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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-05-07
Cement Plants.

There is an immense amount Of ce-
msnt material within the immediate
vicinity OF Pierre awaiting for its ia
velopmsnt. With the exception Of the
one plant at Yatston In southeast
portion of this stasse there are no mills
producing Portland cement nearer tf1an
600 miles, There is a great demand
for this material inthis sesti0n OF the
state as well as in the country st laFge.
"A careful analysis has been made of
the raw materials Which are here II
abundance which shows that tie n1
terials meet all requirements for Che
manufacture of a first class article; this
analysis car be furnished toasi zone dc,
string same.
BRICK YARDS AND THING Plant.
Everything is here for the mantlfae-
ture of first class brick and thing
Brick blocks in the city constructed Of
brick made here will prove to anyone
the character OF The brick anG exafnin-
ination Will readily show unlimited
supply of raw material awaiting capital
and labor for its manufacture. There
ia demand for other yards here, Sc.
having but two now and ffle contracts
already made call for supply Of brick
that would keep. another large plant
busy for anun1ber OF years to say
- = 1. Z ~ T.. ri
nothing Of what wifi be NEEDED In the
towns developing IN the surrounding
country.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-05-07
Pressed Brick.

{ 1T has been discovered that the ex-
posed shaIe along the Missouri and
which outcrops abundantlg 1T Fort
Pierre ma kes a superior quality Of red
pressed brick, and works for their
manufacture are being established
there. This material is fonndsila the
greatest abundance aud with nexpen-=
#siye natarai gas fuel makes the manu-
Ifacture 3npon q large scales "a est at
Stractive proposition. This il a matter.
worthy ofsthe most careful inYestiga-
ton South Dakota IIonaessgkers
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-05-07
IA SAMPLE % WHAT
BE DONE HERE

i { Z
One of the best afvertis efaents tof
South Dakota thai We have ever setsr
we believe are8these words which ar
pear IN j. j Harris sslet.ian bills and
advertisements III this issues of tie Her
aid, wherein he offers his quarter sec
ton farm in Clear Lake township for
sale. at auction: @ yBer bought this
farm In 1881, with his friends money.
not a pennyo his own, and sg5Il years
later was able to pay them eff and flage.
a balance to his creditof 81 ,Qe1.19.
When Mr. Harris handed US The copyy
of his bills, we almost believed he had
made a mistake, but he assured us That
nine years ago when he came 10 tIds
county he hadn't enough money ii his
own to buy q good square meal. Hart,
ford Herald.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-05-07
South Dakota.

his state is making the most ID IA
yelons develop OF any in the entire
northwest. The extensive railroad
building of the last two years giving
! ample shipping Facilities ia every
direction vi Ii ex tension Of two great
lines westward to the coast seeak i for
/ the volume OF business that is here..
( The va Hue Of our lands and marvellous.
!; fertility Of our soil has been pro isen By
the huna Ieds of thousand " 30 are com
ing: 10 South Dakota a:ld see ing. land
upon which they are ma king tlleir
home
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-05-07

W hat the Il bor union leaders de-
nand, says The Journal OF Commerce,
] IL; sthp most destru tive aud subyersiye
kind of class legislation q 20 parti'
cularize
ss3a hat labor unions, nntier Al malign
4 leadershi ps have been tanning in this:
country in recent years Is the rig TO.
rFSy 81 1len from WORKING IN their.
chosen tra i'd es balong ingg to5
lions, the ightsto sas N ao shall not
Sbe trained III thesaI trad les, the right 10
D NV how MUG WORK they shall az and
that wages they shall receive, the igl,t
sgtc prevent en1plo YeFs rom ring
ssorkmen who do not belss to nlIosla.
hess M Anaeng tae ghts " licliI
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-05-07
TAxEs IN PIERRE.

