The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-12-28
b S1h.029. 600

Decrease this year .....S 19,2I1 900
The years production Of mineral
wealth was also reduced considerably
by floods in the spring, which prevented
,ahe operation of the Black Hills mines
for some time. Placing the estimated
population of the state at 100000, Mr..
iRobinson's estimate of the total produc-
ton of new wealth gives a per capita
production of $253.90 and "still leaves
South Dakota at the head of the list of
all the states in the per capita value OF
agricultural productions"
The secretary is especially conserva-
tive in his estimate of the population Of
the state as a whole and of the various
cities. He bases his population esti-
mates upon the school census, taking
the same ratio as the federal census of
1900 showed to be the proper one. This
basis materially reduces the population
figures Of the larger towns of the state.
For instance, Sioux Falls population,
according to the plan carried out by the
secretary, is 12,114; Lead, 1890; Aber-
deem, 5,967; Mitchell. APO; Deadwood,
1862; WATERFOWL, $3.50; Yankton, A..
1O5; Brookings, 1884.
Macaroni wheat was given quite a
boom by Prof. Chilcott, of the state ag-
ricultural college, at the pure seed meet
ing held recently. 1t is more immune
from rust and blight than common
wheat, and he is satisfied that it will
yield well in the drier portions of the
northwest, including the country west
of the Missouri River. He claims that
in a few years it's market value will sc
as firmly established as that of other
wheat, though at a little less price. The
hour Of this wheat absorbs much more
water when being manufactured into
bread, which will make it popular at
bakeries. Even now it is no doubt large
Iy mixed with other flour by bread man
ufacturers. The professor said Hand
County had more and better seed for
spring sowing than any other county III
the state.
The state board of pardons, at it's
meeting, continued consideration of the
application of Michael Andrea, SEN
sentenced from Codington County on a
charge Of murder. They recommended
pardons in the cases of w. r. Rowen,
sentenced from Minnehaha County on a
charge of criminal assault; "A. Q. Nelson,
sentenced from Turner County OH a
charge Of forgery; Mike Connolay, SEN
fenced from Lawrence County on a
!. charge of arson and George w. Jackson,
khsentenced from Custer County on a
charge of manslaughter. This last rec
o~mmendation being subject to a good
prison record on the part Of Jackson, his
record at that institution not being in
cluded in the papers presented to the
board.
The department of school and public
tic lands has made the December appor-
tionment of the interest and income from
state school lands, which goes directly
to the public school fund. The apportion.
ment Just made-with the one of June
makes the total amount distributed to
the schools Of the state for 1904 1916.
ffG.S6. This is $iS,i63.06 more than
was distributed to the schools for last
year and 80 cents per capita more on
sthe school population Of the state, which
increased 3,349 during the year.
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Those Who are interested in the ell.
forcement of the present oil law on the
books of the state are decidedly opposed
to anything in the way of a move to
amend the law at the present session.
They say '.wait until the courts have
passed OH the law as it stands" They
fear that if any move is made to amend
it will result disastrously.
Is
Adjt. Gen. Conklin would like to reI
tain his position as the head Of the ma
tional guard, and is strongly backed by
ssAnany members Of that organization. But
it looks as il he would have others in
the field to contend with, as Capt. Dud-
ley, of Canistota, has announced his
candidacy for the place aud is securi ;
Endorsements.