Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-01-10

state, and the collections of the railway
commissioners were on that acSount much
limited. The commissioners paid into the
treasury on the LIST Of January, 1894, 500.
and on. the LIST of January OF the present
year, S476. A very small per cent OF the
warehouses did business during the past
year under the law.
Report OF the Worlds Fair Conn
missioners.
The legislature Of 1875 appropriated SDD,-
UU Tor the purpose OF representing the STATE
IN ue COLUMBIAN exposition ~ De h~iu Ia
Chicago during that year: Notwithstanding
the refusal OF the legislature OF 1911 10
make an appropriation TOR this purpose,
yet many or our patriotic citizels had uSler-
mined that TIE state should be utiy repre-
seuted. As = consequence what was known
as the South Dakota worlds fair coailnls-
siou was organized by the election OF AIR. Ia.
Y. Ochsenreiter as president, Oliver Gibbs.
r., as secretary, anu State treasurer. wv,
Taylor as treasurer OF the Commission. A
considerable sam of money was raised from
the people, a building was erected upon the
iair grounds ut Chicago known as the south
DaAota STATE building. No Appropriation IN
1871 Increased the expenses OK The SAFE sew
erdl thousand dollars. iue act OF 1875 max
ing the appropriation provides Tor two COM
MisSlouetN, one to be kgOWn as Ine WOrIus
IaIr commission ana the other AS the woln-
ans worries lair commission. 10 Ihe Ior-
aleF was given 5000, and the latter SlU,-
wv Inc women had under thuir especial
Charge the educational anu the art depart.
hAehts OF the exhibition. 1t required sZ3.-
100 OF ue s1o,VVo appropriated Tor use OF
the worlds fair couI.niSsiOn to settle the
Claims OF the Old commission which had ex.
isteu up TO that time.
The presentation which South Dakota
uiaue ot lie resources was creditahIe in the
extreme. Probably no state In the Union
wan me same amount of appropriation made
a mere favorable showing or won more
sWarus. Their" were granted to the state
lOt awards In agriculture, - Ia mines and
mining department, aud in ue liberal arts
Oh Many or our citizens will receive medals
Careful observers Of the exhibition which
Tue state was enabled to make and Of its
enect, Leit gratiiied, not only at the atten-
ZION Which lt attracted. but in the belief
that the expenditure which the state had
maue Wou.d be speedily returned with
Msy 10 iS safe t. say that but for the
h.Ditlon OF the Resources OF South Dakota
az the exposition would have
brought within our border a large number
or desirable settlers.
On thS 18th Of July the state building
was dedicated; prayer was offered py the
he'' r. ~. Newhouse Of Huron, followed
Dy the presentation Of the keys of the
south Dakota stale building to The COVER
nor Dy thomas III. Brown, executive COM
~ then followed the address by
barker, lady manager of South Dakota. ad-
aFess or the Hon. g. S. Palmer of Sioux
fai.s ana the Hon; William b. Ster Ing of
huron. The exercises were creditable and
We're SO considered by the large number Of
our peope present an that occasion. The
aNENAAS - bOtu I'LL asslOUS are well wnFthV
VI attention. Inc commissions, both tue
women and the men, are entitled TO much
circuit Tor their earnest and persistent
endeayOrs to see their state htIy rPnre-pnted
IL was gratifying that from first TO last.
while there was disagreement be- ween con.
nlctins commissions in some OF the states,
ances whatever.
While the drouth of the past year has
n.ndered our prosperity, yet 1t is not lost,
ana thousands OF people who were frat
made acquainted with our wonderful younS
state BY the exhibition presented at Chi
cago, VIII yet be numbered among our
cILZens 10 our mutual advantage.
Most of the property which remained has
been sold; the South Dakota building was
20 70 the people at Verm.lion, to be used
nave erected, Tor the nominal price OF SD.
n majority OF the buildings upon the fair
s,HanGs; costing much more, thau ours,
were gwen away to parties who would re-
move them and restore the ground 10 it's
FORMER condition. Some OF the property. I
Man"k. president Of the university AT Yer.
million, TO be disposed OF as you shall d.
rect: NJ. ". l. Dow, architect Of the new
university building at Vermillion. declares
tle value. OF the worlds fair building, Ia
thr erection OF the new university Guild.
Ing. to have been $500. Your attention is
the worlds fair commissioner report. II
contains matters with which the executive
Is not familiar and which are simply sub
mitted TO you for your consideration.
Supreme and Circuit Court Judpe..
Under the act passed by the legislature
In 1913 there was held in November Of
mar year an election for the three Judges
OF the supreme court and a circuit iudye
Tor each judicial circuit In the state BE-
fore the date arrived when the new term
or erWce would begin, the Hon. John Z.
court, died, and his place upon the su.
Preme bench became vacant. 1t was Allied
~ appointment by the executive OF the
non: HoWard g. Fuller, circuit Judge OF
the Sixth judicial circuit, whose pace was
In turn supplied by the ap~pointment of the
lion, aoring =; Gaffy. Judge Fuller was
inll term OF six years and Judge GaTy TO
the circuit bench for the full term Of four
iTaars' II Is gratifying to the executive 20
Know tnat their services have reflected
pointment.
IL .
Pardons have been granted during the past
TWO years under the provisions Of article
4, section 3, OF the constitution In the foI.
lowing ca ses, to wit:
Oscar Benson, convicted of the crime of
grand larceny in the circuit court In and
Tor Grant county, and sentenced on the 2Oth
day of March, A. ID. 1893, to a term OF three
months In the penitentiary at Sioux Fails.
was pardoned on the 10th day Of June, A.
IL: lSh5, upon a numernusly signed petition
or the good citizens OF Grant county. prrty-
Ing for the pardon before the expiration of
the sentence. that his citizenship might
De saved to him and his right to avail him
'''N5 Va Ia hOlutNttAu law
Tor the benedt OF his family.
Nathaniel Il. Thompson, who WAS con-
ylcted or murder Ia the circuit court in anl
Tor hingsbury county, and on the 2ith day
OF FenTuary, 1888, was sentenced by the
Judge or said court to be put 10 death by
hanging on the 7rh day OF October, lS9S.
ap9acdtion was made and earnestly urged
Tor reprieve until Application could be made
Tor new trial upon the ground OF newly
discovered aud pertinent testimony. At
nuaVitS were presented supporting the an
phcation for said reprieve, In consequence
or which a reprieve Of fifteen days was
granted at / O'Clock on the morning of the
TN day OF October, the day on wlIeh the
execution was To have taken place, during
which time the sheriff and other officers OF
klngsbury county were directed to hold The
said Nathaniel X. Thompson harmless. Re-
traction was very soon made Of the afH-
DAVIS upon which the stay OF execution
had been granted, and on the 18th day of
October the reprleve was revoked. and Mr..
H. Ill. Richardson, sheriff Of Elngsbury
coiiiRy was ordered to carry he sentence
OF death Into effect on the Goth day OF &C.
tober, A. ID. 1895, between the hours of IL
O'Clock a. m. and 4 O'Clock D. M, and IL
was accordingly done.
Leon L.. Stevens, sentenced on the Sd day
OF February. 1893, by the honorable Judge ,
or the circuit court In and for Dawson coun-
~ Tor the term Of one year, for the crime