The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-12-14

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State Auditor Halliday has submitted
his annual report to the governor, show
ing in detail the financial transactions OF
the state for the past year. In his letter
of transmittal he deals largely with hnan-
cial affairs, and makes a strong plea for
the same economy in state affairs by the
legislature as they would use in their
W personal business. In the past year,
with a deficiency levy of two mills, the
disbursements Of the state fund exceeded
the receipts by SAT 80, and without
this levy, which returned revenue to
the amount of S454,177, the demands on
the state would have exceeded the reve-
nues in an amount approximately a half
million dollars, this condition having
been largely brought about by heavy de-
fciency appropriations. The estimates
of the needs of the state for ordinary
expenditures for the next biennial period
are placed at 81, 900, 900, and the estimat-
ed receipts at $1,000 00, which will
leave a large deficit, unless a deficiency
levy is ordered.
The late election reduced the number
of women county superintendent in the
state by two. In Day, Miner and Clay
Counties, the change was from a man to
a woman. These changes will make the
ratio 30 men to Is women superintend-
ents after the new officers take their
places in January. The women appear
to be held in higher favor for this office
in the western and central parts of the
state than in the eastern part. All the
superintendent west Of the river, with
the exception of Lyman County, are wO-
men, as are also those Of Potter, Sully,
Hughes, Brule and Charles Mix, while
for the eastern part Of the state generally
they are men. There will also be quite
a change in the list Of such officers, from
the past year, as 30 out of the SO are
new officers.
Friends throughout the state of the
Children's home at Sioux Falls are re-
minded by the Brookings Press that the
home is greatly in need of assistance at
this time, especially as winter approach
es. The home does not receive a dollar
of state aid but is wholly dependent up
on private voluntary contributions. Many
of the churches and Sunday schools
have established the custom of giving the
Thanksgiving collection to the home.
and it would be a splendid idea il the
custom became general all over the state.
A good idea would be for some farmer
to collect a bushel of wheat from each
of his %neighbors and have it made into
-four and then send the -four TO the
home. BY this time nearly everybody
understands what a noble charitable in
Stitutiou tho Chillron'S homo is
Among the recommendations which
the state auditor makes to the legislature
is one that provision be made for list
ing mineral lands under a separate sched-
ule, which is a manifest injustice. He
also recommends repeal of the present
wolf bounty law with an annual appro-
priation of $1,000, which has developed
into a farce, as the claims are so much
greater than the appropriation that all
are scaled Down to a small percentage Of
their face value. The law in regard to
insane patients where the question is
raised in regard to what county is re-
sponsible for their care is one which also
requires changes, as continual trouble
arises over the question of liability as it
stands at present.
Farmers and stockmen are seriously
discussing the advisability Of special leg
~islation by the incoming legislature look
ing TO the eradication of disease among
cattle, particularly that known as 'scab."
Some trouble has resulted from this dis
ease, and a number Of farmers have re-
sorted to the dipping process, with excel
lent results. 1t is proposed to ask the
state to establish dipping stations at con-
venient places, under the direction Of a
competent superintendent and inspector.
The matter is receiving profound consid-
Grafton and it is quite probable that the
legislature will take the proposition in
hand.
\ telephone line forty miles long has
been completed north from Leslie for
the accommodation of ranches OH the
Cheyenne River reservation. Most of
the line is simply fence wire, which is
used on the boundary lines of the large
pastures, and the system is to be ex-
tended in the same way. The line now
in operation is all on Indian reservation.
but a general system, with Leslie as a
central point, is being planned to cover a
large part of that portion of the state.
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A report of Public Examiner T.. F..
Hemingway says that the deposits in the
banks of the state, other than national,
at the close of business Oct. 8 showed
that deposits were being carried amount
ing to S19,6S5 ,433.S3. and in a c~lassifi-
cation of these funds, the farmers and
stockmen OF the state are shown to have
over $S,000,000 Of this fund to their