The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-12-21
POINTERS FROM PIERRE.

PUN lens FkOM PIERRE,
Tie Inaugural Ball-Coming Session
Of The Legislature.
Pierre advices. state that the in
augural ball this year promises tc
outdo all former efforts. In orael
to give more room for those present
it is now intended to use the floor o
the house in the capitol building in
stead Of the parlors of the Locke
hotel, as heretofore. The ladies o
Pierre are paying particular atten
tion to their gowns and the indica
tions are that more uf the distinc
lively South Dakota society set will
be there than ever before. In orde,
that there might be more exclusive
ness it was at one time contemplat.
ed that only those in full dress suits
should be admitted to the floor. bu,
the sturdy good sense of Jack Hor.
ner and his partner, Maj. Stewart,
prevailed. They feared it would
make Pierre unpopular.
A GOVERNOR s MANSION.
There has been some talk of gett.
ing an'appropriation through for the
purchase of the Brown house for q
governors mansion. With an ap.
propria ion for maintenance tha,
would enable Governor Herried tc
make Pierre his home during his
term of office. The small salary ol
the governor makes it out of the
question for him to live at Pierre un.
less he have an income independenl
OF that drawn from the state. As
Mr.. Herried is man Of very small
means, it is thought necessary tt
make his expenses as light as DOS.
sible.
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Pierre will also ask for an appro
priation for the ,re"tion of build
ing for the supreme court library
and court loom. The amount ask.
ed for will be comparatively small
and will relieve the congested con-
dition of the executive aud leyisla-
tive building.
OLEOMARGARINE.
1t is understood that Governor
Lees message this year will be much
briefer than that sent to the legisla
ture of 1897 Among the importan,
recommendations will be for a Law
to regulate The sale Of oleoinargarine,
Investigation shows that imitation
butter is seriously infrlngin, on the
sale OF the real article il South Da
kota, which is u great creamery and
dairy state. Many OF the best hotels
in the state and most of the res tau
rants now use buLterine which costs
from twelve to fifteen C nts a pound
whereas good creamery or dairy
butter would cost twenty five cents
The governor will probably recon
mend that all places using oleom4r
karine be compelled To use it with
out having been colored in init tlor
of butter or To put up signs in lhri
dining rooms bearing the legent
"Oleomargarine used here. Tn,
present bill which has passed tn,
lower house of congress and viii
probably pass the senate and becom.
law gives the staLes the rights I,
police against imitation butter,
thing impossible ulder the presen
construction of the Interstate com
merce act.
NEW LAND OFFICE OFFICIALS.
The appointment OF A. Wheelo,
and 81. p. Cutting to succeed Hoop
er and Donohue in the Pierre Ian,
office was a surprise to majorit,
OF the people at Pierre. An inves
tigation Of the books of the retirin,
officers has been going on quietl.
for six weeks. Their books wer
found badly muddled, but it is sal,
there will be no money lost to tn
United States government Soo
after the special agent began his in
vestigations Hooper and Donohu
/ resigned, 5ut she appointment to iii
vacancies were not expected SO osoon
j. STATE AUDITOR s REPORT.
Stats Auditor Reeves ha, his an
nua! report practically completed
and, 1T will be out in u few days.
Tie letter Of transmltial will tax
up the 5tinanclal affair, OF The statei
brief tur,n, aud will show that th
estimate. furniseed by the varlou
state institutions show approximate
~ that $500, OO0 will be required I
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