Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-01-13

From the advance forecast issued
by the Washington weather bureau
it can be foreseen that we have some
more weather coming.
While the coal situation in this part
of the state is not in such shape as to
stand a long blockade reports secured
from all points in the northwest be-
tween Huron and Rapid City show light
stocks on hand practically every town.
The first donation to the Beadle sta
tue fund, which was received by Gov.
Vessey as treasurer of the fund, was a
check for $40, which came from Frank
Crane, clerk of the supreme court and
one Of the past superintendent of in
struction Of the state.
William G.. Porter, for some years
assistant United States attorney for
South Dakota, and on two occasions
United States attorney for the dis
trict, has rendered his resignation
and will retire from the office which
he has SO ably filed.
State Auditor Hirning has establish
ed a bank in one of the new towns on
the Belle FOurche Valley extension
Of the Northwestern road and will be
the cashier thereof. Before his cleo
tion to ctlice, Mr.. Hirning was CASH
ier Of the Bank at Herried.
AS the result of an agreement which
which has just been concluded be-
tween Chief Forester Pinchot and the
South Dakota officials that state will
gain little or more than 10000 acres
in the Black Hill forest reserve, val
ued at several million dollars.
Chicago Recore- Herald: In the year
2ll0, according to Thomes A. Edison,
even the common laborer will be able
to live as we'll as the man who has an
income Of 5000, 600 is able to live at pre-
sent When that time comes to pass
what object will any one have in being
common laborer?
committee of business men of
Pierre and Fort Pierre has been apoint-
ed to work with the governor in an eff
fort to secure reasonable coal rate on
Wyoming coal. The hope is to get a
rate which will out the Wyoming pro-
duct into this part Of the state at
rate by which it can be profitably hand
led.
The first distinctive farmers bank
to commence business that portion of
the state west Of the Missouri river.
is the Farmers State bank, which has
opened its doors at Milesvlle The
new institution is capitalized at SIP
500 and has some of the older banks
of Stanley county behind it.
That the antitrust laws Of South
Dakota, particularly the ant-cigar-
cite and the anti-public treating laws
are not being enforced and she will at
once take steps to organize a hatchet
campaign with the object in view of
smashing up places that fail to en-
force these laws, was the declaratio on
of Carrie A. Nation who arrived in
Watertown last Friday.
The conference Of stalwarts called
by Irving Jones was held in Water
towu7per schedule, and while there is
no doubt the attendance would have
been much larger had the recent
storm not delayed, and in some in
stances, tied up some of the railroads
those who did respond were well
aware of the fact that the delegates
by no means represented the strength
Of that element of the republican par
ty.
Thus early in the session, the house
of representatives. had passed Repres-
entative Mann's bill providing gov
ernmeut for Panama canal zone, con-
feIring most of the powers of govern
ment on the president Of the United
States. Under this measure the pre-
sldent possesses military, civil, judicial
and legislative powers. He will be the
whole thing. The bill was fought in
the house by the democratic minority
and the vote of passage divided on par
ty lines.
The no license situation at Fort Pierre
shows symptoms of trouble making.
Friday night someone, evidently not