Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-02-11

RRE. SOUTH DAKOTA. ]
We are just aching to thank you
for that dollar you owe us on sub
scription.
The price of beer may be advanced
in Berlin; which is the first sign of
the END of the war.
Objection is lodged to February g
putting on brand of weather that
Will fool the ducks into premature
start for the north.
Congress adjourns March The
state legislature will also be thing
of the past at that time. The people
will survive both sessions.
Robert Schaber of Hudson. was
elected president of the South Dako-
ia Press association at their mid
winter meeting held at Sioux Falls
| last week.
Claude Kitchin, of North Carolina,
was nominated chairman Of the ways
and means committee and majority
| floor leader. Thus the machinery of
| denomination is praaspd
At caucus of the democrats elect
ed to the house of representatives for
the Gath congress, Champ Clark was
unanimously nominated to succeed
himself as speaker of the house.
One of the curious lsand unexplain-
ed things about present conditions is
the marvellous increase of our beef
exports in spite of the much harped
on meat shortage in this country.
According to- agricultural depart
ment figures, Iowa last year raised
1851 800, 900 worth of crops, being the
prize agricultural state. South Da-
kota is credited with s1o6, 500, ,O0O
worth of crops.
| Another bill is before the legisla-
ture requiring school districts TO pub
lish financial reports. For several
years now an effort has been made to
get such a measure through but the
lobby has always been able to kill it.
The senate judiciary committee
has drawn the fangs from the Urdahl
bill changing the cnstodianship OF
the capitol from the secretary of
state to the governor by recommend
ing it .favarably, with amendment,
leaving controlswith the secretary.
South Dakota 8 Legislature is not
keeping up it's accustomed pace. Sew
enty less bills have been introduced
in the house than at the same time
two years ago and rs less In the SEN
ate, and thus far but 10 bills have
been enacted and filed with the sec.
retary of state.
| Hot Springs Star: Congressman.
elect Harry l.. Candy of Rapid City
was in Hot Springs Saturday attend
ing meeting of the Fall River An
gostura Irrigation association and
getting acquainted with the needs OF
the people of this section so as to be
Informed when he takes up his duties
at w Washington in March.
| Last week Hon. c. n. Leedom OF
Cottonwood bought the Kadoka Press
from E. L. Nellor. The Press has a
nice, handy country printing plant
and has enjoyed very good business
for the last six years. 1t will be rur
by stock company composed of the
leading business men of Kadoka.
The profits of dairy cow can be
participated and realized with great
er degree of surety than in any Other
one phase of farming. A mature
crop of grain and high price for The
same may be anticipated, but seasons
and conditions of market may be un
avoidable. Feed for cows, and I
good, steady market, are as sure a.
anything can be in this world of pro
duction.
1t looks to us as though the horse il
entitled to just as much consideration
as the automobile when it comes tt
the matter of blanketing. Yet WI
have seen An autO covered with a