The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1891-05-08

One OF the brilliant champions Of re-
during the last campaign, tearing up the
ground with hoof and horns. and making
the earth tremble with his shouts to the
oppressed and burdened farmers to rise
and slay the plutocratic vampire that
was sucking their life blood and binding
them down with the chains OF poverty,
could accomplish in such a circnmscribed
sphere as the State Of South OAK ota.
His soul yearned for other fields TO con
quer, and the down-tro3den and debt
ridden farmer of Minnesota became the
fond object Of his sollcitude at last
springs election, when he jumped the
boundary line threw himself into the
breach as 1t were, between the poor
farmer and his proud and naughty op-
pressors. Not saliated with the terrible
havoc he had made among his enemies
by diligeut and continuous working of
! his flexible jaw right up to the day OF
election, he went further, and defying
the viluin0ns laws that mad been placed
upon the statute books 10y plutocrats-
boldly deposited his ballot in the box
For this grand act of a grand soul the
miniors Of a debased plutocracy pounced
upon him, took him before a plutocratlc
tribunal, tried and convicted him Of vio-
atlng the election laws, robbed him OF
his ready cash and threw him INTO a
dungeon from which he has but recently
been liberated and allowed TO return to
| his family a wiser and sadder man.
O, plutocracy, what crimes are commit
ted in thy name
The following communication has been
received by Supt. Prevey from the com
missioner Of School and Public lands.
DEAR SIR: In leasing of school lanas
in your county at private leasing, You
4 will report al lands leased Immediately
after the money is paid, together with the
lee OF seyenty-tive cents tor each quarter
section To the County treasurer, statlag :
description of land, amount paid for same
and fee.
Advise all parties who are liable To tres
| pass upon school lands that 1t Will be
cheaper to lease the lands III the begin
ming; That the State will enforce The
! Trespass Laws in all eases of trespass
ing No guilty party will be allowed ta
escape. This Office illiurnish you with
posters You will please have them post
ed throughout your county at once. 1t
Is your duty to keep Yourself posted III
reference to these lands. and 1t any of
your citizens are trespassng IN any va!
upon the state lands to inform this oilice
giving all the facts, with names OF tres
passers. and others who have knowledge
of such trespas>ing that the state may
protect her lands. ours Truly,
IHus. H. RuTH,
Com. of School aud Public Lands
The posters above mentioned state tha
All unsold and unleased school ane
university lands in the state of South
Dakota: "Mil be leased Tor the balance
Of the year 1891. All persons desiring
to use any of said lands, will make ap
plication 10 the superintendent of schools
OF his county; who is provided with lists
of the lands and luil instructions Tor tht
persons v ho shall break up or attempt
to cultivate any part of sand lands, @
who shall attempt to use said lands fol
meadow or pasturage purposes or "h'
shall remove from said lands any wood
hay. stone or other valuable thing. shal
be punished by a fine Of not less THAI
S25 OF more than 500 or imprisonment
tor thirty days. Any person who shal
remove or attempt to remove any timber
or wood standing or growing on any Q
said lands, stall be punished by tine .
not less than 100000 or more thai
100000 or by imprisonment IN the penn
Tertiary for not less than one year.
The provisions OF the above law VII
be rlgidly enforced In all parts CT the
state.
THOMAS II. RUTH,
Com. School and Public Lands.
PIERRE, South OAK, April %, 1891.
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