Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-01-15


Science has just revealed that ap,
petite and hunger are by no means
the same. However, we shall con
tinue to take nourishment when
prompted by either appetite or hun
ger.
New railroad construction in 1918
as reported by the Railway Age Ga
zette amounted to 3,071 miles against
1907 miles in 1912. Forty.seven states
contributed to the new trackage, with
Texas and Montana leading.
Rev. j. G. Shetland, who was ap
pointed superintendent of the Fort
Sisseton Indian school about two
years ago. has been relieved of his
position by the democratic admins
tration to make room for some
staunch democrat.
The state historical department
has been presented with a manu-.
script copy of peace hymn, entitled
"The Lord Will Bless His People
With Peace The music is written
to help the peace movement in this
country, and is by Josephine Hilda-
smith of Denver, formerly of Dell
Rapids.
Farmers from Sully county say the
warm weather has brought out the
green crowns on the bunch grass,
which is always among the first to
show green in the spring. The open
winter SO far is even more mild for
January than December, and the
situation looks more like March than
January.
The secretary of the alfalfa depart
ment of the Wisconsin agricultural
experiment station cautions those
who would embark in alfalfa to &c
slow, and experiment to find the best
seed, which he does not attempt tc
designate, but tells them. Kansas and
Nebraska seed will cost them SS pei
bushel, while the Dakota grown viii
be $40.
The postofice department is begin.
ming to believe that the parcels pos!
business is being overdone out west.
A Washington farmer is preparing to
send 5000 pounds OF timothy seed by
mail, and an Idaho mining company
has three carloads of ore ready fol
the rural carrier to convey over the
mountains to smelter, 60 miles
away.
Twenty-six years ago Monday
South Dakota experienced blizzard
that took for it's toll the lives ot
many of its citizens. And there has
since been no storm in South d kota
possessing the fury of a blizzard. II
was fair day up to about noon
when the storm came suddenly and
caught many people out on the
prairie.
| Stanley county held no propose
meeting, their mass convention
adopting resolution that all candi
dates in that county should run al
independents, as to call together the
proposal committees of the two par
ties in a county over hundred miles
long and seventy-five miles wide
with seventy-eight organized pre-
cincts, meant heavy expense which
they did not care to place on tn.
county.
The secretary of the progressiv,
national committee was in South Da
kota during the proposal committe,
meetings. seeking to deyise plan BY
which progressive candidate for th,
United States senate can be placed ii
the field. There is therefore possi
bility that the situation may be fur
ther complicated, there being two
progressive republican candidates il
the field, according to the estimates
of those who put them there.
Rev. Father Ambrose, of sterhar
mission, in southern Hyde county, hae
close call from death in the Missour
river in attempting to drive across th.
ice near Lower Brule agency. Th.
team and buggy went down and til.
reverend father had difficulty in getting
from under the wraps and the cover q
buggy; this occurred last Sunday, Ii
attempting to getsto shore for help, hi
broke through at another place, and 20,
out with difficulty. When help was se
cured both horses were dead, but th,
vehicle was taken from the river.