Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-09-23


between AZ and 4S cents per fine
ounce, Secretary McAdoo is buying
100000 ounces which he will mint
into dimes, quarters and half dollars.
From total receipts of $4,O66.76
during the month of August, Lem
mons municipal saloon made a pro-
tiu of s637, of which amount 1854 733
was used to buy up school warrants.
Have you noticed how the country
has accepted the currency law, and is
adjusting itself to itp 1t is a valu-
able law, and reflects great credit on
the democratic president and con
gress responsible for it.
Whatever disputes may arise be-
tween citizens as to the preparedness
for war of the United States there
can be none with respect to the pre-
paredness of number of republican
leaders who want to be president.
w. +. Upton of Mitchell, is not go
ing to stand by and see Sioux Falls
walk off with the congressional posi-
ton now held by Mr.. Dillon, Mr..
Upton ~ for himself for congress,
not knowing of a better man.-Hur-
oniLe.
Belgiau refugees in England have
opened butcher shops for the sale of
horse meat. There are twenty horse
meat shops in London, and three
have just opened in GLASGOW. Steaks
are sold at 10 to IL cents pound and
sansages 10 pound.
Tho first investment in raising pork
is small aud the pig is a quick money
maker on the farm. He multiplies
rapidly, and if we only furnish him
good pasture, grazing, pure water
Gnu blGb'C concentrated lCCd uC W III
rapidly gain weight at a small cost.
Elibn Root has finally discovered
the existence of the invisible govern
ment, aIG is of the opinion that it
has occaeioned great deal of sullen
resentment on the part of the people.
Mr.. Root is little bit late in making
his disco~ery, but then he never very
seriously ran for president before.
Those republicans who have so
thorough convinced themselves
that the country is in the grip of hard
times will save themselves quite q
shock if they continue to refuse to
look aJ the bank clearings, the rail
road earrings and the bank reserves
of gold and currency.
1t is now evident that j. Pierpont
Morgan, business agent for Eng land
IN purchasing war munitions in the
United States, is running against
some snags in his efforts to get the
banking and other big financial in
terests of the United States to loan
England and France money to buy
wsr munitions.
The banks of the country report
the possession of larger amount of
gold and 9 greater amount of money
than they nave had on hand for many
years. The task the republican cam
paign managers have set them selves
of talking hard times will present in
creasing difficulties in the face of this
remarkable showing.
There wss gathering of South
Dakota bankers at Pierre Friday by
which a protest was made against the
order of the state banking department
requiring banks to deposit fifty per
cent Of their surplus at reserve cities
within the state. This order has
caused several meetings at which
protests have been formulated.
An ocean liner bound from New
York to an Italian port with 1900
Italian reservists on board took fire
in mid.ocean Sunday. but the flames
were subdued and the vessel continu-
ed on its way. There is a suspicion
tnat time bomb had been placed on
the vessel with the idea Of eatrovinp