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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-03
A HOT SESSION.

The legislature Of Iowa convened on
Tuesday in extraordinary session. The
session was called for the purpose Of
revising the primary law, but it may
also elect . successor to Senator Alli-
son. The friends of Governor Cum
minis are opposed to his accepting the
short term, while those of other candi.
dates oppose an election of senator at
this time, declaring that to do 80 would
mean political suicide, that those vot-
Ing against him would incur the antag
oaism Of the progressive wing of the
party, endangering the next legislature
and making it possibly democratic If
an election Is not had at this time, that
state will be represented by but one
senator until 1909. After this SESSION
the governor will not have the power
to make m appointment,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-03
County Seat Fight On.

4 -
After Y was supposed that the
Charles Mix county seat fight was
$ended BY the county commissioners
accepting the petition 81 Geddes and
pla cling that town on the ballot as
the legitimate candidate against
Wheeler. the present location. Lake
] andes people have shown up with q
pEosess gainst tieddes gong on the
I bAl Hot To prove their good Intentions
~ the situatio the Lake Andes peo-
ple o6er 10 forfeit $500 to the two
comnaiss ioners Il they cannot show
y alors legal and bona fids voters Oh
heir position than was exhibited 81
TN of the Geddes petition. me Lake
q nd contingent ~ going to insist %
q recount ~ ths names On the petition,
! g in that they are confident that
n 4! - M e good their word. The
iest icns point "a Z reopening 81 tie
In been WNg6d for attls
q three 81 FOUR yea d. md With the
q tllat the ooantyl - i'll rsmsir
4 ] = - eee6s I'M
\! T. g.! : / !. - s|I 81
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-03
Signs Of Fall.

Fremont Tribune: The crickets are
beginning to "sing, the maple leaves
are turning from emerald to purple
and yellow and gold; the evenings are
rapidly lengthening, with the twilight
zone advancing toward the supper
hour; the stacked grain stands in cir.
cular monuments to the years abund-
ance; the corn fields show a ripening
of the harvest; the summers scorch-
ing heat is giving way to a grateful
atmosphere with just a hint of coming
fros.; the voice of the young rooster
that was erstwhile squawky and rau-
cous is growing smoother and his
Growing is more prolonged and matur-
ed; the good housewife is busying
again in filling the cellar shelves with
cans of preserves, fruits and iellies;
the field mice are making their nests
and their city cousins are beginning
to hunt shelter in the house; the pas
ture fields are showing spots Of brown:
the stubbles are being turned into
black areas by the farmers plow;
ripening tomatoes form crimson row
on the window sill; regal asters pre-
sent an oriental wealth of color in the
garden; the goldenrod stands in little
gilded spires by the hedge row ana
roadside; the gallant bob white"
pipes his presence from poststop and
meadow; the following pumpkin is
glinting in the sun--in fact the glories
of the autumn are here again.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-03
Assessment Of Bank Stock.

The question of assessment OF bank
stock has been one Of more than usual
interest in South Dakota affairs the
past year, the action Of the state board
at its 1907 session in cutting the as
sessment rate from fifty per cent to
forty per cent having been used foraH
| it was worth in the campaign. Atthe
meeting of the county auditors last
March, the discussion on that PROPOSE
ton Waxed rather warm at one time
in an effort on the part OF some OF
the auditors to get the figure back to
| fifty per cent. But the forty per cent
Hist was allowed to stand, and while a
majority Of the auditors used that
| figure as a basis, a number OF them
cut loose for themselves, and made
different returns, all Of which were
shifted by the state board. The only
county which went above the pro-
posed rate was Stanley which came in
with face value, and was reduced so
per cent. Aurora which made no re-
port of that class Of property last year
came in with $4,572, and was pushed
up 200 per cent. Douglas was raised
100 per cent; and Lawrence and Union
each were given an addition of fifty
per cent to their value on that class
of property. C0dington, Hand, Kings
bury, McCook, Sanborn and Yankton
auditors all guessed too low, and had
33 l-3 added onto their figures for
bank stock; while Day, Grant, Lake
and Lyman were pushed up 25 per
cent. Pennington got fifteen, Nc
Pherson ten; and Beadle five per cent
added on for the poor opinion of the
auditors as to the worth of their bank
stock.
While Minnehaha led on the
amount of that class of property as
returned by the assessors, after the
state board had "equalized" the
figures, Lawrence stood at the head
of the list with valuation of S226,
1853, and Minnehaha dropped to second
place with a value of s216, $50. Buffa-
10 county shows the smallest figure
with S4,572, which was not changed.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-03