5ss8 Our sure and steady growth to Chat Of
a large city viii soon show this to be
one Of the favored cisies Of the
west as regarding low taxes Pierre
Owls rs own natural gas plant
with oger.15 miles of gas mains and
several large producing gas wells; It als
I Sc owns Its own water works system
with It's many miles OF water mains, and
also its own electric light plant now in
operation. II is making money frola
these enterprises WITT q cores pending
Increase of profits with tld FRO of
the city. Chr own natural gas eostisfgg
US nothing is used to operate aIl.of our
engines, thereby eliminating the oost.of
fuel which is the most important fac
tor in all municipal or Misunderstanding
enterprises:
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-05-07
Postal Receipts

The postal receipts for March were
in.exact figures ssa $3.50 This makes
Z 1 Isl s,
ending March slst -Four Years a.ge
they were sss9nd6 and two years ago
M lyons can see III Il glance
how Pierre Isl grow ing Z
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-12-23
A QUEER WooING.
WhIstisr's offhand Wedding and the
Brides Scant Trousseau,

Labouchere's claim that he brought
about the marriage Of Whistler Is thus
recorded In the Life Of Whistler"
I believe am responsible for Whis-
tiers marriage to the widow of Mr..
Goodwin, the architect. She was a re-
markedly pretty woman and very
agreeable, and both she and he were
thorough bohemians. l was dining
with them and some others one even.
ing at Earl's Court. They were OBJ
viously greatly attracted to each 9TH
er, and In vague sort Of way they
thought Of marrying. So I took the
matter in hand to bring things to a
practical point.
Jimmy" 1 said, twill you marry
Mrs. GodwinY
Certainly" he replied
'Mrs. Goodwin" said. twill you
marry JimmyY"
Certainly" she replied.
"When?" I asked.
"Oh, some day." said Whistler.
"That won't do" said. 1--WE must
have a date"
So they both agreed that I should
choose the day, what church to come
to for the ceremony, provide the cler-
gyman and give the bride away.
fixed an early date and got the then
chaplain of the house Of commons,
the Rev. Mr.. Byng, to perform the
ceremony.
1t took place few days later.
After the ceremony was over we ad-
journed to Whistler's studio, where
we had prepared banquet. The BAN
quet was on the table, but there were
no chairs. So we sat on packing cases.
The happy pair when I left had not
quite decided whether they would go
that evening to Paris or remain in the
studio.
How impractical they were was
shown when 1 happened to meet the
bride the day before the marriage In
the street.
Don't forget tomorrow" said.
mo-" she replied; II am just going
to get my trousseau."
"A little late for that, is 1t notT" 1
asked.
NO" she answered, "for I am only
going to buy new toothbrush and
new sponge, as one ought to have new
ones when one marries."
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-12-23
country

CarlDDean e
waters for long time, it looked as
though the Christmas dinner would
consist only Of canned stuff and fresh
vegetables and the peculiar cigarettes
Of the tropics. Fortunately the steam
er Philadelphia arrived at La Guayra,
one of the ports blockaded, and, as it
could not unload, Captain Diehl, the
commander of the Marietta, succeeded
In inducing the commercial vessel to
part with two turkeys and some cram
berries which. among other things,
had been brought from New York
carefully slowed away in the icebox.
The Philadelphia had no Egyptian ciga-
rettes, and the question arose where
they could be got. Cronan pondered
deeply over the weighty problem and
then asked permission for boat
Without indicating what he proposed
to do he gave the orders to proceed to
the British cruiser Tribune, which was
one of the ships enforcing the block
ade.
Cronan was received by the ward
room mess Of the Tribune with open
arms. AS special mark Of apprecia-
ton Of his visit box of hundred
Egyptian cigarettes was brought forth
by the executive officer. Cronan was
invited to take one. His eyes fingered
longingly on the box as he extracted
q lonely weed. He remained about a
quarter Of an hour. and then, reach
ing over to the box. closed 1t and, to
the establishment Of the Britishers.
put 1t under his arm. They were too
well bred to demonstrate, but their
eyes spoke volumes. 1t was their last
box! Cronan went over the side and
was pulled away to his own ship, leav-
ing behind disgust and desolation. AS
soon as he reached the Marietta he
asked Captain Diehl for one Of the
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-12-23
DON'T FIGHT THE WEATHER.
Try the Plan Of Being on Friendly
Terms With II.

