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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-05-13
THE TARIFF BILL DISAPPOINTING.

a friend of the writer living in one
of the Atlantic states in a letter of
recent date in speaking of the tariff
bin now pending, says:
Business in the East is practically
at standstiil waiting until congress
gets through with the tariff.
In my judgement, the bill as it
will finally pass will be far from
satisfactory to those who are looking
for revision downwards. | cannot
help but believe that those in charge
of the affairs of this country are
making grave mistake by not meet
ing the pronounced demand of the
people along lines of a reasonable
revision downwards for, in my judg-
ment, If congress would do that 1T
this time the agitation AS to the tariff
would cease for a number of years,
and business would go ahead along
good substantial lines. On the con-
trary with no revision downwxrds,
but on the other hand with tendency
to revision upwards, the revision
agitation will take q new start and
like prairie fire with the wind blow
ing at 80 miles an hour will sweep
across the country and sweep num-
Der OF our friends out of the positions
now occupied by them.
There are too many jokers in the.
present tariff bill, The drawback fea-
lures are, to say the least, drastic and
should not be tolerated at all. A far
mer in North or South Dakota goes
into Canada and purchases seed wheat
to improve the grade he desires ito.
raise; ne pays 25 cents per bushsl
tariff on the importation and the
money goes into the treasury and re-
mains there until paid out in the
course of business. The miller in
Minneapolis imports q large amount
of wheat from Canada and alleges any
time within three years that he has
used said wheat or like amount to
supply the export trade, comes down
to the treasury with his proof and 6b-
tains a drawback of 80 per cent of the
amount paid in as tariff on the i'm
ported wheat and this drawback farce
follows up along lines as to q great
many articles and is merely ruse by
which the government pays tribute to
the manufacture without any mater
ial benefit resulting thereby to the
consumer or to the laborer Huron
Huronite
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-05-13
DISAGREE OVER BOUNDARY

The failure on the part of the legis-
lature to clearly establish the boun d.
AIRY line between Lyman and Stan ley
counties has created situation which
will no doubt end with review of
the situation by the supreme court.
According to the Black Hills survey,
the line goes to the center Of the NJ is
souri, river, the second survey goes to
range 49, west, and then turns north
and then east, which includes seve ra
sections to the credit of Lyman coun
ty. When it comes to the assessment
OF lands. Stanley county wants the
Black Hills survey. Lyman county
will insist on the second survey. a
meeting of the county comm ission-
ers, together with the states attor-
neys Of the two counties will be call
ed and an effort to fix the line so that
it will be satisfactory to both coun-
ties will be made. 1T is thought,
however, that the matter will even
tually be carried to the supreme
court.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-05-13
HELD INSANE FOR WEALTH

9ankton, 5. D., May 10. Is Mrs.
Whitcher of Highmore insane, is the
question now in the hands of speci q /
commission appointed by the county
board OF insanity. Friends of Mrs,
Whitcher, who has been patient at
the state institution since last fall.
declare she is sane and has been and
hint that the possession of property
had something to do with her being
committed as insane from Hyde
county. Officers of the county are
understood to believe the woman is
insane, but there are two factions in
the case at issue and startling devel-
opments are rather expected to come
out Of the matter before it is settled,
as Mrs. Whitcher is well connected
and we'll off, and is apparently
woman Of much refinement and ex-
ceptional educational advantages.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-05-13
OR MISUNDERSTANDING
Sioux City Tribune)