Western railroads havs their equip
1 mont ia perfect order FOR the handling
81 business and tho general managers
81 the roads west Of the Missouri river
~ 81 expecting ! heavy traffic this
fall. business 10 steadily progressir 8
Ia both freight and passenger lines, and
from every indication this fall will be
ono Of the busiest seasons the western
roads have ever had.
'I4et the business come, and CONF
with rush. The western roads are
ready for It and expect it, Is the com
btnsd expression Of the general mana
gers Of Union Pacific, Burlington and
Northwestern railroads.
George w. Holdredge, general man
ager Of the Burlington lines west Of the
Missouri river, says: aThis talk Of lett
Ing the rollingjstock run down in order
to save expenses is all bosh. We have
maintained large force of our rapair
srs all the time, and our equipment is
in first class shape, and we will muster
every car into service.
Stock shipments are already heavy
and will be heavier from our territory.
The heavy crops of corn, wheat and
oats which everything indicates will
be raised in Nebraska and our terri
tory this year gives lis the promise of
all the business we can handle."
General Manager Walter of the
Northwestern lines west Of the Mis-
souri,, says: Instead of the North
western line retrenching in the matter
of car equipment, we have done just
the opposite. We have added to our
rolling stock and we have taken adj
vantage of the dull times to get our
cars, both freight and passenger, in
the very best possible condition in
anticipation of the time when they
would all be needed, just as wealways
need them when crops are good"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-03
WILL LOCATE IN PIERRE.

Boil. j. d. Deets, special alloting
agent for the Indian department., is
making arrangements to move his
family to Pierre. During the past
year Colonel Deets made the allot-
ments on the Crow Creek and Lower
Brnle reservations and as soon as he
completed that work he was ordered
to the Cheyenne reservation. He made
$50 allotments on the Grow Creek and
$40 on the Lower Brule. This covered
practically all the good land on both
reservations. His work on the Chey-
enne will be much greater as there are
600 applications on file for allot-
ments. Colonel Deets says that the
remaining portion Of those reserya-
lions will be opened to settlement the.
latter part Of next year and that there
will be 9 tract equal to 90 civil town.
ships or 1890, 900 acres. The Indians
are rapidly getting onto the ways Of
the white man in the selection of land.
Formerly. many Of them would select
their all0tments In what are called
the breaks along the streams. but
now they are making their selections
from among the best and most pro-
ductive tracts, so that the land will
bring top prices on the market. AS
a illustration Of how much there il
10 y for some Of the Indian families.
Colonel Deets stated that he recently
allotted to 0Iron Lightning and his
three wives and six children q tract
sof !. 200 acres Of the finest land on the
Cheyenne reservation, which as soon
q the reservation 10 opened to settle-
sment will readily sell for $4s, 900.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-03

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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-03
Sale of school Lands.

Notice is hereby given that on September
18th, 1908, the following described Common
School Lands in Lyman County. will be Offer
ed for sale, to-wit: SW14 SWA Section
l6, Township iG5 Range 10.
Said lands will be offered for sale at public
auction between the hours of 10 O'Clock a. m.
and O'Clock p. m. at the front door of the
court house in said county
Dated in Pierre. S. D. July lst, 1908.
o. @. DOKKEN,
Commissioner of School and Public uanda
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-03
sale OF Indemnity school Lands.

Notice is hereby given that on September
10th. l9OS, the following described Indemnity
for sale, to wit: The WE Section /, EIS sec
ton g Ek Section II, WE Section ~, All in
Township l1}, Range 81.
Said Lands will be offered for sale at public
auction between the hours of 10 o'clock a M
and O'clock p. M. at the front door of the
court house in said county.
Dated at Pierre, S. D., July 1st, 1905.
o. @. DOKKEN,
Commissioner of School aud Public Lands.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-03
Notice For Publication.
Department of the Interior,
U. 5. Land Office ut Pierre, S. D.,

