Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-01-09

M I, " AnflOn.. y ~ AtcA5
over u, 900 seedlings OF native
the past two years, and the num-
aissd this year Is much larger. Some
nd cherries, or the second genera
,,pder cultivation, bore for the first
trom seed planted In the spring Of
md the fruit or several OF these
,,aa over th~ree-fourths of an inch
ameter and of quality good enough
b1a use. Strawberries and r~aspber-
af half wild ard half tame ancestry,
sruited for the first time, and show
L5arable promise. The NAM other
Fruits are receiving attention.
Politics.
! has been an off year in politics in
Dakota, only judges OF the circuit
being chosen. The Republicans
n IN nomination the following gentle
for the judgeships
t Circuit-Eilison p. Smith
kond Circuit-Joseph w. Jones.
ri Circuit-Charles x Sword.
,rth Circuit-Frank T.. Smith.
h circumstances Fl. Mccoy.
H. circuit-Loren L. Gaffey.
enth Circuit-Frank j. Washabaugh
N
fusion of the Democrats and Popu-
Il nOnlltldN'N' 4Ee #r-s IN.
IT Circuit-Jared Runyan.
sond Circuit--P. w. Seaman.
rd CircuIt-Julien Bennett.
nth Circuit-A. T., Chamberlain. r
th Circuit-Thomas HI. Null.
n h Circuit-No nominee.
Zenith Circuit-Joseph II. Moore.
Lhth Cireuit-Leyi Magee.
Republican candidates were elScted
Q First, Second, Fourth, Fifth and
and Seventh circuits. Messrs. Ben
and Magee upon the Fusion ticket
elected in the Third and Eighth cir
respectively.
Literary Output.
new books by South Dakota
RS have come to the attention of the
kr during the year. These are a ext
unon the structural Style Of Prose
POSITION" by Prof. John ID. Logan,
Q state university. A novel by Miss
Gilman and books of verse by Prof.
les. f. Holmes. James Davies and
Chamberlain. South Dakota writer's
been well and ably represented in
popular and scientific magazines,
bg those contributing beings Profs.
and Logan. DIR. w. O. Lillibridge,
he George, Edna Carter Gates, VIII
han and Joseph Mills Hanson. Each
done highly c%reditable work in their
Ective lines, winning distinction for
selves and for the state.
The Common schools.
common schools continue to be the
of the people and their first concsrn
Eic life. During the yea 1900 81, $780,
as paid from state for the
brt OF the common schools and state
btional Institutions in South Dakota
probable that this sum will be in
led this year. On a school popula-
Eof III, 900 this means about S15 per
for education. The state appro-
ed S144,O00 for the maintenance OF
|arious state educational institutions,
the department of school and public
added $f1.36S to this sum. In addi-
10 this the general government as
in the maintenance OF the state
khtural college to the amount of So
While the total expense of education
Is state will increase with the in
e Of population and the development
educational system, the per capita
will probably not be 50 large in the
as the school ard public lands
Ftment ls increasing its Payments
year, and will in time be bearing
|~eaviest share OF the expense of the
rs. The new school code adopted by
bst legislature strengthens the edu-
bal system of the state M gives
brts better articulation than former
that there is a complete course
the primary grades through the
mar and high schools TO the state
fsity. The grading OF the country
ps has been accomplished through
Eht years course, and scholars COM
3 the required work r given a
bna.
The school Lands.
school lands have shared in the
fal advance in real estate and afford
Pequate measure of what the normal
bee was up to the time of the sales
brill last. The annexed figures COM
by Land Commissioner Eastman
but comprehensively exhibit the
ment in the school lards, and the
zion Of the permanent school and en-
hent funds:
permanent school fund
!, 1901, ......... So, 045, 109.38
l, IaVo................... 3.3I2,926.l6
-------
crease $572, Is3,2 20
!, 1so1,................ s.5s2.24
a school permanent.
I, 1900. .......,...... 3.54s,24
ultural COLLECT perma-
July /, 1901. ........... I,11e.s2
ultural COLLECT perma-
July /, 1900. $3.50. 55s.s2
nj Of interest and in
e fund apportioned for
plscai year ending July l..