The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-02-09
A LAW THIS WEEK.
President Is Expected to Sign Rosebud
Extension Bill.

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Washington, Feb. 1.-THE president will
sign the Rosebud extension bill in the
opinion of the South Dakota delegation.
Senate Gamble took up the bill Saturday
With the chief executive and was referred
to Commissioners Richards of the general
land department. MIR. Richards had no
particular objection to urge against the
bill except the precedent that ii created.
This, 1T Is thought, is not tantamount to
an objection and 1t is confidently expected
the bill will become a law before Febru-
ary s. Representative K.nkaid, who la
considerably worked up over an attempt
made yesterday In the public lands COM
mittee of the house to amend his extern
sion bill permitting settlers on and In
cluded in the 6iO-acre proposition to COM
mence settlement later than contemplated
In the original act, said today he would
rather the bill should de than surrender
the rights obtained in the bill. He stated
that he would not have pressed the bill
in view of the adverse report on the meas
ure from the secretary OF the interior, hut
Senator Gamble having been able to pass
his measure regarding Rosebud. Judge
Kinlaid thought it but right to attempt
the passage Of this bill, the equities of
which were so manifest. But when the
committee on public lands suggested an
amendment that of the $500 improvements
to be#made on a 640-acre homestead, %
cents per acre SHOuluH De spent each wear
and proof mad sacii-syrsa TITO the local
land office, 1T was carrying the matter too
far and he protested. n@view of the mi
norfty report on the bill Kinkaid is
barred from calling the bill up without
unanimous consent and he has decided to
stand on his rights unless it is obviously
the wish of his constituents that he should
accept the amendment as proposed by the
committee.
Representative kinlaid introduced a bill
authorizing the secretary of the interior
%to4cause a esuryey OF the certain town
ships in Rock and Brown counties, Ne
braska, namely townships 25 to IS (inclu-
sive) north, of ranges ~. 20. 81, %, % and
"a, west of the sixth principal meridian.
Bids to Be Opened April 1.
belle Fourche. S. D.. Feb. Ray
mond II. Walter, chief engineer in
charge of the irrigating work at this
place, states that the bids Cor the con-
%struction of the big bitches will be
opened the %forepart of April. He closed
the books for the north side of the riv-
er, enough ground having been secured
for the work. The south side still lacks
500 acres of the required acreage an
an extension was given until March ]
for the securing of this land. 1t is
stated that more than enough ground
Will be taken in by that time. Already
a great many inquiries hayeAcome in
to the engineers office here asking FOL
plans and maps of the proposed work,
Some of the largest ditch contractors
in the country will put in their bids
Mr.. Walter will go to Pierre In n few
dayssto meet with some of the legisla.
tors from the western part OF the state
A Miners Awful Fall.
Deadwood S. D.. Feb. S.--Lee North
am, q miner, aged 81, fell from the 500
foot level into the water at the loo;
foot level in the Homestake hoist last
might. "a foot@waS torn off hi the fall
Platte as d Business Center.
Platte. s. d, Feb. 8s-.The fact thal
during the last twelve months an agf
gregate of 551 carloads OF stock was
shipped from this place. and that thou.
sands az head of cutie are being; fed
III this vicinity for shipment to mar
ket In the spring and during the sum
mer, lends color to the belief that sht
day is not far distant when Platte vii
be the greatest local stock shipping
point in South Dakota. Shipments o.
81 hogs hayc been in progress for q weet
or two Thousands OF the animals arr
being semitic market, andSin ON in
stances shippers haye been delayed b,
s/ not SECURING IA rr fast enough