Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-10-21

| ing TO ma the SOuth pole Is that
there's chance for lecture course
In South Dakato the temperature is
on the raise, but from Nebraska anc
states to the south decreasing tenn.
perature is reported.
The census division reports the
wheat crop of South Dakota this
year at 39,OOO,OOO bushels gain OF
about four million over last year.
The state board of pharmacy held &
meeting at Rapid City last week auc
examined twenty-one applicants fo,
certificates to act as pharmacists.
| In New York state voter has tc
tell whether he lives with his wife
Probably trying to find out how many
untrammeled citizens there really
are.
| Harry Whitney had neither the
pole nor very much information
about it. He seems quite we'll quail
fed to come back without making
enemies.
Peary states that in his opinion polar
observations may be successfully faxed.
This from a man returning from the
pole seems good deal like saving off
the limb he sits on.
Many wild birds indicate by change
of the tone of their voice the nearness
of the season of icy inconveniences
All but those swift on wing are wing
| ing their way to tke Southland.
Through the snow at the North Pole
a man could be seen running in circle.
Hal cried Commander Peary, "By
running around backward I've given
myself another year of life."
Souvenir hunters in Nova Scotia
cleaned out Peary's ship Of everything
from polar records to hard tack. In
fact they took everything but the dark
brown taste of DR.. Cooks claims.
Leading astronomer goes into great
detail to tell how to recognize the
pole when you see it. This calls for
postscript describing how to recog
nize a discoverer when you see one.
Merchants in all Kansas towns have
been ordered by the state board Of
health to make no sidewalk display of
fruits and vegeta bles, where flies can
carry disease germs, especially typhoid
and tuberculosis.
The people of Philip will vote, on the
26th of this month, on the proposition
of putting their town under city gov
ernment. The town has been growing
rapidly and it is believed that the nun
icipal improvements desired can be bet
ter secured through city government.
Sometimes the movement from farm
to city is accompanied by interesting
incident. John Hoeft of Union. Mo:
moved into town because his family in
sisted upon it-and then he attempted
to kill himself as means of getting
out of town again.
In a speech at Knoxville, Iowa, few
days ago Speaker Cannon shouted that
the insurgents want to raise hell with
the protective tariff-and he didn't use
a dash between the ''h'' and the 'tllv
either. Evidently Uncle Joe is much
riled up.
Last Saturday, at Centerville, Mr..
Egan was favored with cloudless skies
and was able to give his campaign and
start that failed the previous Saturday
on account of the weather. Mr.. Egan
had good audience and plead his
cause with eloquence. His hearers
will be given eight months for refiec-
tion.
The supreme court promulgated
the rules of practice pro gided for all
courts of record in the state other
than the supreme court. This action
.is taken under the provisions Of q
statute requiring such action On the
part Of the court. The new rules 90
into effect today.
S. !. vas game fight at San Francis
co. that Ketchell put up against
Champion Johnson Saturday night,
the latter knocking out the clever
Michigan boy in the twelfth round !,
bat not until Ketchell had knocked
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