Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-09-08
THE LOCAL NEWS

THE LOCAL NEWS
Isn't it about time to stop the click
ing of chips?
Timothy seed made sharp advance
in price last week. 1t is now quoted
at s1s per hundred pounds.
A. F. Core made trip to Dead
wood last week. He was we'll pleased
with conditions in that good old
town.
H. M. Straight returned Wednes-
day from business trip to st Paul.
He reported great crowd gathering
for the state fair.
S. L. Dodd arrived here Monday
from Orleans, Neb. He is an expert
cement worker and it is his intention
to remain in Pierre.
Geo. L. Fay left Monday for Dead
wood, where he will serve as trial
junior during the term of the federal
court which began Tuesday.
A special commissioner III Mis-
souri, has declared the International
Harvester Company of New Jersey
to be trust in the real sense of the
term and would make the company
quit doing business in Missouri.
The people of Willow Greek Butte
township, Stanley county, at an cleo
ton held on the SOth of August voted
in favor of the issuance of bonds to
the amount of $1,000 for the purpose
of sinking four artesion wells.
O. c. Dokken, commissioner of public
lands, went to Deadwood yesterday to
meet Seth Bullock and Forest Super
visor Kelleter as committee 70 deter
mine in what part of the forest reserve
the school indemnity lands will be set
aside.
Colonel Roosevelt said at Sioux
Falls that when the people get
crooked deal sn connection with tar
lift legislation, then the tariff becomes
a moral issue. If that is so, there
isn't much question about the tariff
being moral issue now.
A south bound freight on the main
line of the Northwestern was wrecked
a mile north Redfeld Wednesday.
The engine and ten cars left the track
Engineer Anderson and Fireman Der
mody were seriously injured by escap-
ing steam, but not fatally.
Corn picking time has arrived and
the crop has matured:without:a touch
of frost and it is said to be a good
crop. While there may be g. disposi-
tion to growl about the hot Septem.
Der gales that have been shifting the
prairies, they have their place in the
processes of nature.
The motor vehicle license record
stands up well regardless of the late.
ness of the season. The secretary
granted licenses to All applicants fol
August, and Septembe is starting
out fairly we'll in that line. sUp tc
September 1, the total number of reg
istered autos in the state was up tC
I'LL.
Farmers attention: No other
local market will pay you what
we will for your wheat of milling
varieties, we also are paying the
highest for durum wheat, corn, oats
and speltZ. If in need of seeds OF
any kind see US before purchasing
elsewhere. We can save you money
Capitol Milling Co.
A meeting of the safe capitol com
mission, composed of Governor
Vessey, State Auditor Hirning, Lane
Commissioner Dokken, Secretary OF
State Policy, together with Architect
Bell, who planned the building, was
held here Tuesday. The business
taken up was in regard to the futhel
furnishing of the capitol building
and the disposition of the furniture
OF the old state house and such az
the remainde of the same as are Of
any value.
The creation of al army of 10000
notaries public has been authorized
by the postoffice department in accor
dance with legislation enacted dur
ing the past session of congress
All carriers of the rural mail servic,
are now required by the department
to execute vouchers for United State,
pensioners residing on their routes
for which they are to receive Is cent?
for each voucher executed. TIL,
establishment of the free rural de
livery service resulted in the discon
tinuance of 23,55O fourth. class post
Office, the postmaster of which hat
been authorized to execute voucher
for pensions.
Attorney General Clark has rem