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railroad. alleging that 1t Is necessary TO,
the accommodation of the shippers ol
grain, live stock or any other commodi
na ues OF products, that the railroad com,
pany operating said railroad maintain al
the siding or station named In the petit
Ion, q platform for the loading into cart
Tor shipment of any of the articles, com.
or any other articles, products or com.
modities, 1t shall be the duty Of the said
railroad and warehouse commission to fix
a time and place for hearing and order
said railroad companyto to appear and show
why 1t should not construct and maintain
such platform at the station or siding
deemed necessary by the commission or
be- Such order may be served upon any
ofncer or station agent of said railroad
company at least ten Q0) days before the
day fixed for hearing
Sec. 2. If, after hearing. the railroad
company required to appear by said or
DER, the petitioner and all other interested
parues who appear and desire to be heard
at the time and place fixed by the order
or at such other time to which the said
commission shall adjourn the hearing
the commission finds that 1t is necessary
Tor the convenience of shippers that
platform be maintained at the station OF
siding named in the order of the commits.
sion, 1t shall make its order requiring the
said railroad company to within sixty (60l
days from the date of the service of said
order, on 1t to erect and thereafter dur
ing the continuance of the necessity
therefor, maintain at such siding or sta
ton, a platform of such dimensions and
constructed of such material and in such
manner, and at such place as said COM
mission shall find necessary and desig-
nate by such order for loading grain live
stock or other products or commodities
INTO cars for shipment. The said railroad
ana warehouse commission shall have
power to order the enlargement of any
platform erected under the provisions OF
this act or order additional platforms at
any station or siding, whenever in their
Judgment the loading platforms at such
stations or sidings are insufficient to ac-
commodate the public
Sec. 8. Any railroad company whicn
snail fail to erect and maintain any plat
form ordered to be erected by the rail-
road and warehouse commission within
the time provided in the order of such
commission, shall be liable to a penalty
OF twenty-five (2O dollars for each and
every day the said platform remains un-
constructed after the expiration of the
time fixed by order of the said commits
sion for its construction, said penalty to
be recovered by an action brought by the
attorney general in the name Of the state
and all money collected as penalties un-
der the provisions of this act, shall be
paid to the state treasurer and credited
to the general fund.
Sec This act shall take effect and
be In force from and after it's passage.
Approved April 18th, 1899.
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CHAPTER l24-H. r. NO. 47s.

AN ACT to provide uniform rate Of tax
alton in all the villages of this state,
and repeating all acts inconsistent with
the provisions of this act.
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section 1. That all the villages in this
state, incorporated by any special law.
shall have the same right and authority
to levy and collect taxes for the use of
such village, in the sums, rates and un-
der the same limitations as are by law
allowed to and governing villages incor-
porated under the general laws of this
state.
Sec q That all acts and parts of acts
Inconsistent with this act, whether the
same be a part of any special charter or
any village in this state, or of any spe-
cial law be and the same are hereby re-
pealed.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect and be
In force from and after its passage.
Approved April 18th, 1S99
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"Said village Of ....... is
sue its bonds in the sum Of
.......... dollars, bearing in
terest at the rate of ......l
per cent per annum, payable
semi-annuaiIy, and maturing
...... years after the date
thereof, pursuant to a. reso-
luton of the village council
of said village, passed on the
.... day Of ......, 1S9.."
Voters who desire to vote for the issu-
ance of such bonds shall place cross
opposite the word Yes" on said ballot
and those who desire to vote against the
issuance of such bonds ::hh4.l shall place
ballot. If a majority of the voters who
vote upon said question shall vote for
the issuance of such bonds, then the same
shall be issued, otherwise they shall not
be Issued.
Sec g. The right to issue such bonds
shall not be affected by the amount of
the bonded Indebtedness of such village
at the time of the issuance thereof pur-
suant to this act.
Sec 4. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after it's passage.
Approved April 18th, 1899.
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CHAPTER 225-s. F. NO. 1O1.

