Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-06-03

lack OF summer weather occurred in
May.
By lnis time, father is wishing the
"koe~ off the grass" sign applied to
himself and his lawnmower, as we'll
as TO all others.
Remember it is about the last call
for the 1915 census. Have you done
what you could TO assist the enumera-
tor in your ward?
Miss Berlie Henly of Geddes, has
received patent for an invention for
weighing the amount of ice consum-
ed by any refrigerator.
The report that England proposes
to abolish whisky by taxing it is now
being told as the latest joke in every
mountain cabin in kentuck y.
1t has been a long way to fair
weather, but all things come to him
that waits, especially when waiting
is the only thing that can be done.
Is it possible the colonel and Mr..
Barnes jr., are planning to go into
vaudeville. What a fine lot of adver-
tising they are wasting if they do
not?
Increase in cattle shipments to the
western part of the state is being
made, many of which are milch cows.
Stock industry in that section is once
more the main occupation.
AS we expect the president not 10
finch, let us as people not finch.
Every American, native or foreign
born, should firmly resolve to line up
with the president.
The accidental explosion of the
Princess of Irene in the harbor of
Sherness, England, caused the death
of some 800 persons. They may be
added to the casualties Of war.
A million people within the United
States have asked the Georgia board
of pardons to mitigate the death SEN
tence passed upon Leo M. Frank, for
alleged murder. The board is now in
session considering the case.
The injunction proceedings started
in Milwaukee against the manufac-
ture and shipment of munitions of
war to Europe were short lived. The
presiding judge has dismissed the
action and 1T is out of court.
Germany is proving herself the
most efficient nation in the world. 1t
is to be regretted that when her ma
tional ideals are held up for inspec-
ton and comparison superlatives
must be discarded.
The section of the United States
feet which, in the recent war game,
eluded the defending fleet and estab-
lished a base for a landing force on
the Atlanalc coast, may not have pur-
posely supplied the bigger navy men
with argument for more ships.
The continued torpedoing of both
belligerent and neutral merchant
ships by German submarines is fair
indication of what the German reply
to the United States protest is going
to be. Germany is not going to fore
go the only effective sea weapon at
her disposal for rules, regulations,
laws or any physical force that could
be brought to bear against her.
Over at Thief River Falls, Mimi,
local bankers have set aside a large sum
to be loaned to farmers without interest
LII tHG pOI pOoC VI DulioitlS 0ilOS
are great thing for any farming COM
munity, In taking this plan to make
it easy for every farmer to have one on
his place, those Minnesota bankers are
long headed. 1t is practical boost in
the rapid development of rich section
of great state.
The Alexandria Herald expresses the
wish that Tom Thorson ooze over into
the democratic party. Well, there are
several good:reasons why Tom should
do this, and we hope he avails himself
of some of them. Tom may not be SO
much of a republican, as repubilcanism
goes nowadays, but he is pre-eminentiy
man; just the kind of fellow that
the democrats should delight to honor
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