Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-08-17


weather. They are bringing good
prices in spite of the large number
offered.
Clarence S. barrow, attorney for
the alleged Los Angeles dynamiters,
charged that the prosecution was US
ing the grand jury as a detective
agency.
The Canadian farmers are reported
to be in favor of reciprocity. Why
not rush Farmers Hugh N. Allen and
S. H. Elrod up there on a special
train?
There is an expectation that con-
gress will adjourn in about a week
and give itself few months rest be-
fore the opening of the December
session.
Abe Van Osdel, who asked Cover
nor Wesley lot of questions about
Basford which brought forth q eel
umn. long reply from the governor,
will answer very soon.
HomesteadeTs west Of the river are
sowing much corn, rye, and millet for
late forage crops and expect to raise
large quantities of such feed, since
the rains, to tide them oyer the win
ter.
The Mason City Times is convinced
that, from the standpoint OF the
party, the republicans of the nation
are entitled to a more sagacious and
stable leadership, than President
Taft is giving them.
Kansas City Star: President Taft
asks the people to "use their moral
influence to have the senate ratify the
arbitration treaties The trouble is
that the people have mighty little
moral influence with the senate.
Chairman Underwood, OF the house
ways and means committee, is be-
ginning to lose temper after the his
torlcal fashion of eminent democrats
who have held that trying position
when the tariff was being tinkered.
The state engineers department has
granted permit to Pauline Edgerton
for the right of use of 3. Is second feet
of the waters of French creek. The
permit comprises the extension of an
existing irrigation ditch from its
terminus.
New Jersey democrats are earnest
in support of Wilson for president,
so much SO that they deposed the
state chairman Of the party for hay
ing declared himself in opposition to
the governor nomination.
The resignation of A. E. Chamber
lain as superintendent of farmers in
stitutes for South Dakota, to take a
better paying position with the Great
Northern railway, is regretted in
South Dakota by all who recognize
the good work Mr.. Chamberlain has
done.
Because the house refuses to accept
the Bristow amendment to the reso-
luton for constitutional amend
ment for popular elections of sena-
tors, that measure will go over until
the next congressional session and
then perhaps it will be further post
poned. 1t is rocky road that leads
up to the rights OF the people.
Congress is not made up of farmers,
business men nor working men.
Therefore what does congress care
about the business of the country?
The members simply want to be re-
elected. They have nothing to lose
by keeping the country in uncertainty
and doubt. They have everything to
gain by keeping everything redhot so
far as the tariff is concerned.
1t is doubtful if any unprecedented
observer will conclude that Mr..
Bryan has come out of the contro-
yersy with Mr.. Underwood with
credit. The distinguished Nebraskan
is disclosed in the light of a fault
finder who is not too particular to
learn that his cause of criticism is
just before publishing it. And when
snch criticism is directed against a
leader of his own party who has been