AN ACT to license and regulate ana &C.
fine business of commission merchants
or persons selling agricultural products
and farm produce on commisslon. ana
to require them to give a bond to the
State of Minnesota for the benefit OF
their consignors and prescribing, pen
atty for the violation of any OF the pro-
visions of this act.
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature OF the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. From and after June 1st,
1899, it shall be unlawful for any person
firm or corporation to engage In the busl,
ness of selling agricultural products ana
farm produce commission. or 10 re-
oeive or solicit consiGnments or such aSrl-
cultural products and farm produce LOT
sale on commission In the state or Mill
nesota, without first obtaining license,
from the railroad and warehouse commits
sion to conduct and carry on the pusl,,
ness of such commission merchant, ana
giving a bond to the State of Minnesota:
with sufficient surety, for the henent OF
persons entrusting such commission ner-
chant with conssnments OF agrlcuilurdl
products and farm produce to be SOLD on
commission, in sum to be fXed py tne
railroad and warehouse COMMISSION. II
such commission merchant receives gram
for sale on commission said bend shall
be conditioned that he faithfully account
and report to all persons entrustng MIN
with any grain for sale on On Unds oodl1nliSsiots s
and pay to such persons the proceeds or
any consignments of gram rec rec5lEeo o,. oy
him less the commission earned on ac-
count of the making OF s,cna3 sucn sa,e, aha
necessary and actual requirements III
he does not receive grain for sale on n! COM
mission. the bond shall be conditioned
FOR the faithful performance OF his du-
ties as such commission mercha at.
Sec. 2 Whenever any grain commission
merchant sells all or portion of any
grain consigned to. him to be sold on
Commission he shall, within twerty-four
hours thereaf fter, render true statement
TO the consgnor, showing what portion
of such consignment has been sold, the
price received therefor, the name ana
address of eacn purchaser, the Gste, hour
cnd minute when such sale was made,
with vouchers for all charges and eX-
renses paid or incurred.
Sec g. Whenever any consignor, who
has consigned agricultural products and
farm produce other than grain to any
commission merchant, shah have, after
demand received no remit tance for the
same or report of the sale thereof. and
If in any case after report Is made he
is dissatisfied with the sale or the re-
port thereof, ne may make verified
complaint in writing to the railroad and
warehouse commission, who shall upon
receipt of same investigate the sale or
sales complained of. and they Shall have
a right 10 compel the commission Ter.
chant tc produce his record or Inemoran
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CHAPTER 22o-H. F. NO. COG.

CHATTER ZZU-F1. F. NO. bU6.
AN ACT to legalize surveys and plats
of additions to villages in certain cases.
BE it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section /. All surveys and plats of any
addition or additions to any village made
and certified to by a surveyor, who was
not at the time county surveyor, but
which survey and plat in all other re-
specis c31oL i3ed 10 she nd p1oals.Hs ol 'm w.
valid and entitled to record as fully and
effectually as, if originally, made and
certified to by county surveyor
Sec 2. This act shall take effect and
be In force from and after it's passage.
Approved April 18th, 1899.
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CHAPTER 214-H. F. NO. 23s.
AN ACT to encourage the growing and
preservation of forests, and to create
forest boards and forest reserves, and
to appropriate money therefor.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
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CHAPTER 209-H. Il. NO 53.
AN ACT TO provide for the appointment
and salaries Of assistant county attor-
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CHAPrER 221-H p No a21

SIltI Tn NAI-I1 lNo. o1f'
AN ACT to provide for dedicating land
for a road or cartWay.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. That whenever one or more
owners of land in this state shall wish to
dedicate any land, to which such owner
or owners has title, for the purpose of
public road or public cartway. such
owner or owners may make application
therefor in writing to the supervisors of
the town in which such public road or
public cartway is desired. Said applica-
ton shall set forth a description of the
land desired to be dedicated as public
road or public cartway. Said application
shall be filed in the office of the town
clerk In which the land which Is desired
to be dedicated is situated. And at the
next meeting of said supervisors occur
ring Inot1 more than ten Q0) days after
the filing of said application with said
town clerk, said supervisors may make
an order, declaring the land which Is de-
scribed in said application to be a-public
road or public cartway, and when so de-
clared such lands shall be deemed as so
dedicated and no damages shall be as
sessed therefor. and upon the making of
said order said land shall be deemed to
be a public road or public cartway for
public use.
Provided, that nothing herein contained
shall be construed to in any manner re-
peal or modify any law by which a road
or cartway may now be dedicated to the
public
Sec q This act shall take effect and
be- In force from and after it's passage.
Approved April 14th, 1899
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CHAPTER 2O4-H. F. NO. 2ss.

