Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1903-03-26

drunkard that could not get it them
selves. This bill passed both houses
but was vetoed by the governor,
not on account of the meaning Of the
bill but on account of its construc-
ton and that it was an amendment
to the 1901 liquor law, which was in
itself faulty. When tn is was known
the temperance committee in the
senate, of which Mr.. Stoddard was a
member, introduced Senate bill
251 and pushed it through both
houses in the short space Of three
days, which restores the old 1897
law which prohibits the sale Of intox-
icating liquors TO minors and drunk
ards and places the responsibility of
finding out if they are such or not on
the liquor dealer.
Representative Apland served or
four committees: Warehouse, grain
and grass grading, Federal relations,
Banks and banking, Public library
and State historical. He introduced
house bill No. 2os, requiring road
overseers to be elected by ballot and
by the electors of their respective
districts. He believed this was a
step towards securing better roads.
Representative Nelson served on
three committees: immigration;
Highways, bridges and ferries; Ag-
riculture and horticulture. He in
troduced house bill No. 1o5 relating
to fees of county officers, also bill
to require the county treasurer to
notify by mail persons having delin-
quent personal tax before placing
the list in the hands of the sheriff for
collection. This will take away
some OF the sherihs' tees, and will
save dollars to number of tax pay
ers who mean well but are forgetful; !;
also house bill No. 235 allowing
county commissioners to set off
towns and villages as separate vot-
ing precinct tor general and special
elections.
The Turner county members
counseled and worked together and
were very successful in what they
undertook. They made it a point
not to be noisy unless they had
something to say. They examined
into the financial condition of the
state treasury and found it depleted.
In fact there was no money to pay
the expense of the legislature and
the warrants issued to pay the ex-
penses of the legislative term just
ended are now drawing seven per
cent interest. In the face of this
condition Of things they resolved
that they would vote for the general
appropriation bill to sustain our state
schools in good healthy condition,
/ that they would Withhold nothing
from the old soldiers, the insane, the
feeble minded, the blind, deaf anc
dumb, which they needed tor thei1
comfort: that the reform school and
penitentiary should be cared foi
with the exception Of a cottage fol
the deputy warden) but they woulo
not vote for the special approprla
tons for new buildings in the state
where they were not actually needce
and thereby run the state in deb
away beyond any revenue in sight
They carried out their resolution:
and had the!nerve to vote "Noo ever
though they stood alone. Ane
they are the more convinced tina
they were right when the governo
witholds his name from those specia
appropriation bills and allows then
to become law without his sanction
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The Parker Leader has beer
, sold by Geo. Henry 10 Harr,
J King. Editor Henry has mad
, the Leader a No. 1, local news
paper. and the new proprieto
will doubtless hustle and main
: tain the position acquired. Her
i is success to the old and the new
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: The report Of the strike com
+ mission is favorable to miners
= The increase of wages will b
about ten per cent, and is to dat
n from the first of November las
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