What O great misfortune this is, the
habit Of considering the weather-of
thinking that we must consider the
weather! 1t Is largely due, is 1t not, to
clothes? No mention Is made Of rain
in the garden Of Eden, but we must
not therefore contend that rain was
disagreeable and omitted. We must
recollect that Adam and Eve did not
need to consider rain. Furthermore,
In blessed ignorance they did not know
that 1t was anything to be considered.
To mind the rain no more than the
May sunshine, but to plunge into IT
and let the drops pelt as they will, to
accept snow without thought Of dis
comfort, but, rather, to enjoy the
thronging presence Of 1t; to pursue
ones daily stint regardless Of whether
the sky be dun or blue-this is state
which we, especially Of the cities, long.
long have lost.
We regain 1t, some Of us, In the will
derness camp, where we hunt or fish
II the day be dark or II the day be
bright, and where we find that the
dash Of the soft rain on ones face Ia
not death, after all; that wetness and
dryness are merely relative terms.
All the centuries Of fussing and FUN
ing with the weather have not affected
the weather one particle. 1t still rains
and SHOWS and sleets and blows, just
as dictated by circumstances. There.
fore, what's the use? Are your puny
diatribes or mine Of any greater pO-
tency than those Of others gone be-
forel Evidently not. Accordingly try
the plan Of being friendly with the
weather, of agreeing with 1t instead OF
fighting 1t, and, pom my word, pres
emily 1t will be agreeing with you
e. L. Sabin in Lippincott's.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-12-23
A PRAYER to the Christ Child.

Behold, We season is again at hand;
once more We SHOWS Of winter lie upon
all We earth, and all Chrystantie is ar
rayed to the holy feast.
Presently shall We star burn with ex-
ceeding brightness In We east, We sky
shall be full Of swete music, We angels
shall descend to earth with singing,
and We bells-ye joyous Chrystmass
bells-shall tell us of We babe that was
born in Bethlehem.
Come to us now, o gentle Chryst-
childe, AMI wake among us peoples Of
70 earth; snwheel us round about with
Thy protecting care; forfend all envi-
GUS thoughts and evil deeds; teche
Thou our hearts with the glory of Thy
love, and quicken us to practices Of
peace, good will, and charity meet for
Thy approval and acceptation.-Eugene
Field.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-12-23

DleIe enjoyment VIVA 40 AAnS
~ - % THIS BOX"
every one on the American gunboat
not In Cronan's confidence was the abb
sence Of cigarettes. When the coffee
was served Cronan announced that
Santa Claus had commissioned him to
convey a splendid gift to the mess.
He then produced the half filed box.
"Why is Cronan like this box" en-
Enthusiastically asked one officer who
belonged to the conundrum class of
humanity.
"He's not full" one wit replied.
"He's delight to the eye" said an
other.
Hes white, straight, and whatever
yellow there is in him is the best yell
low there is" hazarded third.
perhaps" admitted the questioner
"But my answer is this: You find Gro
nan always where the smoke is thick
est."-Chicago Tribune.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-12-23
Snakes chanaed Into Rods.

The Egyptian cobra is not unlike its
Asiatic relative except In respect Of
the absence of the curious spectacle
like mark which distinguishes the lat
ter. Although 1t Is the most poisonous
reptile known to inhabit northern AZ
RIGA, 1t is the favorite among the snake
charmers. These conjurers know how
to render this serpent rigidly uncon-
scious by pressing the nape Of its neck
with a finger. This act appears to
throw the reptile into catalepsy, In
which 1t as stiff as an iron rod.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-12-23
Kinnikinic.

