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Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-09

NJ S. Couisal President
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T. J. Mahoney. Cashier
Clyde Brock. Asst. Cashier.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-09

Thursday. Dec. 3. 1915.
Published Every Thursday by
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Subscription. sr.oo per year. i

Entered ~ sccond-elass matter Aprh
3. isis, O, he post-ofsce ., Spray. Oregon.
nu,icr tho o. Of Congress of March / is's
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-03-18
A THUMPING CAMPAIGN

II is the opinion of the Philadel-
phia Record that neither the repub-
licans nor the democrats will espouse
the cause of national prohibition in
their platforms but that the prohibi-
tionists will organize for "a thump-
ing big campaign" "Unless all
signs fall" says the Record, ''the
three cornered fight of 1912 is to be
renewed in 1916" Senator Clapp Of
Minnesota says that if President Will
son can keep the country out of war,
and if prosperity returns, 81 believe
no power on earth can defeat Wood
row Wilson, and his success would
hasten the hour when the democratic
party is destined to be split wide
open.'
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-03-18
OUR NEUTRAL RIGHTS

President Wilson has been attacked
on the absurdest grounds. He has
been violently assailed, on the one
side, for not protesting against the
violation of certain Hague treatment
which were actually not in force, &C
cording to their own explicit provis-
ions. He has been condemned, on
the other hand, for permitting his
own country to make use of it's &C.
knowledged commercial rights under
international law. He has encount.
cred bitter complaints from one side
or the other for having demanded re-
spect for his country's neutral rights
when they seemed to be menaced by
belligerent operations. The answer
to all these critics is precisely the
answer President Washington would
have made. Let this country mind
Its own interests, whether or not this
policy is popular abroad or is approx
ed by the sympathizers Gere at home
Of belligerant nations.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-03-18
TO BOOSTssSALARIES

The question of better salaries for
state officers played a prominent part
in the session of the Legislature Just
closed and way was opened for
South Dakota to mend it's reputation
of paying the lowest average salaries
to it's public servants of any state in
the union
The legislature voted to subm it a
constitutional amendment giving the
representative body power on two
thirds vote to fix salaries of state Of
licials. 1t this amdenment is carried
in 1916 the succeeding Legislature can
take up the salary question in COM
prehensive way, removing some of
the inequalities and probably max
ing q conservativeradvance over the
salaries fixed a quarter of a century
ago when the state was young and
poor and the cost Of living material
ly less than now.
Temporary relief is afforded in the
decision of the attorney general that
the fixed expense allowance given to
officials to compensate them for NOV
ing to the capital is legal and in har-
mony with the constitution.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-03-18
A DOUBTING THOMAS

Aberdeen American: The asser-
tion from the Black Hills that the
Homestake company is going to quit
politics, is interesting to say the
least. That it will have small cred
ence is about the only phase of the
matter that is sure to be believed.
Being in politics is matter of
business with this company and in
fact all big concerns, whose material
welfare is affected by the changing
tide of local and state officials. That
it Will no longer take an interest and
hand in who is to fill these positions
is not counted likely in the minds of
men who follow practical politics.
The railroads once said that they
We're going to quit politics. They
quit running the politics as in the
good old days 20 years ago, because
they had to, but they still dip into
the game. Likewise the Homestake
will not turn away its whole atten-
tion wheu candidates are being nom
mated and elected, even though it is
harder to run things nowadays than
of old.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-03-18
AN oLD-TIME SPRING

ihls spring may be rated an old
timer according to the record. The
Sioux City Journal contains theae
paragraphs:
Wheat has been sown during the
middle of February in this section.
but it will be some days after the
middle of March before it will strike
the face Of the earth in this country
the present season.
"A fellow on the street yesterday
said he was waiting for spring to OBJ.
en- to liquidate his affairs.
A slngle'wild goose. the first feath.
cry harbinger of spring, passed oyer
our city yesterday afternoon, in
sontheasterly direction.
The thermometer indicated q tenn
perature of 1ssdegrees above zero at
southeasterly direction.
The same kind of sping is visiting
the west this year-made conspicuous
by the absence of spring. The long
er the snow melting process is delay
ed the greater will be the rush Of
water and with:the quantity of snow
to be disposed of there is promise of
a flood.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-03-18
SENSIBLE TAX LAWS

