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ern part Of North Dakota are to the eff
feet that many herds Of cattle in that To-
caity are affected by the mango. At
taches of the United States department
of agriculture are in the fed and some
herds already have been quarantined.
Three dipping plants are being erected
In southwestern North Dakota, one OH
the Little Missouri River, one at Hamil-
ron Bros ranch, and another at con-
genient point in the same vicinity. The
pne at the ranch of Hamilton Bros. is be-
Ink built by the brothers and adjacent
stockmen named Shaw, Wright, Austin
and McPhee. 1t will be placed in opera
ton as soon as the weather will permit
cattle to be dipped without danger OF
injury. The dipping plants are all to be
built by stockmen themselves, but expert
government officials will superintend the
dipping of the animals. The officials state
that when the dipping is properly done
there is little difficulty in effecting a per-
manent cure and a complete eradication
of the disease in very short time.
A matter of interest to the whole coun-
try west Of the Missouri River, which is
being settled up this year is covered in
recent opinion by the attorney general
in regard to the organization of school
districts in these counties. The matter
came to the office of the state superin-
tendent from Stanley County, but applies
to all alike. Superintendent Nash sub
United the matter to the attorney gener-
al. who holds that under section 1922 of
the Political Code, each congressional
township is school district where the
same are not organized into civil town
ships The section is cited as follows:
Each township in every county in this
state which consists of territory not or
ganized into civil township shall be
and remain school district until changed
as herein provided" The change noted
is where the board Of county commission
ers and the county superintendent in
their judgment consider it is for the best
interests of the school patrons to change
the boundaries of a school district.
Several towns in the state where the
people were careless in regard to the
time Of holding the spring election found
that when the day arrived they had but
one ticket to vote, and in several cases
none at all. In some Of the towns where
but one ticket was nominated attempts
were made to write names on the ballots
other than the printed ores. This was
held to be a mark of identification OH the
ballot, and it was not counted. The
present law is very strict in regard to
Identification marks, and as a number
Of city elections are yet to be held this
spring voters should familiarize them
selves with the law. And a thorough
understanding might save trouble in the
election the coming fall, as it is not mt
all uncommon for voter 20 write a
name other than the printed one on his
ballot
Adjt. Gen. Conklin, after a short stay
ut his Office at Pierre, has returned to
Watertown to look after the erection of
headquarters building at the state camp
grounds, preparatory to the encampment
this summer. 1t was first thought that
the encampment would be held beginning
June Z, but this has called out strong
protest from the captains Of several COM
panies, who say that a number Of their
members are attending the different state
schools, and that would be their exami.
uation week, which they could not miss,
and they would be kept away from the
encampment. On account of this, Adjt.
Gen. Conklin has decided upon Tuesday,
June IA, as the day for beginning the ell.
campment. Both regiments will be in
camp together this year, instead Of hav-
ing two separate encampments, as last
year.
The annual breakup Of the ice in the
Missouri River at Pierre occurred Oh
the Dist Of March this year. The rec
ord Of the river for the past sixty years
shows that in all that time the ice has
gone out more than half the years the
latter part OF March. The earliest rec
ords for that time was break on March
4, 1882, and the latest on April 20, 1876.
The earlier records were kept by the Off
cials of the American Fur Company at
Fort Pierre, and the later ones by old
river men at Pierre
Farm wages promise to rule high in
South Dakota during the spring and
summer. The farmers of Hutchinson
County have hired men at an average of
$50 per month. Some hands want as
high as $25 per month in addition to
their board, washing and the use of q
saddle horse on Sunday. Similar condi-
tons prevail in other parts of the state,
end farmers complain that the hired
man will soon be boss.
County Auditor A. j. Waller of Elan.
ireau has negotiated with the state com.
missioner of school and public lands for
the purchase, with money from the state
school fund, of the bonds to the amount
Of $1,000 which were recently author
lied by the voters to be issued for the
purchase of the gas plant at Flandreau.
The bonds will be due in fifteen years
and will draw FIVE per cent interest.
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