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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1915-12-23
NtttSfun.

= Sstnr Sraus uon @sit Pittston,
Batter bee 8inoss isiner 16 Sabre altsn
&ohter, puroe Oienitas bu 15 Sabrsn
3u6Ibaus uno $500 Struts usrurtbsiIt.
- 6raulsin @Ouu Dtc@rudsn uou
Barionase StruBs uuo iSrunf 8sisiurs
ger Don 0usbsstown fiuO lsste Wobs
burh PaltOr Sa6Ofen oils @bepaur sln.
9slegnet morosn.
- Die friibsr bier pObnbnfte 6ruu
Ratbsrina @rOOp III leste l1Ohe In Der
ibrcr GOhtsr iu SrOOfiiOs
nah iurIer Srunibeit ssitOrbsn. Os
errol9te Sonntas uou Der
elmer Bwsttsn GO9ter on
Rspnolos StraBe.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1915-12-23
OaS Xbul nbmdrtS.

Saplur.-Dsr % Sabre alte @sora,
Cannon uOn Main Struss. elm Oto.
torl1ufer in Der 9Olben 3ehe, murb.
5rsitag gtahmitta9 uon siuem qua
Sarren nieoer9erannt uno TO IhlImm
usrl.st. ca6 er ON alsihsn Nbsno ltalb.
DIE Dor WfOnutsfriit srfolsts Ser.
mdhlung BON Srdulein Nmp Wbite uOn
Bsit Guglor nit Btllinm Slider uon
Union StraBe 1T fOsbsu srit ans,fiiu-
olgt morotn.
= Der 80 Sabre alts alfrsSo Siola
uon yiew orf, Der ON 1. Siouember ,u
Slo 6or9e ourd, Eoup Wtarano In ben
unterlerb geihoiisn wurOe. neil sr bic.
fem anstblid Die 1sbsrsabs uon 500
perwsiserte, III Dienitaa 9iu1mittas
i'm 2apIor 9oipitul Der YerlrSuns ers
lessn. Wfarano III nod ui6t erwll6t
Doroen.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1915-12-23
StnOt nnO GonntD.

- Den psrtbsn 9sIern oss ,,gBo6.
snblatt- whnidtn mir eins .5rSbli6e
Bsibnaaten !"
= Den @heIeuten 6. Snbnenbsreer
uon Blum PIace III cine EoGter ssbo.
rem lporoen.
= 2uis &incoln 1T isst fiir S6litt.
ihubldufsr often. oa Oas Sis bid aeuua
fir StHsrbsit 1T.
i 5ruu 9tsuie q. Mein,er ftr.nats
6lsitae ssssn ibrsn @aiten @onrao cine
Sla9e fur SbsI4siOuns on, neil sr lis
usrIaisn bat.
Ssrr unb Srou Pbilip Hobinicn
uon artbur ausnue bnben bic 8srlob
nna ibrsr 2ohter. annn @liinbetb. nit
aria aoair pom @lmburlt BouIsuaro,
angsttnoi9t.
- Srau Wargarst TrOpp, Biitue
oes ieinerjett mohlbsfannten @barlss
2ropp. III friih 5reitn9 Wiorgeu In Der
WObnnn9 on pebiter auenue Ishr uns
erwartet pom Goos abbsruten I'd ,roen,
rnosm iis siusn StlnaanIau beian,
BEN iie stne Stuuot lpdtsr trlas. DIE
Seritorbene Duroe DOT &c ,tnbren IN
Donesonle aebOrsu uno mar lelt ben
lsstsn 45 Subrsn bier pohnhoft; iis
mIro pOn nht Slnosrn tbsrItbt. 0n
Ssiissung srfOlytt DiOutus im 5Orsli
9tl STisohof. wObei PaliOr Or. Sp. VI. |
9forbt ben 2rnusrpitnit lsitste.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1915-12-23
Bon NeterSbura.

