Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-02-08

We are verging on towards spring
rapidly and we will not probably
have much more cold weather. An
other harvest will no doubt bring
good results.
The explanation that congress is
simply framing up political situa-
tions at present must be pretty near
ly correct. At least, it does not
appear to be doing anything else.
1t is not so much the question
whether it takes q dollar to buy a
pound of butter and dozen eggs
these days, as it is whether you have
got the dollar and are willing to wait.
There seems to be spirit among
the voters not to disturb the first
term officials. This is as it should be.
They have made efficient officials and
are worthy of the customary second
term.
If it be true that twin canals are
now discoverable on Mars where only
single ones were seen before, the only
reasonable inference is that monopoly
is giving way to competition on that
planet.
There is to be stamp issue to cele-
brate the opening of the Panama
canal. Another popular way of cele-
brating that event would be to spread
more mucilage on the backs of the
stamps now in use.
1t is again announced that the ex-
press companies are thinking of low
ering their rates. Thinking, how.
ever, does not quite suffice; and, be-
sides, they are not thinking of it half
as seriously as the public.
George W. Egan has announced
that he will commence at once his
vigorous campaign for the governor
ship. With the resignation of Gull
and the hustling of Byrne the COVER
norship campaign promises to be the
hottest in the state.
Big Stone Headlight: Senator
Crawford, South Dakota's first re-
form senator, has succeeded in get
ting his Miller speech against the
Richards primary bill printed in the
Congressional Record, and is circu-
lating it at government expense.
Michael Dunn, president of Du-
pree bank, is an accommodating in
dividual. Twice this winter he has
volunteered his services as mail
carrier, during the new blockade, the
last time driving from Dupree to
Pierre, distance of 100 miles, with
200 pounds of first class mail.
The whole boy is sent to school to-
day, and the whole boy must be edu-
Gated. So long as our educational
processes are fractional, SO long will
we have fractional human beings.
1t is the aim of education today to
develop an integral man.-John 81.
Phillips.
The Mclaughlin Messenger is wor-
ried over conflicting reports of the
action by congress on the Standing
Rock reservation opening. By this
time, doubtless, the Messenger has
learned that the senate reconsidered
it's action, and authorized the open
ing of 100000 acres of res servation
land.
The Lead Call replies to the item
in the Deadwood Telegram showing
long list of violent deaths in Lead,
by saying: "This is about the only
kind of death possible in this
healthy and happy city. No one who
has lived here any length of time
wants to die and leave such pleas
ant place.
Good seed is going to be 3 serious
problem for the farmers this spring,
according to all accounts, and the
man who has the right kind to sell
will reap . small fortune. Already
four dollars bushel is being aske d
for good seed corn, and the prices on
ether grain will be in proportion.