The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-11-24
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Nfu. OF Wuirh ola were reccittu uuriht
the year by baptism. The total net gain
Ia membership for the year Is us. Thrnc
new chnrchcs were organizcd-onr az
Baltic. Minnehaha County: ono az Bur
hank. Clay County. aud one nj Pleasant
View. Lincoln County. The first two arv
erecting houses OF worship. The church
NJ Goodwin IN building n parsonage and
the one nj Hot Springs has purchased
one. New church buildings were dedi.
Gated nj Condo. Sphinx County. During
the yenr thirteen ministers located In the
state and arc now In charge Of churches
as pastors or leaders; eight ministers
changed their place OF residence TO other
states. and one minister ordained. The
value Of church property IL $265.43G:
contributed for bcnevolences, S12.JG1 OF:
for improvements. $9.I5i.16: for current
expenses. S43.S9.GO. A chapel car will be-
IN operation in the state during the next
year. The successes attained are very
gratifying to the denomination. and so
DIR. Shanafelt especially. who has beeB
In charge Of the work for the past seven
teen years.
"stand Pat appeared TO be the motto
In South Dakota this year on all efforts
60 rcmove capitals. whether state or
county. Besides the big show" contests
over county seat locations were on Ia
walworth and Charles Mix Counties. In
both cases II was an Effort 10 change 10
cations from inland towns 10 railroad
towns. aud In both cases the vote was
against removal. more FROM local jeal-
ousics han from any contest on the part
Of the Town holding county seat location.
Tbs fight In walworth was between Java
and Sclby. on the railroad, each wanting
the county seat moved from Bangor, hut
neither being willing that the other
should have the plum. They fought
their case through the circuit court be-
fore getting To- a vote, with Selby the
winner In the courts. but the Java vote
was against such removal and the seat
az government will stay nj Bangor. In
Charles Mix County the people of Wheel
er. the old location on the river. made
no fight whatever 90 retain the county
seat but the fight In the courts be-
tween Platte and 1;eddcs was so bitter
that on election day the PIntie strength
went solidly neainS; removal, aud Wheel
er retains the location.
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Dr. Garrett Droppers, president OF the
state university, and chairman OF the
state committee OF examination for the
Rhodes scholarship. gives out the follow
ing: II have received Official notice from
DIR. Pnrkin. agent FOR the trustees OF the
Rhodes scholarship. that the examination
for this scholarship will be held about
the middle OF January instead OF the mid
die OF April IA heretofore. The letter
states: so much delay has occurred this
year In getting returns from some Of the
committees OF selection that Il has prov
I'll impossible TO distribute the elected
scholars throughout the colleges OF Ok
ford with due reference 90 their own
wishes For the reason that more time
Is necessary between the examination and
the distribution OF the successful cnndi-
dates among the colleges nc Oxford. Ii has
been decided To hold the examination
about the middle OF January. ! wish fur
thcr TO notify you that the examination
will this year be- held at Yankton Col
lcgc. Candidates should send their names
Ia the dean OF Iankton College before
the end Of December"
A meeting OF treat Importance to stock
raisers OF the northwest was held nc Far
go on the I'D ot this month. The state
veterinarians of Montana, North Dakota
aud South Dakota, with DIR. Ramsey. OF
the bureau OF animal industry. and the
government inspectors who have been
working in the three states. with pruml-
nent stock men and railroad men. met to
consider aud formulate lines OF legisla-
ton for the purpose Of morc thoroughly
controlling and seeking 20 eradicate the
itch. or scabieS. which has affected the
northwest FOR several years. The meet
Ing outlined u policy which. In their
estimation. will be- the best for the con-
troll of the disease. and representatives
will go before the legislative bodies OF the
three states at the sessions this winter.
aud ask for the enactment OF similar
LAYS by all three states. IL Il considered
that measures can be enacted which. II
carried out. will in a short time wipe out
this trouble altogether In these three
stock-growing states.
Section 2:;2D. OF the, revised statute.
provide that each county superintendent
OF the state shall within thirty days after
the first school election. provided for nm
der that statute. transmit To the s~uperiu.
tendent OF public instruction Il plat of
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name OF each school district. aud further
that any changes in boundary ines OF
school districts shall also be- promptly
furnished TO the state superintendent.
and that such plats shall be ON "a scale
and Of uniform size as provided by the
state superintendent. for the purpose or
binding the am The plats have never
been provided and State Superintendent
Nash has called upon the officers Of the
different counties 10 at once supply the
desired niaps. that they can b. arranged
In the state department for reference.
Parties who have travelled over the
range section ~ the states in western Ly-
man aud Stanley Counties report stock
owners 10 be- better pr,~arsd for winter.
according 10 eastern standards. than cv-
cr beforr. Nearly every owner has PUT
up sufficient hay for carrying his stock
through the winter. and most of them
have sunk wells tn assure them an am
pie water supply regardless OF the water
holes which nave been looked upon 60
supply thciS needs in the past. Many OF
them have also built large log barns for
housing their stock ia the severe weath.