Our wheat farmers the nation over
made Patten possible. They raise
the wheat and Patten takes the profits.
The Pattens always do. They take
the wheat after the farmer sells it,
shut off supply and run up the price.
The farmer kicks himself for selling
so soon. Then goes back to raise
more wheat for other Pattens.
We say our farmers make Pattens
possible. Patten says that he has
studied the situation wherever wheat
is grown; sent agents to investigate,
got the facts of production and de-
mand and then began buying, know
ing that the supply was less than the
demand. Among the facts he found
was that the average yield of wheat
IN this country is about ten bushels
to the acre. Here is where the far
mers gave Patten his chance.
From the Genessee Valley to Mani
toba the earth rewarded the farmer
with a yield Of wheat ranging from
30 to As bushels to the acre. For
thousands of years nature has been
storing up in the sol the fertility that
made this yield possible. How did
the farmers treat their Inheritance?
By maintaining this fertility? BY
returning to the land what the crop
took from it? Did they not claim
that the fertility was inexhaustible?
Did they not grasp more and more
acres to raise wheat on? Did not
congress feed the land hunger-land
greed is the truer term by giving
quarter section homesteads2 How
could a farmer keep up the fertility
of such an area? De didn't And he
saw his fields giving yearly less and
less return. Then he sold out and
went to fresh land and repeated the
process.
Now agricultural papers are giving
space to editorials on intensive farm
ing, close cultivation of small farms
instead of loose skimming of large
ones. And population, with it's hearty
|appetites, is steadily increasing. In
creasing population, diminishing
yield. Hence Patterns opportunity
and his corner. And this increasing
pressure of population inevitably
works to the making of small farms.
Industrial conditions in manufactur-
ing and other industries helps on the
pressure. Men turn from employ
ments that fail to yield support for
their families to the land where living
is assured anyway. That is why over
100, 900 men and women went out to
take chances in the last land lottery
of one Of the ew hundred quarter :
sections.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-05-13
CHURCH WORKERS TO MEET.

The thirty-ninth annual meeting of
the general association of Congrega-
tional churches of South Dakota will
be held in the Congregational church
at Sioux Falls commencing May Is
and closing the evening of the 10th.
In connection with this gathering will
also be held the annual meeting of the
Woman's Board of Missions of the
Interior, at which time actresses will
be delivered by Miss Ella NJ. Marsh
of Iowa, and Miss NJ. NJ. Haskell of
Samahov, Bulgaria. A paper, en-
titled "Women and Children of
Alaska" will be read by Miss Helen
Cross of Yankton
The first session of the general as
ISOLATION will open Tuesday evening
Among reports to be submitted one
Of special interest is that of w. II =.
Thrall of Huron, superintendent for
South Dakota. In this report Dr.
Thrall gives total number of Con-
gregational churches in the state as
lSS, having membership of 9,263;
the total additions during the year
were ,499. The total number of Sun
day school members is 10, 1876.
Among church buildings erected
and dedicated in the year just closed
is one at Sioux Falls, costing $50 ,O0O;
Armour, 10000; Redlield, $25 900;
Mitchell, 100000. A new church
building is in course of construction
at Fort Pierre, costing SO, 900. Five
home missionary churches have dedi.
Gated new buildings and four have
secured parsonagss. Altogether the
showing is very satisfactory and in
dlcates that much work has been
done and that the churches throughout
the state are i'll splendid condition,
both financially and spiritually.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-05-13
INSURANCE TAX FUNDS.

The insurance department has com,
pleted the table of amounts which
will go to the fire companies OF the
different towns Of the state from
the ~ per cent tax on premiums re-
ceived in each Of tho towns from the
old line fire insurance companies. To
this later will be added the amounts
which will be received from the nut
ual companies, which, while small in
most Of the towns of the state, is
quite an item in some places. The
total amount distributed is sls, 4ea, of
which Sioux Falls gets the largest
amount, with sl,92l, and Deadwood
second with 81,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-05-13
CASH FOR INDIANS

Next month promises to be busy
one about the Cheyenne River Indian
agency. Agent Michaels states that
in that month he will have to distri.
butte the quarterly cash payments to
the Indians, besides their supplies Of
cattle and farming implements. There
will be 5000 head Of cattle and q
couple of trainloads of wagons and
other farming implements to distri-
butte to the red wards of the govern
ment at that time.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-05-13

LaFollette's magazine concludes
after careful scrutiny of the situation
that the putting aside of the Roose-
welt era and the calmer tone of the
literary agencies as regards the Of
Tending corporations has lot retarded
the movement toward government
righteousness. 1t sees much reason
for hope in the action of the various
state legislatures on the propositions
OF the direct primary, the initiative
and referendum and similar reforms
during the past winter, also the tend :
ency toward civic reform. "The tide
OF reform is rising, rising, rising all
the time, it says, mo matter if here
and there, under adverse winds or
local shore forms it seems for a
moment to fall Where an obstacle
is placed in its way, it flows around
it, and rises all the higher. Dams
and dikes of seltishness and greed and
blind mossbackism may seem to stop
it, but the higher they are reared the
more powerful is the pressure Of pro-
gress on their walls, and the fercer
will be the rush when at last they are
overborne. For the tide is nothing
less than the great ocean of human
aspiration the multitudinous sea of
better things for the world. "-Yank-
ton Herald.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-05-13
PIERRE WINS FIELD MEET.

