Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-02-12
the Sixth judicial circuit, passed.

experiment station at the scnool
of mines at Rapid City, passed.
s. B. 98, amending the law relas-
ing to county repositories, making
surety companies good on such
bonds, passed.
The following senate bills were
read for the first time.
No. 143, Kingsted, appropriating
$4,000 for new buildings, light,
fuel, maintenance ETC., of the agri-
cultural college at Brookings.
No. al, Robertson, toamend sub
division 2, section 486 of the revised
civil code of 1908.
las, Robertson, to amend section
ISL of the revised probate code of
1908.
146, Judiciary Committee, legal
izing certain instruments.
Upon motion of Senator Close
which prevailed the PRECEDENT of
the senate appointed Senator Stod-
dard as a member of the temperance
committee vice Senator Rudolph.
II. B. -, providing for the print
ing and publishing of codes of 1903
and appropriating $500 to pay for
the same, passed the senate.
The senate went into executive
session to consider the appointments
of the governor. When the execu-
! tive session raised it was learned that
the senate had confirmed the follow
ing gentlemen as members of the
state board of charities and correc-
tions, w. E. Upton, of Douglas
county, d. c. Thomas, of Coding-
ton county, and Wa. NJ. Powers, of
Yankton county.
Senator Northup has introduced a
bill which makes notes given to
cover insurance non negotiable.
This bill is spoken of very highly on
all sides and is almost sure of pass
age. There has been a great deal
of fraud prscticed in South Dakota
in the past by fakirs pretending to
represent insurance companies: they
took risks and notes for their pay
ment, these notes were sold to inno-
cent purchasers and at once became
valid debts against the endorsers.
The agents departed from the state
and the notes were presented for
payment and in a great many cases
the party giving the note received
no insurance at all.
NOTES.
The chief officers Of the State Farm
ers' Association held their regular win
ter meeting in this city today.
The session has been rather tame
since the recess, but the coming week
promises TO liyen matters up some.
A Catholic fair given here last week
Melted $4,000, which will be expended
fora new Catholic academy in this city.
Three dances, a Catholic fair and
an impromptu banquet havs been
the social features of the past week.
Senator Rudolph, who went home
prior to the recess on account of III.
ness has not yet sufficiently recover
ed to return to the senate.
The Marshall and Day county dele1a-
tons are all ON the ground transacting
business except Representative Fallmer,
who Is detained at home by the serious
illness of his wife.
Word comes from Canton that Sena-
tor Rudolph lies at deaths door, with
little or no hope of his recovery. The
greatest sorrow prevails among his
many friends in both houses.
While the reports from the outside
have brought news Of severe winter
weather the past week, the weather here
has been very mild and pleasant. We
did not get any of the storm that visited
Webster last week.
Senator Dillon has introduced q bill
for q state travelling or circulating IL
brary. The bill provides that the coun.
ty library boards can draw books from a
general state library for circulation in
the respective counties.
A bill has been introduced asking a
special appropriation to start q Irvine
plant In connection with the state peni.
tertiary. This bill will have a hard
row TO hoe, and it is a pretty safe pre-
diction that it will meet defeat.
The deepest sympathy prevails around
the state house for Mr.. and Mrs. Osborn,
Of the Howard Spirit, in the killing OF