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a good crop in South Dakota this year
could not be more favorable than at pres
ent. Notwithstanding the cold and rainy
spring, which delayed the work of seed
ing and planting, small grain, corn and
other crops have recently, under the in
fluence of warm weather, made rapid
growth and are now about as far adj
vanced as is usual at this period of the
growing season. The unusually cool
weather early in the season caused small
grain to stool well, and it is now in fine
condition. The rains, from reports re-
ceived, have extended to all parts of the
agricultural portion of the state, and as
a result crops in every locality are in the
best of condition. Replanting of corn,
however. was necessary on some Of the
bottom lands along the Missouri River
where there was an excessive amount OF
rainfall. One of the favorable features
of the present crop prospects is the fact
that in several localities where for sever
al years crops were somewhat poor be-
cause the rainfall was below normal this
year had their full share Of the rainfall,
and crops accordingly compare favorably
with those in other parts of the state
which heretofore have been more for
tuldle. 1uOuSduuS VI acres OIL ldlu uuNe
this season been cultivated for the first
time in thenewer portions Of the state. In
the work of breaking virgin prairie the
farmers have quite generally utilized
traction engines for operating their
plows. The farm machinery dealers of
Mitchell alone have thus far this season
sold about thirty such engines for use in
breaking raw prairie land. Many more
have been utilized in Charles Mix County
and in the counties adjacent to the Mis-
souri, River in the north central part of
the state. The new lands, as fast as
broken, are sown to fax, and next year
will largely be added to the acreage de-
voted to wheat. The work of breaking
and sowing to fax is still being prosecut-
ed in some localities, Notwithstanding the
l~ateness of the season. Very favorable
reports are received from the compare
tiv&y new country west Of the Missouri
River as to crop conditions and prospects
in hat part of the state. 1t is expected
thiS will be the banner crop year for
Std ley and Lyman Counties, which are
embraced in the new country.
The question of the school census IN
different cities is receiving considerable
comment at the present time, many of
the towns finding that their school census
figures are less this year than for for
mer years. \ number of different rea-
SONS are given as the cause of this reduc-
ton in figures, one Of them that in the
past. married people under u years Of
[ age have been included in the census hg-
ures. but that under an opinion OF the
attorney general they were excluded this
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Attorney General Hall, which is on file
in the office of the superintendent of in
struction is just to the contrary, he hold
ing that if the legislature had desired to
exclude married people they would have
so stated, and that the law provides for
the registration of all between the ages
of 6 and 81, without reference to mar
rage. The real reason of the reduction
in school census figures is that in the past
there was 10 penalty whatever in regard
to padded school census figures, and as
each community was after all the cash
possible from the state fund, the list
was stretched all it would stand, and
enumeration was made of pupils who had
10 real standing on the list. The law Of
last winter defined the duties of school
clerks and county superintendent ex-
DlIClllN III lCSbtu NiO bAoblNAs CIV PaO 4
yided a penalty for padded figures; allow
ing the state department to take a new
census nj local expense Il there was evil
dence of padding. That is the real rea-
son for the reduction, with excuses cut
out.
p. f. Sherman, president, and G. Nj.
Root. secretary of the South Dakota
Central Railway, the company which is
building an independent line out Of Sioux
Falls. have filed with the secretary of
state resolutions for numerous extensions !,
in the state. The proposed new main line
extending northerly from Cotton, the
nresent terminus. to the northern line Of
the state in Marshall County, with four
western extensions from the main line.
The main line is to extend from Cotton in
n northerly direction through the counties
of Lake. Brookings, Kingsbury, Hamlin,
Codington, Day, Marshall and touching
as the principal points the towns of
Wentworth. Brookings, WATERFOWL and
Waubay If the Dakota Central carries
ont even a portion Of its outlined work
within the next few years it will be do
ing good work for the state, and give
Sioux Falls railroad connections which
cannot help giving it better South Dako-
ia territory than is now enjoyed by Sioux !
City. .ern
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The state board of pard0ns recommend
eed pardons for Herbert d.. Caddy, who
was sentenced from Lawrence County for
twenty years on a charge of robbery. In |
the cases Of B. T.. Mayhem, sentenced
from Miner County on a charge of shoot
ING with intent to kill; Michael Andre, |
sentenced from Codington County on a
murder charge, and John J%ungworth, Jr.,
sentenced from Hutchinson County on an
incest charge, were all laid over for fur
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