The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-11-16

these days looking after trespasserS on
state lands. Several men are kept in the
field all the time, and every part of the
state is being watched. In many cases
the amount claimed by the state is paid
on demand, and in others those who
have been using the state lands without
authority have to be shown that the de-
partment means business before they
will settle. But this work is bringing
results, both in the way Of increased rev.
enues, and fewer trespassers on the
lands, those desiring the right to use them
securing leases, when they find that the
state objects to the use of the land with
out that formality. The work of the
department is being kept up well all the
time, and the fund is in better shape
than ever before. A number Of counties
have paid all the interest on deferred
payments up to the first of the present
year. The counties which have made
this record are Brown, Charles Mix,
Dawson, Hanson, Miner, Sanborn,
Sphinx, K%ingsbury and B~onhomme, show
ing that the treasurers of these counties
are keeping up their work i'll that line.
The permanent fund is kept drained to
the last cent, the applications being in
the Office in advance to take up the fund
dS Last as IL uCCQuluidtCS, ulIu III COHul-
tions 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, so that
it might bring some revenue to the school
fund.
According to the Pierre Free Press, a
discussion has agoin been started
over a suitable name for the state. Some
eastern fellows want to call South Da-
kota the Coyote" state. and residents
of this commonwealth Coyotes" but
Gov. Herreid objects to the name and
the designation. His idea is to let the
state be known by the generally accept
ed term, "the Sunshine state" and he is
right. South Dakota is the place Of
sunshine, light, prosperity, intelligence
and as much happiness as any place in
the world, generally speaking, so the
word Sunshine" is entirely applicable.
AS plenty of light and sunshine always
beget energy and industry, besides 9TH
er good qualities too numerous to- men
ton, why not term people in this state
'hustlers ?" Live Gov. Herreid, the Free
Press never was stuck on this name of
''hustlers?" Like Gov. Herrick, the Free
W. "Ss LIN SSg'N &c " bCthAb6 W"
ardly, pesky c~ritter, whose only means
of defense is in the way he can run from
danger. He lives on carrion and offai
and is so worthless and poor in body
himself that not even a buzzard will
tackle his carcass when he dies. 1t 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 is the limit.
Please excuse us.
$50
For the year ending June 30 last
South Dakota paid to its school teachers
the sum Of 81, 303,S24.37, which was
more more than 100000 more than was
paid for the previous year. For that
year thirty-seven school buildings were
erected in the state, and 10S,322 pupils
were enrolled in the schools, out Of 1885,
8 shown by the school census to be in
the state. The figures show that there
has been an increase in the number of
male teachers employed over the previous
year, but the females still hold a large
percentage Of the schools, numbering
4.O79 to GAG male teachers. The total
resources md liabilities of the school dis
tricts of the state are given, with re-
sources OF S4,S3S, GA. of which amount
$593,82S is cash on hand, and the bal
ance school houses and sites. The liza
bilities are given at 81 ,900,023, which is
in the shape Of bonds and warrants out
standing, $493,079 being warrants and
the balance bonded Indebtedness. This
leaves a net balance on the right side
of the ledger of So ,6O7 Of resources
over indebtedness on the part of the
school districts of the state.
The eighth biennial report Of the COM
missioner of scho1is and public lands is
now out. In his letter of transmittal to
the governor, Commissioner Bach says:
1T is very gratifying to me and must al.
so be to the taxpayers of the state to
know that on the first day Of July, 1904,
there were only S13,S71.59 Of the perma-
nent school fund lying idle in the state
treasury, and that this amount has since
been invested and applications filed to
take up $4,000 more of said fund az
soon as the same is available The last
ap~portionment of the interest and income
found amounted to $2.19 for each child
OF school age in the state, making a to-
tai of $2S9,627 80, the largest apportion-
ment OF this fund ever made. The school,
census shows an increase Of 1886 chill
dren of school age in the state. The
opening OF the Rosebud Indian reserya-
tion added 29,554.14 acres to the school
lands of the state, some of it very valua-
BILE.
Recently the famous Indian ehieftain
and warrior, Chief Hump, of the Chey.
enne Indian reservation, South Dakota,
Of whom Gen. Miles said that ne was
the bravest man that he had ever seen,
called to see Gov. Herreid in his Office
in the state capitol building and brought
with him eleven of the leading men OF
his tribe, together with Ed Swan, son