Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-06-15

Judge Elliott took the oath OF Of
flee as federal Judge for the South
Dakota district at Sioux Falls Mon
day.
Secretary Cogan of tke South Da-
kota Press association has issued
call for the midsummer meeting at
Sioux Falls JULY 13 Ia.
Carrie Nation is at rest, after tur-
bulent life. having died at Leaven
worth last Saturday of peresis. The
hatchet will be buried with her.
Denver would like to have the re-
publican national convention for a
change. 1t had the democratic ma
tional in 1908, and it would like to
present evidence that it is progress
siXe city.
The reciprocity debate has proceed
ed so far without any adequate an
swer to this question: If the duty on
farm products is ineffective and does
the farmer no good, what good will
be done by taking it off?
Colonel Roosevelt wants it under
stood that he is not committed to
Taft for denomination ''or to any 9TH
er man" A report to that effect was
sent out by the Associated Press, but
Colonel Roosevelt says it was not
authorized.
An eastern paper is discussing the
question: Can a man be christian
and a real estate dealer at the same
time?" 1t would be simple ques-
tion to answer in South Dakota, for
the agent who sells man piece of
South Dakota land feels that he is a
henefactor.
Yankton's jubilee week opened on
Monday and proceedings incident to
the golden anniversary of the begin
ming of Dakota territory will occupy
the entire week. The home coming
feature will be a strong one, many a
wanderer from the mother city par
ticipatlng in the reunion of pioneers.
Those who have watched Mr.. Roose-
welt closely have discovered that he
is regular In his politics. With all
his radiealism of speech he has al
ways been a party man, and always
observed the party conventions. He
would be for Taft because that is the
regular procedure, if for no other
reason
Lincoln Journal: The one import
ant fact disclosed by the election in
the absence of widespread present in
terest is present policies, The reci-
.procity embattled farmers weren't
enough endangered to lose half a
days corn plowing in rallying to the
polls. We venture the guess that
m people patronized baseball
games in the ninth district last Mon
day than patronized the polls
The country is growing. The in
creases of postmasters salaries large
ly outnumber the decreases. It is
gratifying to note that the rule holds
good as to South Dakota, thereby
putting up good answer to the cen
sus figures. If it be true that there
has been shrinkage in population,
taking the state as a whole, it is not
true that there has been a shrinkage
in business in cur Industrial and
commercial centers. The country is
fine.
President N E. Franklin, of the
Deadwood Business Mems club, with
the cooperation of local men who
have studied the situation, are now
engaged in organizing company to
establish the turpentine industry in
the Black Hills. Examination shows
that there is something over 500, 600
acres of tree stumps in the Black
Hills, that are rich in turpentine and
lying close to railroads. 1t is planned
to erect plant for the production of
the turpentine and it's byproducts of
tar, pine oil, sheep dip, tree sprays,
etc.
The sentiment against reciprocity
in South Dakota is among the politi-
clans and not among the farmers. II
there is is 9 sentiment. in opposition to
the treaty among the farmers the
Herald has failed to find any appreci-
able amount of it. The corporate in-
terests desiring its defeat are as usu-
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