o . HH10 NI1ct tt f.1UlTt' =: D., Z
August Sth. 1908.
Notice is hereby given that Frank Klinll o
Pierre. S. D., who on October 30, 1906 made II
+. No. SlT6 (sera No. 0l050) for the 4 of 81
a and e&a of sw "A of section .. town 10 n, II
~ west, 5th p. NJ, has filed notice of nten tior
to make final Communication proof to establish
claim to the land above described, before TIL,
Register and Receiver at Pierre, S. d., or
Septemb Der 2lst, 1908,
Claimant names as witnesses:
a. Howes, .Jr., of Pierre, $. D..
John Woods, oil Pierre, S. ID.
Andrew p. Anderson, OF Pierre, S. d.
Claude Richardson, of Pierre, S. d.
ALBERT WHEELoN, Register.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-03
advertisement

advertisement.
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES
NATIONAL
President ]. Bryan.
Vice President John w. Kern.
CONGRESSIONAL
Representatives in Congress Robt. E.
Dowdell, CD II. Harris.
STATE
G Governor Andrew Il. Lee.
Lieut. Governor w. l.. LaFollette.
LEGISLATIVE
For Representative, w. Hall.
Webster twp.
COUNTY
Sheriff y ohm McNamara, Raber.
Treas. j. Z. Eichholtz, Blunt.
Register J ohm G. Regan, Pierre.
Auditor Chas. Parmley, Byron.
Go. Supt. Mrs. Don Dubois, Raber.
Clerk Of Courts j. b. Hilger, Pierre
Com'r, LIST Dist. AL House.
Com'r 9Th Dist. VIM. McIlravy
Assessor r. J. Laughiin, DeGrey.
Thos. ii. Ayres was endorsed for
Senator.
RESOLUTIONS
The Democratic Party Of Hughes
County, South Dakota, in convention
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-16
AvERTED A TRAGEDY.
Nerve Displayed by Daniel o'conneIi
at q Critical Moment.


at Critical Moment.
Daniel O'Connell, the famous Irish
agitator, had a contempt for physical
danger. On certain occasion a meet
ing had been convened, and a large
crowd assembled in a room on the first
floor of building in a small city In
Ireland.
OCOnnell was about to address the
people when a gentleman, pale with
fear, made his way to the platform and
hoarsely whispered:
"Liberator, the floor is giving wayi
The beams that shore it up are crack
ing, and we shall fall through In a few
minutesw
Keep SILENT" said O'Connell. Then,
raising his voice. he addressed the as
sembly:
81 find that the room is too small to
contain the number who desire to
come in, so we must leave 1t and hold
the meeting outside the building"
At this few rose and went out, but
the majority retained their seats. Then
O'Connell said:
II will tell you the truth. You are
Irishmen, therefore brave men. The
floor is giving way, and we must leave
this room at once. If there Is panic
and rush to the door we shall all be
precipitated into the room below, but
II you obey my orders we shall be
saved. Let the twelve men nearest the
door 90 quietly ont then tho npyt
twelve, and so on till all have gone. 1
shall be the last to leave"
His instructions were obeyed to the
letter, and he waited, patient and calm,
till all had gone out in safety. Then
he walked quietly across the sunder-
ing, cracking floor, reaching the door
just as the shattered beams gave way.
And thus. by the force of his strong
Will, terrible accident was averted.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-16
THE DRUG FIEND.
Hasheesh Makes tie Slave Utterly
Useless For Any Service.

Useless For Any Service.
One of the drugs that are most strik-
ing in their effects is hasheesh, or
Cannabis indica. largely taken In Asiat-
ic countries. where / used myself to
meet its votaries- Its chief popularity
is TO make one believe with all his
might whatever is suggested to him.
If he is an Arab. tell him that he is
q sultan, and straightaway he orders
heads to be cut Off. Tell him be is
rooster, and be will crow. l knew Of
two Americans who experimental on
themselves. and when the first was
told that he was like locomotive he
snorted and whistled and kept going
round the table putting and blowing
until he dropped from sheer fatigue.
The other somehow conceived the
idea that he was dead and forthwith
gave elaborate directions for his own
funeral till he waxed wroth at the
unseemly mirth of his companions
when they should have wept.
Hasheesh makes its slave utterly
useless for any service. and so with
the other drugs. Their victims one
and all end in becoming do-nothings.
Self made do-nothings, or those who
are so by drug taking, are much worse
than useless
AS they usually do not begin till as
adults they reach the working period
Of life, they become wretched burdens
on the real workers, since our social
system lacks any constitutional enact
ment whereby. as occurs In a commu-
nifty of bees, the workers systematical-
ly put their drones to death.
The opium fiend from long living In
an unreal world becomes transformed
into the most all round liar in thej
land, the very embodiment Of uni
veracity. One Of them victimized mel
with a loan that he might 60 andI
close the eyes of his dying motheri
when her eyes needed no such closingl
for years afterward.
Another sent from a western city toi
his wife a telegram which purportedl
to come from an undertaken demand-I
ing money to pay for shipping hisj
body home. This money, when it came
he, and unfortunately no undertaker,l
pocketed and then went his way.
We all know what the confirmed
drunkard becomes, but not till thei
judgment day will the whole story be-
known Of the griefs and tears of the
innocent ones whom the drunkard
made to suffer while he was here
Everybody's Magazine.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-16

