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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-03-13
LEGISLATIVE
APPROPRIATIONS
Resume of Recent Laws and
Expenditures Made at Pierre,

Pierre, March S.-(Special to the
Argus-Leader. THE eighth biennial
session of the South Dakota legisla-
tive assembly expired by contitutional
limitation Friday night after a grind
of sixty days. AS a whole it was the
~freest of sensation of any session
since statehood and will go on record
also as one of the ablest.
If it be judged by the amount of
money spent it is the most important
session in the history of the state, for
it provided for the expenditure OF
practically s., 600, 900, and in this re-
spect it recalls the fact that it is only
six years since the closing session of
1896 was heralded in company with
the announcement that twas a million
dollar legislature" The appropria-
tiOns OF the presentsession approximate
at least 81, 900, 600, and in most cases
the items are moderate and reasonable.
The special appropriations carry APP
proximately S695, 600 and among them
are the following:
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-03-13

Two amendments to the school
law, OF direct Importance to the
people of this city, were made by
the late legislature. One of these
was in raising the limit of tax
levy from twenty to twenty-five
mills Of the assessed valuation.
The other was in regard to
issuing bonds, the law now per-
hitting independent school dis
tricts to bond to five per cent of
the assessed valuation. Both of
these amendments were intro
dnced in the house by Mr.. Kelly,
and q similar bill in the senate BY
Mr.. Cahill. and the Grant county
members took care of them until
they came through in safety.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-03-13
Another Method.

A well known doctor tells of a visit
to an old colored man who was conva
lescing from a severe illness. After ex
pressing his satisfaction at the prog
ress Of his patient and assuring the ole
fellow and his wife hat his complete
recovery depended only on the exercise
of a little caution in the matter of die
he added, with In eye to their small
store, that it would be a good thing il
she would buy a chicken and prepare
the broth.
The old darky's face lit up with the
memory of happier days as he eagerly
turned and whispered, ut amt abs
lutely necessary to buy dat chickun.'
Philadelphia Ledger.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-03-13

No wonder the Swedes in
Chicago can send such large
sums to their suffering brethren
in Sweden, for Chicago is the
third largest Swedish city in the
world. Chicago is also the
second largest Bohemian city in
the world. Among the Nor
wegian cities it ranks third,
among the Polish fifth. Ii is the
fifth largest German city in the
world.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-03-13

The interstate commerce com.
mission submitted a report
to the senate in response to a
resolution calling for information
regarding all the securities
issued by railroad companies.
The report says that Tor the
United States the total value of
railway securities is $11, 724, OBS,
500, aud their market value So,
351,1C3,523 The capital stock is
stated to be, par value, s. ,021,-
364, 500, and the market value So
$50, IA, 1896. The par value of
the funded debt is stated to be
IS, 702, 671, 1923. and the market
value S., 100, 658, 927.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-03-13

By a recent act of the legisla-
ture the counties of Sphinx and
Beadle have been taken from
the fifth judicial circuit aud
added to what is now the ninth.
The fifth district now comprises
but five counties, consisting
of Brown, Day, Marshall, Grant
and Roberts, but these counties
still leave the district one of the
largest in the state both as to
extent Of territory and popula-
ton.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-03-13

A -four famine is threatened in
New York and other eastern
cities, from the difficulty exper-
fenced by shippers in getting
-four from Minneapolis. The
situation grows more acute each
day, and a bread famine will re-
suit unless there shall be better
shipping facilities.