In the field meet of schools of Mil
Ter, Fort Pierre, Pierre and Pierre
Indian school Friday, Pierre won the
meet with 80, Miller second with SO SO,
Indian schnoL Is, Fort Pierre q.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-05-13
NEW BANK AT HAROLD.

Articles of Incorporation have been
filed for the German-American State
bank at Harold, with capital OF
5000. The incorporators ara S.
sprecher Of Parkston, Fred WinkIer
and F. a. Freitag of Harold and r.
A. Kuehm Of Hague, N. y.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-05-13

Mrs. Carrie Nation is said to have
bought with money derived from the
sale of souvenir hatchets during her
tempestuous crusade for temperance,
"a farm in Boone county, Ark, to
which she will retire for the remain
der of her life. Every sane person
would approve of such move.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-05-13

The Monarch Mutual Insurance
company of Watertown, after a pre-
carlous struggle for existance, has
been refused license to operate in
this state for the year 1909 by Com
missioner Basford. 1t is reported
that the outstanding risks Of the
company have been acquired by the
Merchants Mutual Insurance Com
pany of Redfeld.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-05-13

AS a result of recent talks with SEN
ators and representatives President
Taft is not looking for an adjourn
ment Of the present session of con-
gress before the middle of next month
at the earliest. The talks of the sena-
tors have done most to discourage
the president s original schedule.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-05-13

The state pardon board Friday re-
commended pardons in the cases Of
Joseph Harness, sentenced from Gus
ter county on charge of forgery, and
Edward Tobin, sentenced from Min
nehaha county on a charge of burg
larry.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-05-13

The Chief Justice Of the Supreme
court is Melville w. Fuller, and the
associate justices are: John M. Har
Ian, kentucky; David j. Brewer, of
Kansas; Edward d. White, Louisi-
ana; Rufus w. Peckham, New York;
Joseph Mckenna, California; Oliver
W. Holmes, Massachusetts; William
r.. Day, Ohio: and William II. Moody
Of Massachusetts.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-05-13
CATTLEMEN EXPECT BIG YEAR.

The holders Of the pastures on the
Cheyenne River Indian reservation
nave but one year more of such graz
ing, and reports from LeBeau indi-
cate that they are getting ready to
make the most of it. Arrangem ents
are being made there to handle large
number of southern range cattle this
spring. The Turkey Track outfit will
begin to bring in their stuff within a
week and will receive several train
loads this month. After this year
the pastures will be small affair,
and the business Of former years cut
practically to nothing.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-05-13

Boston is to celebrate the three
hundredth anniversary of the landing
of the Pilgrims and the founding of
New England by worlds tercen-
tennial exposition at Boston in 1920.
announcement is made this early in
order that the world may know that
the United States reserves the year
1920 for world 8 fair. The interven-
ing time will be spent in planning for
the fair exposition on scale com.
mensurate with the Importance Of the
event which commentaries the birth
of this great nation.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-05-13
TURNING THE SOD.

Okobojo Times Last Monday morn
ing we stood in our door yard an d
watched three gasoline breaking out
fits at work 10 the neighborhood and
saw the smoke from three steam
plows. Verify the prophesy Of a
pioneer fortune teller has come true,
even though such sayings were con
sidered nOnsensical and visionary 25
years ago.
The final stage of the negotiations
between the anthracite miners and
the employing companies was reach
ed Wednesday when the tridistrict
convention of the miners at Scranton,
Pa, unanimously approved the three
year agreement and authorized their
representatives to sign it. The sign
ing occurred in Philadelphia the next
day, the document being the same as
that signed three years ago except for
five concessions by the operators,
namely: Rates for new work to be
not less than for old work of similar
kind, collections of dues on company
property to continue, employe dis
missed for being in the union may
appeal to the board, disputes first to
be taken up with the mine foremen
Or committee Of employees.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-05-13

