Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-12-15
The total corn product in Ohio this

Congressman Tawney is said to be
opposed to fertilization of the canal
1t is likely that the holiday recess
of congress will be abbreviated this
year.
Francis Fl. Burr, former captain OF
the Harvard foot ball tear, is criti.
caify i'll with typhoid fever il. Bos
ton.
Jack Alternately, United States mar.
shall for Oklahoma, rendered his res
ignation.
navy was defeated in the Canadian
parliament.
Plans are on foot for an attack on
the validity of the twe-cent fare law
in Iowa and Illinois.
Justice w. d. Beard of the Tennes-
see supreme court dropped dead in
. hotel at Nashville.
! President Taft is comforting with
congressman on coming appointments
to the supreme court
Announcement was made of gift
OF 100000 to the John Hopkins uni
yersity endowment fund
The Ballinger -Pinchot congression-
al committee gave the secretary OF
the interior clean bill.
The conservatives made a supreme
c.iort to eliminate the recall from the
Arizona constitution, but failed.
| Balloting thus far in Great Britain
shows that in the unionist opposition
cannot control the next parliament.
With the exception of Latta, the
Nebraska delegation favors depriving
the speaker of the house of his power.
4 The Peruvian government has no
interest in any steamship line to be
established between New York and
,Callao.
Eugene r. Cox declares the Chris
! tan Science church will continue to
run smoothly, Notwithstanding the
| death of Mrs. Eddy
The fourth division of the United
States Atlantic fleet under command
| of Captain Thomas B. Howard sailed
for Gravesend, England
AT Passiac. N. j., Charles Jerome
Coleman, former millionaire and mus
ical celebrity. was found dead in his
room, suicide from gas.
First Officer r. Cheethan Of the
Great Northern liner Minnesota was
arrested by custom inspectors on a
charge OF smuggling opium.
Miss Mary Holbrook. many years
missionary for the American board in
China and Japan. died Friday at the
home of her brother in East Haven,
Conn.
The board of directors Of the Hook
ing Valley Railroad company de-
clared the regular semi-annual diyi.
dent Of 2 per cent on the common
stock
Senator Stone of Missouri has been
appointed to fill the vacancy on the
senate committee on finance. created
by the death Of Senator Daniel of
Virginia.
Painting is he leaned out Of an
open window of the Society for Saw.
ings building ex-Common Pleas Judge
Conway w. Noble, sixty-eight years
old. of Cleveland, O., fell seven stories
to the street below and was killed.
United States marshals seized 5000
pounds of canned eggs" shipped into
Chicago. United States District At.
torney Simms said that test of one
teaspoonful OF the substance showed
the presence of 100000 bacteria.
Senator Elmer j. Burkett OF Ne
7braska, who has been mentioned in
connection with the presidency of
national bank in Washington, laughed
at the idea that he intended to be-
come permanent resident Of Wash.
ington.
Four men blew open the Farmers
bank at Garden City, Iowa, with dy-
Mantle, getting. $1,000. A citizen
named Nessna was awakened by the
explosion and began firing at the
robbers with a shotgun. The rob
bers escaped.
Defects in the administration OF
the New Orleans customs are to be
remedied by the treasury department
as the result of criticisms which a
federal grand jury made after investi-
eating the importation Of laces and
embroidery at that port.
many farmers through Reno and
adjoining counties in Kansas are
burning off their farms. destroying
the bunch grass and endeavoring to
kill the chinch bugs. 1t is claimed
that Is per cent OF the chinch bugs
may be destroyed in this manner.
On the eve Of the annual meeting
OF the American Red Cross in Wash
ington. President Taft. who 10 presi-
dent, received word that New York
city has completed its subscription Of
$5oo. 1000. apportioned to II on the
basis OF 10 cents per capita popular
ton for the 100000 endowment
fund Of the eociety.
Gifts aggregating $4,000 recently
have been made to Columbia univer.
sity, according to an announcement
by the trustees. The giver Of gloo..
900 10 anonymous.