= Sin 9sbdube on Prsscott Gpeuus,
als Shnsicsrsi uuo @arass bsnust, III
geitern 9iahmittog ourh einen Bron6
i'm Setra9e non $500 beiddoist NOR.
ben. VI. Z. @lari, Pfabltr unb Wt.
Srnitsin bsnusen oas @sbduOe. a
- Die idOu lesten Ssbruar erfolgte
9eiratb uon Ssrdulein 9elsu Shnars
Uon aih StraBe nit alOpitus Donnsl.
Ip uOn Bssd StraBe III sbsn srlt nnss.
fiinoist woroeu. Pfurrer Peter @brilt
ucll,Os Die 2rauuns in Der St. Wtarisn
Slr6s.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1915-12-23
2afamanna 3mei0

G1ie esm6hnIit. ssftultste iih bic nm
isrslaS abeno abssbaltene Ysriamm.
lung oes 3mei9es Su elmer intereiiant.n.
nelhe Ourd Die beuoriiebenoe Beamten.
nabl nod stmas erbOht muroe. 9ia6
BEN Strr Wiomagsr iibsr einen @ronau
SOrtrn9 berihtet. maro beitIoGen, bic
Sade uOrlGufiS auf ben 2iif 3u lsssn.
Serr Wfellert Utrlas eineu Brief ots
0srrn RiObsr. In melhem oitisr fiir
ben SeileiOsbrief iibsr ieinen perit. Ya.
ter ben Sanf Der 5amilie nusiprah.
Serr Utsllert CAB auh eineu intsreiian'
ten Ssridt bss Stim Somitsss (; barin
nng,fiihrt. oaB eln @lieueitter fiir Den
Bari nunmebr on Steue isi, iowie oab
usrlhRosne Aufrassn gum 8au pon
Walobiittsn i'm Barf tiu9eauussn uno
autasb,ibsn noroen iino. 9err Soispb
SSittman. iriiber bier uno isst in 8ui'
fulo mohnhaft, mar anmsisno uno bielt
stne isrnise anrsOe. Die NIT sToBsm
BsifGll aufSsnommsn wuros.
SRrauf erfolats Die Usnmtenpabl
mit fOlssuOem RsiuItut: PrdiiOsnt,
Wiidasl &tdmer; 1. Vi,s PrGiiO.ut,
@Ualo ShmiOt {; O.. Sohn Dtellsrt !;
g.. albsrt 0erblter A., Sobu Biemiil'
Ter 0stm aomltss, 0arrp Z. Darotr.
@arl Shwalc uno ausuit Yobs Gs'
UiiiOns SOmitec, Ssnrp y. Buri4sI,
William Sauihmann uno Sreo. u.
Wa9nsr Brot. SefrstGr. Is. S6walo;
islnan, uno Sorr. Ssiretdr, Srso. 8.
8tOmupsr; SGasmsiiter, AntOn Slid;
Solicitor. @arl gSolff.
Ssrr Better Stipp, Der ausibeibtuoe
Rrdiicent. bislt gum ShluB cine id6ns
abiblsosreoe,. In nslter sr II. VI. fiir
ben lbm pdbreno isinss Amtsterminss
sntseaeussbrahtsn Ssiltano oanfte uno
ben Bunih ausipruh, oaB Der 3wsis
bsftdnOis wahis unO bIiibs.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1915-12-23
S0be Na,f Npti,en.

= GbOmus. SdusIins Der @bslsute
fouls 0offmonn pon IA. StraBs, lit
ssitsrn i'm @albburn Strass SrisoboI
bstroi9t porOen.
- Daniel Uiasenbahtr BON 9afas
bette Strase uno Sri. Wtaub Group
uOn 3wOIftsr Nusnue purosn Dienltag
ourh YaitOr s. Q. 8risbtnOur jum
Suno fiirs Sebsn sinssiesust. = -
SsrOms 0rOnn BON 0oro 8rom.
lsp ausnue. elm Sudawannu 3usanss.
ftsllttr, wurbe lsstsn Douusrltas uabe
Dobofsn &c 0otet. oils sr pon ein.m 3ug
abfiel uno untsr bi. RdOer Ssristb. 4
= Sruu @liiobtb Supp BON SHb
Wfain ausnue. SO Sabre alt, 1T Disn.
flag noh futIsr Sranfbeit gsltorbsn.
sic wiro uon jwei S6hntn iberlebt.
Die Ssliesun9 erfolst bsute 9iu6mit.
tag. nab sinem 2rnusroisnit In Der ct.
SObannis Sirte, i'm 5risOOf Der .@e.
melnoe.
= Der go Sabre ulte Saiob 6. 3ros
mer uOn Waibburn S,rnbs, oils Osler
Der Sadawlnnu @iisnbabn anaeitedt,
lit am Samitas YOrmittns sinem YIN.
fall afnter urueroaulihfsit erlssen, uon
psldem er fnrj uorber i'm pofe an
UfifflIn Guenus mdhrenb Der arbeit be.
fallen Wuroe. @r fturb ,ebn Diinuten
lpdtsr. na6oem mon ibn In bic Rails
rono y. Wt. 6. u. setrassn bate.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1915-12-23
Ser Wert einrs 8rirIes.

