma.
be doubted.
1t is ridiculous to pretend that The
great predatory trusts will expect moth
ing in return for the large contribu
lions to the republican campaign funds
which they are asked to make. The,
are getting large returns now for the
privilege of preying upon the Ameri
can people, and will not lose them il
the event of republican success.
Voters will have no difficulty in max
ing up their minds as TO the relative
standing of the parties on this impor
tant matter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-01

president Roosevelt has written let
ter to Professor l.. II. Bailey of the New
York College of Agriculture and three
other men requesting them to make an
investigation into conditions on American
farms and complimentary the farmers
wife.l
Dear Mr.. President. / ben a-readin OF
the letter
You've wrote Professor Bailey, an it's
got some grains of sense,
But all the same / reckoned you'd have
done little better
Than choosin' all them men folks. if you
won't take no offense.
They'll come around a-gassin' with our
husbands. sons an brothers;
They'll hear about their troubles, which
O. course won't do no harm,
But ifl you wish to benefit the sisters,
wives and mothers
You want to get some winfmen TO inves-
tigate the farm.
know them pesky men folks, an 1 see
'em recommendin'
The latest things in phosphates an ro-
tatin' CT the crops
An patent far.,y fixin's TO keep Hiram s
back from bendn',
But when they're through with Hiram,
then their recemmendin' stops.
Amandy's In the kitchen pcelin' 'tatoes.
pickin' chickens
An bakin pics for dinner. She amt
soundin' 10 alarm.
She's sort o resgnated when she oush,
to raise the dickens.
You want to get some wimmen to inves-
tigate the farm.
We're rubin. an we're scrubbin'. an
we're darnin'. an we're patchin';
We're ballin'. an we're fryin', an there
amt no time to NOPE.
THERE'S 'ra gs' 10 sew for carpets when oul
breath we're sort o. catchin..
There's quiltin' an preservin', raisin
kids an b'ilin' soap.
You've spoke about Am2ndy, an the let
ters mighty pritty,
You'd like to brighten home life an t
give it soshul charm.
But jest you take this pointer when gut
make UP your entity:
You want to get some wimmen to In
vestigate the farm.
-Kennett Harris in Chicago News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-01
MAY BE AN AUX.
Specimen Of a Bird Supposed to Be
Extinct Caught In Wyoming.


Extinct Caught In Wyoming.
What is thought TO be Il specimen OF
the great aux. a bird supposed to have
been extinct several hundred years
ago, was recently captured near Basin.
Wyo., and has been taken to the Uni
versity of California by the finder,
Charles Metz. student of that school,
who has been in Wyoming studying
ORTHODOXY.
This is the only known specimen i'll
the world. The find was made in Il
deep canyon of Shell river. Metz, to-
gether with his brother, Judge Paul
Metz, was hunting when the strange
bird was seen pcrched on crag. 1t
was shot with Il rifle and then cap
tured. The bird is supposed to have
mate in the mountains around Ra-
sin. and the hunters are looking for it.
Scientists of the University of Wyo-
ming have no theory as to how the
bird got into the Wyoming mountains.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-01
Bryan on Trusts.

That clause of the democratic plat
form dealing with the evils of private
monopoly and the methods which may
be adopted for remedying such evils
was very fully discussed and cham
piOned in the speech delivered by Mr..
Bryan at indianapolis. 1t involves not
so much question of principle as one
of procedure.
The failure of the federal govern
ment for Is years to enforce the fed
eral laws already on the statute book
providing fines and Imprisonment for
conspiracies in restraint of trade, and
the existence for the past 40 years of
unrepealed statutes putting a premium
upon the formation of monopolies in
restraint of trade, >taken together, seem
to sufficiently indicate the proper first
steps toward repression and reform.
The democratic party proposes a
rigid enforcement of the antitrust laws
and such changes in the tariff sched-
ules as will do away with the favor
itism which constitutes the foundation
upon which the trusts are built. These
correctives falling. the platform of the
party points the way to further expedi-
ents of reform.
The republican party occupies the
equivocal position of first authorizing
system of protective tariff legisla
ton which is intended to build up mo
nopolies and afterward enacting stat
utes (which it does. not enforce) fol-
the prevention of monopoly.
There may be dispute as to the
propriety or the efficiency of the mean,
proposed in the democratic platform
for the extirpation of the trusts shoul'
these monopolies prove able to main
tain themselves in spite of due enforce
ment and in spite of knocking ava
of the props on which they stand. Sue
dispute, however. is OF no immediat
consequence Until we get congress
that will reform the tariff and an e.
ecutive who will enforce existent law
for5tfe repression of monopolies. Their
is no hope for the passage of turtle
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-01
OCEAN WEATHER MAP.
German Experts Plan to Lessen Ship
wrecks.


wrecks.
Dr. Peter Polls. director of the me-
neurological observatory at Aachen,
Germany. arrived at New York recent
~ by the Hamburg American liner
Kaiserin Auguste Victoria with
scheme by which the world ashore and
afioat may lee informed by daily buiie-
tins OF weather conditions on the At
lantic just as folks of the United States
are informed of atmospheric transfer
nations on this continent.
Heretofore the prophecies of the ex
perts frequently have received black
eyes by cyclonic disturbances that have
cavorted in unexpectedly from the vast
that is without local forecast stations.
It is the plan of DR.. Polls. says the
New York sun. to make every steam
ship fitted with wireless a peripatetic
| meteorological station and to issue
aboard ship and on land charts pictur-
ing after the manner of our own
weather bureau maps the weather of
two continents and the sea between.
All that the meteorologists will need
sea stations is balloon or airship OBJ
servatories by which they may trans
late the meanings of the upper air cur
rents. Then they will defy the ele-
ments to brew Il storm that cannot be
foretold accurately maybe week be-
fore it strikes these parts.
DR.. Polls has been in the United
States before studying the American
method of collecting data about the
weather ashore, and he has adopted
many features of the American system.
A representative of the Washington
Office of the weather bureau met him
at the Hamburg-American pier and ac-
companied him to Washington.
On the Kaiserin DR.. Polls expert
mented with his plan, keeping in touch
with the Washington weather Office on
the latter half of his 5000 mile trip.
He was in communication with nine
| liners. and all of them told him exactly
what the barometer, thermometer, hy-
grometer and thermometer were doing
in their respective localities. With
these facts he readily constructed a
weather map depicting the sea changes,
He hopes to get the United States to
cooperate with Germany and possibly
other nations in the work of chartine
the progress of storms at sea, so that
the navigator, whether he commands
sailing craft or vessels propelled by
steam or gasoline, may be warned
when in port or on the deep of trouble
in his course.
DIR. Polls wants the weather burear
Mt Washington TO use numerals instead
of words in its wireless system in de
scribing the force of winds This i!
called the Beaufort method. being
calm aud Il u hurricane. DIR. Poll
used a kite on the Kaiserin to get In,
T weather conditions Of the upper al