Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-01

pany. a corporation owned for the most
part by Omaha, Neb., capital.
SAYS STATE CENSUS TO
BEAT FEDERAL EFFORTS
Pierre, S. D.. March 27.-"South
Dakota's third census, taken by the
state. will be even better han that
OF the federal government, If only the
assessors will stand by their jobs rs
they did in u second census 10 years
ago" said Doane Robinson, superin-
tendent OF the census, before the
County Auditors association. Ten
years ago every assessor in the state
did his work well. and the result was
a census which was just as good as
any federal census of this state ever
made, and the one taken May l will
be better yet" he said.
The information in this census will
cover every point about South Dakota,
its products, its people and Its indus
tries.
MILLER-The license question will not
come up here at the city election April
~, the saloon men having failed to petit
ton for a vote on the proposition. The
town went dry last year by a large ma
jority and those favoring saloons saw no
hope of winning out this spring. The
election will not be without interest. how
ever. as H. j. Bushfleld has already pre-
scented his petition as a candidate for
mayor. n a petition Is out and being
literally signed asking s. V. Christ, the
present incumbent, to run again. There
will be contests for aldermanic positions,
also.
KADOKA-The experience of Jefferson
Hoon. an enterprislng farmer living near
here. demonstrates what can be done or
a farm in Jackson formerly Stanley
rDy,-t ~ f~.~l =
milking IA cows, and figures that up to
March l, OF this year. his income from
the herd. not counting the cost Of keep
ing the animals, amounted to an aggre-
gate Of lola. 0. The cream sold during
the period stated brought him s426. 05:
cream and butter used, SIS; sale OF II
calves at an average Of $50 per head, $50.
PLANKINTbN-At another meeting
held by local baseball enthusiasts a re-
port was made by a committee appointed
at a previous meeting to solicit subscrip-
tons to a fund for the support of a base
ball team. The committee reported that
II good sum already had been subscribed
and that enough additional money was in
sight to assure the placing Of a team In
the field for the coming season.
ABERDEEN-A local railroad man en-
tered the Aberdeen National bank. OF this
rity, and deposited on the counter in
front of the teller's window a salt sack
well filled with coin. Upon counting the
contents of the sack 1t was found to con-
tain zoos d~imes-s1O.D The man had
been saving up his dimes for the past two
years for the purpose of attending the ex-
position at San Francisco.
PUKWANA-At their April meeting the
county commissioners will take steps to
put a stock of fish In Red lake, a fine
body of water near here. The kind of fish
has not yet been determined, but they
will be of a variety suitable to the water
OF the lake. 1t is probable that following
the stocking OF the lake all fishing will
be prohibited for at least two years In
order to permit the !ash-to grow.
IRoQUOIS-Iroquois will become a dry
town at 9 O'Clock on the evening of June
80. This is due to the fact that those
favoring license were unable to secure the
signatures of the necessary number of
freeholders to a petition asking that the
license question be submitted to the voters
at the annual city election In April. This
shows that sentiment is against the grant
Ing Ut licenses this year.
vERMILIoN-The Clay County Teach
ers' institute will be held in Vermilion the
week beginning Jun IA, in conjunction
with the six weeks summer session OF the
University OF South Dakota. DR.. w. r.
Jones, head OF the department OF educa-
ton in the university, will have general
charge of the session.
BELLE FOURCHE-The local land Of
fce force has been working overtime the
past week taking care of the large vol
ume OF hlings. 1t is reported that an
average OF Is filings have been made daily