Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-02-16

Governor Vessey has appointed DR..
l.. p. Brewster of Vermillion mem |
Der Of the state veterinary board.
The Iowa senate passed the Sammis |
bill increasing the salaries of Iowa |
legislators from $3.50 to $1,000 per |
session.
The state legislature adjourned on
Saturday until Tuesday, Monday being
a legal holiday, when no business could
be transacted
st. Louis is an applicant for both |
the republican and democratic ma
tional conventions of 1912. 1t will |
make hard fight for both honors.
Alfalfa bread may be all right for
those who can afford it, but alfalfa
seed at sixteen or eighteen cents a
pound makes pretty expensive flour.
Price on steel wire raised 81 per
ton. Got to be more steel trust pro-
fits in order to make up for Brother |
Carnegie's little peace fund contri-
buttons.
The senate last week passed the /
Gamble bill granting leave of absence
until May 18th of homesteaders in
South Dakota and other northwest
ern states.
The one hundredth anniversary of
the birth of Horace Greeley occurs
February %. A plan is on foot to
erect a memorial monument to the
memory of the great editor.
The government reports show the
United States land office at Lennon
did the largest business of any land
office in the country in 1910. There
are 203 land offices in the country.
Congressman Burke voted against
republican caucus .iictation last week
and supported the Crumpacker bill,
which gave to South Dakota one ad-
ditional congressman. His action is
agreeable to constituents.
The January heat record for twenty
years at Oklahoma City, Okla, was
broken January 81, when the temper
ature reached 81 degrees at 3 O'Clock
in the afternoon. On February i it
was 90 in Ft. Worth, Texas.
Senator Borah of Idaho, with the
aid of democrats and progressive re-
publicans succeeded in making the
resolution providing for the election
of senators by the people unfinished
business" thus placing it in most
advantageous position.
The following is credited to the
Parker New Era: "Adney Melvin
has bought a costly modern hearse
and will acd undertaking All en-
balming to his business. The New
Era wishes him large success. -
The trial balance in the land COM
mlsSionec's Office for the month of
January shows a grand total due the
state from counties of SIS, ,223, 1914. .O3,
including leases of lands s204, 500. 76
leases of endowment lands 1912, ,5SS. 36
deferred payments s2,270, ,5o7 SO.
The bill to create two new judicial
circuits passed the house Friday with
but little opposition and no trouble is
expected in the senate on the meas
ure as the counties are badly in need
of court facilities and the circuits in
which they now lie are crowded with
business.
Hyde County News: Court is in
session at Highmore and is presided
over by John F., Hughes, being his
first term here. He is good Judge,
has the required. dignifed bearing
the legal ability and pains taking
way with him to see that litigants are
taken care of and their rights main
tanned.
Late information from the govern
ment weather bureau is to the effect
that the winter weather is practically
broken up and that South Dakota
will have very fine weather from now
until summer time. The weather de-
partment says that there will be about
eleven inches of rain between now
and the coming of summer. This in
formation will be hailed with JOY by
the farmers.