The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-07-12
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the contesting of homestead entries in the
ceded portion of the Rosebud Indian res
ervation, thus putting settlers in that re-
gion TO great trouble and expense, the
settlers are taking steps to form a pro-
tective organization, with the object of
discouraging the wholesale contesting of
homestead entries. 1t is proposed by
those behind the movement to form a pro-
tective association, to secure as members
every homesteader in the coded lands.
Members would be required TO pay regu-
lar assessments, which would be placed
in q fund, which would be drawn ON for
the defense whenever a contest was in
stituted against the entry Of a membe
Of the association. In some instances
where contests have been instituted
against the entries of bona fde home
steaders, the contestants have offered 10
withdraw their suits if the homesteaders
interested would pay them a satisfactory
sum-. Rather than have a cloud on their
land, many of thehomesteaders have felt
compelled to pay this blood money. When
the organization of all the homesteaders
is perfected, the schemers who are work
ing overtime at the business of institute
ing contests would virtually be forced to
abandon the practice, as the influence and
pocketbook of every homesteader would
be utilized against them.
State Land Commissioner Bach has
sent to the auditors of the counties Of
Hughes, Hyde, Hand, Sully, Faulk, Pot
ter, Edmunds, Walworth, Campbell and
Mcpherson, authority to make annual
leases after July l on tracts of less than
a section, at rates in accordance with
that privilege. He will allow leases of
40-acre tracts at 10 cents an acre; SO
acres at II cents an acre, and quarter
sections at 10 cents an acre ON the annual
leases, the rate OH fve-year leases in thai
list of counties being s cents an acre.
This action is taken after investigation
% the conditions in that section of the
state, and will allow the leases of tracts
Of hay land, where no lease could be
made Of "A larger tract for q term OF
years.
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The closing exercises Of the Pierre In.
Han school drew a large crowd of resi-.
dents of the city to see what progress is
being made by the wards of the govern
ment. Under the care of Superintend-
ent Levengood more progress is being
made than for many years prior to his
management, and the work of the closing
exercises showed this in every way. The
school has been kept not only in its linn
L, but in fact has been crowded, and
he new buildings under construction will
be needed at the opening of the next
school year. About twenty-five pupils
aave completed the course which is re-
Iuired Of them and left for their homes
1t different places over the northwest.
The board Of regents OF the state meet
n Rapid City for the annual reorganiza-
ion. All of the members except NJ. F..
Greeley, of Gary, Were present. The
BOARD has the same membership as last
fear, and the officers elected are: Pres
ident, Ivan w. Goodner, of Pierre: Sec
rotary, Irwin ID. Aldrich, of Big Stone
City. The regents have been making a
visit to the different educational institu-
tons over which they have Jurisdiction.
AT the meeting in Rapid City bids were
let for Improvements at the state school
Of mines.
Potter was the first county in the stafN
to get in full returns to the state census
department, The county shows 1,633
male residents, and 1,345 females. The
total return is 2,97S, as against 2,9SS re.
turned by the federal census five years
ago. This loss OF population Is explained
by the sale of small farms to individuals
who combined them into large ranches.
gettysburg, the principal town, shows a
population of 625. a gain of forty in FIVE
years. Ten hundred and f~ifty-six school
children are reported. There are 622 mer
OF military age.
Carl Sherwood, Of Clark, secured from
the supreme court a writ of error and
certificate Of probable cause in the case
OF the state against Carl Jackson. VINO
was charged with wrecking the First Ma.
tional Bank Of Clark and making false
report to the bank examiner as to the
condition Of the institution and for which
he was given a sentence of one year in
the p~enitentiary. The certificate of pos.
sible cause acts as a stay of proceedings
until the case can come before the sr
preme court at the October term.
The western portion of this state has
never, in the memory of the oldest resi-.
lent been better soaked than at the pres.
emit time. Nearly five inches of rain
was recorded at the government station
In Pierre for the month of May, and up
to June q, the fall has been over two
and a half inches, which Is greater than
Tor the whole month last year.
Col. John FL. King, of Huron. was in
Pierre recently with DIR. Young, a Chica.
90 man, who is looking up a location for
a large Russian colony, which is on the
way from Russia. They looked over cen.
trail Sully County, as well as other sec.
ions OF the Missouri valley, and the prob.
abilities are that the colony will be 10.
Gated in that part of the state.
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The horse sale at Pierre resulted in
the disposal of more than 50O hood