Inc constitution of Nebraska al
lows the exemption from taxes of
fences and growing forest and fruit
trees. Iowa used to exempt lands
planted in trees-and may do so still.
Ihe idea is to encourage certain
KIND of improvement. Undesirable
improvements, like billboards. are
often discouraged by taxes. All over
Iowa are groves of trees. On the
farms of the states formerly covered
with forests there are often actually
fewer forest trees than in Iowa.
where the country was treeless.
Taxes on improvements blight i'm
provements. Once a ruler Of Epvpt
'eVled tax on date trees, thinking
he would reap large revenue. The
result was that the date trees were
cut down, and the ruler got no taxes.
III he had taxed lands Just the same.
whether planted or not, he would
have encouraged the planting of dates
and discouraged the holding of idle
lands.
In North Dakota taxes cannot he
increased merely because the land is
plowed. In Saskatchewan the far.
mers regard all improvements and
personal property as North Dakota
regards blowing. and farm with
twenty dollars an :acre of improve.
ments and equipment is taxed, lust
the same as one of equal bare. land
value with no improvement at all.
They think in Canada that it il a
good thing to encourage all improve
ments, just as North Dakota encour-
ages plowing and Nebraska encour-
ages fences and trees.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-03-18
FRAMING UP TICKETS

Political prognosticators are busily
engaged in framing up tickets for the
next general election. Ii person
believes all that he hears the slate is
made up and all that will be neces-
sary for the voter to do is to take the
medicine, no matter how hard it is to
swallow. Pierre Dakotan.
The Dakotan has taken advanced
ground and has occupied a new posi-
tion in saying it believes the people
are goingl to have something to say
about who shall fill the offices next
time.
1t fears that party lines will be OBJ
liberated land that the votes will be
bestowed regardless of party. That
would not improve the situation.
Political purity is not measure of
any party. Each party has its slate
makers. Each party is filled with
tricks and is ready to unload them.
The greatest atrocity ever committed
in the name of party lies at the door
of the reformers of 1912.
The newspapers of this state can
break down the frame-up that has al
ready been made and they will if they
have the honesty that is being inject
ed into their remarks to the public.
Huron Huronite.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-03-18
WIELDS BLUE PENCIL

Governor Byrne exercised his right
to disapprove any portion of bill
by cutting out of the general appro-
priation bill SIT, 900 for the,insurance
department on the ground that the
law requires the expenditures of that
department to be from the receipts
instead of by general appropriation.
Eighteen thousand dollars was cut
out OF the appropriation for the state
militia, $4,000 out of the appropria,
tion for the railway department, and
IS, GOO for the carrying out the provi.
slons of the primary law was cut out
of that bill.
Beside the cuts in the general bill
be vetoed deficiency of 81 ,050 for the
"blue sky" department., on the
grounds that the law limits the ex-
penditures of that department to the
receipts. One thousand dollars for
livestock at the Cottonwood expert
ment farm was taken out, on the
grounds that it is not advisable to at.
tempt livestock experiment work al
the scattered stations.
He disapproved house bill 1877,
which sought to change the time of
beginning of the term of Office of
county superintendent of schools to
June instead of January, on the
ground that the law as enacted is in
definite and would lead to confusion,
and house bill $50, which sought to
relieve small town halls from fasten-
ing seats to the floor was disapprov-
ed on the grounds that such would be
too dangerous practice.
The total appropriations for all
purposes for the session are given at
3,476, Az. S3, reduction of S62, 237. 3s
from the appropriations of two years
ago,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-03-18
TO HAVE MORE WORK

