The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1893-01-27
GOOD ADVERTISING MATTER.

GOOD ADVERTISING MATTER.
The following condensations from
Gov Mellette's last message make first
class advertising matter for South Da-
kota:
The first three years of experience
under state government abundantly
illustrates the wis dom of the demand
of our people for division and admission
into the union. Local government has
been accomplished with scarcely an in
crease of cost over territorial manage
ment, greatly to the material advantage
of the people and increase of the duties
and dignities of citizenship. The Or
dinary state expenses have by means Of
rigid economy. thus far been brought
within the sum produced by the levy of
a two mill tax on the assessed valuation
of the property of the state without re-
sort to the provision of the constitution
for levy to meet any deficiency of the
preceding year.
the state on June 30, 1892, was ST ,O4O,
200. The state treasurer has just sue
ceeded in refunding $92,500 OF this
amount, viz: Insane hospital bonds
which drew four and a half per cent.
with registered bends drawing three
and half per cent. which were placed
at par as per chapter %, session laws of
1891, and also $4,000 Dakota Universi-
ty six per cent. bonds with fourper cent.
bonds which were sold at premium to
the state of $500.
There are within the state. according
to the census of 1892, 87,3i7 persons of
school age with an average enrolment
of 1882 pupils for the past two years.
The average number of teachers en-
ployed for the same period is 4,298 of
which 1859 are male and 3,l29 female,
the latter receiving S966,603, the
forme S4l5, ,23s, total ST, ,38l,84l. The to-
tai number of school buildings in 1892 is
3.253. showing marked increase over
the previous year. The average valu-
alton OF school property is s2,7O4, 933.
The public school lands belonging to
the .state at the date of admission
amounted to 2,823,32O acres of which
1879, 5000 acres have been sold and
contracted at an average price per acre
of $l3.64, amounting to $l,387, ,3lS.7l
leaving 2,72l ,464. .76 acres, which at an
average price of $40 per acre. the mini
mum price atwhich under the law Of
congress and the state constitution they
can be sold, will realize $27,2l4, ,947 &C
and this added to the sum already ,rea-
lized as above stated fixes the minimum
the sale of lands at the enormous sum of
(. 1928, ,6O2, ,26O.3l yielding upon six per
cent. securities ST, ,7l6.2Ol.97. This sum
will be largely increased by the five per
cent. of the sales of government lands.
the sum of ST. $3.50 having already
been received from this source.
The total amount of land granted for
the endowment of our educational insti-
tutions is sos. 1860 acres. The minimum
amount to be realized from these lands
under the same legal limitations refer
red to above is ST, 993, 600.
There are now ninety-nine deep wells
in operation in the state, principally in
the counties in the James river valley.
ranging from three to ten inches in di-
ameter, from 600 to l 900 feet in depth,
with an average closed pressure OF
nearly one hundred pounds to the
square inch and an average aowage Of
about 700 gallons per minute. Many
farms are being irrigated with most
satisfactory results. the yield being
largely increased by this means as in a
season OF abundant rainfall it frequently
happens GndG the crops SuHef 1fOm d
short dry period:
The state has preserved its usual no.
toriety for freedom from epidemies.
Two hundred and fifty-nine cases of
diptheria are reported with sixty seven
deaths for the two years ending Dscem.
ber l, 1892, and these have resulted
from want of proper hygienic sur
.roundings. 1t seems that the disease
has found least foothold and is easiest
controlled where artesian water has
been used for domestic purpose. One
hundred and sixty-six cases of scarlet
fever are reported with four deaths.
This disease has also been the result OF
lack of proper sanitary surroundings.
There has been no cases Of smallpox
within the state during the past two
years. Lung disease cannot gain any
headway in the state owing to the dry
ness of the atmosphere. Influenza Gre
ated but temporary annoyance, no
deaths haying resulted from this cause.
The board reports that SIT has yet to
record one case of consumption con-
tracted in the state of South Dakota,
and bronchitis known only to slight
extent, is attended with no fatalities. "
The Snhioined storv taken from the