Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-01-05

guess it's better in tn long run t.
keep your mouth shut, even if you do
get tn reputation fer bein' un-
interestin'.
The Burke Gazette thinks whatever
the legislators may do to the primary
law at the coming session, they can
not spoil it. on the theory that it is as
bad as it can possibly be now.
Hobbie skirts have scandalized
| whole neighborhoods, divided families
and broken good many limbs. Now
they We driven an English manufact-
urer into bankruptcy. he got stuck
with lot of unsold petticoats.
| w. F. Bancroft, state game warden,
has purchased the entire plant, good
will and business of the Watertown
Herald. 1t is understood he will not
take possession until some time about
March L.
JONES' tells me that his wooden
leg panied him horribly last night.
"'Nonsensep was the reply. How
could his wooden leg pain him?'
His WIFE the man explained,
hit him over the head with it. -
They are considerate Youngsters in
England, as most people know. A
little boy whose grandmother had just
died wrote the following letter, which
he duly posted: "Dear Angels: We
have sent you grandma. Please give
her harp to play, as she is short
winded and can't blow trumpet. -
London lid Bits.
John De Y. Smith, who has a farm
adjoining the townsite of Timber
Lake, has been experimenting with a
deposit of clay found in portion of
his land, with the idea of making
brick with its The last batch that he
burned appears to be nearly perfect
and he will install machinery and go
into The business on a large scale.
The new year starts out just like it
intends to be a hummer. The change
from the monotony of mild weather
and cfoudless skies is welcomed by
people with red blood in their veins.
Also, the change is healthful. 1t is
warm winter weather that enables
physicians to order the latest style in
automobiles, and the hospitals to build
new wings to their institutions.
AT a prayer meeting in the back
woods, testimonies were requested,
and very old woman tottered to her
feet.
| 81 want ter tell this blest COM
pany," her voice quavared, chat
have rheumatic in my back, and rheu-
matiz in my arms, but / hev been up
| held and comforted by the beautiful
Bible verse, Grin and bear it. -
| Lippincott's.
| Ever since December 3, when ne
went to nearly mining camp for his
check, j. B. McClellen, an old time
resident of Tepee gulch, between
Sockerville and Keystone, has been
missing and it is feared he is dead.
McClellen had been morose and had
made threats to blow himself up with
dynamite. Sticks of this explosive,
which were in his cabin, are also
missing, and it is feared Mcclellan
has carried out his threat.
Whistler" he said, 'sonce under
took to get fellow painters work in
to the autumn Salon. He succeeded.
and the picture was hung.
"But the painter, going to see his
masterpiece with Whistler on varnish
ing day, ripped out terrible oath when
he beheld it,
Good gracious' he groaned, you re
exhibiting my picture upside down!'
Hush, said Whistler. The COM
mittee refused it the other way
The succession to the place on the
state board of charities and correc-
tions left vacant by the resignation of
Mr.. Thomas seems to have narrowed
down to choice between DR.. Reh-
field, of Rapid City, and George r.