Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-03-20

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Next year, however, the last week in
January will find US doing just as much
worrying over whether or not the
grounding will see his shadow.
The Missouri state senate adopted the
joint resolution already adopted by the
house, ratifying the amendment provid-
ing for the popular election of senators.
The Sully News. published at
Onida. has joined the legion of the
departed. Want of work and lack of
business is given as the cause of the
suspension.
1t Is very important that every
voter who wishes to vote at the an
nual city election have his name on
the registration list. The board of
registration meets on Tuesday, April
LIST and 9Th.
Two venerable. Homecoming and
somewhat versatile Americans Zone
Yankee and one Mexico walked down
the gang plank in New York the first
of the week. These were j. p. Nor
gan and Porfro Diaz.
While a binding snow storm held
the right of way throughout the mid
die west last Friday, eastern and
southern states were tornado swept.
Ninety people were killed in those
sections and the property loss foot
up many millions.
The Edmunds County Democrat
has declared that ''every editor in the
state will be only too willing to con-
tribute his share of the income tax.
Provided, of course, that the mini
mum amount Of income is fixed at
S., 900.
Arrangements have been made
with the railroad companies to secure
special train to carry the 300 Get
tysburg and civil war veterans of the
state to Gettysburg, Pa, to attend
the 50th anniversary celebration of
the big battle.
Mexico has been in a fairly tran
quill state the past week, that is no
prominent men have been murdered,
and the new government seems to be
bringing something like order out of
the unsettled conditions of the past
few weeks.
On the whole, we think it was q
pretty good State legislature. The
stalwart element in it was evid entity
large and influential enough to re-
strain the enactment of little ii any
Legislation aside from that of strict
ly level headed character. Dakota
Republican.
On Monday last President Wilson
issued his call for a special session of
congress to convene April Z. The
primary purpose of this session is to
deal with tariff legislation, the pre-
sumption being that it is q step in
fulfillment of the democratic plat
form pledges. The extra session will
be watched with interest.
The Free Press, at Winnipeg, in it's
issue of October 81, 1912, on page "a,
gave an account of lot bought ten
years ago for 500 IN what was then a
small town, by a Mr.. Chester Thomp-
son, for which he has refused 800. o0o
this last spring. It is in the h cart of
Saskatoon. There is certainly no one
who would not be glad to have such a
piece of property.
| Weather during the month of March
is to live up to all established proceed.
ents-the most blustery of the year
according to the record established
during the past nineteen days. to.
gether with the forecast for the re-
naming half month. Another storm
lis due to center over the western
states, including Iowa, the latter pa IT
Of the week, according to the weekly
forecast sent out from Washington.
County commissioners still have it
within their power to say whether or
not saloon shall operate in the ter
ritory over which they hold superyis-