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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-01-06
LIQUOR AMONG INDIANS.

The acquittal a few days ago of a
Sisseton Sioux Indian, who was
charged with murder, calls attention
to the serious problem which CON
fronts those who are in charge of the
affairs of these Indians, due TO the
dfmOra iiZaIi0n Which has resulted
from many Of the Indians being af-
liictcd with an oVerpowcring desire
for strong drink.
Since the year 1892 five murders
have been committed among this
tribe as the result Of over ind ulgeucr
in liquor Az these Indians have All
taken their allotmcnts Of land they
have the same standing az white
men, and there is no way, except by
moral snasion, to prevent them drink
ing liquor 10 excess.
The guilty parties in each of the
murder cases were arrested, but the
outcome Of their trials also has cou-
tributed materially to the demoraliz-
alton Of the drinking Indians, as ONLY
one conviction resulted, this being
responsible to a great extent for the
small value placed upon human life
by the drinking and more reckless
members Of the tribe.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-01-06
RAILROADS COMING
Pierre Will Soon Have More Railroad
Connections

The Belle Fourche Valley Railway
company, a branch of the Northwest
ern railway has filed resolution Of ex-
tension of it's line. from the present
terminus iii section 20, township sc, to
section II, iii township STA, the extern
SION being about sixty three miles in
length. This will take them over into
The White Owl country, by way Of
Stoneville, the terminus proposed being
about SIX miles north of White Owl.
The papers are fled in the Office Of
the secretary OF state today. This put
the east end of the Belle Fourche extern
sion SIS miles east of that town and
point 100 miles northwest of Pierre.
The line will then run southeast no
doubt to Philip which is only sixty miles
away This line will be a feeder to the
Pierre main line and will be connected
up with the Dallas line and give the
Northwestern a straight shoot from
Omaha, Sioux City and southern points
with the rich section of northwestern
South Dakota and southeastern Mon
tana. This will be a great help to
Pierre. 1t viii expand our present
wholesale business and build ,1r ~
Things are surely c...l..4, p4..4x,.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-01-06
BOOMING BLEEDING KANSAS

1t may be something of II surprise
to good many people who look on
Kansas AS new and largely undevel-
oped state to learn that there are
only three states in the Union which
show larger assessment of property
than the state of Kansas. But lisa
fact.
New York, Of course, is in a class
by itself, with a total assessed valu-
alton Of IS, ,173, sos, PAS.
Pennsylvania comes next with q
valuation of 5,796, TIT 1927.
And then comes the bully young
state of Kansas with an assessm ent
of 2,453, ,691 $50.
Kansas leads in taxable wealth
at least SO far as the assessors books
show, the great states Of Ohio, Illi-
|nois, Indiana, Iowa, and Missouri.
She has nearly a half billion dol
lars more wealth than the great state
OF Alabama; and three-quartera Of
billion more than the state Of Mich
igan.
'Her wealth is largely the product
of her fertile soil. and this glorious
snnmer of 1909 is adding to 1t by the
million every week. -
And this is what South Dakota is
Ioming to.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-01-06
MILLIONS COME TO PIERRE
The FIRST M tional Life Takes Over
Cincinnati Concern.
Fror Pierre capital-Journal. Dec. 81. 1905

Frori Pierre Capital-Jonrnal, Dee 21 1908.
For several months, ever since the
First National Life Insurance com
pany was started, the promoters of
that company have been active in in,
.teresting the Bankers Reserve Fund
Mutual Life Insurance company of
Cincinnati, Ohio. in the Pierre com
pany. The Bankers company has
been IN operation for many years and
has several million dollars in risks
on the books With over $500, 900 re-
serve on hand The income of the
company is about S12O 900 a wear.
The First National Life has reinSnrea
all its risks and viii take over the
business bag and baggage on January
lSt, Col. Frank b AinSworth, sec
retaIy of the Bankers Reserve, is a
we'll known insurance man, and he
VIII also come to Pierre and take a
leading position with the Firt Nation
al Lille Ehe movement is very signi-
ti2ant in the insurance world. It
means shat other eastern companies
may transfer to the west where the
nome companies can loan their money
TO better advantage No doubt the
tltSt National Life viii receive more
attention because Of this move than
ten years ordinary business would
bring TO them. Rhe company has been
II tifs ness only a few months, but
It's growth IS pleasing to all connect
ed with 1t. A strong life insurance
companyis a great benefit TO any city,
and the successful growth Of the First
National Life viii mean to Pierre
outside Of stockholders and policy
holders. 'fhe officers are saying but
littlr about lie matter YET bat about
January first sonr further announce
ments viii be made.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-01-06
ANOTHER GAS sPOUTER