1--WE ran out Of tobacco while fishing
in the Canadian wilds," said club
man. "Our guides put us on to kinni.
kinic, and we smoked that for ten
days. 1t wasn't bad.
"Kinnikinic is the inner bark Of the
red willow. You dry 1t, then you cut
1t up 1t really tastes like tobacco.
The Indians always use 1t when they
can't get the real thing, and l under
stand that there are certain brands Of
Canadian tobacco that are favored
with kinnikinic. "-Washington Times.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-12-23

NO. answered. the poet. vv"'as
rs the capacity for going without eat
dng."-Louisville Courier-Journai.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-12-23
Notice Of Appointment

Notice of the appointment OF an Executrix
of the estate of John H. Vik deceased.
Notice is hereby given, that the subscriber
has been duly appointed Executrix of the
estate of
JOHN III. VIK
late of Calmar township, in the County of
Winnesheik, State of Iowa, deceased, testate,
and has taken upon herself that trust as the
law directs. All persons having demands up
on the estate OF the said deceased are required
TO exhibit the same; and persons indebted to
the said estate are called upon 10 make pay
ment to
ANNIE VIK
ExecutriX.
524 w. M. Strand. Attorney
Dated at DEBORAH. Iowa, Dec. 10Th, 1908,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-12-23

luIhcyS, anu tniS
he car e T u | ] y
packed up and
sent to the ward
room Of t b e
Tribune with the
compliments of
the American Of
fcers, and he
accompanied II
with fifty ciga-
rettes.
The Christmas
dinners on the
Marietta and
Tribune as well
were great sue
cesses. The on
ly bar to COM
plete enjoyment
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-12-23

fortune to be
with him on the
gunboat Mariet-
ia during t b g
blockade Of Ven
ezuela In 1902
by Great Brit
a n, Germany
and Italy. There
was no duty too
onerous for him
to undertake, no
service he was
unwilling toface.
His men stood
solidly behind
him, ready to go
w b e rev er he
would lead.
AS the Mariet-
ia had been in
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-12-23
The Theological Revenge.

They were looking over their we'd
ding presents. He pointed to a small
bronze clock. Seems to me-" he said,
"that / have seen that before"
"You have" she returned serenely.
"You gave 1t to my first husband and
me for wedding present. When We
divided the things after the divorce be
kept the clock, and now he Is sending
II back to us."-New York Press
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-12-23

MARY A. BOWES.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-12-23
The BARGAIN at Home.

Bobby-Mamma let's give papa a
lovely gold scarfpin.
Mamma-That will be nice. Bobby.
bobby Mamma. you put in $3.50
and I'll put in dima.--Brookly Eagle
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-12-23
Pat Cronan and
The Cigarettes

HE heroic conduct Of Lieutenant
william p. Cronan, q. S. N,
~ in saving a turret's crew
from death on the battleship
Connecticut last year was to have been
expected from a man of his character
Pat Cronan, as he Is known In and
out of the navy, belongs to that class
of officers who reflect credit on the
country and the service. 1t was my
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-12-23
Sharp and Blunt.

Cora-She has such keen perceptions,
Dora-And such blunt way of con.
eeylng them.-Puck.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-07-10
Northwest News.

Near Toppenish, man whose name
is supposed to be Charles Rice, was
shot dead by J. l.. Blake, brakeman
on a freight train. Blake claims the
deed was done in self-defense and that
the hobo shot at him twice.
Falling upon a large hay fork, Fred
Jones, living near Walla Walla, had
his body pierced through and through
with one tine and still lives. Jones
was unloading hay when the accident
happened. He has fighting chance
for recovery.
United States Marshal Shad Hodgin
of Idaho, has appointed John e. Green
of Grangeville as his deputy for north
ern Idaho, with headquarters at Mos
COW.
Mrs. U. S. Walker of Spring valley
near Newport, Washington, committed
suicide recently, taking carbolic aclc
and strychnine. She had been de
spondent for some time.
No proposed laws will be submitted
| to the voters of Montana under the
provisions of the initiative and refer
endum law passed by the recent legis
lature. The time limit for filing peti
lions has expired.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-07-10
A Rapid Counter.

