Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-12-01

o+,sn,ion TO the necessity of the hElls VI
sinh reports if there was a desire u ~.
,ura a share of the fund, and as Il result
81 towns have filed reports inns se'''
against G2 which made hllngs last seui.
The list which has been certlhed 10 'h'
insurance commissioner is composeN o-
the following towns: Aberdeen. AieNan-
dria. Athena, Armour. -Arteslah. be'e
Fourche, B.resford, Rowdle. brldge"a-
tor Bristol. Britton. BrookinSs. 'aho'a'
Canton. Carthage, Castlewood, center
Vile. raj City. Chamberlain Ninlh,
Clear Lake, Colman. l""
RAPIDS, belmont, DcSmet. Elk io'n''
Elk,ou' Emery. Eureka, Flandreau'
Cary. Garretson. Geddes. Gettysburg.
Groton. Hartford. Howard. Hudson. Hu,
ron. Hurley, Irene. Java, jefferson, Lead
Lennox, Lesterville, Letcher. Madison
Memo, Milbank, Miller, Mitchell, Mont
rose. Mt. Vernon. Oldham. Parker, fafN-
stou. Pierre, P%lankinton, Platte. Ramona
RAPID City, Redfeld, Salem. Scotland
Sioux Falls, Sisseton, Spearish. Spring
field. Sturgis. Tabor, Terry. Ir'pp: vh-
dali, Valley Springs. Eermllllon. NlporG'
Vienna. Eolga. WATERFOWL. Nauoa!'
Webster. Wentworth. White lto'h'
Whitewood. Wilnot. Woonsocket. North-
ing and Yankton. The distribution or inns
fund will be made next spring. ana 'he
amount TO each town depends entirely on
the amount of the premiums palo III Su'h
town. the fire companies getting : per
cent of the premiums for their home town
alone.
T.. 4. Holmes. n Pierre attorney, has
given notice of his intention to circulate
a petition for the pardon of q. o.. bJe!k-
strum. OF Stanley County, who last Jan
uary was tried and convicted on the
charge Of grand larceny. the complaining
witness being John Livingston. a horse
raiserlving near Midland, between Pierre
and the Black Hills. who charged bJelk-
strum with the theft of a colt. bJelk-
strum was recently denied n new hearing
by. the state supreme court, ana ho'
long ago surrendered himself to the war
den of the Sioux Falls penitentiary so he
could begin serving his term OF three
wears. For a time Bjelkstrum intended
TO appeal the case to the United States
supreme court. but owing to the rxpepsr
attached finally decided to enter the pen
itentiary and depend upon an application
for pardon TO secure his release.
An old gentleman whose name is sup
posedly John Coffin and his home Mason
City. Ia. dropped dead of heart failure IN
the railroad station at Pierre Saturday
while talking to the agent i'll regard t"
transportation on Il stock train. NO one
knew him and II search of the body
showed letters and papers with the name
of Cottin. 1t is supposed that he mas Il
daughter living about Twenty-Five miles
from Fort Pierre. and a message was
sent out to notify her.
The tax sale in Hughes County was
through in q shorter time than for many
years. The farm property was eagerly
sought. some Of the tracts being bid i'll
at the face of the taxes due, without any
interest. In fact, very few tracts went at
the legal rate of interest, many being
taken around 5 per cent, while n few
went at no interest. The town lot sale
was the smallest for years, the taxes
having been paid on many lots after the
publication of the list had begun.
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Congressman Burke will this winter
make n strong effort to have the govern
ment establish an irrigation plant on the
lIuIUn SgllDOl lulIh a l. a. -.
pertinent. The gardening and farming is
csrried on close to the river and the idea
is to use water from the river instead OF
from artesian wells. If success comes
from the experiment more extensive
tracts of land may be irrigated later along
the Missouri on both sides by private en-
terprise.
1t is rumored hat the Burlington ana
Missouri River Railway is preparing to
begin work early next spring on an eH-
tension from Spenrfsh north into Butte
County. to cross the section covered by
the government irrigation project. Butte
is n county n4a rly 100 miles each way in
extent, and with but about five miles of
railroad in the county, and is 4 section in
which there is room and resources for Il
large amount of railroad development.
State Land Commissioner Bach has
cent out letters to the county officers over
he state announcing that he has no funds
to send out Jan. l to the different coun-
ties from the permanent school fund for
their investment. There is but $17.92 OF
the fund lying idle in the state treasury.
and this would make an apportionment
so small that it would be Of no benefit
to any county. The balance of the fund.
amounting to $4,670, 400, is invested and
drawing interest.
The state land department has sold n
quarter section of university land in east
ern Sully County ut S11.50 an acre. It
has not been many years since land IN
that section of the state could be pur-
chased at 81 an acre, and even less, and
the sale at that price indicates the diff
ference in conditions which come in 9
short time.
The supreme court has admitted l.. A.
Kelley, of Sioux Falls, on examination
before the court. rt
The question of laborers is the one
which is about as troublesome as any
other one around Pierre at the present
time. The railroad company Is offering
So a day for men and is only securing
them by bringing them i'll from different
northwestern cities. Farmers are offer
ing $50 q month and board for men to as
sist them in threshing and corn gather
ing, and failing to secure half the help
they want. A large number of laboring
men, who are really willing to work. can
secure paying jobs in this part of thu
state at any time.
The roof Oh the new government build.
;n1 ot p;crre has bccn given n coaf nj