The assessors of South Dakota, on
their rounds this year, will have
more work TO do than for any former
year, as they will be required to take
the census of their assessment dis
trlcts, and gather crop statistics,
showing the acreage which is being
planted in different classes of crops.
These duties in addition to their
regular assessment work, will mean
the taking up of much more time than
for the usual assessment work, which
under the law the districts must pay
for, no other compensation being pro-
Vlded than the payment for addition
al time taken in the work.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-03-18
THOUSANDS OF PRISONERS

London, Mar. Is The German los
ses in three days fighting around Neuve
Chappelle totaled 200 to 5000 says
a report from General French this af-
ternoon. In addition, the British have
taken LOO prisoners. The British
commander confirms previous reports
of continued progress by British troops.
British avjators destroyed German
railway junction at Donia, east of Ar
ras, blowing up train.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-03-18
MURDERS WIFE AND DAUGHTER

A country wide search is being
made by the authorities of Roberts
county for George A CarIaw, manag
er Of the Dakota Central Telephone
Exchange at Ssseton. who is wanted
for the double murder of his wife
and daughter, whose bodies were
found Sunday afternoon in the home
The bodies were in horrible con-
dition when discovered, the wife IS
head being crushed by blows from a
wrench and her body slashed by a
butcher knife. Frances, the l6 year
old daughter, was found lying beside
the mother with several fractures on
her head and her throat cut.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-03-18
MISSOURI RIVER OPENINGS

The earliest date recorded for the
Missouri river breaking up was
March 4th, 1882, and the latest April
goth, 1916. The nearest to this latest
date was April IS. 1859 1t is also in
teresting to note that for four sue.
cesslve years, beginning in 1876 the
breakup occurred in April, being on
the 10th in ls45, the 9th in AS and the
1st in '49. The break. up has only
come once in April since April 7th,
1880, and that was on April 10th,
1899.
For the past six years the dates
were, beginning with March Z, 1903,
March IL, Is, %, II and IL.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-03-18
A GREAT AMERICAN

Distinguished as have been the
public services of William Howard
Taft. it remained for him as q private
citizen to place his countrymen under
obligations weightier than any that
have yet been acknowledged. Ia his
Washington's birthday address ct
Morristown on the duties, perils and
rights of neutrality, he spoke not
only as q great lawyer but as great
American. Though in Office no moro.
he must have gathered inspiration no
less from memories Of his own presi-1
dency than from the precepts and
examples Of the devouted men who
proceeded him IN that high station
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-03-18
STERLING LIKELY TO MOVE

1t is rumored that Senator Sterling
is likely to move back to Redfield to
make his home. Redfeld was his
home before he joined the faculty of
the state university and his law busi
ness is located there.
A more important reason for his
expected removal to Redfeld is the
fact that he would be better located
politically for reelection. Senator
johnson resides at Yankton and it is
believed the location of both senators
in that corner of the state would be
an obstacle to his re election four
years from now.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-03-18
RAILWAYS HIT HARD IN IOWA

Des Moines, March Is. The railroads
were hit hard by the 36th general as
sembiy today. The senate passed the
Fraly bill, compelling the roads to paw
employees semimonthly instead of month.
ly. The house will this afternoon pass
upon the Schmedka bill to force the
roads to provide live stock shoppers
with sleeping cars or hunks when ship
ments are made in the night time. The
sentiment in the morning debate was
against the roads.
In additian strong opposition to in
creased passenger rates has developed
in both the senate and the house.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-03-18

There is today livelier interest in
sheep in the northwest than we have
ever seen. Maybe the sheep is coming
TO its own.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-03-18

Fremont Tribune: Mexico offers
about as many inducements as does
Belgium for people to stay away.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-03-18

Sioux City Journal: No one who
knows Chilly" McMaster of Yank-
ton, S. D.. has any notion that if he
shesld become Lieutenant Governor
AcMaster be would rest easy until
he had COS rid of the first half of his
label.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-03-18