AN ACT to appropriate the sum of three
hundred 5000 dollars to pay Jennie e.
Campbell for loss incurred by the de-
struction of collection of fora by the
ire In the state university in eighteen
hundred and ninety-four $3.50.
BE 1t enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. The sum Of three hundred
(SOO dollars be and the same IS hereby
appropriated out of any money in the
state treasury not otherwise appropriate
ed, to pay Jennie E. Campbell for a col
lection of flora burned in the fire at the
dred and ninety-four 1885,
in force from and after it's passage.
Approved April 18th, 1899
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CHAPTER 222-H. r. NO. 195.
AN ACT requiring the railroads to build
platforms to facilitate the loading of
grain, live stock and other commodities
into cars for shipment.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. Whenever the railroad and
warehouse commission deem 1T necessary
for the accommodation of the shippers of
grain, live stock or any other commodity
that any railroad company operating q
and maintain @ platform at any station
or siding upon the line of such railroad
in the State OF Minnesota. for the, pur-
pose of facilitating the loading of any
ties into cars for shipment or upon the
petition of any shipper of grain. live stock
or any other commodity or product from
any station or siding on the lines OF such
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CHAPTER 217-H. F. NO AIS

zII-ff. No. 35b.
AN ACT to amend section nine (9) of
chapter twentynine (29) of the general
laws of eighteen hundred and seventy
GS70). being section two thousand nine
hundred and ten (2910) of the general
statutes of eighteen hundred and nine
ty-four QS9D, relating to cooperative
associations
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. That section nine (9) of chap
ter twenty-nine (29) of the general laws Of
eighteen hundred and seventy QS70), be-
ing section two thousand nine hundred
and ten (2910) of the general statutes of
eighteen hundred and ninety-four QS9D
be amended so as to read as follows:
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certificates of sale of real property
sold for taxes.
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. That section one thousand
six hundred and five 0605) of the general
statutes of one thousand eight hundred
and ninety-four QS9i) be amended so as
to read as follows:
Sec; 1905. Upon application of the party
entitled thereto, the auditor shall give
to such party his warrant upon the treas
ury on the sale of any piece or parcel of
land in excess of the amount due upon
such piece or parcel at the time of the
sale, and upon surrender of the certificate
of sale or the assignment of the state
certificate of sale, the auditor shall give
to such party his warrant upon the treas
urer for any money paid IN for redemp-
ton, which may be due to the purchaser
at the sale, or other person appear
ing from his copy judgment book, or from
any assignment indorsed on said certifi-
Provided, that if the certificate of sale,
or the assignment Of the state certificate
of sale shall have been lost or destroyed
the county auditor shall not give his war;
entitled to the money paid in for redemp-
ton, shall make and file with the county
auditor an affidavit that he is the owner
of the same, and that the same is lost or
destroyed.
Provided further that If the amount Of
such redemption money due the affiant
shall exceed five dollars said affiant shall
give a bond with one or more sureties
approved by the auditor in double the
amount of such redemption money due
him, payable to the treasurer, conditioned
that If said certificate of sale or assign
ment of state certificate of sale is pro
duced to the auditor and warrant de-
manded for such redemption money the
said affiant shall, on demand, refund said
redemption money to the treasurer
Sec. e This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after it's passage.
Approved April Nth, 1899.
CHAPTER 209-H Il. NO. 531.
AN ACT TO provide for the appointment
aud salaries of assista ant county attor-
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AN ACT to appropriate money to reim-
burse Richard H. Medicraft for his ex-
penses incurred in the contest Of his
election as a member of the legislature
of the State Of Minnesota, from the
Sixty-third (63) legislative district for
the present term.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State Of Minnesota:
Section l. That the sum of five hundred
and seventy-seven and thirty one-hun-
dreths (557 30-10O dollars, is hereby ap-
propriated out of any money in the state
treasury, not otherwise appropriated, to
be paid to Richard H Medicraft, mem
Der of the present house of representa-
tives of the legislature of the State Of
Minnesota, to reimburse him for his ex-
