The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-05-11
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While State Land Commissioner Bach
is probably not doing as much public ceic'
brating over the Rosebud matter as are
residents of Gregory County, he is prob
ably as well or better pleased over the
situation than many of the residents OF
that county. This opening adds to the
state school lands over 26,600 acres,
which cannot be disposed of at less than
$40 per acre and will probably go at
higher figure when it is sold. This means
an addition of over a quarter of a million
dollars to the fund at the least. Another
provision of the bill which makes it ac'
ceptable is that which allows the state to
make selections in that county of indem-
nifty lands lost to the state through In
dian allotment locations on sections IL
and 80. The state will select 5,720 acres
Of such lands, and has the right of selec'
ton before the tract is opened to settle
ment One of the field officers of the de-
partment has been over the country and
the selections have already been decided
upon by plat in the Office Of the commits
sioner, and will be selected as soon as the
selections will be accepted. This provi-
sion of the bill establishes a precedent
for future selections by the state. In the
past indemnity lands could not be select
ed OH reservations opened to settlement,
but had to be picked up in other portions
of the state which had already
been picked over by private in
dividuals, but under the rule established
in the Rosebud bill the selections can be
made in the vicinity of the land which
has been taken by allotment.
Articles Of incorporation have been
filed with the secretary of state at Pierre
for the Southwestern Development Com
pany, Pierre, 100000; the Astrological
Investment Company, Pierre, $30O,0OOi
Matt Birgen Horse Company, Beresford.
$4,000; Alderman University Excavat.
ing Machine Company, Custer City, $25,.
600; Tridentia Chapter Home Associa.
ton, Vermillion; National Oil and Gas
Company, Huron, 100000 Sullivan
Lumber Company, Sisseton, $4,000.
Mound Valley Natural Gas and Oil Com,
pany, Elk Point, $4,000; Calaveras Min.
ing and Development Company, Pierre,
$500,0O0; Contact Mining and Milling
Company, Pierre, 100000; Consolidated
Bessemer Company, Pierre, $1,000,000!
Black Hills Securities Company, Pierre,
81 900, 900; Federal Realty and Construc.
ton Company, Pierre, $1,0O0,000; Chi.
huihua Consolidated Mines Company,
Huron, $1,00O,000; Philadelphia Art
Metal Manufacturing Company, Huron,
$4,000; Second Peninsula Mining Com
pany, Pierre, $1,000,O00; Tillmark Mill.
ing Company, Pierre, $4,000; Regia
Mining Company, Pierre, $3.50, 900; Nick.
ell Plate Mining Company, Sioux Falls,
100000.
The recent cold weather and the heavy
fall of snow which was a feature of it,
has greatly retarded farm work through
out South Dakota. While the snow did
not remain upon the ground very long, it
left the ground in muddy condition, pre-
venting farmers from resuming work in
their fields. Wheat seeding was COM
r'eted in practically all of the south half
of the state prior to the setting in Of the
cold and stormy weather, but in the north
half farmers were driven from their
fields when in the midst of their wheat
seeding. Grave fears are expressed by
somc farmers that some Of the wheat al
ready in the ground was injured by the
freezing weather. It is thought by some
IL,
and that what is not resown will be a
very poor stand. However, it is believed
that where. seeding has been done with
drills no injury was done.
Faux County papers register shipments
of potatoes from that section to Kansas
City and other southern points. Butte
and Meade Counties have been making
large shipments to eastern markets this
spring. The fact that South Dakota
grows superior potatoes is becoming gen.
orally known and the demand is con-
stantly OH the increase for this product
of the state. With good market built
up, there is more profit in potatoes than
almost any other farm product, and num-
bers Of farmers all over the state are
taking advantage Of this fact. One man
raised forty acres of potatoes just north
of Pierre last year, and secured crop
which paid large returns for the time
and labor expended.
A large number Of stray horses belong
ing to whites are running at large on the
Cheyenne reservation, and the Indians
OH that reserve are preparing for a gen.
eral roundup of these animals. All
horses which are found which have no
rights on the reserve will be advertised
for sale, and the proceeds turned into the
school fund for the maintenance of reser-
walton schools.
If the move started by Gov. Herreid is
carried out, fine row OF trees will be
planted along the street in front of the
state house grounds at Pierre. After do
ing tree planting for himself, Friday, the
governor circulated written agreement
which was signed by all the state officers
agreeing to plant a tree in the street be-
fore the state house.
The late congress passed bill allowing
indemnity selections to be made within