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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-02
ONE QUESTION SETTLED

Huron, Feb. % The attorney for
r. q. Richards has received a tele-
gram from Washington, ID. G., an
nonnciug that the clerk of the SUI
preme court of the United States has
declined to file the motion of Attor-
ney General Caldwell to dismiss the
appeal in the Richards primary elec-
ton law case for the reason that the
court, when it received the case aud
advanced it on summary docket for
argument, took jurisdiction.
There is considerable satisfaction 4
here that the attorney general was
refused bis preliminary motion tc
dismiss. His attempt to stop the
trial Of the case on its merits on mere
tecbnicalities has brought out opel
protests against using the official ma
chinery of the state to fight the peopl'
through all the courts.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-02
WHAT FARMERS NEED MOST

"Ihe farm is vastly more than d
business enterprise: it is home. .
social and civic center--the most i'm
portant unit of civilization. The sue
cess of a farm home is based on the
success of the farm business.
This is the expression of Bulletin
704 of the United States Department
of Agriculture. It's author is Carl
Vroomau, assistant secretary. Speak.
ing with the public in mind and with
the experience and training OF the
specialists of the Department back OF
him, Mr.. Vrooman says that what
the farmers need most is to know
how TO make the science of agricul
ture boost the business of farming.
With that as a basis for thought
the bulletin takes up all of the WORK
of the farm in its completeness sol
fertility, live stock, the home and tht
field. 1t deserves to be read by every
one on the farm, for it points to bet
ter money making methods and bet
ter home life.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-02
MORE MONEY FOR PENSIONS

Washington, d. o., Feb. rs, Two
pension bills passed the house, pro-
posing in all the addition of more
than 50, 500 900 annually to pension
expenditures.
One would grant pensions to the
widows and minor children of olli-
GERS and enlisted men who served
ninety days or more in the army,
navy or marine corps of the United
States, either as regulars or volan-
teers, during the war with Spain or
the Philippine insurrection between
April 81, 1898, and July 4, 1902. Ac-
cording to the house pension commit
tee the prospect is that there will be
0,000 claims under this measure re-
quiring 81 500, 900 the first year, with
slight increase each year for some
years.
The other bill would give $40 a
month to SURVIVORS of Indian wars
from 1865 to January, 1891, who serv-
ed niuety days or more in an actual
campaign, and who are 62 years old
or over and would pay $12 month to
widows Of such soldiers.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-02
BRYAN FOR WILSON

Washington, Feb. 20 Former Sec
retary of State Bryan is for Wilson 8
denomination. There will be solid
Wilson delegation from Nebraska to
the St. Louis convention.
In the St. Louis convention Bryan
will not attempt to inject planks into
the democratic platform on prepared
ness or the administration 8 diploma
tic policy which would repudiate Will
son.
The above are authoritative state
ments from Judge Thompson, demo
cratic state chairman IN Nebraska
who has just come from Miami where
he visited Bryan.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-02
DEMANDS FOR FARM
LOANS TAKE A DROP

Aberdeen, Feb, 25. Aberdeen
bankers complain that they find it
almost impossible to place loans on
South Dakota farms in this region,
even though they offer the money at
very low rates. Heads of loan COM
panies make the same statement. A
leading Aberdeen banker made the
assertion today that more farm mort
cages have been paid off within the
past two months than during the
previous Is years in South Dakota.
and that the farmers are in less need
of money and are depositing more
than at any time within his expert
ence in the state. covering period of
over thirty years.
Many farmers are borrowing mon
ey on chattel security, for the pur-
pose of increasing their holdings of
cattle hogs, sheep or horses and to
build silos and plant alfalfa, but
real estate loans are few and far be-
tween.
| Commenting upon the situation
one banker said: "There is less call
for and less real need of money by
the farmers today than there ever
has been in thes history OF. this sec
tion of the Dakotas. The situation
last year ola large e'small grain crop
and high prices has brought sudden
wealth and prosperity to the farmer.
But the prosperity has not gone to
his head, and he realizes that year in
and year out it is not sound business
sense and good farming to be.depend-
ent on either a good grain yield or a
good market Consequently, he is
paying off the mortgages on his farm
and buying more and better cattle
and getting into position where he
will not be dependent on the vagaries
of a single season.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-02
Duluth is up in the air because some
thing has appeared up in the air there.
THE RICH NORTHWEST