Is there gas in Potter County? Wen.
we should say so. Bob RUSSELL living
l6 miles southeast Of here, was up the
first OF the week and says that he has
enongh gas coming from well recent
TX put down by him, to furnish the city
of Chicago and that he is thinking quite.
seriously of piping it to Gettysburg.
and furnishing the city with light. We.
do not believe that there is any more
gas, pipe dream about this, than
when Lel5eau, short time ago was
piping her gas to the twin cities lin
the newspapers. Potter County News.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-01-06
A RECORD BREAKING DECEMBER

Speaking without many evidences
OF regret Of the waning month of
December, the DeadWood Pioneer
Times says that "even the old timer,
with his customary endless store of
"reminiscences, cannot recall a Dec
ember which kept UP such a steady
fire of cold and snow as the closing
month of 1909
While the memory of man is unre-
liable when dealing with the weather
OF the past, the written record sus-
tains the impression that the month
has been a record breaker. It shows
also that November was not one of
the common sort.
Altogether, we have had about th e
customary winter allowance of snow
and low temperature and are ONLY at
the gateway of the normal winter. 1t
is when the days begin to lengthen
that the cold begins to strengthen in
this latitude, but there are exceptions
to the we'll known rule
No one wants to believe that there
are yet three months of severe winter
ahead, for it is always more COM
template such conditions after the
fact than before it.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-01-06
HIGH PRICES

Spirit Lake Beacon: There will be
no worry about high prices when the
magic influence of fierce demand is
Withdrawn from the markets.. When
Held and dairy and feed lot await a
tardy call for their products from the
centerS of commerce nobody will be
complaining about the price OF flour
and meats When factories now
working overtime have their ware
houses piled to the caves against the
orders that do not come the matter of
nigh prices will not be uppermost in
popular discussion. When the coy lob
successfully eludes the ardent wooing
OF eager labor the size of a day's y
wage Will not distress the EMPLOYER.
Excessive demand automatically sus-
pendS or mlnimizes competition and
makes prices soar. AS prosperity
adjusts herself in the saddle of op-
portunlty, necessity and prodigality
unite III promoting high prices. When
demand wanes and confidence sub
sides and doubt prevails where as
Snrance did most abound the dollar
has abundant purchasing power, il IA
fellow oE:y has the dollar.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-01-06
TAXES IN PIERRE

EhiS place as it grows into Il large
city Will doubtless he the most favor
@d city III the west as regarding low
taxes. The city owns its own natural
gas mains, and three large producing
gas wells; its WaIerworks system
with over eight miles of water mains
ana also It's own electric light plant :.
1t IS making money from all these
enterprises and Will Certainly make
still larger profits as the place grows
INTO large city. Using its own ma
tnral gas to operate AL of it's engines
and being at no expense for fuel, it
leaves a much larger margin Of pro
Its for these enterprises than would
be the case il other cities where pri-
Tate corporations grow rich off from
.the patronage Of the people, who
must have water and jphC. The sale
OF the natural gas is practically all
profit and We believe that the good
management shown in tile past here
III Pierre in public affairs will in the
future make this place the banner
city of the United States for low
taxes.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-01-06
SOUTH DAKOTA
State has Lowest Death Rate OF Any in
Union Much Under Average

Shi"A Nluch Cnder Average
OF all the states in the union South
Dakota is th bcalthiest
This IS 50 GOOD a state in when to live
that even The heaven CAM tempt people
away
According to mortality statistics for
1908 tabulated by the census depart
ment the death rate for this state is 10. 0
in every 1000 for the year 1908. The
highest was ISL for California while
the rate for the nation was 1873. Near
ly one-tifth Of all the deaths are infants
under year and one-forth are of child
ren less than FIVE years old Most deaths
come IN January and fewer in June.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-01-06

