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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-02-17

1t has been said that the Oak otas
should have been divided into two
states east, and west, instead OF north
and south, says the Belle Fourche
Post. That might have been better
plan politically as well as III other
ways, since not even the fact that re-
cent railroad service through the
state can convince many in eastern
South Dakota that the western part
is anything to be proud of. TO many
it is still wilderness and the rendez-
vous of Indians and wild animals.
Seeing is believing, and some day per-
haps the people Of the eastern coun-
tries will know and recognize the
immensity Of these fertile valleys be-
yond the Black Hills.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-02-17
LAND DISTRICTS CHANGED

In an order issued today by Presi-
dent Taft, material changes were
made in the boundaries Of South Da-
kota land districts. All the Cheyenne
and Standing Rock lands are to be
opened to entry May and will be
included in the Aberdeen and Lem
mon districts. The order also throws
the lands into the Bismarck districts
and some in the Lennon district into
the Aberdeen district. The change ia
made to enable the state of South
Dakota to make certain school selec-
tions.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-02-17
OFFICIAL NOTICE
Department of The Interior
n,>.l M. ?,

department OF The Interior
General Land Office.
Washington. D. c., Feb. 9, 1910.
Register and Receiver, Pierre, S. ID.
Dear Sirs: You are requested to
announce through the local papers, as
a matter of news, that all persons
who intend to act as locating agents
during the opening Of the Cheyenne
River and Standing Rock lands, are
requested to communicate with me at
once.
The time for the making of these
entries has been extended from April
to May 2, 1910, and all applicants
will be required to make their selec-
tions at map room in Aberdeen,
South Dakota, and later to make
entry at the land Office for the dis
.drict in which the lands are located.
Yours truly,
JAMES W. WITTEN, Supt.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-02-17
JAMES W. WITTEN, Supt.

One of the hardest things in the
world to buy, in the opinion of a man
who recently tried it, is q watch key.
The practical disappearance of the
key wound watch has made the Jew
lershops are apt to be without them.
While the department stores which
seem to keep everything in the world
fall in this particular.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-02-17
WOMAN ATTEMPTS SUICIDE

Mrs. Matt Wagner, who lives on a
farm in Sully county, about forty miles
north of here attempted suicide Satur-
day by cutting her throat with butch
er knife. While she lashed herself
fearfully, she is living but with little
hope of recovery
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-02-17

Buying farm lands is no longer spe-
culation. 1t is safe investment, and
a great many are getting in on ground
floor
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-02-17

In little while the Missouri River
will show the Seine something worth
roaring about in the way of stopping
over.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-02-17

A lot of people who are particular to
get only tuberculn tested milk let it
stand where consumptive cats can lick
the bottle.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-02-17

South Dakota leads all the states in
the union, in 1909, i'll the amount of
business transacted at the several
government land Offices. With the
opening Of the two reservations the
record of 1910 will very likely exceed
that of 1909. Within few years, at
the present rate of progress, about
all the public lands in South Dakota
including all the Indian reservations
row still in the hands of the redskins
will be owned by farmers who will
add annually to the wealth Of the
state.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-02-17

The dates this year for the third an
nual Hand county fair are September
6, and 8, week before the state fair
at Huron.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-02-17

North Dakota is publishing claims
to having made the greatest per ca pita
production OF wealth the past year
The official figures from Washington
show that state produced the most
grain, but when live stock and miner.
ais are considered South Dakota is
far ahead. The official figures ar for
total production; North Dako ia,
sl66, 1892 900. 90 or S3ll.3O per capita
South Dakota, $l8s, ,4sl 100000 or
7S.4O per capita. The state census
official figures exceed those Of the
government for South Dakota By u
million dollars.
The Prohibitionists Of South Dakota
will hold their State Convention at
Sioux Falls February % and %, at
which time full state ticket will be
named to be voted upon in June pri.
maries. w. P. F. Ferguson Of Chi
cago, editor of the National Prohibi-
tionists and conceded to be not only
gifted orator but the best Informed
man in America upon every phrase Of
the liquor problem. will be the speak
er OF the occasion. The railroads
have granted reduced rate of one
fare and third for the round trip up
On the certificate plan.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-02-17

