Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-11-27

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PIERRE. SOUTH DAKO7
Of course turkey trotting way per-
missable during few days previous
to Thanksgiving.
The state securities department has
granted authority to the Yankton
Brick & Tile company to offer its
stock for sale in the state.
cat this time next year severalnew
political graves will be made and in
them Will be few old political war
riors," says the Onawa Democrat.
About time to be thinking of a
skating rink for the young folks this
winter. This Indian summer is like
ly to take q turn for the worse any
time.
The registration of voters has been
q fairly complete success in most of
the counties. Gov. Byrne's cold.
water throwing on the effort to the
contrary Notwithstanding. Dakota
Republican.
The annual report of the commis-
sioner of pensions showed net loss
in the pension rolls for the year of
10000, leaving $4,000 petitioners of
all classes, 462,379 being civil war
veterans.
The tallest building in the state
will be put up in Sioux. Falls next
season. 1t will be nine-story sky
scraper and swell structure from
foundation to the point where it rubs
against the armament.
just now there is a good deal being
said in favor of Justice Hughes being
the next republican candidate for
president. 1t would seem as if all
shades of republicans could easily
unite on one so excellent and eminent
as Justice Hughes.-Dakota Republic.
can.
Col. Roosevelt has laid himself open
to the charge that he is not so much
interested in child welfare as he was
last year. He has gone off to South
America leaving his progeny, the
progressive party, to struggle along
as best it may.
Since the decline of the late conflict
In financial figures promoted by the
governor on one side, there has been
painful silence in executive quart
ers. He appears to have accepted
the latter alternative in the show up
or shut up demand.-Huron Huron
ite.
1t has been suggested in various
quarters that the larger South Amer
ican countries help us to take up the
white mans burden in Mexico. but
so far no clamor has come from south
of the isthmus to be let in on the con.
tract.
We notice in some counties Joint
majority and minority party mass
meetings are called. This is evidence
OF q desire for harmony, but, unfor-
tunately, under the law any action by
such meetings will be null and void,
and proposalmen chosen would have
no standing in court or anywhere
else.
The prediction that the award in
creasing the wages of the trainmen
increases the probability that the
railroads will be allowed to increase
their freight rates is simple matter
of mathematics. Subtraction cannot
60 on Indefinitely without occasional
addition, for there must be sonnet hing
to subtract from.
President Wilson is determined
that Huerta, the dictator president of
Mexico, must get out and give the
people q chance to elect an executive
head. Huerta is just as determined
to hold on and defies the United
States to oust him. We are placing
our bet on Uncle Sam to win out in
this controversy.
The primary registration returns
show that South Dakota is a repubIi
can state by an Overwhelming major
ity. But, If dissenters and bullmoos
ers continue to disrupt the party, a
democratic plurality can easily cap
tuFo the commonwealth nj tho noxt