French court. and the records OF the
French courts show who were the
shareholders, who received the
money; but that is no concern of
ours
call your attention to the accom-
panying statement as to the attempt
to form an American company, in
1899, for the purpose of taking over
the property OF the French company.
This attempt proved abortive. There
was no concealment in its effort to
put through this plan;- it's complete
failure and abandonment being known
to everyone. The important points set
forth in the accompanying papers,
and in the papers to which l have
referred you, are as follows:
The investigation of the history.
physical condition and existing value
of the enterprise by the congress, re-
sulting in the enactment of the law
of 1902, authorizing the president to
acquire the property for the sum of
$40,000,000~ upon securing a salts
AoNSOAJ I'LL anu InClCupOA "
take the work of construction; the
failure of the Americanization of the
enterprise in 1899, the transmission
by me to the congress from time to
time of full information and advice
as to the relations of this government
to transit across the isthmus and I'M
der the treaties as to the negotia-
tions and final acquisition of the
title, and later as to the progress and
condition of the work of construction;
the previous authorization of the
sale to the United States by the stock
holders of the new company and their
subsequent ratifications; the examina-
ton and approval of the title by Mr..
Knox; the arrangements for payment
through ]. P. Morgan & Company,
as the fiscal agents of this govern
ment, and the payment accordingly
at the bank of France upon proper
official receipts to the liquidators act
ing under the decree of the French
court, the French governmental body
having jurisdiction in the matter;
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-16
TRIBUTE TO cOGHLAN.

The American people may well la
ment the death of Rear Admiral 10
seph Bullock Coghian. AS a naval
commander he ranked among the
ablest, as a character he was among
the most interesting picturesque, as a
man he was faithful and true. To Ken
tuckians, in particular, his death has
a peculiar appeal, for he was himself
a native Kentuckian, although he
spent little of his life in this state
Louisville Courier-Journal
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-16

and finally, the subsequent apportion-
ment and distribution of the fund to
the creditors and stockholders of the
two companies under that decree.
The Panama Canal transaction was
actually carried through not by either
the then secretary of state, Mr. John
Hay, or the then secretary OF war,
Mr. Elihu Root. both of whom how
ever were cognizant of all the es-
sential features; but by the attorney
general. Mr.. P. c. Knox, at present
senator from Pennsylvania. l di-
rected or approved every action and
am responsible for all that was done
in carrying out the will of the con-
gress; and the provisions of the law
enacted by congress, after exhaustive
examination and discussion, were
scrupulously complied with by the ex-
ecutive.
CromweIl's Part.
While the transaction was pending
ksaw Mr.. Cromwell but two or three
times, and my communications with
him were limited to the exchange of
purely formal courtesies. Secretary
Hay occasionally saw him, in the
same manner; l doubt whether Mr..
Root held any conversation with him.
The attorney general saw him fire.
quently, as che was counsel for the
Panama company. Their communica-
tons were official as representing the
two sides. l enclose copies of my
correspondence with Mr.. William
Dudley Foulke, who first brought
these scandalous stories to my atten.
ton, and with Senator Knox and Mr..
Cromwell, to whom I wrote in re-
Spouse to the request of gentleman
who wished to know about the stock
holders in the Panama Canal com.
pany.
The title to the Panama Canal pro-
perties wa. vested in the new Pana-
ma Canal company of France. which
was the legal owner thereof, and the
old or so-called De-Lessep company
had a large equity therein.
The title was not in a New Jersey
company, nor in any other American
company, nor did this have any deal
ings with any American company
throughout the affair. The exact le-
gal status, to the most minute detail,
appears in the exhaustive opinion of
Attorney General Knox approving the
title to be given to the United States,
which clearly establishes that the
only party dealt with was the New
Panama Canal company of France,
with the c,-currence Of the liquida-
tor of the cd company, and not any
American corporation or syndicate.
Title Was Clear.
The action of the United States
government was, of course. wholly un-
influenced by and had nothing what
ever to do with any question as to
who were, or who had been, ths Sc
curity holders of either the new or
the old company. Who such security
holders we. : was not our affairs. If,
as a matter Of fact, the canal COM
pany, either or both. had been own
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-16
His cIoriou. Victory.