Owing to the necessity Of Judge
Garland, of the United States court,
sitting temporarily on the federal
circuit court of appeals, now in SEES
siono at st. Paul, the regular May
term of the United States court at
Deadwood has been abandoned. This
term always commences on the third
Tuesday in May. Therefor not un-
til next September will a term of the
federal court be held at Deadwood.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-05-13

The state railway commission is
preparing a pamphlet compilation Of
the railway laws of the state. This
work has not been done for several
years, and there has been consider
able railway legislation the past three
years. p. w. Daugherty, attorney
for the commission, was here last
Friday looking up the laws of the
last session for the carrying out of
that work.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-05-13

The government has published a
bulletin go pages with map of the
state by Samuel n Lea, state engineer
on irrigation in South Dakota VIII ich
is attracting attention from the east
ern press. 1t shows the projects now
i'll effect, those in construction and
those possible but not yet utilized.
Mr.. Lea estimates that at least half
million acres of land in this state is
susceptible ofirrigaton from streams
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-05-13

They have raised a monument to
the poet Longfellow in Washington,
where it stands as tribute to the
first among American men of letters.
Longfellow holds high position in the
literature of the new world, and the
statue is fitting as memorial to him,
but he needs no such tangible sign to
win the remembrance and hold the
affection of men and women who have
gained inspiration from the Psalm
OF Life and happiness from The Chill
dren' s Hour.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-05-13

Atan executive session of the Off
GERS of the State Travelling Mems as
ISOLATION final plans were made for
the big convention to be held in Sioux
Falls June IS and 10. This will be
the fifth annual convention, and it
bids fair to eclipse all the previous
gatherings. Gov. Vessey will be
guest Of honor, and parades, drives
and big ball games are among the at
fractions, in addition to the conven-
ton sessions
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-02-03

5 Regulets cure constipation
gripping, nausea, nor any
'ug effect. Ask your drug
them. rs cents per box.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-02-03
THING READY FOR ROUND NUMBER 3
HAVE YOU CALLED AND PAID?
Light and Water Bills Will Not Re
Presented by a Collector.


Presented by a Collector.
Have you called at the city hall
and paid your January light bill?
II not you are likely to be in the
same predicament Moses was on an
historic occasion-in the dark-after
Friday night.
AS was printed in The News, the
council passed a resolution at their
last meeting directing that the ems
tom of the superintendent of call
ing on the patrons of this DEPART
ment each month with bills be
discontinued, and that parties in
Iebted to the city for light and water
must call at the superintendent's
office by the night of the 9Th of each
month and settle their Indebtedness.
the penalty for failure to do so be-
ing dlscontinuance of the service.
superintendent Peddy has mailed
800 statements to citizens of the
amounts they are due for the month
OF January, and is now daily sitting
IN his Ottfce-and will be until Fri
day night, the 5th-ready to receive
your money and issue you a recent.
He has positive instructions from
the council to cut out the lights of
all delinquents after that date. and
says that he will carry them out.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-02-03
1T WAS A HAPPY OCCASION
Mr., G. r. Cannon's Children Gave
Him. a Surprise on His Fifty
Eighth Birthday.