Y Iou can glance out any old time
and see $40, 900 worth of prairie grass
going to waste. The utilization of
this grass supplemented by all the
feed you can raise in producing good
horses. beef. mutton, wool and dairy
products is the surest, shortest road
to prosperity for the farmer.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-03-18

An impassioned orator demanded
that Ireland be neutral. When Ire
land is neutral in anything it won't
be iceland.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-03-18

Warrington Post: We lear on Gun
impe#ehable authority" that Lord
Kitchener prays, Lord Fisher prays :,
and the kaiser prays. Evidently the
only thing left for the Lord is to fol-
low the lead of the United States in
observing strict neutrality.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-03-18

The mail carriers are kept busy dis
tributing hundreds of Montgomery
Ward catalogues. If they cover the
entire United States as they do this To-
cality, their printing bill must run into
the millions. Their practice is to ship
a carload to a central point, and send
fran that by mail.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-03-18

In this year of war, and with the
whole known world of the time of
CoLum bus in arms and at each others
comes the Piute Indian onto
the war path. Who says the untut-
ored savage can't absorb the old
world culture and learning?
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-03-18

Ninety prisoners in the state peni-
Tertiary at Sioux Falls are out of jobs
because of the action of the state
legislature. Now if the legislature
had carried out Parmley's idea and
put the convicts at work on roads!
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-03-18

Representatives of the federal gov
ernment are concluding the work of
making a $50 per capita payment to
the Indians on the Rosebud reserva-
ton. The money is interest due
them from the fund 10 their credit in
the United States treasury.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-03-18

Twenty thousand men were added
to the Pittsburg payro!ls last week
The headlight of the prosperity en-
gine is visible around the curve
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-03-18

1t begins to look as though Europe
is about ready to hand the Turk his
hot
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-03-18

This win be known as the winter
of the hig snow. Over two feet fell
in February and over foot fell the
first of March.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-03-18

Japan is not in the war in Europe
for the fun of the thing if a Pekin
dispatch is trustworthy when it saws
the 27, 600 Japanese soldiers have EN-
barked for China. Japan may feel
like gathering in some of the results
of the .onflict while England is in no
position to defend the Chinese.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-03-18

A ombination of circumstances has
worked great hardship upon the live
stock industry of the country this fall
and winter. Better times are in sight
for those who are undismayed
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-03-18

William Ruff, gun pointer on the
u. S. Battieship Texas, set new
worlds record for marksmanship
with big guns during the recent tar
get practice on the fleet. He was
credited with eight straight hits with
a l4-inch gun, shooting at moving
target twelve mixes away.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-03-18

The next big step in alfalfa culture
will be the general appreciation that
alfalfa responds splendidly to proper
cultivation after each cutting.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-03-18

There is a wonderful amount of wa
ter in the snow covering our prairies
How much will get into the soil and
how much reach the Gulf of Mexico?
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-03-18

The fine for owning an automobile
will be only So per year after this
year-the money to be spent an high
ways in counties where the money is
paid.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-03-18