Minneapolis Journal: In 1900, only
a decade and half ago, there was on
deposit in the banks of Minnesota,
North and South Dakota and Montana,
S1l9, 152, 600 Today the bank deposits
of these four statas are 1896, ,585, 900.
The total value of the principal crops
of these states in 1900 was 1922, 294 600;
last year it was $6l5, ,538, 900. In the
same period the population had grown
2. us 900 to 4,079, 600 In other words
81 per cent more people had 652 pei
cent more money in the bank than they
had short fifteen years ago, and rails
ed crops worth 395 per cent more.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-02
MORE ELK FOR RESERVE

A shipment of twenty-five elk ar
rived here Saturday and were hauled
to the Wind Cave National Reserve
northwest of the city where they
were turned loose with the other six
teen now in the park, making total
of forty one now in the government
reserve. They were shipped from
Gardner, Montana, and were part of
the herd in the Yellowstone National
Park. Fred M. Ollie of Denver, as
sociated with the biological survey,
had charge Of the car and H. E. Barb.
er, one of the United S ates regular
soldiers from Fort Yellowstone, as
sisted Mr.. Ollie. In the bunch were
yearlings and two yeas olds and they
were in the finest of condition WheI
they arrived here.-Hot Springs Star
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-02
REFERENDUM RUMOR

Sioux City Tribune: During the
past few days rumors have been in
circulation in South Dakota political
circles that action would be taken in
the effort to referend the primary law
amendments enacted at the recent
special legislative sessions. This
rumor is accompanied by the claim
That certain members of the state
supreme court have given private
assurances that the emergency clause
will not hold good in this case, thus
holding up operation of the necessary
law changes until after the election
this fall.
1t is highly improbable that any
member of the South Dakota supreme
court has presumed to pass upon an
important issue. until it has been pre-
sented before the court in proper
form and The Tribune acknowledges
its skepticism on that phase of the
rumor. Ii an emergency ever exist
| ed in legislative procedure the prin-
ciple certainly applies in this particu-
lar case. With the use of the emery
ency clause the law amendment is
available for the purpose intended;
without the emergency the old tan
gled condition remains, Surely it is
not unreasonable to expect some
common sense in the application of
judicial nicetes.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-02
SAVES INJURED SON

Dragging her son over the snow
covered prairie on a saddle blanket
taken from her riding horse was the
heroic method adopted by MIS-. An
derson Of Butte county, when she
found him lying on the prairie
with splintered leg caused by his
horse falling with him when it struck
an icy spot while rounding up cattle.
The mother found her son shortly
after his injury, and knowing that t
was Imperative to get him to shelter
as soon as possible, took the blanket
from under her saddle, and placing
him upon this, tied a rope to the
blanket and the other end to her
saddle horn, and soon drew the in
jured boy to the ranch house, where
a physician was summoned to care
for his Injuries.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-02
TO WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA

The indications at the present time
are that there will be general move
ment of settlers and livestock into
the western part of the state the COM
ing spring, as soon as the weather is
such as to warrant a move. tits re-
ported that one settlement of ten
families from Illinois are arranging
to locate IN one vicinity near Cotton
wood, most of the newcomers being
renters who are tired of paying the
high rentals demanded for farm
lands, when they can come to this
state and purchase land outright for
the rental asked in Illinois for from
two to three years. The transporta-
tion companies also say that from
all indications at the present time
they are going to be called upon to
handle a 4ot of stock which will be
placed upon the farms and small
ranches in the country between the
Missouri and the Black Hills as soon
as it is proper to bring them out in
the spring, and that the conditions
all point to a prosperous year for the
western part OF the state. Argus
Leader.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-02
GERMAN DRIVE CHECKED

