Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-02

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hard to locate.
Money spent for good roads is not
only promoting present convenience
but is doing something for prosperity.
| After the drought and corn short
age stories have cleared away it is a
pleasure to find that everyone is bet
ter off than he thought he was.
Hurley Herald: Strange that Rich
ards name should be used in a dem
ocratic scrap. Wonder if Dick has
been flirting with the old lady?
1t is not only feasible to enroll in
South Dakota without waiting for en-
rollment day, but reports from many
localities indicate that many voters
are doing it.
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, is
reported to be in serious physical
condition, following an operation for
gastric ulcer, although the reports
say he was better Tuesday.
Great Britain does not seem to be
any better at golf than it was at the
Olympic games. Is there any other
athletic sport that that the British
ers would like to try?
The coal man will now take the
center of the stage and hold it against
all comers until Santa Claus begins
his pre-C Christmas engagement, which
begins early in November.
| Property owners have an additional
month in which to pay the second in
stallment of their taxes, The new law
makes the date when taxes become de-
linquent April l, and November 1.
At present 1922 qualified banks are
paying to the government 2 1-2 per
cent interest on postal savings sys-
tenn is in operation in 1920 offices,
the depositors numbering $50, 900 and
the deposits aggregate $S5, 900, 900.
After observing Fire Prevention
day on October 9, the patriotic South
Dakotan may take it easy until Octo.
ber 16, when he will be expected to
get out with the crowd and observe
Enrolment day.
War number three has reared its
hideous front in the Balkans, finding
the Turk an allay of Bulgaria, its
whilom enemy. Burning of gunpow-
der has already begun and no one can
tell what the end will be.
H It is astonishing how many voters
are beginning to sit up and take no
tice about the matter of registration.
They all want to take hand in the
primaries next March and they know
that they can not unless they regis
ter.
South Dakota was honored at the
recent meeting of the general grand
chapter of the Order of Eastern Star
: in Chicago, when Mrs. C. N. Harris
of Aberdeen, was elected right worthy
grand Martha of the general grand
chapter.
The state land department has re-
ceived for signature joint agree
ment by which the state and the gen.
eral government will each pay half
the expenses of administration of the
Short Pine reserve in Harding coun-
ty, as each controls practically half
of that reserve.
After adopting resolutions denounc.
ing woman's suffrage and prohibition,
the German American Alliance of South
Dakot ia concluded it's annual convention
in Aberdeen with the election of officers
for the ensuing year Hans DeMuth,
of Sioux Falls was elected president.
Nebraska is somewhat disturbed by
an anthrax invasion which has at
tackled many herd of stock, In the
cattle country and hundreds of head
are being reported lost. It will be
remembered that about year ago
Nebraska lost fifty per cent of its
horses, this summer it dried out and
this fall promises to loose q big quota
Of its cattle.
It is worth something to the state
of New York to have one of its over
rich citizens pass into the beyond.
Last Saturday the state received a
check Of $500 in part payment of
the inheritance tax against the estate
Of ]. Pierpont Morgan. The check
represe nted q valuation Of sos, ,0eO, 600
and that is not Ill Of it. It covers
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