Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-07-18

ried at special election Monday by
222 for and 20 against.
Don. the talking dog, has arrived
in New York from Germany, but will
give out no interviews until he re-
covers from the effects of seasickness
on the way over.
A tropical torrid spell is useful oc-
casionally, not only in boosting the.
corn, but in making one appreciate the.
manifold beauties of South Dakota's
ordinary summer climate.
Fire nearly swept Eagle Butte out of
existence last Sunday. The postotfice,
telephone office, four retail stores, the
newspaper Office, livery barn and the
Citizens State bank were destroyed.
The Isabel News states that har-
vest has commenced in Ziebach coun-
|ty, Farmers arc cutting winter rye,
winter wheat and oats, and in most
instances gooc yields ar indicated.
1t is evident from the appearance
of the corn fields that only synono-
nous and concerted action on the
part of the farmers against the flick
ertail invasion will keep the pests
from eating up all of the corn years
hence.
A. W. Brewster. republican candi-
date for governor of Missouri, has
written to Cornelius Roach, secretary
of state and democratic candidate, re-
signing from the contest on the ground
that it is useless for him to try to beat
the father of seventeen children.
| Theodore Roosevelt says his party is
to be district independent party. He
says he will not enter into agreement
with any party anywhere. The colonel
will have none of it. He made it clear
that it was to be thorough going
fight independent of alliance with either
the republican or democratic party or
ganizations.
Victor Berger, the socialist mem-
Der, introduced bill in the house of
representatives in the nature of a
special money fund to be loaned to
states, counties and cities for public
improvements. The idea is to solve
the idle labor problem in this man
ner, which. would give employment
to all willing to work.
The present political unpleasant
ness promises to furnish those who
are not too seriously involved with
more laughs than any campaign in
history. The latest Suggestion is
that both Taft and Roosevelt retire
and new republican convention be
called. Picture of them both agree
ing in the next flml
Medill Mccormick, in charge of
the Chicago headquarters of the pro-
gressive party, has issued a call TO all
newspapers to notify him at the earl
lest moment of the number of seats
desired for newspaper men at the
convention August 5. Mccormick Is
headquarters are the club rooms, No.
8, Congress hotel, Chicago.
Lorimerism being dead and buried,
you might think the colonel wouldn't be
| able to make much use of it in the cam
paign. Nevertheless the colonel will
be deeply disappointed if he isn't able
to make few hundred thousand votes
on the strength of what he, with little
incidental assistanceofrom the Chicago
Tribune and the newspapers generally
accomplished in killing Lorimerism.
/ John Mitchell, of the Federation Of
Labor, was sentenced Tuesday for con
tempt of the court at Washington fol-
which he undoubtedly holds some con
tempt. And Mitchell is one of the
most exemplary citizens of the repub.
lie. Like his comrades in the case, he
will probably take an appeal to the
|isupreme court, which set aside previous
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