Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-03-09

Andrew Nelson and f. C. Burki |
came up from Harold Tuesday.
b. b. Wells of Harold, was look
ing after business matters here Mon
day.
Senator J, A. johnson AMI daugh-
tiers left Friday for their home at
Madison.
E. A. Platts is absent from the city,
having gone east to look after bust
ness interests.
j. e. kintzie, proprietor of Variety
Store, Dakota avenue, reports an in
creaslng trade. He carries a COM
plete line and his prices are lowest.
ii. l.. Andre WIS OF Meridian, Iowa,
has taken a position as cashier with
the State Bank at Harold.
A G. Brink, land owner and loan
broker, is doing something all the
time. There are no dull periods with
him.
Doane Robinson thinks Governor
Vessey's reciprocity announcement
is the governors entry into the sena-
torial race in 1912.
Henry Hoff of Harold, has been
elected mayor of that enterprising
little city, Charles Hall having re-
signed the position.
| Next Thursday and Friday will oc-
cur the regular examination for
teachers certificates at the county
superintendent s office
Another reason for believing that
reciprocity with Canada would be a
wise move is that statesmen favor it,
and it is opposed by small-fry poiiti-
clans only.
1t seems to be the men who haven
been in congress are most anxious to
draw the salaries. There are eXcep-
lions, to be sure, including men who
do not know what else they could do.
New York Tribune: 1t is poor leg
islatye policy to waste time in fill
clustering and "playing polite"
and then at the end hurry, slight and
leave undone important work because
of lack of time
1t is intlmated that the Iowa legis-
lature in looking around for senat-
or has not yet voted in earnest. If
there is truth in that, it is to be hoped
delay H. getting down to real business
may have early abandonment.
In a letter to a party here, M. B
Hastings says he will soon return tC
Pierre and engage in the real estate
business. He hopes to secure office
rooms in the st. Charles.
Frank e.. Bigelow, Milwaukee
banker, convicted of misuse of the
funds of the First National bank
there, of which he was president, was
released from the federal penitenti
airy at Leavenworth Saturday
He had served six years of a term o
ten years.
There is consdera BILE interest in the
appointment of receiver for the new
land office to be located at Timber
Lake. The decision to discontinue tn,
Office at Aberdeen and to locate it a
Timber Lake, in the heart of tn,
newly settled lands, seems to be gen
orally satisfactory.
Cuba is the land of sweets. As {
sugar producer it is famous, and a.
shown by the late consular report, il
exports vast amounts of honey. Fo
the year 190S.9 it shipped out ., 726,
663 pounds Of honey and l 1923, 35;
pounds of beeswax. The island wa
a delicious morsel for Spain to lose.
Iroquois Chief: Under the new re
8 apportionment act South Dakota will
! be entitled to an additional congress
: men, and the woods are full of states
5 men who are waiting for their friend
, to suggest their names as fitting ma
f terial for the job. Some of thes
: would be aspirants have just abou
as much chance of landing as coy
has of winning hurdle race.
Since the time of the first decision
:. of the supreme court, last May, il
which it held that the Inheritance ia
law Of this state could not stand
F, test of the constitution, no such take
t have been forwarded to the stat
treasury by the county treasurers
2 having been held under advice of tn
attorney general, pending the rehear
, ing on the case. Since the court hal
reversed on that proposition the take
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