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dams from the sale Of their Inherited
lands in e United States depository and
allow the money to be paid out only on
an order from the Indian agent Some
time since A. ]. Mckeever, OF Sisseton,
obtained a Judgment against Titus
White, an Indian who had money due
him as IN heir of some inherited Indian
land. An execution was issued and the
sheriff made a levy upon the money due,
which was in a United States deposi-
tory. The bank refused to turn the
money over to the sheriff except on an or
der from the Indian agent The sheriff
then appeared before Judge Mccoy, Of
the Fifth district, in Aberdeen, and asked
for an order requiring the bank to turn
over the money 10 him, to be applied on
the execution. The United States dis
trict attorney appeared and objected to
the court granting the order on a motion,
and the court decided that the proper
manner in which to dispose of the matter
would be for McKeever to bring suit
through the sheriff for the money in the
hands of the bank, which would enable
the court TO handle the matter properly.
The question will be decided at the next
term of circuit court for Roberts County.
Under chapter GA Of the laws of the
last session, which was passed as an
emergency measure, there is some diff
Guilty in securing the school census which
is required to be furnished TO the state
land commissioner, on which he makes
his apportionment of the income from
the state school fund. This law requires
the school clerks to make an affidavit
that they have made a house to house
canvass Of their school districts and the
census which they have returned is cor
rect. They report to the county superin-
tendent, who is also obliged TO make an
affidavit that all returns were made to
him according to law. The superintend-
entS of all the counties of the state eX-
cept seven have complied with this pro-
vision, in each of the excepted counties
a portion Of the school clerks failed to
provide the sworn returns, although as a
rule n majority of them nave complied.
The counties which are yet out have
been notified that they will be given q
~reasonah BILE time in which to make the re-
quired report, and that if it is not furn-
ished the appointment of the school fund
for that county will be based on the num-
Der Of pupils contained in the proper re-
turn alone, and the others not considered,
This would cut down the amount appor-
toned to all such counties.
Complete returns from Lawrence Coun-
ty give it a population of 20,9G4, n gain
of 3,095 in five years. OF this gain .
77S is in the cities of Lead and Dead
wood. The population is 1858 male
and 1891 female. 6,415 being foreign
born. The population Of Lead is S,052,
a gain of 1872, and Of this population
4,S27 is male and 1926 female, 2,S57 be-
ing foreign born. The population Of
Deadwood is ABA, a gain of 936. OF
these $3.50 are males and 1,454 females,
ZAP being foreign born. While all the
returns have shown a preponderance of
male population, none have shown the
percentage Of Deadwood. which is more
than two to one. The other towns of the
county are Central, with 6S4; Robau,
457; Spearfish. LBS; Terraville, 633;
Terry, 424, and Whitewood, 1852.
The people living in the vicinity Of
what is known as Sandeut, situated on
the Milwaukee Railroad between Wau-
bay and Summit, have petitioned the
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grain elevators at Sandcut. As Sandcut
is not a regular station the board was
uncertain as to it's jurisdiction in the
case. The petition accordingly was or
1ered referred to p. J. Rogde, legal coun-
gel Of the board, and will come up for
further consideration. Some months ago
the residents in the vicinity of Sandcut
petitioned the board for a depot to be es-
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the case the board was compelled 10 de-
ny the application. as t,2c business at
that point did not warrant a depot being
established.
An effort is to be made TO secure a
pardon for Alva J.. Ault, who was Pc
Gently placed in the Sioux Falls peniten-
tiary to serve a term Of two years for
the killing of kid" English, a gambler,
while Ault was acting as a peace officer
ut Bonesteel during the period that
landseekers were registering for a chance
TO secure homesteads in the ceded portion
of the Rosebud Indian reservation west
of Bonesteel. The effort to secure n par
don for Ault is being directed by his
wife, who lives at Bonesteel. Thus far
she has secured the signatures of more
than 200 persons to a petition asking for
the desired pardon for her husband. The
petition will in due time be filed with the
state board of pardons, which will be
asked to take early action upon il.
State Superintendent Nash has fixed
Thursday and Friday, Aug. II and IS,
as the dates for the fall examinations,
and they will be held in an the counties
Of the state at that time. Arrangements
have been made 80 that applicants for
any grade a be accommodated at these
examinations. The state marking board
will meet TO begin markings on the pa
pers on Wednesday, Aug. %.