Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-02-15
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insanity cases was Killed in the house.
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A bill has been introduced to make the
minimum salary of county judge s4OO.
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State Treasurer Schamber has called in
all outstanding warrants against the state
a total of S1S5,00O.
There is measure before the legislature
to appropriate $500 for the South Dakota
Poultry and Fat Stock Association.
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The house committee on state affairs
reported adversely the bill to increase the
state board of regents of education to seven
members.
The governor has appointed Byron Il.
1.ovejoy of Redfield state surveyor. MIR.
LovejOy formerly held the position under
Gov. Sheldon.
South Dakota legislatures have from the
first been very economical bodies as is
testified by the excellent condition and
credit of the state treasury.
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-Nla. ". Il. LcWIS WIlO WAS taken SICK
during the inaugural ball is dead. She
was the wife of a well known stockman
and daughter of 4. A. Pond.
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Some of the representatives are agitat-
ing capital removal. Their plan is to get
all the aspirants into caucus upon agree-
ment to stand together for the nominee of
the caucus. Pierre people are serencly
confident the movement wii! come to
naught.
Lawson. the only bachelor in the senate,
made an eloquent plea for single men when
the bill for exemption of homesteads was
under consideration. The other members
listened to him very attentively. The bill
as passed eXempts homesteads to $500
and personal property to the amount of
$3.50 for married men and $3.50 for single
men.
Senator Sweet has acquired reputation
for doing things in his own way in the
senate, and When his bill came up provid-
ing for fish ways in mill dams, after the
president had ordered the roll cali for the
final passage, he remarked that he did not
believe it was very WISE piece of legisla-
ton, and moved that it be indefinitely
tabled.
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Articles O! Incorporation have been filed
at the state capitol for the organization OF
new insurance company in Chamberlain,
known as the Guarantee and Security
Company of Chamberlain. mutual. Be-
sides board of directors, the officers at
the head of the company are as follows:
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vice president; w. l.. Montgomery. treas
urcr; c. ID. Tidrick, secretary: f. A. Ty-
Ter, general manager.
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Senator Englesby has given UP hope for
securing sufficient money 90 lake the reor.
ganization of the state liz. tia effective,
though he will push his bill on the subject
hoping to have the matter in form so that
advantage can be taken of it at any time.
He estimates that to effectively organize
and have any annual encampmcnt will re-
qnire $4,000 year, and he does not think
the finances of the state and will justify
such expenditure at this time.
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The bill prohibiting the sale. of cannon
crackers and air guns created good deal
of amusement when it was up for final
passage in the senate and although it was
strenously denominated "pop-gun legisla-
ton" and an infringement of the rights OF
young America, it passed with a safe ma
jorty. The effect of the bin will be to
make increased business for the catalogue
houses, for there is nothing in the law
which interferes with the use of such
goods, if they can be obtained.
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There was a notable assembly in the
executive Office last week when Gov. Her
reid signed the bill creating department OF
history. Among those assembled to wit.
ness the signing were Judge Bartlett
Tripp, Maj. Pickler, Judge Dillon. Hon.
%. c. Erickson, the judges of the supreme
court and state officers and many ladies
and distinguished citizens. The pen used
was presented to the historical society by
VIM. NJ. Kemp of Pierre, and was a beau.
tiful specimen of gold and ivory, exquisite
ly and appropriately carved with head of
of Dakota Indian.
The ways and means committee has a
bill which provides for the permanent
endowment of the educational institutions
with one mill levy, which is TO be appor.
toned to the several institutions in the
ratio OF their needs as Indicated by
attendance. The regents recommended
this two years ngo. but it was opposed by
Gov. Lee. and it failed to become Jaw. The
chief argument for it is that the regents
will always know approximately what
revenues they will have and can plan
accordingly, while at present they can
never know what the legislature may see
fit TO do or not to do for any school, and to
it will cut off possibility of discriminating
for or against any institution as is now
sometimes done through the influence of
members who have a special pull in favor
of particular school. The present
assessment roll will provide about sl72,OOo
from a one mil! levy, which is about the
aggregate of the needs of the several
schools. II is proposed TO make the plan
effective from July, 1902.
chinese historians trace the begin.
nings of a postal service in their coun.
try back to the third century B. G.
Curfew in st. Louis Hotel.
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