The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-11-30

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Some interesting facts, given concern
Ing the Baptist denomination in Souta
Dakota by DIR. Il. M. Shanafelt, of HUI
ron, secretary of the state Baptist con-
vention and superintendent of missions
in South Dakota, are now being sent tc
churches. The total membership is s..
$40, Of which 514 were received during
the year by baptism. The total net gain
In membership for the year is us. Three
new churches were organized-one at
Baltic, Minnehaha County: one at Bur
bank, Clay County, and one at Pleasant
View, Lincoln County. The first two are
erecting houses of worship. The church
at Goodwin is building a parsonage and
the one at Hot Springs has purchased
one. New church buildings were dedi.
Gated at Condo, Sphinx County. During
the year thirteen ministers located in the
state and are now in charge Of churches
as pastors or leaders; eight ministers
changed their place Of residence to other
states, and one minister ordained. The
value of church property is S265 ,436;
contributed for benevolences, $12,561.93
for improvements, S 9,754.16; for current
expenses, $43,S9.60. A chapel car will be
in operation in the state during the next
year. The successes attained are very
gratifying to the denomination, and to
DIR. Shanafelt especially, who has been
in charge Of the work for the past seven
teen years.
"Stand Pat" appeared to be the motto
In South Dakota this year on all efforts
to remove capitals, whether state or
county. Besides the 'big show" contests
over county seat locations were on in
Walworth and Charles Mix Counties. In
both cases it was an effort to change To-
cations from inland towns to railroad
towns, and in both cases the vote was
against removal, more from local jeal-
ousies than from any contest on the part
of the town holding county seat location.
The fight in Walworth was between Java
and Selby, on the railroad, each wanting
the county seat moved from Bangor, but
neither being willing that the other
should have the plum. They fought
their case through the circuit court be-
fore getting to a vote, with Selby the
winner in the courts, but the Java vote
was against such removal and the seat
of government will stay at Bangor. In
Charles Mix County the people of Wheel.
er, the old location OF the river, made
no fight whatever to retain the county
seat. But the fight in the courts be
tween Platte and Geddes was so bitter
that on election day the Platte strength
went solidly against removal, and Wheel
er retains the location.
Dr. Garrett Droppers, president of the
state university, and chairman of the
state committee of examination for the
Rhodes scholarship, gives out the follow
ing: II have received official notice from
DIR. Parkin, agent for the trustees of the
Rhodes scholarship, that the examination
for this scholarship will be held about
the middle of January instead of the mid
die of April as heretofore. The letter
states: so much delay has occurred this
year in getting returns from some Of the
committees of selection that it has PROV
ed impossible to distribute the elected
scholars throughout the colleges of Ok
ford with due reference to their w
wishes For the reason that more time
Is necessary between the examination and
the distribution of the successful candi-
dates among the colleges at Oxford, it has
been decided to hold the examination
about the middle of January. l wish fur
Their to notify you that the examination
will this year be held at Yankton Col
lege. Candidates should send their names
to the dean of Yankton College before
the end Of December"
A meeting Of great Importance to stock
raisers of the northwest was held at Far
go on the 22d Of this month. The state
veterinarians of Montana, North Dakota
and South Dakota, with DIR. Ramsey, Of
the bureau Of animal industry, and the
government inspectors who have been
working in the three states, with promi-
nent stock men and railroad men, met to
consider and formulate lines Of legisla-
ton for the purpose Of more thoroughly
controlling and seeking to eradicate the
itch, or scabies, which has affected the
northwest for several years. The meet
ing outlined a policy which, in their
estimation, will be the best for the con-
troll of the disease, and representatives
will go before the legislative bodies of the
three states at the sessions this winter.
and ask for the enactment of similar
laws by all three states. 1t is considered
that measures can be enacted which, if
carried out, will in a short time wipe out
this trouble altogether in these three
stock-growing states.
Section 1929, of the revised statutes
provide that each county superintendent
Of the state shall within thirty days after
the first school election, provided for I'M
der that statute, transmit to the superin-
tendent of public instruction a plat of
the county showing the boundaries and
name Of each school district, and further
that any changes in boundary lines OF
school districts shall also be promptly
furnished to the state superintendent.
and that such platS shall be on d aoala