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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-09-29
WILL BE ELkS' DAY
The Closing Day of the Corr Palace
Will be Largely B. P. o. E.

Mitchell-The last day Of the corn
palace, Saturday, October 1, has
been set apart as Elks' day, which
will be in charge of the local lodge of
Elks Their part of the program,
however, will not start until late in
the afternoon, and the feature of the
day will be the laying of the corner
stone and Elks tablet of the new
building which is now in course Of
construction. J. U. Sammis of LeMars,
"a, the grand exalted ruler OF the
Elks, will deliver the address at the
cornerstone laying. This will be pre-
ceeGoi by a parade OF the Elks, end
ing in front Of the corn palace build
ing. Invitations have been sent out
to all the Elks in the state for the
occasion, and it will doubtless be
made one of the greatest gatherings
of Elks in the state. In the evening
there will be an initiation of twenty
candidates, ending with luncheon.
For the openg day of the palace on
September &c, the committee has Sc
cured the promise Of James J. Hill,
of the Great Northern railroad, to be
present and deliver an address, whose
subject will be on agricultural mat
tiers. Mr. Hills presence at the corn
palace will give the pepole OF the
state good opportunity to hear him
discuss some of the vital questions in
farming and living.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-09-29
MAKING PROOF
Settlers in the Gregory District Cash
in About 500, 600 Month

in About 500, 900 Month
Gregory-The officials of the Unit
ed States land office located here
report that the final proofs are
being offered by the Trip county
settlers at the rate of over 100000
a month. And as it takes approx
mately $3.50 each for the settlers to
make final proof at this time, there
are on round numbers $50 settlers
making proof each month.
A considerable number of those set
tiers are returning to their former
homes and quite number OF them
are in such circumstances after the
hardships of demonstrating that they
are offering their places for sale and
many must sell.
The past summer, both because of
insufficient rainfall generally over the
western states, and because Of the
tightness of the money market, has
been dull one for the real estate
men. The sale OF land in this coun-
try has been very slow this summer,
as compared with the past two years.
AS Consequence land values in the
uSW Couuly VI IllPp nave hoC lAhCLA
the sudden jump upward that might
have been expected Around Gregory
and in fact all of Gregory county and
in that part of Trip county imme-
diately contiguous to the town of Dal-
las at the end of the railroad just
west of Gregory, the price of land has
been slowly but steadily increasing
and the sales as reported from week
to week show a good increase In
price over those of last year.
But in Trip county what decided
Indian land there was on the market
all this summer was in small demand
The addition now of quite few prov
ed up homestead claims to the list
of lands for sale in Trip county has
caused land values in the new coun-
try to remain where they were last
spring and to make practically no ad'
vance.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-09-29
silk Hat Temperature.

Men who wear silk hats know that
the temperature inside the hat is
much higher than outside; but it has
remained for a French physician to
measure the difference. He has dis
covered that when the thermometer
registers 80 degrees in the shade In
the outer air it stands at 10S degrees
in his silk hat, and that when 1t Is s.
degrees outside it is So inside. From
these differences he concludes that the
unnatural heat causes many nerua.,s=
troubles rs s35.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-09-29
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA,
Department Of Insurance,

Company's Certificate of Authority
Whereas, The North American Acc
cident ms. Co.. a corporation organ
fxed under the laws of Illinois has fled
in this office a sworn statement exhfb-
itng It's condition and business for the
year ending December 81, 1908, con-
formable to the requirements Of the
laws of this state regulating the bus
mess of insurance; and,
Whereas, The said company has filed
in this office a daily certified copy Of
it's charter, with certificate of organi-
cation. in compliance with the require
ments of the insurance law aforesaid;
Now, Therefore, /, o. s. Basford,
Commissioner of Insurance of the State
of South Dakota, pursuant to the pro-
visions of said laws, do hereby certify
that the above named company is fully
empowered through it's authorized
mess of Accident Insurance in this
state, according to the laws thereof,
| until the 2Sth day of February A. d.
1911.
In testimony whereof. I have here
unto set my hand and official seal at
Pierre. this 10th day of February, A.
p. 1910.
| {SeaD O. s.. BASFORD,
Commissioner Of Insurance.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-09-29

