Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-03-13

Nobody is crowded out in Nevada.
There are only seven-tenths of man
to the square mile.
The Clarence Darrow jury disagreed
standing four for acquittal and eight
for conviction, and the case will have
to be gone over again.
w. S. Hill of Mitchell, in recent
interview in Des Moines paper, de-
clared in his opinion alfalfa is the
coming crop in South Dakota.
The parcel post has Its disappoint-
ments. A runaway boy in Oklahoma
wrote home for money. but his moth
er sent him sandwiches by mail in
stead.
Before Mexico can settle down in
other respects, it will have to settle
down to the settlement of claims.
Disorder is costly diversion, and it
is better so.
Representatives of "dry" counties
in Texas Legislature defeated bill
prohibiting the carrying of whisky in
saddle bags or hostlers anywhere in
dry" territory.
AT this stage of the season it does
MT makes so much in what shape the
moisture falls, whether snow or rain,
only so it comes freely down and COW
ers fully the soil.
| Most of the papers of the state, of
whatever partisan or factional bias,
have voiced approval of the appropri-
alton to send Professor N. e. Han
sen to Siberia after more alfalfa.
The income tax amendment to the
constitution OF the United States
went into effect last week. 1t is the
first amendment to the constitution
since the act abolishing slavery for
ty-6ve years ago.
Nothing will repay the farmer so
we'll as to use the best seed possible
and to improve his seed by selection
from a pure seed plant. In three years
time it will be possible to have your
farm sown to improved seed.
The creation of the department. of
labor calls for another addition to
the presidential cabinet. Candidates
for the position can be found lined
upon the sunny side of our main
street at all hours of the day.
| The country is soon to have taste
of the quality of the new president.
Mr.. Wilson is to send message to
congress on the tariff and currency
subjects and he may have something
to say about the levy of an income
tax.
Governor Byrne has appointed W
ID. johnson state printing commits
sioner under the new printing act
Mr.. johnson has for years been bust
ness manager of the State Publishing
company.
| In the repeal of the Curtiss public
Iity law, the legislature officially de
clared that the newspaper is the bes
advertising medium extant. Perhap.
it was an ipadvertence, but the testi
monial is valuable one and is goot
for two years.
The Atlanta (Ga. Chamber of Com
merce spent on its own account S32,
900 last year in advertising the city
and the returns have convinced it tina
judicious publicity pays. Atlant,
has helped the work along by liyinl
up to the advertising.
White South Dakotans can no long
er marry black or brown men or wo
men or dance the grizzly bear. Some
thing is eliminated from the lioertie
of the people every time the legisla
ture meets. something that cause
mental anguish or other kinds of sui
fering.>
The petitions for the new primar
bill have been filed with the secre
tary of state. The legislature ha
submitted it to vote of the people a
the election in November, 1914. L
the meantime the Richards law viii
be given a trial, and if it proves 3
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