London, Feb. 2s. Reports have
been received here that French rein
forcements in the vicinity Of Verdun
have been able to check the great
German drlve on that fortress.
This claim is practically admitted
by the official report at Berlin, which
says that the German forward move--
ment has been halted.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-02

The democratic petitions for the
johnson Candy convention candidates
were filed Saturday with the secretary
of state by George Philip of Ft. Pierre.
The petitions for the choice of Wilson
for president, Marshall for vice presi-
dent, and ten national delegates are all
that We're filed. This is the first i,oljti-
cal fling of any sort.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-02

Mobridge groeers and butchers are
considering the adoption of central
delivery system whereby one concern
will deliver all orders for all the firms
in town instead of each individual
firm maintaining a delivery service of
its own They believe the new plan
viii cheaper the cost of delivery ser
vice TO patrons,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-02

The state board having the author
ity to fix the prices at which the bind
er twine manufactured at the Sioux
Fails penitentiary shall be sold, has
fixed She price at cents per pound
for the coming season. The price of
twine is higher than last year owing
TO an advance in the price of raw ma
terlal
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-02

A. g Button, a prominent stock
man OF Highmore, was found dead in
bed at the McGlinchy hotel The
coroner was called and pronounced
the cause Of his death as heart fail
nrp
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-02

a new tuberculosis sanitarium is to
be erected at Custer, to be known as
the Black Hills tuberculosis sanitar-
ium, The institution is to be manag
ed by private particles and has CAPT
tai of sl0o, 900. The incorporators
are J. L. Stewart, Spearfsb; w. A.
sivertson, Custer and A. w. Harper
Of Minneapolis
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-02
Quotes Single Tax Writings

La support of this theory, Mr.. Kel
ley advanced three claims; first, that
The demand for single tax came not
from the farmer and rural land owner
but from the merchants, professional
men and those with large wealth and
small land holdings in comparison to
their wealth, quoting Joseph Fels as
an example. Second, that Henry
George. and his disciples had con
stantly advocated a tax in the form
Of the full cash rental value of the
land that meant con6scation If ap-
Piled, and, third, that the single tax
| propaganda was financed by interest
| iDimlcal to the rural land owner and
| that the farmer was the only wealth
| producer who could not pass the tax
levied upon his land upon someone
! else, as the farmer is the only pro.
ducer who cannot fix the price of his
| product, instancing the taxing of Goa
mines as advocated by single taxers
as an example. Mr.. Kelley had ad
vocated as his substitute for the ole
system, which he admitted is neithe
fair nos equitable high tax on in
comes, characteriziug that as th'
ideal system of levying taxation a
only the man with an income shoul'
pay taxes
After the debate many of thos
who heard the argument remained t
compliment Mr.. Kelley for his argu
ment.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-02

An editor of an Iowa exchange asks:
"If only the good and pure in mind go
to heaven, what is to become of the
doctors, lawyers, merchants, editors,
bankers, farmers and the rest of the
common herd? And where. where,
will the politicians go?"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-02

Ii may be long time before you
again have the privilege of writing
February %. The calendar makers
favor dropping tins odd day in the
regularity of time. 1t Will be tough
on those who happen to claim this as
their birthday.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-02

The surrender of one right by any
government to the aggressive de-
mands of another government is usu-
ally followed by further demands.
The time to stand up for ones rights
is when the first transgression is at
tempted
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-02

Judge w. w. Soule, in an inter
view in the Rapid City Journal, en-
tered an absolute denial to news
paper stories that he was candidate
for the democratic nomination for
congress IN opposition to Harry L..
Candy
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-02
SINGLE TAX DEBATE IS
MAGNET FOR CROWD

