Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-12-25

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If Quaker William Penn OF Deadwood
otherwise known as Col. Burns wae
allowed to roam at will over the reserya-
tion, he could settle the whole trouble in
short order to hear him tell it.
Hon. M. M. Cooper has been COM
missioned colonel on the governors staff,
and is the chief custodian OF all war par
aphernalia furnished the militia of
Meade county.
Twenty Indian scouts from Red Skirts
band are stationed at Ft Meade.
'sKREP OFF THE GRAss.'
Colonel Day yesterday received in
structions from Generals Miles and Carr,
Major Egbert and Governor Meilette,
not to cross over the Cheyenne with his
troops, and to confne his operations for
the present to the west side OF the Chey-
enne river and to keep off the reserva-
ton. In his instructions from the army
officials he was notified that if he or his
men were caught on the reservation they
would be placed under military arrest.
Mr.. Days company consists of fifty men
we'll armed, and good and true, and
ready to dispatch the rowing bands to
their happy hunting grounds. They
were told that when the military saw fit
to make move they would be pleased
to accept OF their company, and until
such time, they would be considered
out of their place in that section Rapid
Journal.
The New York Times laments the sud-
den movement of troops from distant
points to Dakota, and predicts serious
results following radical change of
climate. In the light Of the reports of
devastating blizzards, mountains of snow
and suspended business in the eastern
states, the troops are to be congratulated
on being moved to Gods country, to en-
joy bright skies, bracing air and life
giving ozone--Omaha Bee.
The ADVERTISER begs to suggest to
the Indian department that whenever
the the American aborigines ara rounded mp
they be equally distributed at the sew
eral military posts in the eastern states
SO that those philanthrophists can take
care of them. Western people have but
little use for the noble red man.
A late copy of the New York World
contains finely illustrated write up of
the Pulitzer building, just erected at a
cost of several hundred thousand dollars.
Joe kindly remembered the ADvERT1s-
Err by sending it a marked copy of his
paper.
Extracts from the Revenue Laws.
AS greater portion of the taxpayers
of the county are not familiar with the
tax lien laws of South Dakota, few ex-
tracts are herewith given to show the
necessity of property owners in looking
after their taxes:
Section 1912, Revised Code, reads as
follows: ..
Taxes upon real property are hereby
made perpetual lien thereupon against
all persons and bodies corporate, except
the United States and the territory, and
taxes due from any person upon person
al property shall be lien upon any real
property owned by such person or to
which he may acquire title. All taxes
shall as between vender and purchaser
become lien upon real estate on and
after the LIST day of November in each
year."
Chapter $50, session laws of 1890, is
as follows:
Sec 1. 1t shall be the duty Of the
county clerk or county auditor, in pre-
pairing the tax list and duplicate, to enter
in a separate column in such list, against
the description of each tract of real estate
the amount of all unpaid taxes thereon,
specifying the year or years for which
] such taxes are due and the name of the
person against whom such personal taxes
are charged, and also to make similar
entry against each person owing delin-
quent personal taxes.
Sec. 2. The county treasurer, in col
lecting such taxes, shall collect the oldest
tax first, and in no case issue his receipt
for the current year until all prior taxes
are paid, except in cases where tho tax
payer makes and files with the county
treasurer his affidavit stating that he has
a legal defense to the collection of such
former tax, in which case the treasurer
shall note in any subsequent receipt the
making of such affidavit, stating the
amount and year covered thereby.
Sec. 8 The possession Of q tax re,
ceipt upon property SO listed, issued by
/ the county treasurer under the provisions
of this act, shall be conclusive evidences
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