Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-03-23
Everything comes to him who goes
after what the other se!!c@ is wait
ing for.


~ ~ after ess what the other fellow is sgait-
Ing for.
Plant trees plenty Of them, this
spring--and then properly care fol-
them. Be q conservatienist, in prac-
tiee IS we'll as In theory.
The people of Faith announce, be-
sides many other local improvements
st that town for this year, the begin
I ming Of work on hotel which is to
cost Sic, 900.
Not content with the hobble skirt,
fashion intrigasrs have sprung the
..trouser gown" on US. Possibly the
pantaloen effect is expected to make
hit with suffragettes.
Sometimes one suspects that the
average newspaper illustration of
the harem skirt hardly does the style
Justice. and that there is more of it
in the newspapers than ever will be
found elsewhere.
Secretary Wilson has begun his fif-
teenth year as head of the agricul-
tnral department.. 1t is altogether
improbable that his record for con-
tinuous service in the cabinet will be
matched during his lifetime.
The farmers have commenced seed
ing in this section, and in a very short
time the crop of 1911 will all be in
the ground. The weather is ideal
and the soil is in excellent condition
for spring work. The acreage will be
vastly increased over year ago.
There is considerable activity in
the machinery line just at the present
time. Farmers are getting ready for
spring work, and lot of new imple-
ments are being secured for the seed
ing operations.
If reciprocity with Canada should
come into operation in time to give
sufficient number of our people fore
taste of free trade, perhaps the effect
on the 1912 election would not be al
together bad.
Residents of the town of Chamber
lain are becoming somewhat excited
over report that the Chamberlain
land office is to be moved further
west some time this year, and each ri
the ambitious towns along the rail
way line west from. Chamberlain,
thinks that they are located just right
for the new office.
Aroused over numerous thefts OF
cattle and horses in the past few
months, stockmen of Fall River and
Custer counties will hold a meeting
at Buffalo Gap to make plans for an
organized war on rustlers. The meet
ing will be held next Saturday and
$50 cattle growers will attend.
In speech before the Canadian
parliament, Premier Wilfred Laurier
j. indorsed reciprocity with America,
affirmed loyalty to Great Britain, and
urged friendship between the farmer
{ and manufacturer throughout the do
minion.
The size of the pension appropria-
tions seems to increase in proportion
to the degree In which the veterans
are being called to their reward. The
stupendons sum Of nearly 5000, 00o, 900
will be paid to the United States pen
sioners this year.
An act that doubles the price of re-
cording deeds, mortgages and assign
ments was one Of the products of the
late legislative session. The legisla-
tufe intended only to authorize uni
form blank for the transfer Of TITLES
! but things became somewhat mixed
/. along towards the last and the bill re-
solved itself into something else.
You remember the Oregon. the
battle ship that made the remarkable
fast trip around the horn to get into
the trouble with the Spanish fleet off
i Cuba. Well, after rebuilding her at
) cost Of 5000 the navy depart