The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-09-06

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time in the history of the state held a
meeting of more than a few hours to lis
ten to protests on the figures set by them
at a meeting as q board Of assessment.
The telephones, which had been given a
radical increase, were represented from
many points in the state. AS a result or
| the discussion of the situation, it was de-
| cided that telephone values had been
placed at a point where their taxation
would be out of proportion to other prop
erty of the state, and a reduction of ID
per cent was granted from the figures
which were first fixed. The assistant SUI
perintendent of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company appeared, and asked for
a reduction, that company having been
given a fat raise of 100000. After a
showing they were granted a reduction
10 per cent on their value as 1t was hA.~
by the board. The matter Of mineral
lands assessment which were returned
for the first time this year, brought rep
resentatives from the Black Hills section.
The valuations returned were increased
by the board ut its first meeting, 70 per
! cent in Lawrence County, ID per cent in
Pennington County, and 10 per cent In
Custer. The showing made by the Hills
delegation was such that this increase
was stricken off and the return as made
by the assessor was allowed to stand.
The first monthly report Of the state
vital statistical department has been
made out at Pierre and shows the re-
turns from all the counties OF the state
except q few small ones, which did not
get in reports, presumably oil the grounds
that they had nothing to report. All of
the counties have reported the births,
deaths, marriages, divorces and naturali-
cations, occurring during the month of
July with the following exceptions. No
reports have been received from Buffalo
and Sully Counties. These counties have
very small population and it is possible
hat there were no occurrences therein
warranting reports. Union County re-
ported the births and deaths but did not
send the marriages. divorces and natur-
aliZations; the clerk of courts being alb
sent upon n vacation and leaving no one
in charge of his Office 10 make the report.
Six hundred and twenty-seven births
were reported, being one for each 600 of
The white population. There were $40
male infants and 2S7 females.
, The management of the Portland expo!
sition has fixed Sept. u as South Dako-
ia day at that exposition, and Gov. Elrod
has issued a proclamation declaring Tues
day, September II as South Dakota day.
The proclamation being:
MANY South Dakotans nave already
visited the exposition, designed to com-
lnenoratc the success Of the Lewis and
Clarke expedition, which expedition
, crossed what is now the state of South
Dakota a hundred and one years ago.
In the record kept by Lewis and Clarke,
characteristic mention Is made of their
passing through the territory that is at
present included in our commonwealth.
It is my earnest wish that many of our
citizens shall arrange to be present on
the above named day, to jsin in meeting
and greeting former citizens Of South
Dakota, now citizens Of Oregon and 9TH
er western states, who undoubtedly will
be present to participate in the South
Dakota day festivities"
Up to the present the state taxing board
has done nothing in the way of listing
private car systems for taxation in this
state. At the late meeting of the board
Of review this matter was brought up
and q resolution carried for the investiga.
ton Of the number Of such cars operat-
ing in the state, and the manner Of taxa
ton followed on such property in other
states. Under the new revenue law, the
board has until Dec. 1 to investigate and
place on the tax list, any property which
has escaped taxation, and it is the intent
of the board to take some steps toward
collectisg the proper revenue from this
| source, and it is more than likely that this
class will get on the list this year yet,
and a certainty that they will be placed
OH the future assessment returns.
Deputy Warden Martin, of the Sioux
Falls p~enitentiary, reports that seventy
dozen shirts per day is the output Of the
new shirt factory which was established
at the penitentiary a few weeks ago. ~"
deputy warden also states that the 49,.
and factory machines are working most
satisfactorily and that the new industry
seems to please rather than displease the
men who are employed. A number of the
c~onvicts are now working in the state
quarries each day, while others are EN-
ployed in hauling from the q~uarries to
grounds near the buildings, so the stone
may be ready if it is needed in the
construction of the proposed new binder
Irvine plant.
While the Republican state convention
of last year was considered a large body
with LOLA delegates, the convention Of
next year will contain 1869 delegates,
under the provisions of the caucus law
whkch fixes the apportionment. This
means that the man who gets a nomina.
ton will have to get there with not less
| than 6S5 votes in the convention. Under
the law the representation Of most of the
counties is largely increased, although
there is a slight decrease in a few coun.
ties.
A request has been made that Gov. Ell