Thomas Yoder, Sully county farm
er evidently does not believe that the
auto has as yet wiped out the useful
ness of the horse. He recently sold 2S
head of horses at an average price of
$l39 per head, getting $4,000 for the
small herd. AS long as he can get such
prices, he will keep right along breed
ing horses
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-02-17
WHAT SOUTH DAKOTA NEEDS

Sioux Falls Journal: What South
Dakota needs this year much more
than q lot of political talk about
what the state might owe, which is
not 50 very much for state, is more
talk about all immigration depa IT.
ment with at least s25 900 a year to
spend. Instead of retrenching the
the state needs to be spending more
money in some directions, for it wi!l
bring back big returns. There il
nothing more important than an
immigration department TO this stat {
and every man running for the legis :
lature this year should be pledged to
see that the money is appropriated to
get one. North Dakota has been
growing fast on account of her iInmi :
grafton department.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-02-17

The first actual work on the new lines
in the reservation has been commenced
at Wakpola. Workmen are at work
actually laying the first rails Of the new
Milwaukee branch which runs south
from Wakpola to Meadow and south
west into the reservation.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-02-17

The Business Mems Club of Rapid
City have begun preparations for the
annual celebration to be held in April
during the meeting of the Western
South Dakota Stockgrowers association
which has its headquarters at that place.
In addition to the cowboy and Indian
features the program committee plan
to have an aeroplane flying exhibition if
the weather conditions are favorable.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-02-17

Having given Japan what he consid-
ers reasonable length Of time in which
to object him. Minister Calhoun is
about to start for China.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-02-17

Members of the orders of railway
conductors and engineers and dis
patchers employed on the Mexican
National railroad have voted to re-
sign in a body. Five hundred of
them are Americans and designations
will take place today
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-02-17

The postmaster at Okobojo has re-
ceived notice that the Little Bend and
Okobojo mail route and the Little Bend
postoffice will be discontinued on the 28
of this month.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-02-17

The creamery located at Sansarc,
Stanley county, intends to again be-
gin butter making March l. The
building occupied has been enlarged, ,
and much new machinery has been
added.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-02-17

Flying in the air is about as dan
gerous as tickling the hind foot Of a
Missouri mule says the Seymour
Citizen overlooking the fact that
tickling the foot Of the mule and ay-
ing through the air are the same
proposition.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-02-17

The cold snap of the last few days
was something of surprise to large
number of people who thought that Win
ter had had enough of an inning in Nov
ember, December and January and
ought to be willing to give way to
thing like spring.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-17
NOTES FROM TUXEDO PARK.

lBy Telegraph TO The TriE-ne.l
Tuxedo Park, y. Y, Jan. 16.-An ideal
day. with plenty Of winter sports, brought
out large number Of well known persons
for the week end at Tuxedo. Many opened
their villas and entertained house parties
for the day. The special train which runs
out from town each week brought out a
large number Of young people.
Mr.. and Mrs ". ". Hoppin have taken
the Gallatin villa for the early winter. and
Alr. and Mrs. Augustus Fields are in the
small Mortimer house
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Mortimer are at
the club Mr.. and Mrs. George II Hull
chaperoned party at the clubhouse over
Sunday. and Mr.. and Mrs Grenville Kane
entertained at their villa
Other late arrivals are Mr. and Mrs. "
NJ Hoffman. Mrs. Charles Coster, Mr.. and
Mrs. T. A. Snow, Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Cut
ting BIr. and Mrs. w. l.. GIyn Miss Dem
mis-. Mr. and Mrs Arthur D. Weekes. the
Misses Emery. Captain r. g B. Seth
bridge, G. r. Davidson jr.. AIr and Mrs
H. II Weeks. Bfr. and Mrs. S A Walsh ir
II G. Chapman. Sewell Thomas. Mr. and
Mrs II 81 Tilford, Miss Tilford and DIR
and Mrs Warren r Dennis
New-York tribune., 1910-01-17
MUSIC
The Philharmonic Societu.

