Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-10-28

Judge Lands has just fined man
convicted in his court cent.
Swedish educator suspected of af-
filiation with bomb throwers, CON-
mitted suicide in London. He could
have had himself expeditlously shot
by merely moving to Spain.
Spain is one OF those effete monar-
chies that sometimes get the worst of
il even when they war with an indivi-
dual. The cold-blooded execution of
Prof. Ferrer may be very costly for
the decadent artistocracy.
Governor Burke has declined to
discuss the probable appointee to
succeed the late Senator Johnson.
The men most discussed are Col.
Benton, of Fargo, John Cashel, of
Grafton, and w. E. Purcell, of Wah-
peton.
Congestion of traffic on the rail
roads, due to the big grain, coal and
lumber movement, together with the
usual fall shipments of merchandise,
threatens to cause miniature coal
famine in the near future unless there
is some change in the present status
Of things.
The housewife, as well as the
merry makers of Hallowe ZEN will be
pleased to know that the pumkin sup
ply this year was never finer. They
were never larger or yellower and
give opportunity for the artistic
sculpture of pumpkin faces. 1t is
one of the big fruits of the year.
Hundreds Of land and homeseekers
continue to come TO this section OF
the state. Many Of the pioneer sett-
lers are selling out at prices that
make them independent and they
move to the towns and in some in
stances go to California for the win
ter.
The United States weather bureau
costs 81 900, 900 year and employs two
hundred men in different parts of the
country, who send various reports about
the weather in their locality to Wash
ington twice each day. The bureau 5
fore casts are now sent to more than
], ZOO, 900 farmers every day by means
Of rural delivery.
The movement to increase the pay
and the safety of railway mail clerks
is one which will undoubtedly meet
with popular approval. These men
perform a high public service, the
successful execution Of which calls
for strong qualities, and they have
never been either fairly remunerated
or sufficiently protected.
Let the people remember that the
Des Moines plan means the installa-
ton of three men to run the town for
four years, for three is majority of
five. The Des Moines plan means
that the three men shall run the town
for four years at time levying all
taxes, spending all the revenue, max
ing all the appointments. 1t is a fine
thing indeed, when the thousands of
receipts and disbursements are con-
sidered.
The drawing of names of winners
of the 10000 farms in the Cheynne
River and Standing Rock Indain re-
servations began Tuesday morning
Little Alice Jackson, the 9-year-old
daughter Of j. II. Jackson, of Aber-
deem. and Josephine Burke, the little
daughter of Congressman Charles
Burke, of Pierre, chairman of the
Indian affairs committee began to
draw the names, and they will CONT
nue. all the week. There are 81 900
applications registered.
Now that the registration is practi-
cally over it might not be amiss to call
the attention of those who do not win
that they are overlooking chance Of
their lives if they do not get busy as
soon as they are notified of their fail
ure to draw and buy piece Of land in
the garden spot Of Sout,l Dakato,
where the prices and terms are such
that no one is barred. This is good ad
vice at any time, bnt more especially
applicable to those land hungry ones
who are left out in Uncle Sam i largest
prize lottery scheme. Now is the &C
! eeptsd time. ssi55z.5