Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-08

SIS. 4UD. 90, as compared with the former
The same careful expenditure of the
states money has been shown In every
institution. Every institution has made a
record during the past two years whlcn
Ii very gratifying to the board and TO the
executive
The governor urges that careful study
be given the boards report. and That tns
recommendation for the establishment OF
a binder Irvine plant at the STATE pSnio
Tertiary be carefully investigated. Inc
law breaker is sentenced to a term a
hard labor" but Is kept idle at the ex-
pense of the law-abiding citizen! Inc
plan for some profitable employment lot
state prisoners is In co~nsonance with
the instincts of humanity and common
sense.
The number OF inmates Of the charit-
able and penal institL, ms viii necessar-
ily increase with increasing population:
From his fact there Is no ESCAPE. ana
IL is the part OF wisdom TO anticipate
coming events. In all human reliability
before another session of the legislature
the asylum for the insane will be over
crowded. Perhaps the more urgent de-
mand is for additional accommodation
for the feeble minded. OF this class
while there are now CD in a building
erected for the accommodation of only
AZ, Besides these, there are said to be
this unfortunate class the state has made
no provision whatever. believe that
the section of Ian owned by the state
near the Northern hospital should be
secured for said institution in accordance
with the recommendations OF the superin-
tendent.
The Soldiers Home.
Two years ago. speaking of the soldiers
home. / said:
II shall! consider ii my sacred duty to
as possible. the most humane and per-
feet management or said home
In the selection of commissioners l APP
pointed five Of the most prominent odd
soldiers and best known citizens in the
state. two of whom served during the
term OF my predecessor in Office and were
recognized as leaders of the opposing po-
ntical party, all having served in various
positions of honor and trust and ranking
among Dakota's most distinguished citi-
zens. 1t is the unanimous judgment OF
these commissioner that never, before
have the sanitary conditions of the home
been as nearly perfect, never before have
the inmates received more affectiuiate
care: never before have conditions OF
maintained. and never before has
home been more economically and splen-
didlv managed than during the past
eighteen months.
The governor recommends that apprO-
prlationS be made in accordance with the
estimates in the financial statement Of
the board.
The State Militia.
The work OF Adjt. Gen. Conklin in or
ganlzlng the state militia Is referred TO
In the highest terms of praise. The gov
On March Is. 1901. the adjutant general
was directed to proceed at once TO or
ganize and equip a regiment of infantry
and one troop of cavalry. Sixty days
later the general reported that this order
had been complied with, and recommend
ed the organization of a second regi-
ment Of infantry and one more troop Of
Z ca N1 TN ArC0r6inuiU nn 0ynnF u-1G TgEy1n1
and the Second regiment sprang into ex-
istence.
Through the enterprise and liberalitv Of
public-sptrite citizens two general en-
campments of the state militia have been
held at Huron and Watertown. besides
one encampment of five companies at
1ankton and one of six companies at Abb
erdeen. What has so far been accom-
plished has been with the expectation that
the next Legislature would make such an
appropriation for the support Of it's state
militia as would insure the maintenance
of a national guard in this state that in
every point of excellence would favorably
compare with the same lumber of troops
from any state in the Union.
TIL recommendation of the adiutant
general have been carefully considered by
him, and have my unqualified approval,
i Deem II unnecessary to argue the i'm
portance OF maintaining 4 national
Northern Normal and Industrial
school.
This institution is in a iourishing condi
ton with an attendance of 100 students
The governor refers to the constant de
mand for more and better teachers, and
recommends that the legislature grant tbs
appropriations asked for by the regents o.
the Northern Normal and Industrial
school. located at Aberdeen.
The report of the state board Of health
Inc governor says, contains several i'm
portant recommendations which shoulG
receive careful consideration.
Food and Dairy Commissioners.
The legislature OF 1899 enacted a pur,
food law which remained imperative un
til the following Legislature created th'
office OF food and dairy commissioner FOL
its enforcement and for regulating th'
manufacture and sale of dairy products
On March Z. 1901. this appointment wa!
rendered to c.. p. Sherwood, the secretar!
of the South Dakota Dairy and Butter
makers association, and he at ance en-
tered upon the duties of this important Of
flee. He soon discovered that the immedi
ate work should be educational: first, K
bring the requirements of the pure fooC
laws to the attention of the manufactur
ers and dealers, as well as the consumers
second. by inspection and analysis of tn,
goods sold in the state lay a good founda
ton for future vigorous enforcement o
the law. This preliminary work has beef
done with fidelity and success worthy o.
special commentator.
The governor recommends the enact
ment of a law providing for the inspection
of Illuminating oils. The present inspec
ton law being. according to the oil in
spector. simply a bu~rlesque.
The commissioner Of insurance recon-
mends changes in existing laws which
the governor thinks. should receive care
full consideration.
state Mine Inspector.
The report of Hon. Thomas Gregory
state mine inspector. is worthy of especia
conn .1d~ti n.
Daring the year ending November list
this official visited ali the principal work
ing mines in Lawrence, Pennington anC
Custer counties, and ascertained tina
their operations were being conducted
with the strictest regard for the security
Of the lives and bodies of employees"
In a supplementary report the mine In
spector recommends a universal system
OF bell calls which should be adopted
ious regulations which experience ha'
demonstrated 10 be essential and SHOULD
be enforced by law.
Sec. 10, Oh. 2 Of Oh. 113, Laws of 1901
provides that the ounty superintendent
shall receive a salary payable monthly
to he deteI mined by the value o.
the prnperty and by the population a
THE entire vote Of the county multi
piled by FIVE shall be the basis Of reck
oning the population"
! recommend that this clause be amend
ed to read as follows:
The entire registration list as filed %,
the county auditor by the various board.
of election In each county. multiplied b,
five. shall be the basis of determining thu
population.
The law as it now stands places tn,
salary upon a ~fiuctuating. elastic and un
certain basis.