Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-05-02

assured that this is just the time of |
the year to enjoy the natural beauties
of the scenic end of the state.
Arrangements have been made to
fence and otherwise improve the state
experimental farm at Cottonwood,
consisting of $40 acres of land. Tubu-
lar steel posts will be used for the
fence.
Huron college, tho Presbyterian
state school, was one of the beneti |
Charles of the late DR.. ID. X. Pearsons
aud in the death of the Chicago phil
anthropist the college loses a true
friend.
The fact that amid the seemingly
wild rush for office in the United
States candidates for the vice presi
dency maintain consistent and dig
nified reserve was bound to be noticed
by somebody.
The warm weather the past two
days has started the leaves on many
of the trees and the hum of lawn
mowers may be heard. On the whole
mother earth has taken on quite
spring-lihe appearance.
There is hardly doubt that if the
middleman is eventually cut out
somebody else will cut in. Producers
and consumers need not fatter them
selves that they are going to have it
all to themselves.
If the Mexicans were wise they
would not allow the Americans to
leave there country, even on war
ship; that is, they would get to work
at once with the idea of making their
departure unnecessary.
No bulletins have as yet been
printed with regard to the Oklahoma
editor who is walking to the Balti-
more convention. Yet this should
be the most interesting period of his
trip. People will lose interest in it
when friendly automobiles begin to
pick him up.
The state engineers department
has granted a permit to Millette and
Sumner of Fort Pierre to appropriate
water from Bad river for the irriga
ton of 239 acres of land in Stanley
county; and to Ada Dinsmore of Fort
Pierre to appropriate water from Bad
river for the irrigation of 1913 acres
on that stream in Stanley county.
The people of Potter county were
given something to talk about on the
arrival of a new resident of that coun-
ty with his family and belongings.
The new arrival was negro who
came from Illinois, and came with
his family, his chickens and pigs, all
slowed in an automobile of ancient
vintage, having come all the way
through by that means. He trailed a
part of his farming implements be-
hind the gas wagon, and has settled
on the land which he secured.
The organization meeting of the
Western Development league will be
held Rapid City May IS. Several
hundred are expected to be in attend
ance from the western part of the
state and Governor Vessey and Speak
ers of note are to be on the program.
Every line of industry in this portion
of the state will be represented at
get together meeting. According to
Commissioner Deets, one of the prin-
cipal themes to be discussed will be
the exploiting of the scenic beauties
of the Black Hills and the drawing of
tourist traffic this way this coming
summer.
South Dakota casts 5000 more
votes than it did ten years ago, &C
cording to preliminary statistics is
suec by the census bureau. The total
voting strength of the state in 1900
was liz, 6s1, and in 1910 it was 49,
1S9. The greatest increase was in
the native white vote. In 1900 til e
native born cast IS, 1881 votes az against
IS, 769 in 1910, while those of foreign
or mixed parentage cast 26,256 votes
in 1900 to So .425 in 1910. The foreign
born cast 45,446 votes in the election
of 1900 and in the election of 1910 thew
cast "a ,528. There are only 341 negro
rofAss In Tho nkako Aho.,.l .1,<,. =.