penses incurred in the contest for his seat
in said house, instituted against him by
one Peter M. Hendricks. That a warrant,
payable to said Richard H. Medicraft, or
to his order. for said sum, be drawn by
the proper officers of the State of Min
nesota, and delivered to him, or to his or
der, for payment.
Sec. q This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after it's passage.
Approved April 18th, 1899.
CHAPTER 214-H F. NO. 23s
AN ACT to encourage the growing and
=. preservation Of forests and to croa 70
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and bylaws for the government of it's
own meetings and actions, and for the
conduct of it's officers, agents and en-
ployes, and for the care, management,
protection and preservation of the forest
reserves and the forests thereon, and
may appoint such needed agents, officers,
attorneys and employees as 1t deems best.
The board may appoint an executive COM
mittee annually, on which it may confer
authority to perform any executive act,
and to exercise its Judgment in minor
acted upon by the board.
Sec. s. The respective town boards Of
supervisors, and county commissioners
are hereby constituted respectively, town
and county forest boards, which shall
only have such pay for services as shall
be expressly authorized by the egisla-
ture, and which shall only perform such
duties have such authority, and exercise
such powers, as may hereafter. herein,
or in subsequent acts, amendatory or
otherwise, be expressly conferred by the
Sec. 9. Any person or corporation be-
ing the owner in fee simple of any cut
over or denuded. or partially cut-over
or partially denuded, natural forest lands
which will not probably be utilized for
many years for agricultural purposes, or
any bare or waste, or partially bare or
waste. rough prairie lands, or any very
sandy, very rough or very rocky lands
in this state, or any lands deemed alb
solutely necessary for the preservation
of water courses. (all to be determined by
SAID state forestry oodrQJ may deed the
same to the State of Minnesota for for
estry purposes; ;c all lands so decided to
the state for forestry purposes by any
person or corporation are hereby forever
dedicated for forestry purposes. Before
such deed shall be made and delivered
q proposition in writing shall be made by
such owner or owners, to said state for
estry board to so deed the same for for
estry purposes, under the terms of this
act, and amendments thereof, made prior
to such Offer and the question of the
acceptance thereof shall be referred to
the town or county forestry board where
the. land is situated, Cor both such town
vice on the question of accepting the
same; and said state forestry board. or
it's executive committee may hear the
representative, and also may hear such
town or county forestry board or it's rep
resentative, both sides in person or by
written reasons submitted, why such
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-07-01

From Tacoma, Washington, special
of June 25th. Miss frankie Floorman,
OF the Black Hills, S. D., has discovered
what Atlin mining men believe to be
the greatest quartz mine in Alaska or
British Columbia. 1t consists of vein
of ore 200 feet in width and mile in
length. 1t is a contact between vein
with hanging wall of serpentine and
foot wall of quartzite. Assays from sur
face ore run as high as $27.00. Shafts
are being sunk to determine the value
with depth. Should this prove true
we shall no doubt soon receive further
report of the matter. Miss frankie is
the daughter of Mr.. Robert Floorman,
an old time miner and operator in mines
in the Black Hills, and one of the chief
promoters of the upbuilding of Rapid
City, where he made his home until he
removed to British Columbia about tw O
years ago. Friends Of the family will
rejoice and, Miss frankie will be sin
cerely congratulated. Who says there
is nothing in hereditary descent. The
children of prospectors will be prospec-
tors, they take to it like ducks to the wa
ter, and even the girls are not exempt
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-07-01
Made It Sure,

A preacher not far away is said to
have used the following ceremony with
telling effect says an exchange: "Wilt
thou take her for thy pard, for better or
for worse. to have to hold, to fondly
guard till hauled off In a hearse? Wilt
thou let her have her own way, consult
her many wishes, build the fires every
day and help her wash the dishes
Wilt thou give her all the stuff her
little purse will pack, buy boa, mutf,
and little seal skin saque? Wilt thou
comfort aud support her father and her
mother, Aunt Jemina, Uncle John,
three sisters and brother?" And his
face grew pale and blank-it was too
late to jilt, as through the chapel floor
he sank, he sadly said, Il wilt"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-07-01
Distinguished Excursionists.

