Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-07-28
This..is midsummer.

This..is midsummer.
September has been definitely fix
ed as the date for the visit of Theo-
dore Roosevelt to Sioux Falls.
Nobody cares particularly about
j. Pep Morgan's big red nose. 1t
is his big yellow "wad" that compels
attention.
Here is story of an eA-congress-
man preaching gospel. They don't
seem to get it until they leave the
bunch in Washington.
England has offered Jack johnson
SIS 900 to come over and make show
of himself. Johnny Bull is getting
generous and easy in his old age.
1t is expected that within the next
two weeks the republicans will open
state headquarters in Sioux Falls, pre-
urinary to waging an aggressive cam
paign.
Uncle Joe Cannon seems to be gett-
ing sin worse" every day, and the
insurgents seem to be ascendiog to
power. If this be treason. take it
home and try it on the piano.
There is a possibility that new
record for low stage of the Missouri
in the month Of July may yet be es
tablished this year, as the present
record is 81, made in July, 1900.
South Dakota to harvest poor crop?
Not this year. Just listen to the
earnest urgent call for harvest hands
and discover if you can hear a "bum
note" in the fine harvest chorus.
That Minnesotans favor the cause
of insurgency in congress is known.
but that they may, because of their
! beliefs, switch their votes to the
democratic columns, is greatly feared
by the Minnesota insurgents this
year.
Ray Walker, a shrewd limb of the
law, located at Lindsey, Stanley coun-
ty, has announced his candidacy for the
office of states attorney. He is popu-
lar and big vote will be given him
throughout the eastern portion OF that
elephantine county.
Heavy earthquake shocks were felt
Monday at Rock Springs, Wyoming,
and continued at intervals until noon
| Tuesday. Houses were rocked and
the walls of the coal mines were dis :
placed so that work in the mine had
to be abandoned.
Early reports Of drought in South
Dakota have cut down the number
in the usual fall pligrimages of harry
est hands to the northwest, land
farmers are now crying urgently for
harvest hands. Special appeals have
been made by the towns on the St.
Louis road in the James river valley.
In Oregon the initiative and refer
endum meant three consecutive de-
feats for woman suffrage and prohib-
ition, but the boosters of these move
ments are getting ready for another
round. 1t is fun for the enthusiasts,
but the business people say they are
getting tired.
The claim Of an Iowa man to the
longest whiskers in the world will
rot be challenged by Kansas. Kan.
sas bore, for number of years, the
reputation Of having the longest
Whiskers in the world, and the Iowa
man can take it from any eyewitness
that it is a mighty unsatisfactory
distinction.
Out of the dry weather experience
with the crops in this part of the state
added encouragement will undoubtedly
come to the farmers for diversifi ed
crops. This is a doctrine which people
with the best interests of both the state
and the Individual have advocated fo1
years, and now nature comes along tc
add her argument.
A timely rain has saved the forests
in Wisconsin from further destruc.
ton just at present. This interposi.
: tion of Providence is very fortunate
for the hundreds of people fleeing be.