Co-Operators' Herald Fargo, ND J
BY common consent, the big joint
debate between j. f. Kelley of
Pierre. S. D and James Manahan of
ST. Paul, in which these two live
wires of the Equity movement cross
ed swords over the question of single
tax, was voted an immense success.
Kelley Stubborn DICTATOR
Mr. Kelley had the negative, Mr..
Manahan the Affirmative. The writer
has been single tax advocate for
years yet candor eompels the admis-
sion that Mr.. Kelley argued Mr..
Manahan Off his feet on practically
every essential point of the debate.
Mr.. Kelley argued stubbornly from
his Interpretation of certain state
ments of single tax advocates.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-02

Articles of Incorporation nave been
fled for the Western Supply Co,
Mitchell, capital 100000; incorpora-
tors, G. j. Bliss, Addie j. Bliss, f.
e. Bliss
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-02
Single Tax Interpretation

Reduced to its last analysis the de
bate partook of argument oyer the
personal Interpretation which Mr.
Kelley put upon passages in the writ
ings of Henry George and other
single tax writer's He argued that
the Henry George theory of taxation
put burden upon land that would
fall heaviest upon the farmer, that
the George theory meant to collect
each and every year of the full cash
rental value of the land, virtual con-
iscation. He argued that the social
lists in their demand for community
or collective ownership were asking
less than the single takers as their
theory frankly meant that each man
should give up individual to collec-
tive ownership, the title resting in
all rather than the individual, while
the single tax would contiscate the
value of the land while leaving the
nominal owner in possession if he
could. pay tie full cash rental value
of the land.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-02

A w Ewert, state treasurer, who
will have charge of the Cummins
campaign for the delegation from
this state to the republican national
convention, reports that he will open
headquarters in Pierre shortly and
that the campaign will be carried on
from here TO secure the delegation
for the Iowa candidate.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-02

An exchange gives an account Of
a Hugging society, the first meeting
of which netted the church s68 1t
says the bachelors for miles around
Joined and were active members. The
schedule of rates were: Girls under 16
years, 15c for a hug of two minutes;
girls from 16 to 20, soc; girls from 20
to 25, 75c; schoolma ans. 4Oc; another
mans wife, s100; widows according to
looks, SO to SO; old maids, Sc or two
for a nickel, with no time limit. Mini
sters were not charged, and editors
paid in advertising, but were compelled
to wait until the others were served.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-02

The true shamrock to an lrishman
is the plant known by that name
around the spot of his or his fathers
birth, but the botanists has as much
trouble in identifying it as he has in
identifying the Mayiower of New Eng
land, a name applied in different locali-
ties to trailing arbutus, to saxifrage,
TO hepatica and to many other plants.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-02

The Fatherland presents a map
showing the conquests of the Central
Powers in Europe cover more area
than the combined area of England, j,
Scotland, Ireland. and Wales. The
same paper might have gone little
bit further and stated that the allies
conquests in Africa cover many times
more area than the combined areas
of Germany and Austria. The con-
clusion from one comparison would
be lust as accurate as from the other.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-08-31
ROBIN REDBREAST GETS
DRUNK DOWN IN DIXIE
But His Conduct is Above Reproach
When Visiting His Friends in the
North

Robin Redoreast, hero of the story
| books and well known model in the bird
kingdom, has been charged with lead
ing dual life. In the North, sober.
| industrious, home-loving father, the
allegation is that he spends his winters
IN the South in riotous living. Even in
Georgia, where state prohibition pre-
walls, he is reported as having been
seen drunk in public. On coming north,
however, 1t is said he always reforms.
Asked for an opinion in the case Of
Cock Robin, Secretary Pearson Of the
| National Association of Audubon So
cieties, an authority on birds ard their
habits, said he had frequently seen
robins in the South so intoxicated that
they could scarcely futter along the
ground. The misdemeanor is reported
to occur in the Southern states wher
grows the China tree. also known as
the Pride of India" or PERSIAN
| Lilac"
Robins sometimes eat the berries of
this tree which, having absorbed rain
water, form an alcoholic liquid which in
toXicates birds, causing them to lose
control of themselves and ia Il to the
ground. Thus, many birds are captured
and eaten by the negroes of the South.
1t is said that, during the Civil War,
soldiers gathered china berries and dis
titled from them an alcoholic beverage,
which became quite popular. The pro-
hibition people are said to be looking
into the trees alleged properties.
The China tree, scientists say, is very
common along the lower Gulf coast
country, where it grows very rapidly
and is popular shade tree. Its abun-
dant lilac colored flowers appear early
in the spring and the leaves are retain
ed late into autumn, followed by clust-
ers of yellow berries.
Notwithstanding Robin Redbreast's
occasional sprees, the Audubon Societies
give him good general reputation in
an attractiyely illustrated little bulletin
which they are sending out from their
New York offices to anyone who will
send them a two-cent stamp.
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sas se:cssssas .sa..sse
KEYSER RIDGE
9csc.locc .ccac0o socceoosss

