The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-05-26
South Dakota Statistics
STATE OFFICIALS

, Lieut. Governor ..............I. Il. McDouga
Secretary OF State. .............,. ID. Nipi
State Auditor. j. II. Halliday
State Treasurer ...................., G. p Allen
Attorney General ......,... thilo Hall
supt. OF Public Instruction. ......t'. w. Nash
com. School and Pub. Lands. ..... g. j l.ach
Judge Supren Court. 80. ......l Dick flaney
Judge Supreme Court $50. Howard q. Fuller
Judge supreme Court Dighton Corson
clerk supreme Court .......... crank Crane
Railroad commissions ......... 80. w. Ii. smith
South Dakota has AN area or $1,000 square
miles. or covers u trit1e over 49.OOO.UO acres
of ground. IL is one fourth larger than the
combined area OF the entire groupof New Eng
land states. During the last sin years IL has
produced more new wealth i'm preparation TO
population than any state in the union. Care
fully prepared statistics show sl3. od;;.2G4 pro
dured IN 1903 or s.!!53. Il for each man. woman
and child residing IN the state. The classified
lists OF products which produced this
re"arkah'" showing follows:
bushels. Nolue
| Wheat ............... i,,.6G.ooo 29.422o,n
| Corn. Observation-Disclosures ,32O.OUO l5.sl9 POO
| Oats ......... ri. 100000 I...SuOO
! Barley. ........... III l3o 800 100000
| Rye ............. 7ttJ W;U 100000
| Flax ....-....,., ........., 500,0OJ 100000
Potatoes gardens. fruit. etc.......... 3..5ooo0
tlay and fodder. Us. s4U0N
| Dairy and creamery 80. ............ .t.1yu,0eO
Poultry and eggs ....-........... l.o2l ,OUi
Live stock y, $50 lti
| Wool and hides. ............. lSUO.Gou
4
Total production ..,......... ...... sl:56.o63.26
South Dakotas commercial ambitions nave
| not birded her To the value and interests
| considered by some of less material. but TO
the minds of many no less large. those per-
| tanning To mental growth and developn emit.
south dakota has gained u world wide repu
| tnlion for her educational facilities as we'll as
| agricultural and commercial pursuits The
| schools occupy and merit place in the pub
| lie eye seldom accorded TO them ii. any
| a
whatever affects tner welfare. Re sidenla of
the state are not compelled TO send their
childre! east to be educated. EXcclrnt
schools in all branches ot learning are within
few hours ride OF the resident home
seeker. The federal government has wisely
provided for the public schools OF south DaliC-
IL by setting aside =, 5J.4SO acres of land which
cannot he sold for less than SO per acre
These lands are grow nS IN value and ~
neighborhood of x40,UUlOOOl. The interest on
this sum IA lon.. would defray the entire expense
of public ana private schools oi the slate.
| The item OF school lax alone in some states
| Is quite an item of expense and IL homcSceker
| should mol overlook these advantages offered
| when selecting permanent home The GOV
eminent contributes 100000 yearly for the
| supper of the Stale Agricultural college.
whoa is also IL United S.ateS government e;.-
| pertinent station. Investigations and expert
ments i'm the science of agriculture have been
| mace here that have attracted the attention
of the scientific world of modern farti ing.
| This college will gladly furnish homesecllcrs
reliable information in regard TIC successful
| farming, dairNing, stock Raising and hortirul.
| lure i'm South Dakota.
| The following endowments have been made
In addition to the public school endowm"nts'
State university Observation-Disclosures. $50 olcres
State Agricultural college 100000 ;,rres
| State Normal schools. ....... lGO.Ua' acres
| Asylum for feeble minded 10000 acres
| Blind asylum 25tiO acres
| School of Mines 4u,0 acres
| Reform school 40 UOU acres
| Public buildings $1,000 trres
Remaining for other institutions 2a.Uu0 acres