The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-11-10
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The state land department IN busy
these days looking after trespassefs ON
state lands. Several men are kept IN the
field NIL the time. and every part of the
state IN being watched. In many eases
the amount claimed by the state Is paid
pa demand, and I'm others those who
have been using tho state lands without
authority have 90 be shown that the de-
pnrtment means business before they
will settle. But this work IN bringvT
results. both IN the way OF increased ~
enues, aud fewer trcspasscrs on the
lands. those desiring the right 60 use them
securing leases. when they lind that the
state objects TO the use OF the land with
out that formality. The work "f the
department IL being kept up well all the
time, 70 the fund Is In better shape
than ever before. A number ~ counties
have paid all the interest ON deferred
payments up 90 the first Of the present
year. The counties which have made
this record are Brown. Charles Nix,
Dawson, Hanson. Miner, Sanhorn.
Sphinx, kingsbury and Bonhomnnc. show
ing that the trrasurcrs OF these counties
are keeping mp their work la that line.
The permanent fund IL kept drained 10
the last cent. the applications hclng In
the Office In advance 90 take mp tic fund
as fast M IL accumnlntcs. and the c"ndi-
tons are quite different from what they
were two years ago. when the legislature
was considering methods To- get the per-
manent fund out of the treasury. 80 that
u might bring some revenue TO the school
fund.
According Co the Pierre Free Press. n
discussion has nEoin been started
over a suitable name for the state. some
eastern fellows want To call South la
ko;a the Coyote" state. aud residents
~ this commonwealth Coyotes" but
Gov. licr-eid objects To the name and
the designation. His idea II 20 let the
state be known by the generally accept
ell term. "the Sunshine state" and he Is
right. South Dakota Is the place OF
sunshine. light. prosperity. intcllig. nee
and as much happiness M any place In
the world, generally speaking. ~ the
word sunshine" In entirely applicable
As plenty Of light and sunshine always
begct energy aud industry. besides 9TH
"r good qualities too numerous to men
ton. why not term people In this state
''hustlersY' Live Gov. Hcrreid. the Free
Press never was stuck on this name OF
tNtNtNE I'm " U Wv y y
un us. The coyote In n sneaking. cow-
ardly. pesky %critter. whose only means
Of defense In In the way he can run from
danger. He lives on carrion and ofaf
aud is 40 worthless and poor In body
himself hat not even n buzzard win
tackle his carcass when he dies. II may
be- proper To call the people OF one state
badgers, another wolverines. another
gophers. and still another suckers. but
please excuse us in South Dakota from
being called coyotes. That IL the limit.
Please excuse us.
For the year ending June 20 last
South Dakota paid 10 It's school teachers
the sum 81 81, 30J.S 2i.37, which was
more more than 100000 more than was
paid for the previous year. For that
year thirty-scvcn school buildings were
erected Ia the state, and 1OS.322 pupils
were enrolled In the schools. out OF 1885,
100 shown by the school census 10 he In
the state. The figures show that there
has been an increase In the number OF
male teachers employed over the previous
year. hut the females still hold a large
percentage ~ the schools, numbering
4.07D TO pi6 male teachers. The total
resources aud liabilities Of the school dis
tricts OF the state are given, with re-
sources OF N.SIS,Gi4. OF which amount
SJI3.S2S is cash ON hand, and the bal
ance school houses and sites. TIL liza
hilities are given NJ 81 ,o00.023. which IN
In the shape Of bonds aud warrants out
standing, Siai.Q19 being warrants and
the balance boIided indebtedness. This
leaves n net balance ON the right side
~ the ledger Of ST. COZ OF resources
ever indebtedness on the part of tho
school districts OF the state.
The eighth biennial report OF the com.
missioner Of schools and public lands IL
now out. In his letter OF transmiital 10
the governor, Commissioner Bach says:
1T is very gratifying to me and mus; NJ.
- be TO the taxpayers Of the state TO
know that on the first day OF July, 1904.
there were only $13.S71.5o OF the pcrma.
ncnt school fund lying idle in IL. state
treasury, and hat this amount has since I
been Invested and applications filed to
take up $Oi,J 800 more OF said fund az
soon as the same is available" The last
n-pportionment OF the interest and income
found amounted 10 $2.10 for each child
of school age In the state, making a TO;
tai Of $2S9.G21 30. the largest apportion-
ment OF this fund ever made. The schocf
census shows nm increase OF 3,33J chill.
drcn OF school age in the state. The
opening OF the Rosebud Indian rrscrya.
ton added 29,55i.14 acres 90 the school
lands OF the state, some OF IL very vnlua-
| blc.
Recently the famous Indian chieftain
and warrior. Chief Hump, OF the Chcy-
/ cnne Indian reservation, South Dakota.
of whom Gen. Miles said that he was
the brayest man TINT he had ever seen.
| called 10 see Gov. Hcrreid In his office
In the state capitol building and brought
| with him eleven OF the leading men W
his tribe, together with Ed Swan, son
Of the famous Chief White Swan. who
acted nm interpreter. After g~srnting
each OF the visitors individually t;ov.
Hcrreid delivered a short address.
On the Sth OF this month. nj a separate
election from the general election. Fort
Pierre voted on n proposition Ia issue
$4,000 OF municipal bonds for the pur-
pose OF putting in n water system.