Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-12-04

FlENNE. SOU iii DAkO
Isn't it time to begin worrying
about q green Christmas?
Mrs. Pankhurst got what she came
over for-$20, 900 of it, anyway.
One of the good uses for the NOV
ing picture films is for recording his
toric events.
The better sleeper a man is the bet
ter prepared he is to stand off his
creditors.
Let us hope the unusual continu-
ance of wet weather at this season is
appreciated in this locality.
With the toy departments all ready
your last lingering excuse for post
poning it has gone glimmering. Do
it now.
If necessary, the bowling fan can
put up quite an argument with the
basketball fan for place of honor in
the sports section.
The trouble with the ordinary man
who thinks he could do great things
If he only had chance is that no
chance ever seems to him to be the
right one.
Algona Upper Des Moines- -Repub.
lican: If Congressman Pepper re.
ceives the nomination for senator
against Cummins 1t will insure his
passage up Salt creek.
With no long recess during the
summer, no holiday recess and a
thirteen-hour day now thrust upon
them, the U. S. senator's may be com.
PEELED to form a union to guard
against overwork.
There Is some of warrior spirit in
the democratic secretary of the navy.
who asks congress to authorize the
the construction of two dreadnaughts
eight destroyers and three submar-
ines each year.
Even If worse comes to worst the
senate will not have to 20 wholly
without holiday recess. 1t is given
out that the managers of the currency
bill will not oppose a recess lasting
from II O'Clock p. M, December "a.
to 10 O'Clock .. M. December 26.
The speeding up process on the cur
reEcy bill was launched in the senate
Monday. The democrats are pledged
by gentlemen's agreement to sup
port the bill completed by the caucus
and to push the measure to it's final
passage before Christmas, if possible.
January 13, IA and Is have been
practically decided upon as the dates
for the annual convention of the
South Dakota Conservation congress.
to be held in Sioux Falls. Some of |
the ablest men in the country will be
present and make addresses on sub
jects of great Importance to the future |
development of the state.
The postoffice department is hav-
ing difficulty securing a postmaster
for the Yankton Indian agency.
Dates have been fixed at two differ
ent times for civil examination to
select postmaster, but no applicants
appeared at either of the hearings.
A new date now has been fixed, Dec.
13. The Office pays salary of $3.50
q year.
While the department of the inter
ior has not yet announced the date
for the opening to settlement of the
unallotted portion of the Standing
Rock reservation, the opening is ex-
pected to take place some time next
year. The Indians have already made
their selections, and there are about
800 tracts Of land in the reservation
that will be open to homestead entry
when the department acts.
In 1912 more forest fires were due
to lightning than to any other cause;
campers and incendiaries
following in the order named. About
SO per cent were due to carelessness.
to the Federal Forest Ser
vice the average annual loss from
forest fires is about 70 lives and $685.
300. 900. If the cost of crops, build
ings, stock and young trees were in
cluded the loss would be many mil
lions more.
The provision of the new tariff law
that plsces raw wool on the free list
vent into operation Monday and on
the first Of January the provision
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