Pierre-The law passed by the 1909
legislature requiring that interest
be collected on state finds and
turned into the state treasury has
already Melted the state s22,481, that
amount n having been turned into
the general fund by State Treas
urer Johnson since taking office.
This is for little more than a
year and half and the total for his
first term will be nearly, II not fully,
$50, 600. All former treasurers were
able to apply the interest on the funds
to their own use, but the law now
makes this interest part of the state
revenues.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-09-29

MISUNDERSTANDING arrangements
have been completed for corn
school, to be held in Aberdeen Nov
1890 and Dec. l and 2. Four in
structors from the South Dakota
state college will be in attendance,
and all phases of corn growing, test
ing of seed, selection of good ears
for planting, etc, will be gone into
1t is expected there will be a large
attendance.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-09-29
SO Remove Mildew...

MIX soft soap with powde.rred starch.
half as much salt and the Juice az a
lemon. Lay this on the part with
brush and then lay the article on the,
grass day and night until the stains
entirely disappear ss4sss
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-09-29
our ejo frees.

The fine frs of the Pacific north
west are so colossal that after The
trees are hewn down the stumps ar
used ,s5 for children's playground
houses for families to live In or fo
dancing platform ndianapolis New
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-09-29

Pierre-Another of the big cattle
herds of the state broken up, and
another of the oldtime cattlemen go
ing out of the business, is marked
by the sale Of the herds Of ]. 9.
Anderson, on the Crow Creek reserxa-
ton. Anderson has for years been
one of the leading cattlemen Of the
central part Of the state, but has had
to ouit on account Of the lack of range.
He has been for some time investing
heavily In California, and will, as soon
as he closes up his interests in this
state, change his headquarters to the
coast.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-09-29

Baltic-Since Baltic has had
bac fire the citizens have been
talking of the necessity of INSTALL
ing some sort of water works
system and fire department. 1t is q
risky thing to depend upon the wells
and the volunteer citizens. who have
no organization Mr. Questad said last
evening that when in Sioux Falls he
had a talk with w. j. Carey, Mime
haha's popular candidate for sheriff,
rho told him OF the system system that Val
ley Springs had at the time he was a
citizen of that place and in fact Mr..
Carey was member Of the IRE COM
pany. The Valley Springs system will
be looked into.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-09-29
Question of Eligibility

REORGANIZATION j. H Hetley of
Day county, can hold the office Of
SUPERINTENDENT of schools without
being the possessor of valid GER
tificate, is the question which has
been presented to the supreme court
o fthe state by H. H. Potter, form
er representative of the legislature
from that county. The decision will
be due about September q when an
order is made returnable to show
cause why the county auditor of Day
county should not be prevented from
placing the name of Hetley on the
ballot as the republican nominee.
This is the first time that the ques-
ton has been raised under the Ipres-
emit law. Under former law pertain
ing to the eligibility of candidates for
Superintendent it was stipulated In
general terms that the cand date must
have a valid certificate, but the stat
ute was not enforced because OF ad-
mitted errors in the act.
Hetley held the office two terms I'M
der the operation of the former law,
when hi was succeeded by another
man His successor was not popular
and at the recent primaries Hetley de-
coated him by a decisive vote. Hetley
is not the possessor of the requisite
certificate, and the question ii31 "a ar uses
tho election of a candidate duly nomi-
mated, even though he may later be
fawnd to re disqualified for the ofhce
unron-L successful meeting here
af the South Dakota Osteopathfl
association was one OF much IN
terest to a large number OF the
Of the state. Some valuable eas. paper:
1",..inass having especial bearing upor
the interest Of the profession Tne
next meeting will be held in Rap .
City City oflcers for the ensuing yea a
are: President, Dr.. j. r. 1.a ManaIIy, 10 o
q r Ludwig Of Parker; board Of trus
Tees $ Dr. Dr. ] John Pay Of Milbank; d ;,
!ena Eneboe of Canton and DR.. 3. 4
Heyler OF Mitchell.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-09-29

