Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-02-25

ERIE, SOUTH DAKOTA,
Granville Jones OF Rapid City, is to
start a new paper at Aberdeen. It
will be strong in the democratic faith
There are promising Indications
that the backbone of February is
broken, but there is no figuring on
what March may have to offer
The house appropriations commit
tee has decided that the state cannot
stand the expense of an Immigration
department, and will so report to the
house.
Monday was ashington's birth
day and the father of his country was
reverentIy remembered by 10000 900
people who now inhabit the land
which through his efforts and by his
wisdom was saved from Great Britain.
The idea of changing the constitu-
ton so as to permit or require one
half of our legislators to "hold over"
for another session, thus assuring
more experience in legislative proce-
dnre, strikes us quite favorably
The Highmore inebriate ASYLUM
bill is reported to have been postpon-
ed to the 9th of March by the house
state affairs committee, and they will
consider it While in Highmore on
their way home on that day if the
train stops long enough.
The house passed two bills, one
creating the county of Corson out of
that part Of the Standing Rock reser-
Walton in this state, and combining
the counties of Nash, Todd and Sher-
ard, in the southern part of the state,
Wiping out Meyer county.
Two sons of Gov. Conner of Alaba-
ma knocked down the editor of the
Montgomery Advertiser a few DAYS
ago. They did not shoot him. There
IS growing prejudice against shoot
ing newspaper men, and it is no lon
ger quite safe even for governors
to defy it.
The Legislature has created a new
judicial district, two new supreme
court circuits and it is likely tn 1T the
ofiice OF commissioner of immigration
Will be created. Governor Vessey
will have more plums to distribute
than any governor in the history of
the state.
1t IS said that a woman in Toronto.
Ontario, after burying her seventh
husband, erected monument to the
whole los. 1t consisted of u marble
hand, with the index finger pointing
to the sky, and on the base instead of
names, ages, etc, were the words
"seyen-up
An exchange warns rural women To
beware Of the telephone neck. It is
due to long standing at the telephone
with the receiver at the ear, causing
an Involuntary leaning of the head to
one SIDE. Surgeons say that the result
might be ii crooked neck generation
in the future.
From ripened cornstalks are now
obtained cellulose, celluloid, smoke
less gum powder, laquer, roofing cloth
and a substance equal to papier
mache. The old suggestion of the
adoption OF cornsta!!s currency win
have to be dropped. The raw materi
al is too valuable. Dakota Farmer.
Bud Dalrymple, a we'll known
rancher living near Nowlin, is en-
titled to the distinction of being the
champion trapper Of this part Of the
state. Thus far this winter he has
trapped SO coyotes, gray wolves, a
badgers and other small animals
The best part Of the trapping season
is yet to come and he will add greatly
to his catch.
Members of the legislature are be-
ginning to shy at the aggregate OF
special appropriations demanded. The
regular appropriation bill will be con-
slderably larger this session than two
years ago, and will probably continue
TO GROW ac tho ctato davo1opo u,I,;l =