The truest and tenderest relation
in life is that of parent to child, and
there is nothing so beautiful as the
love and thoughtful devotion of chill
dren to parents. This was very del
icately manifested Thursday, January
28th, when Mr.. G. R. Cannon reached
his fifty-eighth birthday. A bounti-
full and delightful dinner had been
prepared as a surprise by the daugh-
tiers and daughter-in-law, Mesdames
Julia Nasworthy, Chas. Curry and
Robert Cannon. The dinner, fit for
an Epicure, had been prearranged by
these ladies, all of whom are splendid
cooks, and carried to the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Cannon just at the dinner
hour. The delicious repast was per-
feet in every detail Nothing was
forgotten by the loving hearts that
planned and the willing hands that
prepared this birthday dinner for
father.
The menu consisted of everything
that goes to make up an Old-time
southern dinner. The fortunate
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. S. r. Chris
tie, Mrs. Mary Baldwin, Miss Minnie
Bridges, Miss Beulah Lee of DOverel,
Miss Mills of Edison, Miss VarnadOe,
Miss James, mr.. Bernard Perry, Mr..
Charlie Johnson, Mr.. L. e. Cannon,
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Cannon, with their
little son, G. R. Cannon, Jr., Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Curry, with their sons,
James and William, Mrs. Frank
NaswOrthy, Joe, Louella and Flor
ence Nasworthy.
When dinner was announced the
genial host, with his beaming face
expressing the happiness which he
could not put into words, led the way
to the dining room. Such filial love
so generously expressed was enough
to fill fathers heart with tender
emotion. Covers were laid for
twelve, and it was a congenial group
just the dinner and the company to
make "a feast of plenty and a flow
of soul"
Mr.. Cannon received many soon
gratulations, and each one turned
away with the earnest wish that the
same loving hands may be permitted
to prepare many more birthday din
ners for the kind father in his on
ward and upward journey through
life.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-02-03
MIR. w. c. DILLON DEAD.
WeH-knOwn Young Man Passed
Away Thursday Morning.

Well-known Young Man Passed
Away Thursday Morning.
Mr.. w. G. Dillon died at his home
on Fourth avenue about four O'Clock
Thursday morning. Although he had
been confined to his home for some
time and was known to be in a criti-
cal condition his death was rather
sudden. He arose from his bed for
some purpose, and suddenly dropped
to the floor and expired.
Mr.. Dillon was thirty-one years of
age, was widely known and had been
successful in his business affairs. He
owned one of the largest and most
valuable farms in this section, and
noted for its high state of cultivation
and big crops
The deceased is survived by one
brother, Mr.. George G. Dillon, and
sister, Mrs. Susie Mercer.
The interment occurred in Cedar
Hill cemetery Friday morning, Rev.
o. B. Chester performing the last
rites.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-02-03
TREE FELL ON COL. TURNER.
Was Driving Along Public Road and
Knocked SenSeIess.

Col. Haywood Turner the we'll
known young barrister and farmer,
had a narrow escape Friday after
noon from a fatal accident.
While driving along the public
road during the high wind which
swept the country a tree fell across
his buggy. Fortunately Mr.. Turner
saw the tree falling and, striking his
horse, was jerked from under the
main body of the tree, only a limb
hitting him. He was, however, rem
dered unconscious for three or four
hours. The buggy was demolished.
Some negroes in a wagon found
Mr.. Turner and carried him home.
He is now able to be up, and is re-
ceiving the congratulations of his
friends on his escape from an I'M
timely end.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-02-03
CARD FROM MIR. IRWIN.

admits Some Things for the Con-
sideratiOn of the People.
the People of Terrell County:
your attention to the publica-
1f notice in tn S weeks News
4 intention to introduce a bill
4 general assembly to abolish
Eity Court of Dawson.
the last election for the senate
representative this issue was
and | consider that you have
1cted me to abolish the court by
#tlye enactment. l shall en-
4 to do so; not only because
ave instructed me to that eff
put because | am thoroughly
Rced that the city court is a
4 to the taxpayers. 1t adds
/ Jail expenses, it demoralizes
oor of the county, and a large
OF the fines that are paid are
~ the white farmers of the
d and are a clear loss to them
4 end.
argued in behalf of the court
serves 10 keep down the Jail
rs, and yet the facts show that
penses constantly grow high
ember, 1907, the jail expenses
n 4.64; December, 1908, the
penses were $4,000.
ue city court is serving to re-
your Jail expenses how can
VINO say so explain the above.
ell county had in it's treasury
ears ago $4,000. Now it is
ing money every year to pay
- 1t strikes me that prop
ners and farmers of the cOun-
nave the prosperity of the
d stake had better begin to
"a fetrenchment and economy.
Wiling to aid in cutting off
pense of the city court. l can
#ollSh the court unless I have
#pFoyal and cooperation of the
81 Vi the county who agree
- VIII you come forward
''SJ me? Respectfully,
JNO. r. IRWIN.