Aberdeen-John Wade, the presi-
dent of the Aberdeen Commercial
club, has lately received word that the
offer Of this city for the entertain
ment of the State Federation of Won
ans clubs has been accepted, and the
federation will meet here October IL,
10 and 90 Elaborate plans for the
entertainment of the visiting club
women are being made
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-09-29

Pierre-Rib Bruner, an auto driver
of Fort Pierre while out In the
country a few days ago develop
ed a case of nerve" which few men
would show under the circumstances.
He, with companion, was going
down a long slope at a pretty good
clip when the machine went wrong
throwing both out. Bruner suffered
a broken leg, but the other man came
out with a few bruises, and, after max
ing Bruner as comfortable as pos
sible. started after help. After he left
Bruner crawled to the machine and
found he could make it work and
"cranked UP" and drove about TWEEN
ty miles for medical attention.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-09-29

Elk Point-After several days OF
unsuccessful searching for the body
of Mrs. E. Elliott. who drowned
herself In the Missouri river south Of
this city last Friday morning, the
dragging for the body has been aban-
doned. It is thought that the body
has been washed farther down the
stream and will no doubt be found
later. Mrs. Elliott had been sick all
summer and her mind was affected,
which is thought to be the cause OF
her suicide. Mr.. and Mrs. Elliott
came here last spring from Indiana.
She leaves husband and four small
children. She was 81 years old.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-09-29
CHARGED WITH ARSON
Wealthy Farmer Near FIandreau Must
Face Serious Accus alton

Flandreau-N. P. Pitsenbarger, a
wealthy farmer living northwest OF
Flandreau, was indicted last even
ing on the charge of arson. His
16-year-old son Beach, confess ng
that he was compelled to set fire to a
granary after putting some old names,
buckles and snaps therein, and told
to say it was set on fire by lightning
or tramps on August 3rd, 1909. Pitsen-
barger collected insurance on the
granary and harness and attempted
to collect for 200 bushels of oats but
the insurance company rejected the
claim for the oats. The state fire mar
shall has been working on the case for
some time and obtained confession
from the boy who for the past few
months has been living with his moth
er at Waterloo, Ia, who obtained a
divorce from Pitsenbarger last Octo-
Der. After a preliminary hearing
Pitsenbarger was bound over to the
circuit curt in the sum of $1,000 bonds
Two more indictments are hanging
over him for fires set in his neigh
borhood in the past year and will be
taken up as soon as this one is dis
posed Of
Aberdeen-The construction train
on the Cheyenne branch of the Mil
waukee railroad has reached Par
ade, S. D., eighty-two miles west
of Mobridge, and will reach Faith, the
proposed terminus of the branch, be-
fore winter. Faith is 131 miles from
Mobridge and the Intervening towns
are Moreau Junction, Cheyenne juno
ton, Ducharne, Promise, Virginia, La
Plant, Ridgeview, Newponset, Parade
Eagle Butte, Langtry, Dupree, lied
Elm and Arrow Head.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-09-29

Net in force ..,,.......s 20l,773.20
BUSINESS IN THE STATE OF SOUTH
DAKOTA DURING THE YEAR 1903
Premiums received ......s 14,623.22
Losses paid .... 3,46T.86
Expenses incurred .... 2,722.37
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-09-29
ANNUAL. STATEMENT
For the Year EndsnE December 31st
A. %. NON.

A. Q. 1HOB.
OF the condition of the
NORTH AMERICAN ACCIDENT In
SURANCE COMPANY
Organized under the laws of the State
of Illinois, made to the Insurance
Commissioner OF the State OF South
Dakota, pursuant to the laws of said
State. President, e. c. Waller; Sec
rotary, A. Il. Forrest; Vice President,
A. e. Forrest: Incorporated, May IS,
1885; Commenced business June is,
1885; Principal Office PIT La Sale St..
CHICAGO, Ill.,
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-08-12
FARMING INs1TE CITY LIMITS.

