Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-01-04

PIERRE. SOUTH DAKOI
The per capita wealth of the country
is S34 81, and it will be advisable to
to count the change nightly.
The remains of the turkey seemed to
| taste whole lot better Tuesday than
the whole corpse did on Monday.
Some of our homesteaders are bring
ing eggs to market which at 4Octs per
dozen help to pay the grocery bills
Grand Valley Herald.
Rear Admiral Richard Wainright has
been retired from service on account of
age. He was an officer on the battle
ship Maine when it was wrecked in
Havana harbor.
1t is understood that the democrats
| will hold their national convention first.
This would have the first choice of good
platform planks that in these days can
be adjusted to any platform.
The constitutionality of the .'full
crew" act of Indiana, regulating the
size of crews on freight, passenger and
mail trains, was upheld today by the
supreme court.
Governor Vessey will go to the Pacific
coast in few days accompanied by
commission from South Dakota to To-
cate the site of the South Dakota build
ing at the Panama Pacific exposition at
San Francisco.
The Free Press extends toits readers
and patrons its very best wishes for a
happy and prosperous New Year. May
contentment, and good health and a
reasonable share of worldly riches be
theirs during the coming twelve month.
The construction of the Panama
Canal is the best thing Uncle Sam has
done for the world. If he will build
system of good roads from ocean to
ocean it will be the best thing he has
ever done for the home country.
Fogs have been heavy and general
throughout the country this year; new
ertheless, the people have been able to
see their way pretty clearly, and they
expect to do even better next year not
withstanding the fog making activies
of the politicians
Governor Eberhart of Minnesota will
speak at the Conservation Congress at
Sioux Falls, on January IL choosing as
his topic "Some problems of the Rural
Community. Governor Eherhardt is
a charming speaker and good thinker.
Progressive republicanism is evi-
IDENTIFY interesting topic in Ohio. To-
ledo had not a hall sufficiently roomy
to accomm odate the vast throngs who
left their homes and cafes and thea
tres to listen to Senator LaFollette on
the subject Thursday night.
We have been for many years read
ing the mining news published daily in
the Deadwood papers and we do not re-
call day that rich diggins have not
been opened somewhere in the Northern
Hills and we cannot but wonder what
has become of all of the gold that has
been discovered
The commissioner of education has
sent requests to all state superintend-
ents to meet him at the Planters hotel,
st. Louis, February A, to consider
| means whereby exact statistical infor-
nation concerning schools can be de-
rived from the different states. State
| superintendent C. G. Lawrence will at
tend.
1t was on Saturday before Christmas
in st. Louis police court, seventeen
prisoners were up before Judge Kim
mel for disturbance of the peace and
minor charges. Good morning pris-
oners" said the judge, Christmas is
at hand. don't want to be responsi
BILE for any poor unfortunate spending
the day behind the bars. You are all
discharged.
Charged with having made an effort
to relegate the Ananias club, Colonel