Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-02-17
GETTING OUT OF WAR
JUST like GOING TO
HEAVEN SAYS SOLDIER
Albert Bourne, a Dakotan In
British Service, Looks For
ward to His Release.


ward to His Release.
Egan, S. d., Feb. 12.-Hundreds OF
south Dakotans are closely following
the personal fortunes Of Albert Bourne.
a former resident of Moody county.
ana who Is well known in Egan, Col
man and other towns OF the county,
VINO mas been serving in the British
Ield artiiiery In the European war zone
since the commencement of the war,
who will be released from fur
Their military duty on February %.
FRIENDS In South Dakota are count
ing the days until he is released and
are ~ahXlously awaiting news that he
came through the closing lays Of his
Iniiitafy service without losing his life
or being He Is one of the
few who have served since the omen
ing DAYS of the WI and when he is
released on February 28--if he lives
untll that time-he will be acknowl-
legged TO have done much more than
ms DIT. AS the Germans have re-
Gently been exhibiting much activity
along the British line in Belgium, fears
are entertained for the safety of
bourne. 1t would indeed be the irony
OF rate II he were killed only a few
DAYS before he would have been re-
'eased from further military service.
At lnervals during the wal Mr.. and
MRS. Rolf, of Egan, old friends Of
Bourne, have received letters from
nun. IN Il letter received from him a
rev days ago he. among other things,
stated: Only think what that (his re-
,ease) means to us few survivors who
nave been through the whole lS
months fighting Gam sorry to saw
thefe Is a very small percentage left
VINO came out here at first), and then
10 be sent home to our wives and chill
dfeh and comfort, out OF all the mis-
eTles OF wal and the depth of winter,
etc. The hardships out here during
the winter are understandable, and then
racing death every minute-it would be
* going back to heaven from the
worst possible place imaginable. and
tneh TO be given al honorable dis
charge, paid up. and to know that our
nshtlng days are over for always. liz
l can climb through without any more
wounds l shall be one of the apples
men alive"
EARLY in the war Bourne was badly
wounded, but returned to duty when
STATE lRRtGATIoNlsTs FAVOR
JONES BILL; NAME OFFICERS
Pierre, S. D., Feb. 12.-At the irri-
CATION S. e. Wilson was Sc
iected as chairman and p. T.. Ward
as secretary. and submitted the fol-
lowing resolutions:
ina the association elect as pres
ident. Doane Robinson, of Pierre: c.
A. Nystrom, of Rapid City, as secre-
tary. and Chas. l.. Mellette, of Fort
Pierre, treasurer, n the following
members, with the above named Of
ficialS. to be the executive association
or the committee: z. f. Ward, Hot
Springs; J.. A. Stanley, Lead: John Nc
Pherson. of Fort Pierre. and G. W.
White. of Vivian"
n following vice presidents were
elected by the association to act SIS
ex officio members of the executive
committee:
Len Hancock, La Greek, Bennett
county; w. d. Buchholz, Newer.
Butte county: J.. j. Fenelon, Campbell
county. Pollock: Enoch Norbeck, of
Platte, Sphinx county; John S. Ander~
son, of Watauga, Corson county M.
L. Thompson, of Buffalo Gap, Custer
county; Jesse Knight. Of Timber Lake.
Dewey county; S. +. Wilson. of Hot
Springs, Fall River county: o. A. Pat
terson, of Gregory. Gregory county:
A. r. McDearmon, Of Camp Crook,
Harding county; Chas. e. Crew. of
Pierre. Hughes county; Nate Frank
lin. of Deadwood. Lawrence county;
J. G.. Bartine, of Oacoma, Lyman coun-
ty; S. j. House. of Sturgis. Meade
county: Robert Jones, of White River,
Mellette county; Orville Rinehart, Of
Rapid City. Pennington county; p. j..
= oSiH'A liSi, " iASIlIItlOi, Il tTlSlIlS COlln-
ty; Harvey Lyman, of Eals, Potter
county; Juliu III. Johnson, of Fort
Pierre. Stanley county,; Fl. c.. Snod-
grass. of Interior. Jackson county; II.
A. Bielski, of Philip, Haakon county:
l.. 10; Snyder, of Onida, Sully county:
county; John s.. Comstock, of Mo
bridge. Walworth county; G. A. Nc
Garrauh, of Dupree, Ziebach county.
h association made the following
resolution and adopted it:
BE 1T resolved by the South Da-
kota Irrigation association, in annual
meeting assembled in the hall Of the
house of representatives of the state
capitol in Pierre, this 9th day of Feb
ruary. 1916:
n this associate ave the en-
actment by the congress OF the United
States of he's ocalled Jones BILL hav-
ing Tor it's purpose the guarantee by
the government of the lands Of such ir-
rigatfon districts as may be properly
organized and supervised in the west
ern states. believing as we do that
this measure enacted into law will tend
greatly to increase the development
n prosperity of South Dakota,
the west. and we most earnestly COM
mend the same to the favorable con-
sideration of our senator's and repre-
sentat'ves in congress"
M'cAFFREE is NAMED
HEAD OF LABOR EXCHANGE
Pierre. S. d.. Feb. 12.-Immigration
Commissioner McCaffree has returned
from the national farm labor exchange
meeting. and he was again chosen
president of this national organization.
n assistant secretary of labor, Post,
n Caminetti. commissioner general
OF immigration. were present at the
meeting and plans were discussed for
the better regulation of harvest hands
next year. in order to properly handle
the crop at the psychological moment.
Great difficulty is experienced every
year with lack of labor at some times
and an overrush of it other weeks Of
the harvest season.
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PARkSTON-The weight and count
record of the rural carriers from this Of
flee for the month of January. 1916, showed
the following count and weight: Total
number Of pieces collected, 2,T64. total
number of nnIInlS collected 1QS IN o,,,oa~