Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-07-20

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Courtesy and obliging disposition
in business cost no money, but they
bring rich financial dividends.
The railroads are making low rates
to aidTin getting hay into the dry dis
tricts, and are also disposed to help
destitute settlers to move.
The Arlington Sun we'll says: The
more corn the more stock; the more
stock the richer the land; the richer
the land the more corn-and there
you have the secret or rotation that
is sure to bring success.
There is this year and there VIII be
other years, and the average will be
pretty fair and then it is all in life
time anyhow. Besides if we don't
get any crops we can't be much hurt
by Canadian reciprocity.
Bryan furnishes a list of names of
fifty democrats who would be accept
able to him as presidential candidates.
Strangely enough he fails to mention
the one name that would please him
best at the head of the list.
The chief of engineers has recon-
mended an expenditure of two $75,-
600 installments for the Improvement
of the Missouri river from Sioux City
to Fort Benton, a distance of about
1900 miles, as the river runs.
Crop conditions in the northwest
are not as satisfactory as they ap-
peared a month ago. Hot dry winds
and lack of rain have caused serious
damage. especially in South Dakota
and Southwestern Minnesota.
1t was supposed the cancellation of
the notorious Cunningham claims in
ALASKA ended their interest to the
public. Now it seems the old affair
is 81! to be threshea ever, aud Il is
asserted that other heads may drop
in the basket before the close of the
investigation.
Don't let anybody tell you that
there is no such disease as hydro
phobia. The disease is quite as we'll
established as smallpox. measles or
any other known diseases. In fact it
is one of the oldest diseases known
and it attacks not only dogs but all
domestic animals, including man.
Representative Norris republican
insurgent for Nebraska has written
letter to the Nebraska progressive
league charging that Charles d. Hills
secretary to the president, is the act
ing head of a political news bureau
which suppresses the truth and issues
ungronnded reports as to sentiment
concerning presidential candidates.
According to the newspapers of
Japan and of Washington negotia-
tions are shortly to be instituted for
a treaty of arbitration between the
United States and Japan. With such
a treaty accomplished, the navy de-
partment would have nothing with
which to scare Uncle Sam into order
ing the construction of battle ships.
The government ought to adopt as
its fixed policy the leasing of its re-
naming coal lands upon a royalty
basis while retaining regulatory
control of the mining operations.
Such plan of operation will protect
the public, bring revenue into the
treasury and settle much of the con-
fiict between employer and labor in
the coal fields.
Not withstanding the unfavorable
conditions experienced by new set
tiers on the lands of the state west
of the Missouri river, it is expected
that there will be several applicants
for every quarter section of the res
ervation lands to be offered by. the
government in October. The lands
are all right, and the unfavorable
conditions will pass away.
The Modern Woodmen of America,
the largest of the fraternal organiza-
lions, with strong camp in this city,
has called special meeting of its
head camp, to be held in Chicago the