The third of the series of Sunday after
neon concerts by the Philharmonic Society
was enthusiastically enjoyed by a fine audi
ence in Carnegie Hall yesterday. All the
music except the solo number. was IA
miliar. and the solo number had been heard
by the patrons of the Symphony Society
twice some six weeks ago. 1t was Rach-
maninoff's third pianoforte concerto with
the composer playing the solo part. The inn
preston made at the earlier performances
of the essential dignity and beauty of the
music and of the composers playing was
deepened, and the audience was quite as
enthusiastic in its expression OF appreca-
ton as at the performance at The New
Theatre on November 2S last and at Car
negie Hall two days later. 1t is regrettable
that the feeling to which expression was
given after the first production, that the
composition, despite its many beauties. suf-
fers from overlength. was also confirmed.
There is remplissage in the first and last
movements which could be removed to the
advantage of the work. Judicious curtail
ment would help the concerto to a deserv-
edly long term of life.
The concert began with a repetition of
Mr.. Mahler's arrangement of four move
ments from two of Bachs orchestral suites
which have been with us since the season
opened. The music, which has figured in
the Philharmonic schemes for over forty
years in its authentic form, evoked much
applause The prelude and finale from Wag-
ner's Tristan und Isolde" and the over
fure TO Smetana's "Bartered Bride" fol-
lowed the pianoforte concerto. II. z. *.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-17
THEATRICAL NOTES.

Maxine Elliott will open In her new play.
"The Inferior Sex" by Frank Slayton, at
Daly's Theatre on Monday evening, jan
was announced.
The members of the companies present
ing "Old Dutch "The jolly Bachelors
and The Midnight Sons" which now
playing in this city, have been invited by
their manager, Lew Fields, to attend the
Thursday matinee of his fourth New York
production, Andrew Mack in THE Prince
of Bohemia" al the Hackett Theatre.
Patrons of vaudeville who go 10 the
Plaza Music Hall to-day will find an inno-
walton I'm the form of tea room in full
operation on the left Of the promenade on
the orchestra floor. Tea and coffee will be
served without cost to patrons, and tips
are prohibited.
Luigi Marabini who will carve figures
of birds and animals out of cakes OF ice
at the Fifth Avenue Theatre this week
was formerly a chef in a New York res
taurant
Mile. Atra. known as the bullet proof
lady" will make her first appearance in
New York at Hammersteins g Victoria The
atre next week bullet fired by Cheva-
her ne Louis apparently passes through
her body, shatrering a frsg gile globe at her
back
n F. Warner win open AZ wsracks
Theatre tomorrow evening N Alias Jim
nv Valentine" sud not 10 night As was
erroneouslv announced In some of the ad
vance advertisements.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-17
HONOR KIRCHHOFF.
Former Editor Guest at Engi-
neers' Club Luncheon.

Charles Kirchhoff who retired from the
edtorship of The Iron Age a month ago.
was the guest of about two hundred of his
associates in the iron and steel industry
at a luncheon in the Engineers Club, No.
50 West 40th street. yesterday. Speeches
we're made by a number of Mr.. Kirch-
hoff's friends. in which the speakers
haTked back to "old times" in the steel
business. George W. Cope. the new editor
of The Iron Age" presented to Mr.. Kirch
hoff, from his friends. bronze statuette
entitled ''Le Source du Pactole.' by Picault.
The speakers were Philip T. Dodge, pres
ident of the Engineers Club; T c. Martin,
executive secretary of the National Elec
trio Light Association; DR.. Rossiter ".
Raymond. secretary Of the American In
stitute of Mining Engineers; DR.. Henry S.
Drin1er, president of Lehigh University;
John Fritz, founder Of the Bethlehem Steel
Company, and Mr.. Kirchhoff.
Letters were read from q number of Mr.
Kirchhoft's friends who could not attend
the luncheon. some of them being An
drew Carnegie, John Hays Hammond,
Robert w Hunt past president of the
American Society of Mechanical Engi-
neers; Samuel Sheldon. past president Of
the American Institute of Electrical Engi-
neers; Theodore N Ely, of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad; Dr.. James Douglas, John
". Lieb, jr. Colonel H. C. Prout, formerly
editor Of The Railroad Gazette. and Am
brose Swascy, past president of the Amer
lean Society Of Mechanical Engineers.
Mr. Kirchhof goes next week for
cruise in the West Indies and on his re-
turn VIII go to Europe It is understood
that he is to take Il trip around the world
to make a study Of iron and steel condi
New-York tribune., 1910-01-17
FILL BRICK CHURCH.
Big Cro7cds Unable to Hear
DR.. Van Dukes Sermon.

