Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-06-26

Same old irrepressible conflict be-
tween progressivism and standpatism.
Sioux City Journal.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, of
Kansas, has been reelected president
of the International Woman's Suf-
frage association.
The Western South Fair Associa-
tion will hold a meet and Fourth of
July celebration at its fair grounds
in Rapid City July 2, sand A.
Mexicans do not let their prejudice
for the United states keep them from
running over the border line for safe
ty when the enemy gets after then.
There is great deal of harmony in
the democratic caucus on the tariff
bill as it came from the serate COM
mittee and the caucus will undoubt-
edly commit the democratic members
of the senate to the measure.
A Pennsylvania man had his wife
arrested because she pulled off his
wooden leg and beat him over the
head with it,. That's one danger the
married man with two perfectly
sound legs escapes.
! For the first time, according to gov
ernment bulletin, imports of animal
products into the United States has
come to excel the exports in value.
Conservation thus comes down to q
prastical household duty, not to say
necessity.
Attorney General McReynolds served
notice that the government asopposed
to giving the Union Pacific railroad any
further extension of time within which
to dispose os it's holdings of Southern
Pacific stock as ordered by the supreme
court.
The movement to the Black Hills
|section as a summer resort has start
ed earlier this year than usual on ac-
count of the June heat and the camp
ing places in that part of the state
will soon be filled with people on their
summer outings.
The senate voted to accept the in
vitation of the commonwealth of
Pennsylvania to attend the semi
centennial ceremonies of the Sattle
of Gettysburg and Vice-Presioent
Marshall will appoint committee
of nine to attend.
Saved from Jail once more is Mr..
Gompers and his associates in the
district of Columbia contempt case
by the granting of an appeal to the
federal supreme court from the SEN
tences inflicted by the court below.
The appeal is to be argued in October.
The worlds resources of credit are
not equal to its disposition to borrow.
often for commendable ends. Not only
are there too few willing lenders. but
too few nimble sixpenses. Some pro-
jects must lapse temporarily until the
world catches up with its own imagin-
ings in the world of finance.
The reason alfalfa is q failure in
Minnesota is that the roots have to
come up instead of down to get the
moisture. The strong and vigorous
plant life of Nebraska is such be-
cause the roots sink deep into the
soil and find reward in unfaiiing
moisture. e.-Nebraska State Journal.
The state grange Of South Dakota
farmer organization protests against
the proposal to tax mortgages. and
says that if it is done the man who
owes the money will pay the tax. The
state tax commission is certainly get
ting it going and coming; but 50 far
rhe railroads appear to be satisfied.
The public is assured that under the
operation Of the, tax commission,
there will be no increase in the taxes
of individuals. With the law fully
complied with. each person will pay
about what he paid before. Why is
1t necessary to change the method Of
assessment and collection If the same
old results are to be attainedP -Hur
on Huronite.
The work Of the railway company
ct protection Of the banks Of the Mis-
souri, near Rousseau has been stopped
until fall, as tho water IL ct too high
: stage 70 work economically, and to
any purpose. II u expected ia pnt 3
large force Of men back on tho work
some time In Septemb Der and % push,
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