Scr Wrrt einrs 8rirfrs. ,llnttr
ben EauieuOeu Don Anerfsnnunssl slhrei.
ben. ote sic erbulttn. mag oas meine
Hift uisl bsbeuteu." idreibt 5rau 4l.
The Hsnners pom Sadlep. Seras, in
sinem Brief an Or. Better SnbInrp uno
S0bue. bic Osritsllsr uon Sorni's vi,
psnfr6uter. sic lhrsibt ID tier naudl
i'd mub Sbnsn far 9br sllprnirauter
oanten. Sd babe tsst brsi Slalhen
bacon ssbrauft, uno e. bat mih fr1f,
tis unb itdrf semaht. IS 1T Die bene
OfeoiSin. bic if is ssbrau6t babe. SD
lit on Wiagenidmerien. obsr fis iino
isst usridwunoen. Bite isneen sic
MIR einiss Shriiien iibsr Sorn's vi.
pentrduter. oamit id msins Sreunoe
NIT osm 9eiImIttel befanut MAIDEN
iann."
BON Saus Su Saus. uon Srt ,u Srt
uerbreitst ith Die 8unoe uon Der nuns
oerbarsn Wtr'ung oieiss alten Srdutsr.
betlmittels. Selt iiber bunbert Sabren
bot eS an lsiosnoen Utdnnern uno
israusn feline YOr,ii9e eIwlslsn. @s
III niht in Npotbsien ,u habsn, neil es
niht ourh ben 8robbunoel gum Ysr'
trieb tommt. Spe,talagenten liefsrn
GO, ODER mon beitelle oIreil pom yabo'
rotOrium. Wfnn ihreibs an: Or, Be
Ter ,sabrnsp & Cons So. 1875 SO.
0o1ns Woe, @1lcago, Su.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1915-12-23
aus bem Dberen Sbale.
(Nrhbalb @orreIponoen,.)

- ssruu Soi,pb u. 0a9nsr, @nttin
b.s Or. S8asnsr uon EbrOop. battle
leste Isolde oas unalid, iih ourh
.lusn SuIl uuf Dem @luttsis ben linien
Grm su brsasu.
- Sitpban Somanidp pon Price'
burg, oeHsn SOhn Dor etliheu Dfonn'
ten in Der Slppbant 3sde sstOOtst
wuroe, itrsnste nm WtOntas cine 9Iass
fir Sl5. 600 @utidGciSun9 se9eu Die
9uolon 9Oblsn @Ompanie on.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1915-12-23
saubbeit fam nidbt sebeilt ipet

2aubbeit Fam nidbt eebrilt ipers
ben surb locale Appliraitrntn, neil iit ben fran.
fru 5bti bee Sbrss ritt srrtibtn fSnrtH. 10
attbi nur tiusn Wta, bic Iaubbsit ~ furirtn,
unO pas il pur6 rpufifutiOnils SuImilrsI.
ldubbtli piIp buTh tintu snDliuputn ;3uuaue
er fhldmiesn ausfl'ituna er @uiflbHtsn
R0brt usTuTlatt. Btnn plsit RcbTt I'D int
lunbtt, babt Sbr tiutn Tumpsnbtu 5oH petT
uuuOuiOmmsnss 8tbpr; uni psuu Ilt adni az
iblUiIsn IT, tIfOlat iaubbriI. unp psnn bic 9ni.
Iuntuna MOI gtpebtn un ritit Robn pitpu in
tbrsn atbprIatn {uliaup usritBi wsrben fam,
ptTp cos StbcT fiir Inner ss ltou ptTetu; mum
Bdlt uuitT ltbu rue burb aaiarrb ptrurlipi,
wtltr nI6e dls rim tnt,iupru !3uifanb ptr
10 umiarn SbsTfdcttH III.
Gu ppuru tlapunp,u Dollars ttT ttetn
(rurb a'tdrrb puurinbRrl 8au ppu Iaubbtii
atbtu, rsn MIR Mot euTh 9inntbmsn ron pdl's
Aaioirb. ,ur bttltu bunfn tabi Guh um.
lpnlt StTtllaIt ionmtu
3. J. 9btutp & 90. 5plsoo, ..
~" 0ufduft altn Hpolbsitrn. 75t.
6In's ddmdttu piutn nnp biz btffsH.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1915-12-23
Ouumpre. .

