Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-09-19

PIERRE, SOUTH DAKO-
Chicken hunting was the favorite
pastime last week. Birds are scarce.
A man must have strange sensa-
tlons when trying to be a presiden
tial elector for a party he has bolted
and is trying to defeat.
The weather of last week done much
toward pushing corn on to maturity.
A greater portion of the crop is now
out of danger from frost
January 8, 9 and 10 have been fixed
as dates for the state conservation
meeting at Pierre. Dry farming and
good roads will be considered.
The thirteenth annual meeting of
the South Dakota Educational as
ISOLATION will be held in Mitchell on
November 20, 26, 81, during the
Thanksgiving vacation season.
The Arkansas election held Septem-
Der 8, resulted in victory for the dem.
ocratic prrty, headed by j. T. Robin
son for governor. Statewide prohibit
tion was an issue, but was defeated.
Elevators doing storage business
IN the state must publish their stor-
age rates during September of each
year In some newspaper printed in the
town or county in which the elevator
is located
In spite of the fact that Governor
Wilson will undoubtedly be the next
president, the representations persist
in telling us that we are on the eve of
an era of great prosperity. OF course.
Dakota Democrat.
The Fortieth Annual Reunion of
Masons of the Scottish Rite of the
Black Hills, opens in Deadwood on
; Monday, September %, and will con-
t1nue until the 9th. A large number
of members of the order are expected
to be present.
LOOMS S. Gull, Late candidate for
governor in the primary campaign,
and Ben NJ. Wood, son of the late
Chauncey l.. Wood, announce the
formation of partnership under the
firm name OF Gull & Wood, for the
practice of law at Rapid City.
Latest returns from the Colorado
primary deprive the Roosevelt party
OF the bulk of the victory it claimed
on the strength of the early returns.
The moosies nominated their candi-
date for attorney general. The rest
OF the ticket was won by the other
elements
Crops have been SO good in Lyman
county that the people down that way
feel like celebrating the promised har-
vest abundance, which they will do
by holding two days fall festival at
Draper. An effort is being made to
arrange for an address by Governor
Johnson-not Hiram, but Ed. S.
Frost was predicted for Monday
night. The mercury in the govern
ment thermometer claimed only to
the 81 degree mark, and by O'Clock
1T had fallen only one point The
cold was intensified bya damp drizzle
that fell during the greater part of
the day. Minute traces of what ap
peared to be snow fell early in the
afternoon.
Beset on one hand by the fear of a
Russo-Japanese pact to embarrass
and dismember the new Chinese re.
public to the great discontinue of the
United States, and on the other hand
that a move against Mexico would
/ phO'OhO q Wal WIN Oil Vic securing
little republics of Latin America
! these are indeed troublesome DAYS
for the state department at Washing
ton.
Over 100000 calves are slaughter
ed annually i'll this country to satisfy
the veal eaters. In Argentina they
have law prohibiting the killing OF
young heifers and the consequence
has been a great increase of cattle in
that country. Until people in this
country quit killing off the heifer
calves they must expect to pay high
prices for steaks and roasts. Beef
will be good price for some time to
come.