Tiny Plots I'm New York Are Rented
Ont to Truck Farmers.
To say that farming within the
boundaries of the city Of New York is
u profitable occupation and that 1t is
carried on professionally with large
degree OF success might seem to some
an extravagant assertion. Yet John r.
Bowie of the soil division of the fed
eral department of agriculture, New
York letter to the Christian Science
Monitor says, has just issued a report
on the farming possibilities OF this
city, showing comprehensively that
the best agriculture in the country is
not only possible here. but carried on
to remarkable degree.
Within the city boundaries unoccu-
pied lots and unsubdivided tracts are
rented out in small plots for market
gardening and trucking purposes. The
majority of the farms are Of miniature
size, some one-half or one-Quarter Of
an acre or even only the size of city
lot. Under such cramped conditions
It Is necessary to do some crop NOV
ing and marketing during every month
Of the year. Even the midwinter sea-
son the farmer uses to market his
root crops which have been stored
waiting higher prices and the fruit
picked during the autumn. With the
dawn Of spring the spinach and rhu-
barb start the crop and having been
disposed Of at the city market other
crops follow in q steady stream.
The chief point In this intensive
farming is to. utilize every foot Of
ground to Its best advantage. The
onion and -radish are good examples
Of how this Is accomplished. AS soon
as the onion develops the slightest sus-
picion OF bulb it is pulled and bunch
ed and those next 1t in size are given
q better opportunity for growth and
development. In this way not single
crop. but continuous supply Of
onions and radishes Is produced.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-08-12
GETTING RICH m ou1onx
Ssewhsville, Tex, MaAe Esnons ),
strong Leguma.

.
SrsyvhsviIle, Tex, IaAe Fnnous ~
strong Leguma.
It has been several years since
brownsville, Tex, became famous be-
cause part of a negro regiment was
accused OF shooting up the town. but
=. G. Morton, who helps to supply
water TOR the stock and vegetables
and sugar cane they raise down there,
says that the place has settled down
to work and get rich; and they are
shipping carloads OF onions to New
York every day.
We irrigate down in our part OF
Texas in different way from what
they do in the west said Mr.. Nor
ton. according to the New York Sun.
We pump the water out of the river.
There are twenty-five plants on the
Rio Grande. all put up during the
last five years, and we are getting
ready to put in big enterprise that
Will extend into the third county from
the coast and will cost $4,000, 900 r-
$7,O00.00O. At present about 100000
acres are under Irrigation. The pres
ent method is to pump the water MP
to the top of the river bank and there
IT flows into canals, some of them as
long as eighteen or twenty miles.
The country about Brownsville
was absolutely depopulated until
about five years ago. Brownsville was
l6O miles from a railroad. They are
now building a combination railroad
and traffic bridge across the Rio
Grande at that place, and on May /
It Is expected that through trains will
De run through from New Orleans to
Mexico City. Brownsville ten years
ago had population Of about 5000,
OF whom 80 or IS per cent were Mex
leans. To-day the population is about
1900, with fully fourth of them
Americans. The Mexicans furnish
good labor at so cents q day.
Every two weeks from 10000 to
10000 home seekers come into Texas,
taking advantage Of the cheap tickets
onered. and we are getting a good
many of them in the country around
Brownsville. They plant sugar cane
and alfalfa and all the truck crops.
One speciality they have gone in for
Is green onions, which net them from
$4OO to $500 an acre. Last year about
5000 carloads were raised. Not one
onion was shipped from that country
nve years ago, and to-day the Ber-
muda onion is being driven out OF the
market. Bermuda does not ship here
25 per cent of what it did when Texas
started in the onion business They
are getting the Texas product in New
York now" Mr.. Morton did not bring
sample with him.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-08-12

