Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-06-17

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heard the baby in Albany crying No
escape.
Judge Frank B. Smith, of Mitchell, |
has awarded the Office of county |
treasurer of Davidson county to John
Althen. declaring Charles Fowier's |
election was illegal.
The sowing of alfalfa in wide rows
and giving cultivation between the
rows has proven to be the most Ger
tain way of establishing this great
crop in all the drier areas.
A frost in June is unusual, but it
should be remembered that III 1888
this section had a frost every month
and raised the greatest crop per acre
ever produced before or since.
Governor Ryrne and Lieutenant
| Governor Peter Norbeck were special
speakers at the joint institute and
summer school being held at the state
college on Thursday and Friday of
last week,
The Northwestern State bank at
Newell, which is under new manage
ment, has Fl led with the secretary of
state, a change of name. The insti-
| tuition is now known as the Live Stock
| Exchange bank.
1t has been finally announced by
the census enumerator of Sioux Falls
that the population of that city is
81, 100, an increase of 5000 since the
1910 census. This opinion is based
on the wonderful growth of the city.
| Watertown has voted dow an or
| dinance prohibiting Sunday amuse-
ments at a special election called for
that purpose. The majority against
was lis, showing that the community
sentiment is clearly IN favor of hav-
ing fun on Sundays.
OAK ,ta and Montana breeders of
pure-b ed live stock possess some of
the bes bred and individually high
class specimens Of the various breeds
in America. Buyers have little need
for sending to distant states for the
best of breeding stock
If today's reports are true the Rus
slams have delivered one body blow
to their enemy in the neigh borhood
of Lemberg. After the treatment
they have received at the hands of
the German Austrian alliance, they
are entitled to one day of rejoicing.
The annual Huron chautauqua as
sembly will be held this year from
July 6 to l3. Former Senator LaFay-
cite Young, editor of the Des Moines
Capital, who has recently returned
from the European war zone, is one
OF the headliners among the talent
Col. Bryan is preparing to let the
light in on a very obscure subject
He is going to diyulge the cause OF
the war in Europe. Nobody in Eur
2 ope knows what the armies are fight
! Ing about and Mr.. Bryan's informa
tion will be of great value.
\ For the past few weeks advocates
Of bigger navy have been springins
& up on every hand. Most Americans
who favor the enlarged fleet idea have
/ little or no knowledge of what the
United States now has in the line O
! implements to carry on warfare
Uncle Sam has sufficient.
Since the first of January, the Unit
ed States has loaned $50 900 900 t,
Canada, $50, 900, 900 to Russia, $40,
600, 900 to France, $2l 900, 1000 to Swift
zerland, Norway and Sweden SIS,
! 900, 900 to Argentina, in addition t,
S25 900, 900 of Argentina bonds recent
ly marketed, and immense sums il
y private credits.
\ Thus far 21,760 automobiles hav,
been registered this year and it is tn
opinion at the capital that as man,
as 10000 will finally take out licenses
This will mean that there will be on.
automobile for four families through
out the state, with considerable con
centration IN the cities.
/ Every county in South Dakota il
entitled TO one delegate to the annna
boys state fair camp at the expos
ton to be held in Huron this fail
In case county has more than one
state representative it may send a.
many boy delegates as it has stat,