The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-01-09

tlon to this the general government as
sisted In the maintenance OF the state
agricultural college to the amount of SO.-
600. While the total expense OF education
in this state win increase with the in
crease OF population and the development
OF the educational system, the per capita
cost will probably not be so large in the
future, as the school and public lands
department Is increasing Its Payments
every year, and will in time be bearing
the heaviest share of the expense of the
schools. The new school code adopted by
the last legislature strengthens the edu-
cational system of the state and gives
the parts better articulation than former
ly, so that there is complete course
from the primary grades through the
grammar and high schools to the state
university. The grading OF The country
schools has been accomplished through
an eight years course, and scholars cour-
pleting the required work are given
diploma
The schGSi Lands.
The school lands have shared in tho
general advance I'm real estate and afford
an adequate measure of %hat the normal
advance was up TO the time Of the sales
in April last. The annexed figures com
piled by Land Commissioner Eastman
briefly but comprcheEsively exhibit the
condition Of the permanent school and en-
dowmcnt funds:
The permanent school. fund
July /, 1901. was. ...... -S:i,0i3, 1896
| July l, 1900. ....... 33I292b.ld
Increase ................... $572, lsI.2o
july /. 1901 ...........,....., 3,532.24
July /, 1900. ................. 3.54324
nent, july l. 1901, I...... 1.l1G,32
! Agricultural COLLECT perma-
nsnt, July !. l9OO............ 5J6.S2
! Amount 81 interest and in
| come fund apportioned Tor
| for fiscal year ending July l,
Per capita .................... 2.45
! Amount apportIoned for fiscal
| year ending July l, 1900. 2A5.33G.o3
! Increase PAST year over pre-
| NiouS year 800. ......, ....... 'u,Nso'i=
Maximum price per acre paid, 1901, sales,
! Sal i'm Lake county.
| Average, all sales 1901, SIS.
Average sales all prior years, S14.
| sold, S2C9,525.
! Yet TO sell, 1,SS0,ST5.
! Number of acres endowment lard sold,
| rs
! Yet to sell, COZ ,362.
Yet to SELL G97.362.
RaiIronds.
| There has been but little railroad build
! ing within the state during the present
| year. Some short extensions Of the north
| western system I'm the Black Hills, and
| a loop some thirty miles of the st. Paul,
| Minneapolis & Sault Ste Marie to the
| Missouri river near the north line of the
| state. comprises the new const ruction,
| Il -, III
| the change IN the line of the Chicago,
! Milwaukee & 81. Paul at Redfield makes
| tina tline more accessible to that city by
| about one mile.
New Towns.
| Two towns have sprung up on the 800"
| line on its extension I'm Campbell county,
| and are already assuming in, portant pro-
| portions. These are Artas and Herried,
| the latter named in honor of the COVER
| nor They are eligibly located in fer
| tile section hitherto distant from rail-
| roads.
Projected Lines.
| The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
! have completed preliminary surveys for
| an extension of it's line from Evarts on
| the Missouri river TO Butte, Mont, with
| branch into the Black HIS This line
| will penetrate the extensive coal meas
| ures on the Grand Iiver.
The st. Paul, Minneapolis & Saut tSe.
! Marie has completed arrangements 10
! iron the grade made ten years ago from
| Aberdeen to Bismarck. in North Dakota.
| A portion OF this work is already COM
| pleted leaving only a stretch from Aber-
deem to Ashley near the state line to COM
plctc the system in the spring.
The Indians.
The year finds South Dakota without
single Blanket Indian remaining
within her borders, end all of the tribes
which are chiefly located upon reserva-
| tions west of the Missouri rivcr-making
| satisfactory progress in civilization and
| Christianity. All of them now wear citi-
! zens' dress. and chiefly they live in COM
| Portable houses, and most families have
| greater or less interest in stock growing
and agriculture The children, almost
| without exception, are attending the
| schools supplied them by the government
| or the churches.
To sum up then, in a paragraph, the
1 conclusions of the foregoing it may be
| said that 1901 has i'm most things been
| an average year III South Dakota. That
! in few lines IL has surpassed the aver
| age and in a few fallen below the normal
| condition. That is, crops and climate
| except for the unusual heat of July
have been normal. ImmiGrat and
| building enterprises have been, above the
| average. The close Of the year finds the
| general condition highly satisfactory.
| with all the people in the enjoyment OF
| excellent health, prosperity. and exceed
| ingly hopeful for the future.
! 1t is now forty-three years since the
! agricultural population came to the state
! and time enough has elapsed To thorough
| ly determine the capacity and the re-
| sources of the soil. the sdluhriety of the
| climate The experimental days have
| gone by South Dakota has been through
/ The crucial test, and has not bee found
| wanting.
| Aberdeen, Nov. -, 1901.
DOANE ROBINSON.
! GpCvpfary