c. +. Perkins, president of c. B. & @
system, c. J.. Smith, his private secre-
tary, DR.. Blair, and several others whose
names we were unable to obtain, arrived
on a special train from Hot Springs
Monday. They spent several days here
visiting the different points of interest
and have beer enjoying the pleasant
drives through the valleys and over the
wooded hills which so romantically en-
viron our town.
Mr.. p has seen much Of life's hot
and dusty highway, and the cooling
shades of our mountain gorges, and the
balsamic odors of the pines seem to b
restful and pleasing to his jaded nerves
All this we were pleased to observe, and
were beginning to lay the hattering
JUNCTION to our souls, that he and his
whole party might conclude to make
their permanent abode in our midst.
But fear we are doomed to disappoint.
ment, that consummation so devouty
to be wished, is not for us and Custer
laments.
You see it comes about in this way, it
was an accident of course, but during
one of their extended drives the party
strayed so far from our hallowed pre-
cincts that they must have forgotten
the way back, and in an evil hour for
us they were lured away to the land OF
the fairies. Travellers from that strange
and weird country haye given it the
name of Sylvan lake. 1t is said of this
wonderland, that during the long sum
mer days the gnomes, and the dryads,
hold high carnival under the shadow OF
the domes and pinnacles Of that fantas-
tic spot. They say too, that when night
comes on and pale luna foods the scene
with light, the Naiads come out and
dance upon the waters Of the lake to
entertain their guests. And think you
those friends will ever return from that
enchanted place to make their home
with us, / tell you no, they are gone,
they are held captive by the fairies, and
it is ten to one we'll never see them any
more. Their palace car stands lonely
on the track, and the jingle and jangle
of the locomotive has lost all charms
for them. This spiriting away of our
visitors should be stopped, it is getting
too common, but we stand powerless to
prevent it. "Alas! Alasl Can such
things be, and overcome us like sum-
mer cloud without our special won
C. w ROBBINS.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-07-01
THE DOLPHIN GROUP
or tin Mines Seven Miles West From
Custer.

Oh tin Mines Seven Miles West From
Custer.
We went out to look at this group of
tin mines the forepart of the week, in
company with Mr.. E. c. johnson, who
exhibited laudible pride in showing
us his new aquisition. These mines, IA
in number, formerly (for the most part)
belonged to Mr.. w. P. Moore, and were
discovered and held by him for the last
IA years under the names of Dolphin,
Tempest, Tornado, True Tin Center, etc.
These claims have been recently pur-
chased by Mr.. L. G. johnson, who pro-
poses to develope them and put on the
necessary machinery to work them, not
for sale, but for the production of tin.
This group is situated about seven
miles west from Custer near the Tin
Mountain, which was justly celebrated
for the production of rich tin ore some
years ago. The new names bv which
these claims are known at present, are
as follows: The Dolphin 9, Dolphin No.
10, Plumas, No. z, No. 4, and No. 5, Dol.
coath, Dolcoath No. 2 and Dolcoath No.
3. The Billeton lode, the Billeton No.
2 and Billeton No. 8. The Banca lode,
the Perak lode, and the Sierra No. 8
lode. The veins on the different loca.
tions vary from to 20 feet in width,
and in all the openings, which consists
of open cuts and shafts of 10 to 80 feet
in depth, the tin stone or casiterite
shows up in profuson. There are also
found running through the locations
numerous veins of quartz which carry
gold, some of which yield the precious
metal in sufficient quantity to indicate
that they may develope into paying
veins when greater depth is attained.
We are glad to be told that these
miIes have not been purchased with
the idea of putting them on the market,
but that it is the intention to develope
them, and work them for the tin they
contain, and we can see no reason why
the enterprise should not prove profit
able, and with good and competent
management become not only source
of wealth to the owner, but likewise to
the county and the state.
G.. w. ROBBINS.