Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-06-08

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If reciprocation could be elimin&t-
ed, the reciprocity pact would come
nearer pleasing most of the selfish in
terests.
The graduate who realizes that com
is but beginning has taken
the first important step toward sue
cessful career.
Geo. w. Egan fires the first gun ia
his campaign for the goyernorship of
South Dakota at Yankton June 6.
George evidently believes that the
early bird will get the bug.
Many better dictator than Diaz
has left his throne without his head
for which he may thank his stars that
civilization and Intelligence has in
creased in spite of his adverse tactics.
On Monday the senate committee
on judiciary agreed upon the confirm
alton of Jas. ID. Elliott as district fed
eral judge for South Dakota. 1t is
Judge Elliott now.
representatives. of commercial and
industrial organizations throughout
South Dakota met in Sioux Falls Sat
urday, for a conference at which
plans were discussed for systematic
campaign to attract desirable settlers
to this state.
The weather man did not observe
the Sabbath by any cessation of heat
activities. Regardless of the fact
that all Pierre was at rest Sunday
and doing it's utmost to keep cool he
allowed the mercury to run up to the
96-degree mark.
The movement to erect meIuuria
to the late Mr.. Kittredge is taking
shape. The necessary committee has
been selected to have charge, and it
is proposed to erect statue of Mr..
klttredge in Sioux Falls and place
memorial tablet in the capitol build
ing at Pierre.
The South Dakota bankers are to
meet in Sioux Falls this week. The
bankers of this sntate are not of the
trust and combination kind. They are
westerners and interested more than
anything else in the development of the
great state of sSouth Dakota. What is
good for South Dakota farmers is good
enough for them.
Scotland has been losing thousands
OF the best of her young men from the
rural districts. Wealthy land owners
have evicted tenants and bought up
farms to enlarge their deer forests
and hunting reserves. The loss of so
many of the old yoemen stock of the
country shows how greatly the land
laws need reforming. At present
those laws are strongly feudal ia their
character.
The crop outlook in this part of
South Dakota is unusually bright and
satisfactory than for several years.
Good rains lave been frequent for
the past month, and the warm wealth
er has been conducive to rapid
growth. All kinds of grain is look
ing fine, while corn is much further
advanced than is usually the case at
this date. Very little trouble has
been experienced with poor seed, and
no reports of damage from the cut
worm are heard,
The referendum petitions filed to
carry to the people enactments of the
last legislative session all show the
manner in which the referendum law
WORKS IN thls state. The three peti-
tions filed carrying up the Headlight
law" the "herd law" and the "coun-
ty seat law" were where some par
tlcular interests were concerned in
holding the law in abbeyance, and
where they had an interest which
would warrant them in assuming the
required expense to pay canvassers
to secure signatures for them. None
OF these laws are of such general in
terest that the people would ask for
vote on them as affecting the pub
lie welfare.
1t is rumored that the high tariff
push that conceived and promoted
the farmers convention" at Aber-
deeD is grieved now that it conceded
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