G H West Of Presho; J, II. Cox of
Murdo Martin Johnson, of Kado5a:
George BlacIlman of Sioux Falls; and
w, E Turner Of Mitchell, have been
appointed a committee by c. L. AIilIette
Of Fort Pierre, president Of the State
Federation of Commercial Clubs, to
consider the ways and means to futher
the erection Of a permanent bridge over
the Missouri river at Chamberlain by
the G. NJ & st. Paul railway.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-01-06

Superintendent Rastan Of the Indian
school at Pierre upon his return from a
"trip to the national capital stated that
Congressman G. H Burke is getting to
be one of the big men in congress.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-01-06

That Mr. Ewart and his friends Will
build . monster first class hotel at the
corner of Dakota avenue, and Coteau
street is now defnitaly announced and
the plans are completed and the eleva-
ton has been printed showing a magni-
ticent structure
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-01-06

State Game Warden Bandcroft is max
ing laudable effort to secure the en-
actment of uniform game laws in South
Dakota, Minnesota, North Dakota and
Nebraska. We will not have protect
ION that protects until this is accompli-
shed. Like efforts were made four
years ago but our legislature could not
be interested in the matter.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-01-06

The town Of White Butte, ten miles
weat.o Lennon on the Puget Sound
line is one of the many new towns on
that line which is making substan-
tial growth. At present it is enjoying
a building boom of very large proper
lions.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-01-06

The difference between the home
steader of 1909 and 1879 is something
amazing. In the early so's the set
tiers in the southeastern part of the
state got nightly little .ittti for tt1eir crops,
especially under the regime. The
man who has land now is source of
living, and does not have union
walking delegate, or irare capitalist
to deal with. He is the whole thing
with markets where .hey now are.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-01-06
NOT EXCITED
taxes.

1t is going to be difficult matter to
arouse widespread or excited interest
IN the state campaign of 1910 The far
mers form the great bulk of our popu-
latlon and if they are up in arms over
any thing we have not been able to dis
over it There is confidence in the
state administration, the prosperity Of
the times is not subject to discount and
Cha fractional rancor Of past campaigns
has largely disappeared Why this can
not be 50 without sacrifice Of conviction
or principle it is difficult to see. Iowa
republican have been divided not so
much upon leadership. With the hon
ors and ernoluments of office fairly divi-
ded between the factions what posi-
Die excuse can there be foranother sea
s1i Of i head head breaking break:
Young man idle; old man needy.
The easy road to travel leads to a
hard place to live.
Bear constantly in mind the fact
that most Of our troubles never come.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-01-06
END OF FREE LAND

a very interesting article to those
watching the influx settlers into our
own country appears in late issue
OF Scribner's, by Frederic G.. Howe.
he discusses the end of free land in
the United States west is now enclos-
ed. The free land has been taken up.
There is now no homestead to be had
for the asking. The frontier has
only an historical significance. The.
national domain is thing of the past.
People are becoming land crazy. It
is beginning to dawn upon the masses
of the country that the chance for the
ordinary man to get land is becoming
more scarce. A generation agoit was
SO easy to get land that the majority Of
people did not ever, think of trying.
Today it is different. Land is soon to
be owned by individuals. Then the pow
er at money will force the priceof land
beyond the grasp of common man. It
has always been SO in all the ages and
in all countries. The masses raay live
easy life as tillers but they cannot hope
to become owners.
Three thousand dollars per front
foot was offered and refused for pro-
psTty Oh Fourth street in Sieas4 Ctr
the other day, That is pointer to-
owners Of inside business property IN
Pierre. Fifty years hence Pierre can
give Sioux City trumps and spSaes
and then beat her to it,. Daily Da,si
k0tan.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-01-06

If the legal fraternity reads recent
decision of the United States supreme
court the same as does layman, there
will be number of prohibition towns
along the lines of Milwaukee road west
of the Missouri in the northern part of
the state, regardless of what they might
vote on the license question. The road
has been purchasing Indian heirship
lands for the townsitcs and the courts
have held that saloons cannot be estab
hshed on such lands, regardless to their
transfer to whites.
The state treasury has made call for
528l, 900 Of general fund warrants for
the third Of January, being up to the
register number 81, 1856. This clears up
less than half Of the outstanding war
rants and will leave a net debt of $500
900 to start the year 1910. This cannot
be reduced much before the middle of
the year and with tie expenditures ran
tning as they are at present, it is very
likely that the beginning of the next
year will see the debt somewhere near
that figure
The Mena weekly star., 1910-12-15
A SICK BOY WAS OVERLOOKED
The Springfield chiIdren's Home De-
stroyed-43 Inmates Escape In
luries-Outside Fire Limits.

