The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-10-04
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rotary of the department calls attention
to the fact that names of nearly 200 in.
fants born in July nave not yet been re-
ported to the department, and attention
of the proper authorities is called to the
matter, with q hope that the work Of
necessary reports to the bureau will be
made without the necessity of making an
example. The August report shows $50
births against 627 for July. The August
report shows 391 males and 332 females
born, with 1913 reported unnamed. The
total births for the first two months Of
the fiscal year have been 1857. The
August deaths were Dab, the average age
at death being SO years. Seventy-one
children died in the first year after birth;
while II people of the state were past 50
at the time of death, two dying at the age
of 101, they being Hannah Sage, of Par
ker, and Josiah Pitcher, of Custer; 81
children died at birth. There were 10
accidental deaths reported for the month,
6 by drowning; 5 by lightning; / choked;
l by cars, and 6 unclassiied. Three
homicides are reported for the month.
The greatest number of deaths from any
IL cause vas 10 from heart failure.
The marriage records show o August
marriages against 262 in July. The aver
age age of the men was 30, and that of
women %. One boy was married at II,
and one girl at 10. The oldest couple
gave their ages at 20 and Il. Eleven
girls under Is were in the marriage list.
The average age Of men over 40 who
married was 80, and theaverage age of
their wives So. The divorce record shows
% DEGREES granted, of which IA were to
non-residents; and the residence of four
others not given. In eight of these cases
children were to be cared for. The
causes given we're II for desertion; Z
for cruelty; 2 for non-support; and l each
for coercion, adultery and intemperance.
Declarations of becoming citizens were
made by IS applicants, and % final pa
pers were granted. The list shows 1S
from Scandinavia, 8 Russians, 8 Ger
mans, 3 each English and Denmark, 2
Ireland and / each from Austria, Aus.
~tralia, Scotland and Bavaria.
Under the provisions OF the ruling of
Judge Whiting, Of the Ninth district,
many of the stock owners in the eastern
counties Of what is called the infected
portion of the state did not follow the
dipping orders of the state board. Now
that DIR. Ramsey, of the government bu-
reau, has taken charge of the situation,
and has promulgated the order mo dip,
no ship" the stock owners Of the coun-
ties along the Missouri River who al
complied with the order of the state board
are reaping the benefit Of their compli-
ance. Cattle buyers are making no stops
in the counties which refused to comply
with the dipping regulations, as they do
not care to invest in cattle which they
cannot ship, and the Missouri River own
ers are the ones who are getting their
cattle on the market. Buyers are rang
ing in Hughes and Sully Counties, buy
ing all the good stuff they can find, and at
prices considerably in advance of those
paid last year. The cattle owners say
they have won in two ways by the dip
ping: first, in the improved condition Of
their cattle, and second, in the fact that
they are in shape to get their stuff on the
market, while those who refused to dip
are losing on both these propositions.
A writ Of error was filed in the supreme
court at Pierre Friday appealing from the
decision Of the state court to the United
States supreme court, in the case of State
of South Dakota VS.. Jay Delamater. This
is the case brought to the supreme court
from Potter County as a test, in which
Delamater, as a solicitor for a st. Paul
liquor house was taking orders for whis-
ky to be delivered from st. Paul to GUS
tomers in this state in less than five gall
lon quantities. Delamater was arrested
and tried under the state liquor law
which requires a license for that class Of
sales, and the circuit court found him
guilty of violation of that law. The case
was appealed and the constitutionality of
the law attacked. In the appeal the SUI
preme court sustained the decision of the
lower court and it now goes TO the Unit
ed States supreme court.
The census bureau has completed crop
igures on wheat and corn production of
the state for 1904. showing the wheat
yield of the state for that year to have
been, outside of macaroni, 24,1S2,0S5
bushels. Last January Secretary Robin
son in his crop estimates placed the yield
for the state for that year at IA, 100000
bushels. The facts as shown by the CEN
sus figures are gratifying to him, as they
so nearly approach his estimate. The
corn yield for the year is shown to have
been 39,449,962 bushels. The other crop
statistics are being compiled as rapidly
rs possible with the limited force at the
work, and it will be some time before the
final totals. are secured.
An application has been filed before
The board of pardons for recommendation
of release from a life sentence for MUIR
der, by Christian Christensen. Christen-
sen was sentenced from Clark County on
the charge of having murdered his wife.
His case will come before the board OF
pardons for their consideration Mt their
meeting the fourth of next month.