= Srdultin @tua @iutsrftsin BON
u. S,atelg auenue unO arIbuI SdOIla
Don JiOro Utain Auenue iiuO am lsstsu
Oounsrlta9 in BrnBbamlou als @bs.
paar uerbuuben Doroen.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1915-12-23
Nug G 6idfaL.

Dem 9IiidIidsn lGbt es feline
Stun6e Iftdssn = bem pe9poaeI
itunost es feline SblGae.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1915-12-23
uebeIf b.

-S9eioungen iinb ia fur6t6ar mos
bern = aber man muB oOb INNER
erit beirnten!"
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1915-12-23

ole ssiRstsa orSsssIaFestssR IN aes aean
-lsfsrt die oniss dee ''NHoehsabtAfa
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1915-12-23

eestsllt das ''woehsnbIstt.T
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-01-14
IRRIGATION AMENDMENT

AT the election of last fall prop
osition for constitutions amend
ment TO permit land owners in the
western portion of the state to organ
lze irrigation districts was defeated.
Its defeat was due to the fact that
the voters did not understand the In
tention of the provision and its value
to the portion of the state that was
brought under its operation.
1t is probable that the legislature
will resubmit the resolution for an
amendment that will permit the or
ganization of irrigation districts, the
election of officers and the construc-
tion of irrigation works at the ex-
pense of the property owners of the
districts s-the person to be benefited
by the improvement.
Some plan Of publicity is also un
der consideration that will give the
voters of the state clearer idea o1
the merits or demerits of amend
ments that may be proposed.
There is no surer way of conveying
information TO the public thar
through the newspapers of the state
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-01-14
RATHER A SLIGHT CLUE

10 his jackson day address at In
dianapolls, President Wilson said:
There may come time when the
American people will have to Judge
whether / knew what | was talking
about or not. -
Some of the politicians Immediate
ly decided that the remark was an in
timation that he was in the field for
second presidential term, though
the majority OF the American people
are so stupid that they can discover
no connection between the two.
Mr.. Wilson might easily have refer
red to the time when matters of burn
ing moment are interpreted in the
cold light of history, a time that al
ways belongs to the future in any
important event.
Mr.. Wilson has never evinced any
interest in second term. His con
vention pledged hlm against one.
For the first time in many years, the
United States has a president so sat
isfactory that only partlsanship would
protest were he given a second term.
-Huronite.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-01-14
WHEAT is GOING UP

Wheat went to within point or
two of civil war prices Saturday in
Chicago, with a promise thatit would
go still higher. During the Crimean
war wheat went ds high as 81. so per
bushel.
With a prospect for yet year of
warfare, at least, it would occasion
no surprise if wheat touches the two
dollar mark before the end comes.
The wheat growing countries of
Europe are involved in strife and the
fields stripped of men who SOW and
harvest. Producers have become
consumers and the market supply
must necessarily be affected by idle
fields.
The price of wheat and other grain
keeps pace with the advance in the
price of wheat. The coming growing
season will be one of great value to
the American farmer.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-01-14
WAR ON DRUG EVIL

st. Paul, Jan. IL: Renewed activ-
ity in their fight against the drug
evil will mark the work planned by
the Housewives league aad othe wo-
mems organizations for the first part
of the new year. Since estigations
were begun several weeks ago, mass
of information has been collected
showing the widespread evils result
ing from the use OF drugs Leaders
in the campaign are preparing statis-
tics which will show that the drug
habit is so far worse than any phase
of intemperance that it needs immed
late attention, and that all efforts
should be centered upon the fight
against the drug evil.
An earnest campaign will be car
ried on in this and other cities, and
plans already have been made for a
statewide fight against the evil.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-01-14
OWNERSHIP OF
TELEPHONES FAVORED

Call to Action: Considering the
limited service given, and the kind
of service given by the telephone
companies, the rates of rental is en-
tirely too high; and Call to Action
has been Informed that in response
to general demand for reasonable
rates and service, and more uni
versal connection, two telephone
bills are being prepared to introduce
in the legislature, one in the senate
and the other in the house, with a
view of reducing the cost of tele-
telephones in South Dakota and to
give the rural phones boost and al
low the farmers to have phone CON
nections at reasonable cost.
One bill is being prepared to fix
the charges for telephones which is
asserted is double the real cost. Also
a bill to allow the county commits.
sioners to erect, maintain, equip and
operate telephone systems which will
not only reduce the cost of phones to
the rural people, but will largely in
crease the number and materially aid
the merchants in the city.
Our information comes from the
counties just west of the river where
the sea- ment is said to be strong for
some action that will give relief from
the exhorbitant rates charged by the
telephone monopoly.
Public ownership of telegraphs and
telephones is coming rapidly, and
South Dakota should be in the fore
front in this great and much needed
reform.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-01-14
PLEA FOR FREE RANGE

