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

A total of $4,000 is being paid to
the Indians on the Standing Rock In
dian reservation this week, each gov.
ernment ward on the reserve gettidg
$4,000.
After all the state railway commits
sions get busy in earnest, the hitherto
overworked interstate commerce COM
mission may find lots of time to go off
fishing.
Illinois women have beaten the wo.
men Of South Dakota to the right of
suffrage, but the day is not far distant
in this state when women will be sirnl-
larly recognized.
1.-The more stringent the anti liquor
laws, says the Manson Democrat, the
more booze there is drank, and the more
good roads laws passed, the worse the
roads get. How stubborn these mortals
be!',s
A valued cotemporary tells us how to
avoid the rigidity of old age: but what
we really want te know is how to over
come the rightly of young age, when
she is about %, good looking and knows
all about it.
President Wilson informed Chief En-
gineer Goethals, of the Panama Canal.
that he would visit the big ditch at the
close of congress, probably in Septem-
Der. The president may witness the
letting of water into the canal.
Two new ships were added to the
American merchant marine last week.
New ships are splendid sign of pros
perity and going into the merchant ma
rine is. prosperity in the right direction.
President Wilson has nominated
Harry L. Candy, of Wasta. S. D., re-
ceiver of public money at Rapid City.
Candy last year was democratic can
didate for congress in the Sd district.
Robert S. Vessey, ex-governor of
the state. is filling an engagement as
lecturer with the Redpath chantauqua
company in South Dakota. He spoke
at Watertown and Madison last week.
just as the charge was being made
that President Wilson was holding up
appointments to influence senators on
the tariff question. the president sent
to the senate big list of those he
had selected for office.
After eleven years of service as state
director for South Dakota Of the Wo-
mans American Baptist Home Mis-
sionary society, Mrs. r. T. Cressey of
Sioux Falls has resigned the position
and is succeeded by Mrs. j. s. Schroeder
of Midland.
On the Rosebud and Black II ills scenic
highway. among the hundreds of others
who were at work in Tripp and Mellette
counties, there were nearly 200 Sioux
Indians working with their white broth
ers to perfect this highway for the use
of tourists.
A back-to-the-farm magazine wri-
ter says every man sighs for q little
spot of ground he can call his own.
Yes. but when he does days work
with chores at each end Of it, can he
get up early enough. or sit up late
enough, to call it his own?
Without either side accepting any
jurors, the original venire was ex-
hausted in the trial in the circuit
court at Sturgis last week in the
Meade county bank officials, who are
charged with accepting deposits after
they knew the bank insolvent.
Women Of Kansas, since the ballot
was given them, are organizing rood
citizenship league, through which they
are preparing for q; campaign Of educa-
ton. They are not going, to be told By
men how to vote. There going to find
out for themselves and then do Il ac-
cordiDg to the Kansas way.
The next presidential election IL Mex
leo is to occur October Is. The manner
in which the election shall be carried on
will have much TO Do with the future of
Mexico. not only u the ordinary. but ia
IN rdinary ssnse. Il will IS ~
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