Or. Henry van Dyke. of Princeton Uni
versity, who has temporarily taken charge
of the services a. the Brick Presbyterian
Church, in his sermon yesterday said:
You all know what has gone before
Now I am here. There is nothing to be
said. There are things to be done We
are going to try to do them together TAX
ing first the work our friend has left
with his hand press still warm. We shall
on. steadily forward with all sails set
every sail drawing wind. Second. We will
be seeing What arran ngementS may be made
for the future. For the present 1 am at
your service.
DR.. van Dyke took for the subject Of
his sermon. Not What One Man Does for
Himself. but What He Does for Others
The church was crowded, and several hun
dred, persons. unable TO gain admission.
were turned away. Closing his sermon, Dr.
van Dyke paid tributes to the memories
of Richard Watson Glider and the Rev.
have passed away-lives that touched us
closely" OF Dr. Richards he said:
He was essentially preacher man. an
exponent of the ministry of faith. not from
the standpoint of authority, but from the
standpoint Of service. His Christianity
was democratic. He truly ministered to
his church, gently guiding its course
heavenwaTd with every part in going or
der. AS a Christian. as a citizen, a
minister. he d mana man who was
a typical American citizen. always doing
his work well and helping the work of
others.
A special service in memory of DR. Rich
ards will be held on Sunday evening, jan
uary so
New-York tribune., 1910-01-17
ALUMNE SHOW GRATITUDE.
Many Gifts for Hebrew Technical
School for Girls

The gratitude of alumna to an institution
is not always expressed as practically or
enthusiastically as it is by the graduates of
the Hebrew Technical School for Girls
This is free school. and trains girls in
stenography and typewriting and for COM
mercial life. The president, Nathaniel
Myers, said Yesterday at the annual meet
ing of contributors and friends of the school
that during the last year many gradua tes
had sent in funds 10 keep up the institu-
ton even at sacrifice to themselves, for
many of them were supporting families
either wholly or in part.
The school, which has an eighteen months
term, is always crowded. even now there
being $50 applicants for the $50 places
open March l. About four hundred girls
are at work in the school, ambitious to be
as successful as the majority of the 1.120
working graduates who earned last YEAR
$6S5,752. This means an average of SAT 81
monthly, the salaries usually starting at
SEQ and running through promotion TO $50
and $50. and i'll some cases as high as
$12G. A large proportion of the students
are foreign born with foreign parents
There are several scholarships of $4,000
each available al present. and effort is be-
ing made to establish others. One UNIQUE
feature of the school is that in some in
stances money is advanced to pupils in
need, and usually it is returned said
President Myers. The maintenance C6Et
S49,O74 S. last year, and the income was
$49.771 76.
Though hundreds and thousands of poor
families have come under my notice. said
Cyrus L.. Sulzberger president of the United
Hebrew Charities Society, II have never
been appealed TO by family in which there
was graduate of this school. THIS SLOWS
what these girls have done"
New-York tribune., 1910-01-17
JAMES IOWNDES.

