The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-07-06

LR5ERRE

ueslre TO call your attention TO the TACT
that the amount OF wolf bounty claims
already filed in this Office exceeds the
$1,000 appropriation made for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1904. In accordance
with provisions of section 1921 of the re-
vised political code it will be necessary
for us, on or about Aug. /. to appro-
pirate the $1,000 to the claimants who
shall have filed certificates ut the time
of said app0rtionment. Certificates for
bounty OF animals killed prior to July 1,
1904, received after a~pportionment is
made cannot be paid. All parties who
have killed wolves prior to July / of this
year must have their certificates filed in
this Office before Aug. l if they desire to
receive bounty. AS the county auditors
are not authorized to Issue certificates
until the county commissioners have ex-
amined and destroyed the scalps, as re-
quired by statute, we would suggest that
when q claim is made for bounty, the
auditor have claimant sign affidavit ON
back of voucher. These certificates
should be held until the commissioners
have viewed and destroyed the scalps.
In this way claimants will be sure to have
their certificates filed within the time
prescribed by law"
Agent Hatch, from Cheyenne River
agency, and Clerk Murphy were in
Pierre for the purpose of paying interest
money to the Indians who yet remain
an Bad River severalty locations, and
are yet under control Of that agency.
The payment at the present time is light,
only being interest which is due, but the
next payment, which will include lease
money, will bring each Of the Indians
a good sum. The income Of the Indians
on that reservation from leases and in
terest is now over $500 per day, making
the distribution of cash annually q heavy
one, and the matter Of ration distribu-
ton, which in days ago was one of inter-
est, are now almost done for, only a few
dependent Indians being OH the list. Be
sides paying out this money, about a
thousand Indians are at work on that
reservation at road and dam building,
for which they draw $1.25 per day for
working ION foot" as they call it, and
$3.50 per day if they work with teams.
This gives them more ready cash than
many white laborers get into their pos
session.
\ The state land department has appoi-
toned the June collections of the endow-
ment funds to the various state institu-
tons which are entitled to receive them.
The amount sent out is considerably
greater than it was for the same date
last year, and so far for the year is
largely in excess of last year. The
amount to the various institutions to the
nearest dollar is: State university, ST.
376; agricultural college, $2,429; deaf
and dumb school, $516; reform school,
$160; Madison normal, $4Sa Spearish
normal, $3.50; Springfield normal, $3.50:
Northern normal, $970; school of mines,
$304; blind asylum, $500; northern hos
pital for insane, $3.50.
AS a result of a visit by the members
Of the state board Of charities to the
state school for the blind at Gary, a
number of needed Improvements to the
school will be made during the summer.
Among the improvements will be a porch
along the south Hhd east sides of one of
the main wings of the building. The
porch will have a cement floor. Iron fire
escapes are to be attached to the build
ing at suitable points, and the pupils will
be drilled to march from the building in
the event of a fire breaking out and Ell
~dangering their lives.
Secretary of State Berg awarded the
bids for state printing for the next year.
The first and second classes, including
legislative bills and daily and permanent
journals of the two houses of the legisla-
ture, were let to the State Publishing
Company, of Pierre; the third and
fourth to the News Printing Company.
Of Aberdeen. The bids are lower than
for former years. Unsuccessful bidders
were the Ripple Printing Company, of
Pierre. and the Huronite, Of Huron.
The wool growers are beginning TO
come in Pierre with heavy shipments of
their products, and now that the price
has been pushed up to 20 cents a pound,
they are not holding back to any extent.
This is about three cents above the aver
age range of last season, and higher
than was paid at all last year. At
the present price, there is a good profit
in wool growing, and this will no doubt
stimulate the business all over the
state.
One corner Of Lyman County extends
across Bad River some distance SOUTH
west of Fort Pierre. Stanley County
has made Il good road along the stream
| to their line on each side Of the Lyman
| County line, and the people of that por-
ton Of Lyman County including q little
over a township are discussing annexa-
ton to Stanley County to get the road
improvements completed all along the
river.
The state land department has sent out
the largest semi-annual apportionment of
interest and income which has ever been