Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-05-27

Beau with all possible haste.
And now comes officials of the az
ricultural department "killing off,
another superstition about planting
potatoes lin the dark of the moon.
They say it is all humbug.
1t seems that Aunt Carrie Nation
has saved enough money to buy
good farm. Il cannot tell lie," we
can imagine Aunt Carrie saying; Il
did it with my little hatchet.''
The Kansas City Journal gives this
from the typewriter Of a Kansas
editor on the death of prominent
citizen: "He had been married forty
years and was prepared to die
Work on the dome Of the new CAPT
tol has gone far enough to begin to
make an outside showing and that
part of the structure will soon begin
to loom up as prominent feature.
south Dakota has held first place in
the production Of wealth for a mum
Der OF years past, and is making a
good start for the same position this
year. The state that beats us out
will have to go some.
1t IS true that we have coal depos-
it's enough in this country to last for
seven thousand years longer, not
even the most pronounced pessimist
OF the country will have need to wor-
ry for few thousand years yet.
Society in Pittsburg is up in arms
against the publication Of novel de-
scribing it's shortcomings. Pittsburg
society should behave itself and then
1t would have no need to fear the on
slaughts Of the sensational writer.
The brokerage firm backing New
ork taXicab system went to the
wall the other day. The folks who
dig up the small fortunes necessary
for ride in the vehicles are no
doubt at loss to understand the fail
ure.
Henry A. Muller, who for some
years has been referee in bankruptcy
for the southern district of South Da
kota, with headquarters in Sioux
Fails, has Teen reappointed to another
term of two years by Judge Garland,
of the United States court in this
city.
A commission has been named to
inspect and place value on the lands
in the Cheyenne River Indian reser-
walton in South Dakota. Frank A.
Culton will represent South Dakota,
Henry w. Fielder, the Indians and
Carl Gunderson will appear for the
Vi 1uuldu ALA ITS.
With the increase of population in
South Dakota, the school lands are
steadily growing in value. The lands
are grand asset to the public school
system OF the state. The time will
come when they will provide sutii-
r. b.ao ~ o. b,
schools, thereby placing South Dako-
ia at the head of the procession of
states.
The world in general will be pleas
ed to learn that Admiral Nebogatoff
and General Stoessel. Russian com
| manders in the war with Japan who
were forced to surrender and were
later sentenced to long terms of i'm
! prisonment because of their surren-
der, have been freed by an order Of
the car of Russia
| Carrie Nation has made a fortune
selling souvenir hatchets and will
now settle down to quiet life in
Boone county, Ark, where she will
raise apples instead Of Cain. There
she will be neighbor Of Coin
Harvey, who after his whirlwind
campaign sixteen years ago which
featured Bryan's First Battle, . has
settled down to an uneventful life.
Deadwood school board decided to
abandon manual training because of
the expense, but it is likely that it
will be continued, if not by taxation
then by the contributions of the pat
rons of the schools whose children
are securing the benefit. The school
board can well afford to cut out lot
Of other features and continue manual
training, the most practical Of all the
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