An effort is being made to have the
old free range law, or modified
form of it, established for the ter
ritory west of the Missouri river.
The proposed measure is to have an
optional feature with view to oper-
ating it only where it is wanted by
the people. However, opponents of
the scheme, among whom is Senator
John G. Stoner OF Perkins county,
declare that it would be disastrous to
permit a return to anything like the
conditions of the old free range days
and they do not propose to permit
any start to be made in that direc-
ton. Some go so far as to say that
it would result in reducing the price
of land west of the river to few
cents per acre. They point out that
the big herds of cattle have gone and
the old days when the prosperity of
the country depended on the product
of the roundup can never be restored.
The hope of the country now is in
smaller farms developed along dry
farming methods, fodder crops that
will do well under conditions west Of
the river. sil0s and dairy herds.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-01-14
WILL NOT BE TRIED

Rev. l.. }. G. Kelley of Winner, was
released from the county Jail on his
own recognizance. Rev. Kelley was
indicted by United States court grand
jury on the charge of sending obscene
matter through the mail. However,
before his case came to trial Kelley
was adjudged insane and taken to
Washington and placed in the govern
ment insane asylum. After receiving
treatment at that institution for some
months he was declared cured and up
on his being released he was turned
over to United States Marshal T. w.
Taubman, who brought him back to
Sioux Falls and placed him in the county
Jail. 1t was the intention of United
States Attorney r.. W. Stewart to
place Kelley on trial at the next term
of federal court, but his release on his
ows recognizance would look as if the
case would not be pushed.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-01-14
OFF TO PIERRE

Aberdeen Democrat: Attorne v
General Royal G. johnson and his
stenographer, Miss Brownie M&ther,
left Saturday evening for Pierre
where they will spend the next two
months at the meeting of the legisla-
ture.
Senator and Mrs }. l.. Browne have
gone to Pierre to attend the session of
the legislature.
Senator Isaac Lincoln accom- pani ed
bv bis niece, Miss Helen Jackson,
have gone to Pierre to attend the
remainder Of the gisature.
Representatives John l.. Ruck-
man, Ole Swanson, Elmer l.. Cole
and Walter 6. Jacobs left the city
Saturday afternoon and Sunday for
Pierre to attend the legislature ses.
sion.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-01-14
OUR POULTRY SHOW

The Central South Dakota Poultry
association will hold their first an
nual show at the auditorium January
1928. An admission fee of 15c for
adults and 10c for children will be
charged. Last week Miller had it's
second annual poultry show and FROM
the nun ber of birds entered and the
number of people admitted, it can
safely be said to be one of the best
shows ever held in the state. Let
citizens of Pierre and surrounding
country show their appreciation of
this new enterprise by attending this
Show. Joseph =Dagle of--Rich land
Iowa, will act as judge. He is a man
who stands very high in his profes-
sion, judging in the Chicago show
this week. He Will deliver two lee
lures while here on matters pertain
ing to poultry. Now let us make
this success and not let smaller
towns outdo us.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-01-14
MEXICAN UNCERTAINTIES

Who's who in Mexico Is a questi on
so far from settlement that the naval
force of Mexico has assumed an atti-
tude of positive neutrality. The
navy, which is rather insignificant in
size, has retired to peaceful cove on
the shore of Yucatan to watch and
wait while the land forces fight it
out. To the survivor the navy will
accord allegiance.
This is an up to date plan for es-
Gaping the peril of miscalcu la tion
as to who is going to be VINO and get
ting shot.
General Carranza, who assumes to
be the government of Mexico, has
done some successful fighting. He
has made strong bid for popular IA
vor by vacating all the concessions
granted by the various Mexican rul-
ers during the past 80 years aud de-
creeing that the land thus surrender
ed shall be returned to the people.
Until Carranza becomes the gov
ernment in fact, his annuIlment Of
concessions will be of no effect.
General Villa has always been in
clined toward that policy and the
people have manifested mcye faith in
his integrity than in that of Cara n
"a.
Villa proposes to stop the firing Of
bullets across the United States
boundary by administering an effec-
tive defeat to the Carranzists at Ma
co and Douglas This would expose
Inhabitants of the United States to
fire for about eight hours and 1t
is Villas opinion that thereafter the
United States would be relieved Of
annoyance.
He has not yet met General Scott
for conference on the subject, not
being able TO shake off the attentions
of the enemy long enough to talk
with a representative of this govern
ent.-Huron Huronite. n
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-01-14
MILLION DOLLARS FOR
SOUTH DAKOTA ROADS