The commanding officer had sur
prised the young Lieutenant and his
daughter trying to occupy the same
chair
The lieutenant sprang to his feet and
saluted.
Sir" he said, Il have the honor to
report an engagement at close quar-
tiers in which l have been entirely vic
torious. 1t now merely remains for
you to give your sanction to the terms
OF rrender."-London Scraps.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-16
Influence of pluck

The blindest, the most purely instinc-
tive, effort Of mere pluck has a lifting
power and deserves our thankful ad-
miration. Every degree and every
form Of courage tends to raise the
whole tone Of life within the range of
its influence in proportion to the amount
and the quality of the endurance exer-
cised.-Hibbert Journal.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-16

Tenement Tessie-And de novel says
de heroine had willowy form. used
to pine for her lover and would spruce
up when she seen him coming froo de
gate Shanty Sue-Gee. where did she
work-in sawmill?-Exchange.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-16
His Phenomenal Luck.

you say he Is luckyT
"You bet"
ain what does his luck consistY'
Marriage. you see. is his hobby"
"Well?"
Every woman he marries gets a d.
vorce."
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-16
BOOKS.

There are nearly 100000 book
in the library of congress, and st
the loss Of the library at Alexand
is. fel..-Boston Globe.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-06-17
WOMAN BURNED TO
DEATH IN GASOLINE
EXPLOSION
MRS. NELLIE coNLiN VICTIM OF
ACCIDENT IN DYE WORKS
OWNED BY husRAND-LATTER
Is INJURED, TOO.

Mrs. Nellie Conlin died In st. Mary's
ing from shock incident to burns re-
ceived in the explosion Of gasoline.
Tuesday evening, In the Triangle Dye
house. which her husband Seymour
River-ave. Mr.. Conlin was also pain
fully cut and burned In the explosion
and Is a patient In the same institu-
ton. His condition Is not dangerous,
however. Two little children. John.
aged 4. and baby boy about one year
old, are left motherless by the fire.
which also destroyed the building. The
family lived at No. 1914 Brooklyn-ave.
On account OF an accumulation OF
work. Mr.. and Mrs. Conlin were work
ing late In the dye house, as was
often their custom. About 7:45 Mr..
Conlin struck a match to light the
gas and In doing 30 ignited the f~r-"~
from the gasoline they had been using
In cleaning garments. Instantly there
was a terrific explosion. and both Mr..
Conlin and his wife were enveloped In
flames. His clothing ablaze, Mr.. Con-
hh JuhPOu SuiOubh PiotS StoSo
dow in front, sustaining several pain
full cuts. Passers-by smotLered the
flames that were consuming his
clothes.
The wife stood screaming inside
the building. pillar Of flame, when
James Nelson and John Cook, at
taches Of the East End ambulance.
which happened to be passing when
the explosion occurred, went to her
assistance. With the aid Of other
men they pulled Mrs. Conklin through
a doorway and with a blanket brought
by q neighbor tried to smother the
fire. The first blanket was burned,
but another was brought and this
time the rescuers were successful.
Both Conlin and his wife were hur-
ried to the hospital, where several
doctors gave them immediate atten-
ton. AS soon as he could speak Con-
lin asked for his wife, and though her
condition was hopeless, he was told
that she would recover.
Directly across from the dye house,
on Fifth-st.. lives Mrs Mary Judson,
who was recognized as the wife OF DIR.
Henry Judson until she was disfigured
for life by burns received when a
hanging lamp fell In her home. Tues
day nights fire brought back to her
the tragedy OF her own life and she
tainted. II was necessary to call a
physician to revive her.