The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-09-13
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Out of a total Of S7s sets of papers pre-.
scented to the state marking board at
Pierre from the teachers examinations
held in the middle Of last month appli.
cants asked for two state certificates,
100 first grades and S07 second grades.
or these the two applicants for state
certificates, Is first grades and 500 sec
ond grades were granted on the mark.
ings. or the first grade applicants 81
were granted second grade certificates on
their papers. Nine first grade and 333
second grade manuscripts were rejected,
and among this list IL were thrown out
on evidence OF collision. This list does
not show the total number of applicants
for teachers certificates at the last ex.
animation, as a large number took the
examinations for third grades, which are
passed upon by the county superintend-
ents and do not come to the state mark.
ing board. Minnehaha County sent in
the largest list of these papers, with 40.
The largest number OF applications for
first grades came from Dawson County.
The Gregory County applicants made the
best showing Of n county, securing .
first grade and IA second grade certi6.
Gates out of a total of "a applicants.
Last spring a company was incorpo-
rated In this state under the name of
Farmers Cooperative Live Stock Asso-
citation, the principal incorporators being
II. G. Wishart, and j. B. Leverich, of
Cedar Rapids. la. On the face Of their
articles their purpose Is to assist farm
ers In purchasing live stock, and carrying
with the purchase contract an indemni-
flying clause in case of loss. A few days
ago W. III. Rodgers appeared at Pierre
as a general agent Of the company, and
q little investigation on the part Of In
surance Commissioner Perkins showed
that the company was attempting to
=. write straight live stock insurance.
They had selected Illinois and South Da-
, kota az states to work in, but had not
yet begun to solicit in this state, but
have out their agents In Illinois. While
they are Incorporated under the general
laws of the state they have made no at
tempt to place themselves under the in
surance laws, and have no standing what
ever as an insurance company.
Louis Joubert, formerly Of GRANVILLE,
H., enjoys the distinction of being the
first settler on the ceded portion of the
Rosebud Indian reservation to make
final proof on his homestead at Chamber
lain. He drew No. 5 in the government
lottery by which the homesteads were
distributed, and selected a 160-acre tract
which adjoins the new town OF Herrick.
Joubert commenced the construction of
his house on Aug. 8, 1904, the day the
lands were opened to settlement, and
was therefore the first homesteader to es-
tablish a residence on a claim in the ced-
ed lands. From now on the force in the
district United States land office, and the
local officials before whom final proofs
can be made, will be kept busy making
out the final proof papers of settlers on
d. the coded lands.
Some time ago the Pierre city council
adopted a resolution ordering the princi-
. pal streets Of that city brought to the
established grade. A representative of the
Northwestern road appeared before the
council at the meeting in which this reso-
luton was adopted, asking that no action
be taken before the first Of November, by
which time the road would be prepared
to say just what they would do in the
way of placing their tracks, but the re-
quest was ignored. Since that time there
has been a bitter fight on the council for
It's action, and after a discussion of sew
eral weeks, and a strong petition of
property owners being presented to the
council, at a special meeting they re-
scinded their former action and allowed
the matter to go until after the first OF
November. This clears the local atnios-
phere for the present at least.
The superintendent of census has gone
over the figures from all the counties and
will probably have a state list completed
In about ten days. The appropriation for
the work has been exhausted, and the
rest Of it must be done by the regular
Office force. 1t is required hat the re-
port be published not later than Nov. /,
and it will likely be put on time. The
last county to be finished was Jerauld,
which has a population of 1857, a gain
of 769. Miner County has 6,2G6, a gain
Of 404. Sphinx County has 11,041, a
/ gain Of 1,554. The inmates OF the state
asylum for feeble minded are not includ-
ed in the list. Sully County has 1,470, q
loss of 236. Yankton has 2,431, a loss
of 1913. The inmates off the insane asy-
lum are not included in this record.
The suit which was brGf ght by Stanley
County cattle owners to test the order
of the county cattle inspector to compel
dipping Of all cattle, which was set for
hearing before Judge Gaffy at Pierre,
for Saturday, did not come to a hearing,
the matter having beer settled out of
court by the interested parties them
selves. As a result of their compromise,
cattle shipping has begun from Pierre.
twenty-ssven cars having beer started
for Chicago Saturday, and many other
cattle are being rounded up to be brought
In at once, and the shipping will be live
~ for a time.