The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-15
HIGHWAYS AND DAMS
What Has Been Done by Indian Laborers
on the Rosebud,

What Has Been Done by Indian Laborers
on the Rosebud.
PIERRE, S. De. J. Warner, SUBJ
agent at Cherry Creek says that the re-
suit of the summer work by about 500
Indians on the Rosebud is hundreds Of
miles Of well-built roads, the work. of
course, being done only at the rough
places. The plan followed where a road
crosses gulch is to grade across, making
a substantial dam, with a waste way ar
ranged in such q way that the water can
never run over the embarked earth. This
serves the double purpose Of making
good crossing. and g. storage reservoir.
The results Of the work on Rosebud arc
fifty-eight storage dams. The plan has
been started on the Cheyenne reservation
by Mr.. Warner, who has over 100 Indians
at work
The report of the state board Of dental
examiners shows that there are 1O7 reg
istered dentists in South Dakota. A few
are not registered as required by law,
and these the commission asks to have
reported, upon which it will take action
| under the law.
Over $4,000 of the permanent school fund
has been called out in the past few days.
Roberts county taking $4,000, while
Moody and Lawrence counties took the
rest. In the first ten days of December
Moody county called for $1,000 of the
1unQ, covered Dy I'VE loans.
Reports from Black Hills mines as to
gold production since 1876, when the Hills
was open to miners. show a total of SILL
! 279.S2O all of which is from reports, ex-
cept that of this year, which is estimated
at $S,500,0O0.
SIOUX FALLS. S. D.--Following the pre-
cedent established by the state supreme
court in ignoring upon one occasion. a
law enacted by the legislature on the
ground that the law was absurd. the
county commissioners have declined to
tamper with the present salary Of the
county Judge, thus ignoring an act Of
the legislature. If boards of county COM
missioners elsewhere in the state take the
same course, a question which has
caused much discussion will be salts
factorily disposed Of. An act Of the leg
| islature requires boards Of county COM
missioners to readjust the salaries of
these officers at certain times, basing the
amount Of the salary upon the vote cast
at the last general election.-The county
| commissioners have instructed the states
attorney to investigate the cases of per-
sons who are in the state hospital for
| the insane at Yankton at the expense
of the taxpayers of this county. when it
is said they have relatives who have
abundant means.
|
has elected the following officers: Presi-
dent. Miss Emmer Cook; senior vice pres
ident. Mrs. Permilia Goodell; junior vice
president; Mrs. Martha Loomis; treasurer
Mrs. Fannie Mallett; chaplain, Mrs
Emma Burney; conductor. Mrs. Emma
Huntington; guard, Mrs. Anna Wilcox
Delegates to state convention, Mrs. NAL
lett, Mrs. Robins. and Mrs. webb: al
ternates. Mrs. Shaw. Mrs Tisdale, and
Mrs. Appleman.-At meeting of kilpat-
rick Post, G. A. R.. these officers were
elected: Commander. c.. R. Loveland
senior vice commander. III. j. Hoskins
Junior vice commander, j. B. Coomer
chaplain. E. r. Butterfield: officer Of The
day. Charles Merritt; quartermaster. Ash.
er F. Pay; delegates to state encamp-
ment at Big Stone. H. j. Hoskin and 2,
r. Losey; alternates.. W.. A. Lyon anf
Charles Merritt. Arrangements are beine
made for a joint installation early If
January.
ABERDEEN, S. D.-Neil McIaupb,,,
and John keogh, his son-in-law. both q
Frederick, were brought to Aberdeen an,
lodged In jail on the charge of selling in
tox1cating liquors without a license. The,
some time since applied for a license. HI,
owing to Irregularities in the nroceedines
the county board had not vet acted mo,
the application. It is said the federal gov
eminent Will also proceed against the men
-Doane Robinson has been engaged h
the Bowen Publishing company of Loga ms
port, Ind, to write a two-youme histor
OF the state of South Dakota, the work +
be completed by July, 1904 AS secretar
! OF the. South Dakota Historical socfet
Mr.. Robinson has already gathered a lare
amount OF data, and the first volume Of tn
, state collection is now in the press an
will be issued about Jan. /. : -
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CANTON, S. D.-Judge J. w Carte,
VINO died very suddenly in Sioux Falls
spent sixteen Of the most active years O
) his life as a resident of this city. It wa
mere ne became prominent as a LAWYER
. newspaper man and politician AS a re
ward for his political influence and sery
ices he was appointed to position i,
the United States land office at Pierre i,
1890 Later he became private secretar-
9 to Governor Sheldon. In 1895 he move
to Sioux Falls. He was born at Benson
: Rutland county, Vermont, in 1881 n
moved to Wisconsin in 1851 and to Ne
= braska in the early 70's., In 1874 he ca M
}, to Dakota, settling at Canton one yea
later.
: FLANDREAU, S. D.-A. J. knight
/ proprietor Of the ST. Vincent hotel. ha
bought the Flandreau house of CIar
Bates Mr.. Knight intends to close tn
/ latter place, which will leave Flandrea
with but one hotel. The considerable