Word was received in this city yester-
day of the death of James Lowndes, a re-
tired lawyer. at Augusta, Ga, on Satur-
day. Mr.. Lowndes. who for many years
had lived in Washington, was taken i'll
about two months ago. and went to
Georgia to recuperate.
Mr.. Lowndes was born in Charleston, s
G, seventy-five years ago. He was edu-
Gated in his native town, and at the out
break Of the Civil War enlisted as a pri-
vate. He served throughout the war, TAX
ing part in many OF the important battles
For meritorious service he was promoted
to colonel.
After returning from the war Colonel
Lowndes went TO Washington, where he
practised law up to five years ago, when
he retired because of Ill health. He was
a member of the Century Club, of this
city, and the Metropolitan Club, of Wash
irgton.
The funeral will be held Tomorrow at
II O'Clock at St. Johns Church. Washing
ton, OF which he was a warden for many
years.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-17
OPEN SEALED BOX
De Musset's Romance Re
Uealed By Letters Therein.
Paris. January 4

Paris. January a.
little episode of literary and ro-
mantle interest, typical of Partisan life,
occurred yesterday in the cabinet of M.
Henri Marcel. administrator general of
the National Library. A small box Of
plain white oak, ten inches long covered
with brown canvas and carefully sealed
with red wax, containing seventy-nine
love letters of Alfred de Musset to an
"inconnue. deposited in the National
Library with explicit instructions not TO
be opened until January 3, 1910, fifty
three years after Musset's death, by M.
Jules Troubat, formerly librarian of the
Learned Societies, who is still alive and
who was a friend of Alfred de Musset's
''inconnue." was opened. NJ. Henri Mar
eel, NJ. Jules Troubat and M. Omond,
of the National Library. were present.
The faded love letters were found in
several separate parcels. They were not
in envelopes, which were seldom in use
at that time, but each letter was folded
and the address was on the back. But
the young woman's name was in each
instance carefully erased or cut out with
scissors. The letters bore dates from
1887 to 1913. NJ. Jules Troubat, who
possesses the secret of the romance, de-
clines to reveal the young woman's iden-
tity, but says that De Musset's heroine.
whose influence upon him was even
stronger than that of George Sand, was
an exceedingly pretty girl, with luxuri-
Gus blond hair. highly cultured. bright,
witty, vivacious, somewhat rebellious
against social conventions and endowed
with brilliant conversational powers.
The letters are not of any great lit
erary interest. but are of considerable
biographical value, and give many new
side lights on Alfred de MusSets char
acter
M. Troubat still keeps his secret. but
under present conditions there is no
breach of discretion in saying that the
famous 'inconnue" was no other than
the beautiful girl who afterward became
Nine. Paul de Musset The two brothers.
Alfred and Paul, fell in love with the
same girl and Paul married her after
the death of Alfred. The love letters
Will not be communicated to the public
until they have been copied. classified
and bound. GLIB
New-York tribune., 1910-01-17
COL. GEORGE w. THOMPSON.

Colonel George W. Thompson, of No 54
Greene avenue. Brooklyn, died yesterday
at his home, after an illness of only few
days, following an attack of acute indi-
gestion.
Colonel Thompson was born in Bolton,
Mass, in 1880, and about fifty years ago he
moved 10 Herkimer County, NY, where,
at the outbreak of the Civil War, he or
ganized a military company for the Union
side This company was drafted into the
34th New York Regiment of Volunteers
and young Thompson was appointed as
first Lieutenant In 1863 he was promoted
TO lieutenant colonel, after being wounded
at the battle of Spottsylvania Court House.
Near the close of the war he was made
colonel of the regiment.
Colonel Thompson was engaged in the
paper manufacturing business, with offices
at No. a Murray street. He was MEM
ber of the Loyal Legion. He leaves wife,
a son and brother.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-17
NINE. kALIcH AT NEW THEATRE.

Nine Bertha Kalich has been engaged
as A member of The New Theatre company
and will make her first appearance with
that organization on Monday evening, Feb
ruary a. in a new play called "The Witch"
The play is adaptation of a Norwegian
drama by Hermann Hagedorn an instruc-
tor in English at Harvard University. The
author has consented TO a change of the
scene of the play from Norway to Salem
Mass. The cast will incrde a large num-
ber of players, among them Guy Bates
Post Beverley Sitgreaves, Ben Johnson,
William McVay and Albert Bruning. The
management also announced yesterday that
Strife would be returned to the repertory
next Monday