RRE. SOUTH DAKOTA, 7
1t begins to look as though Europe
Is about ready to hand the Turk his
hot.
Fremont Tribune: Mexico offers
about as many Inducements as does
; Belgium for people to stay away
There is today a livelier interest in
sheep in the northwest than we have
ever seen. Maybe the sheep is coming
TO its own.
An impassioned orator demanded
that Ireland be neutral. When Ire
land is neutral in anything it won t
be iceland
This viii be known as the winter
of the big snow. Over two feet fell
in February and over a foot fell the
first of March.
The next big step in alfalfa culture
will be the general appreciation that
alfalfa responds splendidly to proper
cultivation after each cutting.
Twenty thousand men were added
to the Pittsburg payrolls last week
The headlight of the prosperity en-
gine is visible around the curve.
There is q wonderful amount of wa
ter in the snow covering our prairies.
How much will get into the soil and
how much reach the Gulf of Mexico?
The fine for owning an automobile
will be only So per year after this
year-the money to be spent an high
ways in counties where the money is
paid.
A combination of circumstances has
worked great hardship upon the live
stock industry of the country this fall
and winter. Better times are in sight
for those who are undismayed.
Ninety prisoners in the state peni-
Tertiary at Sioux Falls are out of jobs
because Of the action of the state
legislature. Now if the legislature
had carried out Parmley's idea and
put the convicts at work on roadsl
Sioux City Journal: No one who
knows Chilly" McMaster of Yank-
ton, S. D.. has any notion that if he
sheaId become Lieutenant Governor
McMaster he would rest easy until
he had ges rid of the first half of his
label.
The mail carriers are kept busy dis
tri5uting hundreds of Montgomery
Ward catalogues. If they cover the
entire United States as they do this To-
cality, their printing bill must run into
the millions. Their practice is to ship
a carload to central point, and send
fren that by mail.
In this year of war, and with the
whole known world of the time of
CoLum bus in arms and at each others
throat, comes the Piute Indian onto
the war path. Who says the untut-
ored savage can't absorb the old
world culture and learning?
Washington Post: We lear on Gun
impe#ehable authority" that Lord
Kitchener prays, Lord Fisher prays,
and the kaiser prays. Evidently the
only thing left for the Lord is to fol-
low the lead of the United States in
observing strict neutrality
Representative of the federal gov
ernment are concluding the work of
making a $50 per capita payment to
the Indians on the Rosebud reserva-
tioil. The money is interest due
them from the fund 10 their credit in
the United States treasury
William Ruff, gun pointer on the
u. S. Battieship Texas, set new
worlds record for marksmanship
with big guns during the recent tar
get practice on the fleet. He was
credited with eight straight hits with
a l4-inch gun, shooting at moving
target twelve mixes away.
Japan is not in the war in Eurone
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-10

Most of the consolidated schools are
in the northern half Of the state
where the population is less dense
where the roads are probably not sc
good and where the winters arc gen
orally o sever than in tn south
ern half. In the entire state Cava
lier and Towner counties lead, tieing
for first place with 16 centralized
schools each. Ramsey county comes
next, with IA. Barnes, in the south
ern part Of the state, probably leads
in that section.
1t is also noticed that consolidation
runs in groups, several such schools
being found in one county or adjoin'
ing counties. Professor Macdonald
and others think that this is one OF
the most encouraging signs, as it is
evident that where a consolidated
school is established it is only a mat.
ter of time until adjoining districts
take up the proposition. vs.
Social Advantages Enhanced.
The social advantages of centrali.
cation are proving a great boon on
the North Dakota prairies and it is
a noticeable fact that practically all
the new consolidated school houses
being built are especially arranged
as social centers, as we'll as places
Of learning. Provision is made whore
by the rooms may be thrown into a
large auditorium, while the Easements
are being equipped for cooking and
dining.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-10
SCHOOL SYSTEM
STEADILY CHANGING
Consolidation Idea Grows in Pop
ularity Throughout North
Dakota.

Fargo, N. D., Aug. 9.-Consolilated
schools are constantly CT the increase
in this state. There are 273 such
schools IN North Dakota, OF which
number 10 are in towns, while the
remaining 103 are IN the open coun-
try, sometimes many miles from the
nearest railway. This number will
be increased this fall, as there is
probably not another OF the 1--WE
states of tle country that has taken
to the idea SO we'll as North Dakota.
Consolidation has been pushed Wig
orously by several leading educators
Of the state, but probably Professor
N. C. Macdonald, state inspector Of
rural and grade schools, and Profess
sor A. P. Hollis of the extension de-
partment OF the agricultural college,
have done more than any other two
men inpromoting, the idea.
Cavalier and Towncr Lead.
One peculiar fact is noticeable in
Capitalization OF schools in tlis state.