1t is not every one who proves the in
effectualness Of insomnia cures at 7
years of age that is why a youngsters
experience, as the Louisville Courier
Journal records 1t, seems remarkable
enough to quote.
The father Of the lad, who was about
Z years old, was physician, and when
the child found difficulty in getting to
sleep, was ready with advice.
"Ill tell you something that will soon
put you to Sleep" he said. "You begin
and count slowly up to one hundred,
and then another hundred, and SO on
and before you know 1t you'll be sleep
ing. Try it tonight when you go t.
bed"
Everything remained quiet that night
until the father went to retire. AS hi
passed the boys bed little voice
piped:
Papa"
Eyes, my boy"
| what comes after trillions"
| But the wakeful youngsters quer!
was not answered; his father had van
| ished into his own bedroom.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-07-10
Pension System for Teachers.

A teachers pension system has been
created in Boston under authority of
an act passed by the recent ession of
the Massachusetts legislature. The
school committee is authorized to re-
tire with a pension of $3.50 year any
teacher or supervisor in the public
day schools who is mentally or physic-
ally incapacitated from further eff
cient service, provided such person
has attained the age Of 65 years or
has been engaged in teaching or su.
pervising for a period aggregating 80
years, 20 of which shall have been in
Boston.
There is at present teachers re-
firing fund which gives $3.50 a year tt
all who have contributed to it, so that
a person qualified to retire will get q
pension of $3.50 year. The new FUND
is to be raised by an annual assess
ment of cents on every $1,000, and a,
all the money thus raised in any one
year will not be required for tina
year a sinking fund will be created
substantially guaranteeing all de
nands to be made on the pension
fund.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-07-10

1t Is not all bliss to be invited to
French chateau in midwinter. no mat
ter how distinguished the host or how
romantic and artistic the domicile. At
least it isn't for the steam heated BOs-
tonian, Tapped in the luxury Of sum-
mer warmth. A visitor to distract
ingly lovely abode near Fontainebleau
says he put in twenty-four hours Of
physical anguish there and simply came
away wondering how his hosts endured
the arctic temperature Of the rooms.
"If l meant to live in foreign lands
says this shivering person, II would go
through the chilling process which in
ures human flesh and blood in France
What do these people do to render the
blood in their veins to course like fire
and act like an eternal furnaceT"
That's a question Americans abroad
might well like to have answered.
Boston Herald.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-07-10
Drowned Manuscript

James Russell Lowell, the first edi-
tor of the Atlantic, was walking across
Cambridge bridge when his hat blew
of and fell into the Charles with half
a dozen or more manuscripts with
which it was freighted and which he
was returning to the Boston Office. A
boatman recovered the hat, but the
scattered manuscripts persisted in those
waves Of oblivion. IF they had been
accepted articles. 1t wouldn't have been
quite SO bad, for" said he, I'VE might
with some grace ask the writer's for
fresh copies. But how can you tell a
self-respecting contributor that his
manuscript has been not only rejected,
but sent to a watery graveT'-J. T,
Trowbridge In Atlantic.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-07-10

A hundred and thirty-two schOOlboys
of Paris and seventy-two girls were In
vited to describe their preferences In
the way Of toys. Among the former
thirty-one voted for a railway train,
twenty-three for tin soldiers, ten for
steam engines, nine for building bricks
and eight for toy typewriters and me-
chanical horses. Forty girls-a solid
majority-declared without hesitation
that doll was superior to any other
implement of recreation. The super
child seems. happily, long way Off
Pail Mall Gazette.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-07-10
To Kill Squirrels.

Joe Egan of Arden, Wash, gives the
following cheap and sure way of get
ting rid of squirrels: Get some brim-
stone, melt 1t in a skillet, cut strips
of any kind of rags about two inches
wide and IL inches long, dip them
in the liquid and hang them over a
line made of fine Irvine, so that each
strip will be double and stick together.
When dry cut the line between the
strips, fill your pockets with the strips,
take box of matches and go around
to the holes, light your little torch
and put it in the hole, then stop uI
the hole.