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

more fzzrsa=7azt tScsz aa5 oand5ttons
whE1h have EXISTED ard r~EaTailed b.
Sixth Dakota dvrEng the saas0a 70 ihA
end that tiers raay b@ az aUEhcrlE1vs r.
same Of the year 40 wEsel EutKTe geaera-
tiers r1ay soas wi1h assurance 81 tae
trrsN. IN the wr4e~s ewarrs 20 gAsaer
ard pveSeTEe she hsao-y 81 tne stgHe ne
has constantly fund IL uiE2cIh 70 Sc
crS rffabss Information IS ,he
sIaI and ecGz2oxrfc csgzsaEion . o. zEe
prosperity or dsreSsa0l OF tns p@s1le I
This Lack A the pzst Las Induced r2e - !
-fnaEgErata rs p3au az a carefully uga8e
annual rEyjew. wkic2.h IS h0r%& wtA De-
core q permanent feature OF tie w0sE
OF TIC historical society.
oas~ial Record.
TIE opening noteworthy event OF the
year Was tks coayenE5g 21Ehe state leg1s-
azure and the fn6eactksn iat9 Office az
Gov, Charles n. AerTes1 anG b other
state officers cn0se- AZ the election ~
Noverher. 1860. These were George w
Stow, LEe1ss1amt Governor: q. g Berg
Secretary Of state James Z Reeves
Auditor: . D ~Sch4mber Treasurer Da-
yt6 Eastman. Land CoEmfsslczer: E e
Collins. Superintendent q PWEilc InstTac-
ton Frank LSCecl, Railway CcEn-nss-
sfozsr. The Reuse Of representatives IN
the legislature elected A c. SaHaers,
speaker The legislature contained one
hundred sevRntsen Republicans 2-d
~f1stuuisrs. and on the I'D OF
January Hon Robert J. Gamble Of YsnA-
tian was chosen United States senator.
party vote.
Legislative AcIion-
The legislature continued II session for
the fun gersoa Of sixty days. ard passed
Iss laws ard II 5oint resoiuciorS- Nany
CT these were merely -pe-funegg-g amend
Tzents 70 existing statutes, The more i'm
poEIant cnaczaaents are enumerated be-
lDw-
Dairy Cemusissien.
The laE creating food and dairy coma
missioner is probably Of FIRST Interest in
the Development OF ore OF the states moS-
valuable rpSsagces. The business Of c2s-
EySng has expanded with mast gratifying
results IN RESENT Years. 2 now ranks
among the n1oSr productive ard safest
CT the Industries ~ ScusE Dakota G@
rnaEGing the TrpSecIior Of the state from
the d~essntsezs and frauds with which the
business Il 5sssS. GDv. HErrei6 prompt
~ appointed Carter n. Sherwood OF DE
Sraes commissioner. aH6eE IhS provisions
OF tn4 hill and ne las already accom-
p2hheI much for the protection and adj
vaaeenani OF the indgsuy.
Law Resision-
The Laws 0f the state hzEnzg eoatlnua1
without revision or compilation inc 1871.
the Legislature provided for = code cam
mission. and made an appTcpFtatA0n tor
iEs m-aintsnznca. The governor wsS for
sunate in securing the distinguished ssrv-
fcrS az JEpfge Bsffleyi TripP. f0FEser min
lister to- Austria. ard glsnsrcxs11xary Sa
behalf e the United tSzEAs iE the settle
rasus OF IsS SAMOAN d~i7sculIs~s. Judge
Gideon c Needy. fornaer United States
serat0T ard sEnaGe az the federal cruz. In
- - &
james Bro-u. = QrarasRenE l2wyeT Of E9-
reka. 20 undertake tie egcap1Ezg5cM r-
ySsicn and ann0aatsan Of the laws % lAe
staEe.
Law school.
The LEGISLATURE also provided for tAe !
establishment 81 The law GelnsEsnsent ~
the szAse universal a psnEAasag8N1 whicA
zs Indicative oT the genuine z0vannrrsnr
Ct SeEth Dakos fin tire lana az higher DE-
vesuTeneEg The regents - ee3Gcz1ssw haye
elected Hx41 ThaEnzs SErrS22g. = GSIr-
gGsshed iawyer OF R31Se4i dean oF TIE
hw scases. and Ms il E@yu1zzg hErsxlf 10
the 0rERaixaTson AZ the classes
Department OF Rissery.
RE ds-ar<ment or HISTORY SaS created
~ the legislature. and IFS a3rzihzS1r1tSsa
placed liza the hands 0f the Sx1se historical
soclesy- This ~urx. previously neglertei.
M now Rrasng ezergetEsafsy followed. AMI
AAAAGM Ia k&4A &-EAEE 4A 80 A%& 4L6~
fCry has 2irez1y been rescued ard pre-
served
c~frcaRatin< Libraries.
An important act III the esuc11sonal De-
~veA0puaent ST she state prpvSaeS for The !,
Eaildiag ap ~ 3 SYSTEM 81 publSc cfre8lat- !
ing libraries IN ths school districts TIE
gengIe Interested in these ubrsESes are
siaxr
ay~ng Tax BEu.
An important Aw Of b srssi0a Is
k-0wn rs In ~sgare-ger tax It'll. and Is
anssESsA 10 dispose IT the real estate
EEcr ~h5ca aEnerS hare aesaE.ss- ia tie
payment e. taras. and @hsch hiss heen
bought in a. shs rsx sales hy the counties
This red estate CONSISTS ehhny OF town
icts pAatsad in the c38 aaozn DAYS ~ the
eEghfSeS. I'D eyssn Mateh the aceurntsSa-
rsCn OF taxes is considerable The LRv
rgssAss fer tke entry OF judgment Il rzm
II al Of fhe1e c2SES and the sac OF she
property D. the coarTs, The act has al
ready res 2lfsd In bringing . large grn01at 4
uf Enonsv into the pubic treasury. and
which fo- years mas nes conr1eufs6 10 the |
revenues Of the state.
APPROXIMATIONS
The appropriations made by the legis-
la1Ere for al OF the demands o. inc state
for the biennial period en1ing with June
- 1865 aggregate sLS&.7slza or sC3S- |
26e6 per year These appropria1ic-s ia
csnde provision for Lew educational aEsi
charitable buildings 70 the extent az S11.-
80 and rr3Tkde for the maintenance cf
sne state government. and the educational
ard Charitable aDa ref9rEnatSry instit1- |
t1OEs. " Is Interesting and highly co-.-
~E1Sndable 10 South Dakota TO cnnpar
these. figures To these cf other states. IS
Nebraska where tue and 4 hzH usElS0a
are annually ss%ns for the same general
purposes whlE4 I'm Iowa, sEinnssosa and
Wisconsin the snnnxt budget devoted &c
these oo5aczs about I've rnsalion In easn
state. In North Dakota b annual az
YropEtatk0zs n the segEssatEre a2p-oxE-
rnzte one nIlliaa sus kindred thoESasa
cellars
No More Deficiencies I
The legislature effectively provided
against futers 1eaeiencies Ia the EaSe
fzads sr making il criminal sor any r~-- !
sCn 10 caarrac1 a debt On account OF the
xra7e sxcsqs in direct pursuance OF law.
The urOyEstpzs q the constitution Of !
SoarA Esakoxz vqEari-E "a the zDr,wonrT.- 4