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Philo Hail, attorney general Of South
Dakota, holds that a person can nave
but fifteen prairie chickens in his pos
session at any one time, and that to
ship them from one point to another
within the state, or from a point within
the state to a point in another state, they
must be accompanied by the shipper.
Last season there was considerable dis
cussion over the Interpretation OF that
portion of the state game law pertaining
to the shipment of prairie chickens. j.
w. Hutchinson, game warden of Min
nehaha County, made a number OF seiz-
ures. He took one lot where there were
fifteen birds in two packages, which were
shipped without the shipper accompany
ing them. The matter was taken before
Judge J, w. Jones, of the state circuit
court in Sioux Falls who, after hearing
the arguments, held that a person could
ship openly or in a box not to exceed
fifteen birds from one point in the state
to another, and that the wner need not
accompany the birds. The decision Of
Judge Jones was accepted as final at the
time, but in view of the early opening Of
this years game season, Warden Hutch
inson had States Attorney communicate
with the attorney general for his inter
probation of this feature of the law. The
answer of the attorney general has just
been received, and his view Of the case
will be Of general interest throughout the
state. He holds that fifteen or less chick
ems can be shipped from one point in the
state to another, or from within the state
to some point outside. But he further
holds that the chickens must be shipped
openly and plainly tagged, and that the
owner must accompany the birds, wheth-
er shipped by express, freight or carried
on a train.
Adjt. Gen. Conklin has issued his gener-
al orders for the four companies Of the
state militia from the Black Hills to as
semble at Hot Springs on Aug. 10 aud
remain iii camp until the 10th. The camp
will be known as Even Martin camp
The companies, from the Third regi-
ment Of the South Dakota National
Guard, are Company /, at Custer; Com
pany X, Sturgis; Company L, at Spear
fish, and Company M, at Rapid City. The
camp will be commanded by the senior
officer OF the Third regiment, and Mai.
w. s. Bentley, of Hot Springs, will be
in charge of the medical department.
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The wool shipping season has closed
at Pierre and the buyers have all left
for their homes. The price generally has
ranged a little over 20 cents a pound
for the market at Pierre, and as in round
numbers a million pounds were shipped
from Hughes County stations, that means
practically 100000 was distributed
among wool growers Of the central part
of the state for this years wool crop.
About half the wool at Pierre was taken
by Chicago buyers, and most Of the rest
went to Boston. Buyers for small mills
in Wisconsin and Illinois took the rest.
The decision Of Judge Smith, OF the
Fourth circuit, against the old line insur-
ance companies in their fight against the
valued policy provisions Of the insur-
ance laws of the state, in the suit
brought at Mitchell, has been appealed
to the supreme court and will be argued
at an early date. The insurance COM
panies are fighting the laws of the last
legislative session to the last ditch, and
will carry their suits to the United States
supreme court before they give up as de-
feated.
The record was filed in the Hetland sa-
loon case, which will be argued at an
early date not yet set. This case is to
settle the question as to whether saloon
licenses can be granted without an af-
frmative vote on the question each year.
Judge Whiting, of the Ninth circuit, hold
ing that such is the requirement of the
law. An order to show cause was grant
ed in the case of Rufus 4. Cable VS.. the
Maggie Gold Mining Company, and the
case set for hearing on the eth of Sep
TENDER.
Delegates selected by Gov. Herreid
to the meeting Of the National Prison
Congress of the United States, which
meets at Quincy, Illinois, Sept. 1920,
are: w. s. Upton, Mitchell; ID. c..
Thomas, WATERFOWL; VIM. M. Powers,
Yankton; Jacob Schnaidt, Memo; s. r.
Young, Plankinton; l.. G.. Mead, Yank-
ton; DR.. j. X. Kutnewsky, Redfeld; O.
s. Swenson, Sioux Falls; Dora Donald,
Sioux Falls; Mary E. Wood, Gary; DR..
H. ?. Carson. Scotland.
James Holborn, of Pierre, who has re-
turned from a trip down near Sylvia,
southeast of Fort Pierre, says the In
dams have nearly completed their fence
around the Lower Brule reservation and
that with the fencing which has been
done by settlers in that section, has prac-
tically wiped out the range. The In
dams will pasture cattle at a set price
per head, and no doubt will secure a
number OF head for that purpose.
The state board of pardons has rec
commended pardons for William McEl-
raine, sentenced from Yankton County
on a charge Of manslaughter; for Thomas
Condor, sentenced from Hughes County