Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-15


hundred prominent Londoners have
taken the pledge not to drink until
the end of the war.
After having plunged the most of
Europe into war on account of its at
tack on Servia, Austria has now aban-
doned its war on Servia and is giving it's
exclusive attention to the other forces
loosened by it's transactions.
The reports of sales of state school
lands SO far show a good price being
received, the average in the Dawson
county sale being $3.50 per acre,
while the Hanson county sale showed
an average OF S65.s6 per acre.
An Inheritance tax of 81, ,465 rs,
comes to the state from the estate of
the late M. 3. Beebe, of Ipswich,
whose estate schedules at $685.
and is divided one third to his widow
and the balance equally among five
children.
The Minnesota legislature naturally
killed the bill which aimed to cut
down the number of legislators to
one hundred. Any time you see
bunch of statesmen vote themselves
out of job. you don Brookings
Register.
In recent interview, the governor
of the state declined to say that he
would not be candidate for Senator
Sterling's Washington job. If Senator
Sterling ever finds out that the COVER
nor is candidate, he will be likely to
indulge in hard feeling Better not let
it leak out
1t is persistently reported in Europe
that Austria and Turkey will sue for
peace independent Of Germany. The
Austrian losses have been heavy AMI
it is presumed that nation figures it
is better to effect compromise than
to lose all in the end
The election to county Office be
tween the time of application, and
time of securing loan from the state
school fund, is bar to completing
the loan is the opinion of the state
legal department on inquiry from the
states attorney of Harding county.
The appointment of DR.. A. V. Rock
of Mobridge as inspector for South
and North Dakota under the new
opium law, has been announced. DR..
Rock s appointment was made to be-
gin April 6. He is a cousin of Dr. H.
j. Rock of Aberdeen, chairman of
the Democratic state central commit
tee.
The farmers of the county are plan
ming on planting every available acre
this year. The season has opened in
propitiOus manner with every pros
pect for large crop. The moisture
has in most places entered the soil
and is sufficient to give the crop big
boost.
Lord Kitchener has called on Cana
da for second expeditionary force.
The news was given to parliament by
Premier Borden who said the cal was
expected for some time. Lord Kit
chener was informed three months
ago that force was ready in Canada
to sail. The expedition will go at an
unrevealed date.
Many have become enthusiasts in
the matter of raising wheat. If the
Turks keep the straights closed, and
the warning nations don't go broke
and there isn't overmuch raised and
drought and hot winds and the rust
and the chinch bugs and the hail
stones let your crop alone you ought
to make good this year.
Germany has communicated to the
state department at Washington it's
intention to pay the owners of the
steamer William Z. Frye the full val
ue of the ship, which was sunk by the
German raider Eitel, interned at the
Norfolk navy yard. GermaHy's 8
prompt action was something Of a