The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-06

tails ~ their financial business for the
past year. The total liabilities of all
counties OF the state az the end % the
past fiscal year were X0.5IT ,5SD, which
h an increase OF $4,000 over the l1-
bilities outstanding at the end Off
1908 fiscal year. Out % this aniokht
~, T0B.f 64 u due the state on school
fund loans, and Is all secured to the
counties, either b. mortgage or bonds,
leavfnR the liabilities outside Of this fund
q little over S2,EOO.OOO. The assets uf the
different counties show SG.Sft,40S an i'm
crease az Si.i2T. l52 over the assets az
the end OF the previous fiscal year. Of
the assets returned s ,GlS,D7O IN In tho
way or unpaid taxes. The report win
show that tweuty-four out % the nfty-
four counties % the state have no bond
"a Indebtedness. The counties IN this
list are Aurora. Brookinrs. Brule. Butte.
Charles Mix, Clark, Clay, Gregory,
Hamlin. Hand, Hutchinson, Ierauld.
Kingsbury, lincoln, Lyman. Mcpherson,
Miner. Moody, Potter. Saub0rn. Sphinx,
Snlly. Turner andUnion. While this long
list shows no bonded indebtedness. the
counties or Butte, Lincoln and Turner
are the only ones showing absolutely no
outstanding debt Of any class at the Gloss
Of the fiscal year, and all show cash In
the treasury. Several other counties
show sufficient cash on band to take up
their floating liabilities and leave a sur.
plus, but these three alone started tho
new year with an absolutely clear slate.
This il quite a different showing from
only a few years ago, when but few OF
the counties Of the state were clear OF In
d~chtedness, and shows that the people
Of the state are getting themselves on a
hrm foundation ~ public business, and
that the old days Of rich interest fields
for eastern investors have gone from
this state.
The rank growth Of vegetation
throughout the state this season. and The
fact that thus far the fall has been a
very dry one. renders Il necessary for
extraordinary precautions 10 h taken
against the starting Of prairie fires. One
OF, the leaders In the movement Ca guard
against these disastrous fires Is Charles
T.. McChcrucy. United States Indian
agent az Rosebud agency. lie recently
issued to his subordinatcs In the various
sub-districts ON the reservation instruc-
tionE 10 construct fire guards In each sub
district and for every white person and
Indian 20 turn out promptly, either day
or night. 20 prevent any prairie fires
which may he started from spreading
and sweeping over adjoining districts.
The subordinate officials are authorized
20 employ Indians az the rate NJ 1928
per day, 20 pillow FIRE guards, and a large
number pf the red men are now engaged
IN the work. Some damage already has
been done In the agricultural portion ~
the state by prairie fires. 4 fire which
was started near Washington Springs
by SPARKS from an ash pile lifet by a
ihreshing crew swept over quite an PA
tensiyc area and destroyed \ great deal
OF hay, ~pnEturage and fencing before it
was extinguiEhed by farmers, who turn
cd out by the score 20 fight the flames.
.
The State Historical Society has ~
gently come into the possession OF an In
Ierrsting and valuable relic. In the form
Of n stone ax, such rs the Sioux Indians
were accustomed years ago TO utilize IN
chopping wood. The ax IL an exception
ally fine specimen. being almost perfect
In shape aud much larger than the or
binary ak. IL has n groove around Il by
means Of which q hnndle was tied ON with
o thong. The curiosity has the date u
"1SSS." and the initials w. IL. T."
marked upon Il IN black paint, showing
that the specimen was first found nj that
time. The AK ~ a valuable addition 10
the curios being gathered by the hisiori-
eai society. IL n the aim OF the socic.
~ 90 gather as many relics ~ possible
Of the weapons and domestic implements
used by the Indians prior 10 the settle,
ment OF the west by the whites,
Residents along the river from Cham
berlain down arr shipping live stock. and
especially hogs. 20 the Sioux City mar
ket by boat, and cay that they can land
them on the market In better shape by
this Of shipment than they cnu
by train, The shipping business from
Dakota points 60 Sioux City has been re-
ceiYing considerable attention from boat
owners for several years. aud as they
keep at II there u evidence that II pays.
The new boat built at Pierre last spring
has been kept busy all summcr and has
been as far up river as Forest City. and
hR far down as Chamberlain. With moro
economical methods OF propclling river
erHft there Is no reason why n good cnr-
rying trade could not be again worked up
along the Missouri River.
luz NAtANN ANAN MtNAEAA4eAA " not lNHW~
Ing patents SO num0rously on final pay
mcnts for state lands as Il did before the
interest rate had been reduced. The
holders OF state lands. on which deferred
payments are out not finding &c 20 profit
able TO change their class Of loans with
the lower rate Of interest. In the past
month but three patents have been sent
out on final payment, two ~ these going
20 Lincoln County, and oEe 90 Minnchn.
ha County.
The supreme court has admitted the
following persons to practice law in
South Dakota: David n. Watkins. OF
Bonesteel. on a certificate from the court
OF Nebraska; John II. Mick, Of Stursis,
on a certificate from the Nebraska court:
Oliver III. Ames, ~ Clark. ON a ccrtih-
cate from Minnesota; Frank s. Randall.
- Madison. on n certificate from Indi-
ana; Clarence Il. Knowiton, Of Pierre,
on a certificate from Illinois.
.
Secretary Robinson Is making arrange
ments for n memorial room for the First
South Dakota regiment az a part 81
the State Historical Society exhibit. His
plan being 70 secure exhibits which will
be OF general interest In relation with
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