Springfield, Mo-, Dec. 14.-Flames
which completely destroyed the
springfield Childrens home here
burned to death Ralph Barnes, I
years old, who was in the sickroom
of the home. While prayers were be
ing said at s o'clock one of the chill
dren gave the alarm by crying fire
and within half an hour the smoke
and flames were so thick that it was
impossible to remain in the building
All the children, numbering about
433, were III the prayer room and were
taking ost the front door. Attend
ants and others carried out the Ia
babies. The little Barnes boy was
sick with the mumps in the sick room
on the second floor. The matron OF
the home, Mrs. Alice Markley. said
that with the exception of this one
child she was sure all had been saved
The children's home. charitable In
stitntien, is near the city limits in q
district. where no fire plugs have been
placed and only chemicals could be
used in the vain attempt to check the
flames.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-12-15
WHITE HEADS COURT
EDGAR DOUGLASS WHITE sue
cEEDs LATE CHIEF JUSTICE
FULLER.
OTHER JUDICIAL SELECTIONS
In Making Appointments Republican,
and Democrats Alike Were Hon.
ored-Van Devanter and Lamar for
Associate Justices.

Washington, d. c., Dec. 13-Edward
Douglass White, associate justice OF
the supreme court of the United States
VIII be named by President Taft as
chief justice of that tribunal to sue
ceed the late Chief Justice Fuller. ac-
cording to strong and we'll authenti-
Gated rumors in circulation here.
Justice White is a native of Louisiana.
a Democrat and an ex-Confederate
general He voted with the minority
In the Northern Securities case. He
is described in administration circles
as a man with clearly marked con-
ception Of the federal powers
According to the same reports the
other judicial selections are as fol
lows:
The New Justices.
For associate justices-W Willis Van
Devanter Of Wyoming, at present
United States circuit Judge of the
Eighth judicial circuit, Republican,
one OF the judges who participated in
the decision against the Standard Oil
company.
Joseph Rucker Lamar OF Georgia.
Democrat, former associate justice of
the supreme court of Georgia.
Knapp to Commerce Court.
Commerce court-Martin A. Knapp,
now chairman of the interstate com
merce commission for term OF Is
years.
Robert w. Archbold, now district
Judge for the middle district of Penn.
sylvania for term of four years.
William H. Hunt, now Judge of
the court of customs appeals, former
ly United States district Judge of the
district of Montana for term of three
years.
Arthur c. Denison, now United
States district judge of the western
district of Michigan for term of two
years.
Julian w. Mack, now Judge of the
appellate circuit court of the first
illinois district, for term of one year.
Interstate commerce commission
Balthazer Fl. Meyer of Wisconsin, to
ouSSCI0 Mditlu n. hudpp, appointed
presiding Judge of the commerce
court
c. C. McChord OF Kentucky to sue
ceed Commissioner F. NJ. Cockrell
whose term will shortly expire.
A Conference Decides.
Late Sunday afternoon the presi
dent summoned to the executive of.
fees the legal lights of the cabinet,
consisting of Secretary of State Knox
Attorney General Wickersham, Secre
tary of War Dickinson and Secretary
of Commerce and Labor Nagel. The
conference finally and definitely de.
termined upon Justice White as tine
successor to Chief Justice Fuller. The
other supreme court appointees, as
well as the members of the new com
merce court and the reorganized in.
terstate commerce commission, were
also agreed upon, and the entire list
will be forwarded to the senate for
confirmation.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-12-15
TAX COLLECTORS NOTICE

