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


The world moves. Roosevelt runs off.
Taft stands still.
An optimist is man who still has his
vacation coming to him.
Wealth is not an indication of pros
perity of the country, but distribu-
ton of wealth is.
Not whisper to Woodrow Wilson
that he's been nominated until the day
of notification arrives!
August will have to do some tall
hustling to beat July's record for
versatilean variegated achievement.
The new rates seem to be the only
things ever connected with the express
companies in which the latter could see
no profits.
The time is coming, and will soon be
here, when if one of the campaign man.
ayers hasn't said it, it hasn't really
been said.
Suggestion to an appropriate sign to
greet the weather bureau when it enters
the gates of Hades: "Not much change
in temperature.
Miller is without a minister. Is
the town SO good that it does not need
minister or have the clergy given it
up as hopeless?
Rain every night in South Dakota for
ten nights in succession is pretty good
record for northwestern state in the
height of a dry season.
The harvest hand is tho big Indian
these days. Everybody takes their
hat off to him, but he 10 not numer-
GUS enough by several thousand.
Members of congress are very anxi-
Gus to adjourn, not that the members
want vacation, but most of them
have some business back home"
Attorney General johnson Satur-
day decided that the socialist candi.
dates for presidential electors could
have place on the official ballot.
Shrewd men declare that they see
the greatest business activity, just
ahead, which the west has ever ex
perienced. 1t is certain the signs
were never better.
Prospects in the Black Hills mining
region is for an $4,000, 900 harvest this
year, which added to the 5000, 900, 600
grain crop makes grand showing for
the Sunshine state.
Even though the North Western road
offered special rates on its lines for har-
vest helpers coming into the state, the
rods under the cars brought in its regu-
lar quota of excursionists.
| 1t looks as if the Sherman law might
be called into requisition once more for
the purpose of promoting or provoking
supreme court decisions that do not
solve the trust problem.
The Associated Press is trying to
be fair. If one candidate has story
1t forthwith opens the door to the
others. Among those to rejoice when
this cruel war is over will be the AS.
sociated Press.
In New York where gamblers thrive
under police protection, it is neces
sary occasionally to remove gam
bier, because, while gambl ers enjoy
| police protection policemen de ne.
enjoy GAMBLERS protection.
H Every man is entitled to his JUS
dues. Pettigrew has not said that h.
would support Roosevelt. He has moi
stated that he was opposed to Wilson
We believe that everyone will know
where Pettigrew gets off in due time
The present chief occupation Of tn,
learned congress of these Unite,
States seems to be centered in an eff
fort to pull the wool over the eyes o
such citizens as will be voting on th,
first Tuesday after the first Monday
in November. rs
sThe back to the farm talk will b
quite unnecessary in South Dakota afte
harvesting such = crop 90 g now bein,
reaped, says the Madison Outlook
Those who have had their backs /.
the farm will right about face befor