Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-04-20

HiuSli Lbonoy VII llo al my tpp navy
that hardly a doubt in the world can
exist that we are for peace at any
price.
Late returns from the track of the
great storms in Kansas and Oklaho-
ma indicate more widespread damage
to property and loss of life than was
first reported.
John Sharp Williams, the new jun
Tor senator from Mississippi, has sue
ceeded in a lifetime ambition He
has the seat in the senate which was
occupied by Jefferson Davis.
The democrats are to force through
the resolution for the appointment of
ten committees to investigate every
department Of the government and
expose any fraud abuses.
The highest price paid for single
fat steer on the Huron market was
received by George Bonney. A day
or two since local market paid him
500 cash for single "beef critter.
The MeXicon congress has appro-
priated $4,000. 900 for the "pacitica-
ton of the country" The hope, ap-
parently is that the hand with gold
in it may succeed where the iron
hand has failed.
Lieutenant Governor Byrne, Senat-
or Peter Norbeck and Judge Loomis
Gull are mentioned as possible can
didstes for the governorship next
year. Lots OF time to select candi-
dates after the logs come down in the
spring.
Now it is stated on high authority
that Aldrich is not the author of the
Aldrich financial measure at all, but
that the man who devised the plan is
a member of the great banking firm
of Kuhh, Loeb and company.
In about ten days we expect to learn
what the population of this city and
county was according to the count of
the census canvassers a year ago.
The boss of the bureau has promised
to furnish us the exact facts and all
the figures not later than about April
20.
The supreme court of the United
States has upheld the validity of the
law forbidding the transportation of
| live stock for d longer period than rs
hours without unloading to feed and
water. The law is not only in the
| interest of dumb animals, but is also
protection to the food supply.
Twenty-three hundred pounds of
| alfalfa seed sold in one day is re-
cent record of one Rapid City estab-
lishment. This indicates that people
are coming to recognize the import
ant part that alfalfa is to play in
making valuable farms in western
South Dakota.
| A fair amount of moisture has
blessed the soil in this section of the
State this spring, and west of the
river rather more than the usual
amount of rainfall is reported. The
cold weather has held back the buds
from any premature expension and a
splendid fruit crop is confidently pre-
dicted.
Independence in politics has been
igrowing among the people of late
years, but it is a good sign of the
times to see that it also is growing in
congress. A few years ago it would
have been deemed an impossibility to
secure the support of any consider
able number of members for the pet
measure of president of the oppo-
site party.
The schools of Aberdeen, Brook
inggss, Canton, neadwcod, Harcn,
Leai, Madison, Mitchell, Pierre,
Rapid City, Redfieid, Sioux Falls,
Vermillion, Watertown, Webster and
Yankton, have been placed on tbs ac-
| credited list Of the North Central az
ISOLATION, which includes the colleges
and schools of the northwestern
! states generally. and Indicate the