| will be at the below named
places-8 a. m. to a p. m.-on the
following dates for the purpose OF
collecting the Taxes of the State,
County, City, etc:
You are earnestly requested to
bring correct descriptions of your
real estate, if any you have, as il
you should fail to do this you are
liable to pay on the wrong property,
Eich Mountain, Monday, January
9, 1911.
Eagle Gap, Tuesday, January 10,
1911.
Ouachita. Wednesday. January IL,
1911.
Mountain, DR.. Norris mill, Thurs
day. January II. 1911.
Mountain. Egger. Friday end
Saturday, January 13 and IA. 1911.
Lower Big Fork, Monday, January
16. 1911.
Upper Big Fork, Tuesday, Jan
uary IL, 1911.
Fulton, Wednesday, January Is,
1911.
Gap Springs. Thursday, January
10, 1911.
East Faulkner, Friday, January
20, 1911.
West Faulkner, Saturday, Janu-
airy 21, 1911
Freedom, Monday and Tuesday,
January % and "a, 1911.
Cedar, Wednesday. January 25,
1911.
Eagle. at Rust. Thursday, January
26. 1911.
Potter. Friday, January 27, 1911.
Center, at Dallas, Saturday, Jan
uary %. 1911.
Ozark township, at Grannis, Mon
day and Tuesday, January 80 and 81.
1911.
Ozark township, at Wickes,
Wednesday, February |, 1911.
White township. ar Hatton, Thurs
day. February 2, 1911.
White township, at Jansen. FRI
day and Saturday, February 3 anc
A, 1911.
White township. at Cove. Monday
and Tuesday. February and z. 1911
Cove township. at Hatfield,
Wednesday and Thursday. February
s and 9. 1911.
Mena, at court house, from Feb
10 To April 10, 1911.
All must pay Taxes by April 10,
1911. or else pay penalties.
Remember, We citse our hooks az
prescribed by law. 80 as TO avoid
trouble in settlements with safe and
county.
J. A. THORNTON.
Sheriff and Ex-0fficio Collector of
Polk County.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-12-15
CRUSADE KEPT UP
CUSTOMS OFFICERS AFTER SNUG.
GERS AND uNpER-vALUERs
MANY PROSECUTED.
HAS COLLECTED OVER s6,OOO,OOO
Attorney General Wickersham Tells
Congress What Governments Legal
Department rlas Been Doine--No
Bucket Shops Now Doing Business.

Washington, Dec. 13.-Revealing
that more than $6,OO0,00O either has
been collected by the government OF
Is involved in judgment cases against
firms or individuals, for smuggling
and undervaluation of imports, the an
nual report of Attorney General
Wickersham, just sent co congress
promises more customs frauds in
dictments and a continuation of the
stern investigation which is now In
progress.
There have already been fifty-eight
convictions in the southern part OF
New York, says he, and at least a
score more indictments will be found.
In this same connection the attorney.
general asks congress to pass a law
forbidding revenue men from accept.
ing perquisites from importers and
another law granting immunity to ac-
cused persons who turn states evi.
dence and assist the government in
the prosecution of others. 1t is also
demanded that heavier penalty be
placed upon the statute books for i'm.
porting firms which refuse to show
their books upon the request of the
collector of any port in the United
States. The present penalty is 800
fine.
The attorney general briefly re.
views three of the most important
case ever brought before the United
States Supreme Court. all of which
are now pending. They are the suits
to dissolve the Standard Oil Trust and
the American Tobacco company-the
tobacco trust"-and the suit to de-
termine the constitutionality of the
corporation tax law. All these argu-
ments will be presented in January.
Mr.. Wickersham says that there
isn't bucket shop doing business in
the United States at present, thanks
to his crnsaaes against them.
During the year twenty-eight Grim
inal cases were brought under the in
terstate commerce law, twenty-five of
which involved rebating However,
despite the fact that Mr.. Wickersham
says 1t was an extremely important
and busy year, the government spent
only $3S,620 in its litigation and had
over a million dollars left over the
appropriation for that term
Mr. Wickersham wants the salaries
of the federal judges raised and in
Inmates that the government could
do better work in the prosecution of
trusts il higher fees we're paid its at
torneys. He points out that corpora
tions are not d for the big sums they
pay their COZ nsel.
President Taft granted one hundred
and eleven pa-dons during the year.
Only one woman was committed to a
federal penitentiary although nineteen
women were sent to state prisons.
The number OF men sent to federal
and state penitentiaries were 1,1S3.