Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-08-12
Wouldn't it help if the lazy bug
should tackle the thermometer?

Wouldn't it help if the lazy bug
should tackle the thermometer?
Rainmakers broke into the weather
game last Friday and Saturday, and
Immediately three inches of water
fell.
The gold output for the first half
of the present year in South Dakota
is considerably heavier than in any
former year.
South Dakota is engaged in harvest
ing one of the best crops in its history.
Now is good time to invest i'll South
Dakota lands.
The blind tigers still remain for
Col. Roosevelt's exploitation if
Europe, Asia and Africa should run
out Of thrills for him.
The state treasury has received a
draft for $4,000 from the general gov
eminent for national aid to the state
soldiers home, at Hot Springs.
Tariff making, especially in the
conference stage, is good deal like
horse trade between two sharpers
somebody is bound to be ''stuck. .
If free hides is a concession to re-
vision upward sentiment, then higher
duties on stockings and gloves must
be a concession to revision down
ward sentiment.
Word comes from Kansas that the
girls have gone to the rescue of the
farmers, who We're unable to get men
to help harvest the crops, and are
making good as farm hands.
The town of Hereford, on the south
bank of the Belle Fourche river in
Meade county, is to be moved bodily
to the north bank of the river. The
change in location will give the town
much better site.
Did you ever notice that warning
precedes almost every tragedy, and
that the warning was not needed?
No one pays any attention to warn
ings, and all the danger signs might
as we'll be taken down for all the good
they do.
A special train carrying a number
OF Northwestern officials passed
through Huron Tuesday morning GO
west. The destination was stated to
be Frankfort, but the business bring
ing the officials into this territory
was not announced.
Practically every section OF the United
states reports good crops this year.
The section where the crops are only
fairly good, even, is exceptional.
Despite this fact, prices still m aintain
good figure. The prospect for goo d
business year were never more favor
able
With the promise of railroad in
time to haul in their coal this year,
the people of Onida, the county seat
OF Sully county, have decided that it
is time for them to put on city airs,
and after quarter of century un-
township government, they have call
ed special election for the purpose
of voting upon the question of incor-
poration.
Committees of Deadwood lodge, B.
+. .. e., are fast arranging the de-
tails of the entertainment Of the State
Elks association, which meets in it's
first annual convention August II to
20. The lodge rushed it's work on it's
handsome new club rooms, said to be
the finest in the state, and will Off
cially open them this week with a
smoker and then commence decorat-
ing for the visitors.
We are not a very enthusiastic be-
lever in capital punishment, but af-
ter reading Emil Victor's confession
of details in his murder of the Chris
tie family in Brown county we are
convinced that there is no niche on
this earth he could fill to advantage
except one about six teet in the fell
on's field. He is a fit subject for the
Oil bet If 0na ever aYistad "