Nautch girls skirt with every ges-
ture and pose OF the wearer. forming
poetry OF motion not easy to de-
scribe! The bodice yelled and un-
yelled in turn was poem Of glittering
silver yelled in visit of black tulle.
Delightful, too. was a little frocklet
OF black. the skirt showing a yelled
hem Of white silk, whilst the upper
part Of the bodice lighted into the
grayness OF black and white.
For the country there were fascina-
ting frocks of white pique with mar
row skirts to which detached front
and back panel gave wonderful grace.
me coatlet had most homogeneous
loose revers Of black satin, faced half
way with cherry color or Chinese blue
velvet, and blouse Of supple silk muslin
In the most distinctive hues looked as
ii they could be folded into a nutshell.
What wonders an ordinary sized trunk
Will be made to contain this season!
We have grown weary of the bro
derie anglaise sunshades. They were
hard and ungraceful at best; far
more charming are the tiny marquise
sunshades, absolutely useless in them
selves. but decorative in the extreme,
as they give scope for such pretty
poses and attitudes!
There is very little to tell OF in hats.
We have taken frantic fancy for
sweet peas. which climb over our
straw shapes in superb and expensive
profusion. for the best of US are grow
ing caddish, and we look to what costs
money more than to things beautiful
in themselves.
Gigantic peoples with dropping pet
ais. two Of which are sufficiently ample
to trim hat. are the latest develop
ment of the blooms Of the Garden Of
Sleep.
Fruit is showing on some of the
hats-impossible fruit, of course. APP
pies the size of plums, and cherries Of
the same "calibre." and all the gamut
of weeping plume5 and distracted al
grettes that represent the power Of
gold!
The latest summer dresses Of floral
silk or soft pongee have quaint mar
row skirts tied In at one side and
trimmed with a deep band of glace
insertion. The bodice forms high
|ydraped corselet, and the yoke and
sleeves cut en- kimono are entirely Of
lace. This is simple and girlish
make of dress. The chiffon and lace
wraps are most poetical.
A dainty and serviceable frock Is
the one sketched for our readers to-
day. It is Of blue green taffeta shot
with black, the sides very lightly en-
broidered in black silk soutache with
q suspicion OF dull gold. 1t has q
very deep sailor collar fashioned from
wide black satin ribbon. with narrow
inside collar of cream. The soft silk
jabot is of ochre lace. The sash and
sash ends are OF black satin ribbon
with tasseled ends. The sleeves have
deep revers ornamented with gold but
tons. The hat Is of black vanished
straw lined with blue-green straw and
trimmed with shaded blue feathers.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-08-12
PAsTuRlNG PIGS ON GLOVER
Produces Cheapest Pork, When Used
u Conjunction With Some
Supplemental Feed,

Even at present prices &c IL essen
tlaily to our interests to produce pork
as cheaply as possible. Simply be-
cause hogs are selling at record prices
we cannot allow the cost Of produc-
ton to creep up alongside the increas-
ed selling price. It should ever be
the aim OF the hogman to have the
hogs and the methods which will en-
able him to produce a pound OF pork
with the smallest outlay consistent
with good gains.
It has always been our opinion that
the cheapest pork can be produced on
clover pasture, when 1t is used in con-
junction with some supplemental feed,
writes Clyde A. Waugh, in Michigan
Farmer. Glover furnishes cheap pro-
tein, allows the hog to exist in what
approaches his natural condition,
keeps him fairly healthy, manures
your field and saves a great deal of
labor.
We have found that most Of our
profitable filters are those that are
farrowed about the time the sows can
be turned on pasture. It 10 an easy
matter to take q roll of hog fencing,
stick In post every seven or eight
rods, and to stretch up your fence. It
can be done In half day. Several
litters of pigs can be run In q few
acres.
After sucking q. few weeks the
sows can be reduced to ration Of
few ears Of corn day. Before this
few troughs can be placed so as to
admit the pigs and keep out the sows.
when the pigs can be given shorts
and other feeds.
Handled in such manner you have
fair sized shoats when the new corn
crop is ready to be fed Then, a little
green corn can be used to advantage.
However, by the time the corn is
ready, the shoats will stand quite a
heavy feeding while on the clover. BY
so doing, the spring pigs can often be
turned on after running behind steers
on very short feed which begins
early In the fall. Two years ago we
turned bunch Of shoats so raised, in
a corn field with the older hogs. When
the piece was hogged on part Of the
spring pigs went to market.