Quite number of the people from
this place attended the picnic at Jen-
nings Saturday.
The farmers are just completing their
harvest of oats and hay.
A large motor truck, belonging to the
Somersfeld Coal & Lumber Co., was
partly destroyed by fire one mile west
Of this place last Wednesday. The front
was completely destroyed, nothing but
the rear end being saved.
w. W. Speicher, who has been con-
fined to his bed for few weeks with a
broken leg. is now able to be on
clutches.
Mr.. c. J. Folk motored to Addison
one day last week.
1t is rumored that c. j. Oester has
purchased an Oakland roadster.
Mr.. Adam Hanft is busy hauling
telegraph poles for Nj. H. Lohr
Miss Elizabeth Hutzell is visiting her
sister, Mrs. John Hauft.
MIR. Arthur Speicher had business in
Confluence one day last week.
BOBBY"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-08-31
For Sale
On The Monthly
Payment Plan
Pay Like Rent

You can buy the room cottage,
equipped with city water, sewer, inside
toilet and gas, on the lot fronting so
feet on Bartlett St. by 100 fit. deep, on
the monthly payment plan on the same
terms and conditions as thousands
homes are being, ..secured every year
through the Building and Loan AS
sociations.
Or the 7-room house, with cellar, gas.
city water. sewer. bath etc. on the lot
100 by 100 fit. at the corner OF Center
and Bartlett SITS.
If not sold these houses are for rent
on very reasonable terms.
For particulars see
Paul B. Naylor or write to
U. G. Palmer, Verona, Pa.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-08-31

sanitary science has evolved a simple
and efficient weapon against the pes
thence which walketh in darkness and
stri6eth at MONDAY, and the U. S.
Public Health Service has put this
knowledge into practical operation and
thus speedily eradicated plagve where
eyer it has appeared in the United
States.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-08-31
Estray Notice.

Notice is hereby given that there
came to my place atLoch Lynn Heights
on Friday last, August 25th, four heac
of Jersey Heifers, one a yearling anC
the others two year olds. Owner will
please call, pay all damages and cost:
and take same away.
Adv. B. L. HARDESTY.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-08-31

The New York Sun says that Dan
iels is the issue, but our opinion is that
the Democrats will in company with
several other so called issues, duck
this one. Daniels is too difficult a
proposition to defend.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-08-31

Instead of getting those Danish is
lands at bargain, marked doW7o
from $25,OO0,O0O to $5,OO0,O00," weuth
going to pay a twenty million bonG.eh
on a $5,000,000 value.
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WORDS OR DEEDS?"

!. "If anything in this campaign
+ is real it is that we are now
= facing the question whether we
!. want words or whether we want
+ deeds; whether we want that
= which is written and spoken, or
!: whether we want American ac-
!. ton in the interests of the Amer
= lean people, worthy of the Amer
= lean name, maintaining the
!. American honor and buttressins
i the prosperity of the United
!. States" - From MIR. Hughes
= Speech at Chicago.
=. >. =. =. =. - = =. :. . . L. = =. h s. =.
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For Sale.

Crooks Crest, comprising about
twenty acres, improved by handsome
house. Apply to the owner or any real
estate agent. Mrs. E. Fundenberg.
Oakland, Md Adv. 12-tf
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