Argus-L Leader: That 81, ,229 900 will
be expended in South Dakota during
1915 on good roads of the state is the
statement of the state highway COM
mission of which N. 0. Monserud of
this city is member, in the second
annual report just made by the COM
mission. This is exclusive Of the
s716,533 levied for bridges.
The total license money from autos
is put by the commission at s125, 900
for the more than 81 900 autos which
are honking and whooping over the
roads and streets of the state. The
county levies for good roads are $780,
94s and the township levies are 1884,
O52.
"A million and quarter for roads
IS not so bad when the money is prop
erly expended" says the commission
in its report.
Lawrence county has the largest
levy for good roads where an even
$loo, 900 will be paid by the taxpay-
ers TO make ROADS. Gregory county
is second with levy of $39, o45 and
Yankton county is third with $38, 200.
1T is encouraging, said Commits
sloner Monsernd. Ito note that prog
ress is being made in South Dakota
on good roads sentiment. We are go
ing to have some good roads in this
state; you can set that down as final.
The commission asks for an appro-
prlation for the state highway COM
mission of $25, 900, recommends the
employment of a practical engineer,
asks for a law permitting convict
labor on the roads, and would like to
to see the state spend $10O, 900 in inn
proving the roads abutting on the
state and school lands.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-01-14
OIL POSSIBILITIES

Last year Potter county was the
scene of a great deal of excitement
over the possibility of oil being
struck in paying quantities.
At present arrangements are being
made to have test wells drilled for
the purpose of definitely ascertaining
whether or not oil exists in paying
quantities in Hyde county. A com-
pany composed of oil men from Tex
as now is securing leases Of farm
land in the territory where 1t 10 b0-
.lieved oil will be struck. This IL pre-
liminary to the commencement Of the
work Of drilling test well. This
will be sunk on what Is known % the
Perry farm near Highmore.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-01-14

The remark, 1--WE will have peace
though we have to fight for it, is q
queer expression but there is much
more truth than poetry in the paradox
that peace is won through war. It ID
strange too that when people else
where are coming to realize the hor-
rors of war and clamor more for the
blessings of peace, should be the
time for armed conflict. yde
County News.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-01-14

May II, Is, 10 and 20 have been set
rs the dates for the grend lodge en-
campment of the South Dakota /. O.
O. F. at Mitchell. The encampment
will no doubt be one of the largest
gatherings in the state for the year
as the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs
have mem bership of over 10000.
Over 300 subordinate lodges will be
represented at the encampment.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-01-14

The state Red Cross association
has been reorganized, the member
ship being: President, Gov. Byrne;
treasurer, 0. l.. Branson, Mitchell;
secretary, e. K. Sellers, Pierre. The
other members are: E. G. Issenhuth,
iedield: 2. F. Mcclure, Pierre; A..
y. Ringsrud. Elk Point; E. A. Sher.
man, Sioux Falls.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-01-14

There are, according to reports,
1900 Missouri mules in the French
army; which should make the French
army more terrible in retreat than in
attack.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-01-14

The right of state railroad COM
mission to sue railroad for viola
tion of an interstate order was sus-
tanned by the United States supreme
court. The court aft ms fine of
$1,000 imposed upon the Wadley
Southern road in Georgia for viola
tion of an order of the commission.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-01-14

Some of the New England cotton
mills are now running twenty hours
day. Looks as if that cotton will
all be needed sooner or later-and it
isn't spelling.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-01-14

We have = friend who promised his
wife New Years day that he would
not take drink during 1915 unless to
cure cold-and he has put on sum
mer underwear already.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-01-14

Senator Hagen of Beadle county,
has introduced 9 general bill to en-
able cities to readopt the aldermanic
form of government when they be-
come tired of the commission form
of government. Whether there is a
local motiYe behind the measure or
not, cannot be said.