Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-30

covering each other.
Some Californians want the state
divided into North and South Cali
fornia. The part that raises the olives
is the one which is not waving the
olive branch.
Registration for the Cheyenne and
Standing Rock Indian reservation op-
enings will begin in short time.
Next Monday the crowds will be
surging toward Pierre.
The Omaha World Herald has fl
cured it out that people get sleepy in
church, not because the sermons are
poor, but because the air is bad.
Most of the pastors will agree with
this view.
Andy Lee second time has caused
the arrest of a Chicago broker with
whom he was associated in business.
Evidently it is a risky thing to go in
to business with the redoubtable
Andy.
w. G.. Andrews Of Clinton, Iowa,
the contractor for the work of decor
alton of the state capitol, is here with
q email foroo of r,,ar to l,or;,, @Lo
preliminary work of his contract. AS
soon as the work can be properly
shaped up force of about twenty
men will be used.
Tuesday the tenth annual meeting
of the South Dakota Federation of
Woman's Clubs was convened in Dell
Rapids. Governor Vessey delivered
an address. Mrs. Lizzie Truran of
Pierre, and Mrs. G. j. Lavery and
Mrs. Julius johnson of Fort Pierre
were also on the program.
Between condition in which cheer
ing mobs attend public guillotining
of criminals, and another condition in
which criminals who evade the pro
cess Of the law jeer alta baffled pub
lie, there should be saner middle
ground. One of these conditions
exists in France, and the other in the
United States.
DR.. Cook in his speech at the Wal
dorf Thursday, acted generously to-
wards former artic explorers. He
gave them large amount Of credit
for obtaining practical experience,
which benefited him in his success
full attempt to reach the pole. He
even mentioned Commander Peary in
the list of helpers.
The police had to hold back the
women who wanted to kiss Dr.. Cook,
north pole discoverer, at the public
reception in his honor in New York on
Wednesday. However, two or three
of the quicker ones got smack at
him before they could be stopped. The
kissing bug has funny effect when
it gets on the nerves of susceptible
people.
Homesteaders Of foreign birth will
be interested to know that by writ
ing to the commissioner of the gener
al land Office at Washington they can
secure the return of their certificate
OF citizenship furnished the land Of
fee at the time they made their filing
and letter, stating the facts as to
their admission to citizenship, which
letter is to be filed at the time the
settler makes final proof.
The Northwestern has distributed
fifty page booklet describing the
Black Hills country as 'tthe richest
100 miles square in the world The
mining industries and the health re-
sorts of the region are most empha-
sized, especial mention being made
Of the fact that the United States
government has recently established
there a sanitarium for disabled
soldiers.
Argus-L Leader: The best way not
to get the services of good commits
sioners under the commission plan of
government is to keep up constant
backfre upon them when they are do
ing the best they can. Men will not
work for the city for $50 month and
be subjected to constant and unfair
abuse while they are doing it. Al
ready one of the commissioners faeis
that his public services are not ap-
preciated and he has about deter
mined not to make the race for re-
election when his term expires next
year. If we expect to get and hold