The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1906-11-02


be cast at the November election. AZ
the election two years ago the stat.
cast a total of 10o.sa6 votes, divided
As follows, the vote given being that
cast for governor; Republican, os,-
ss1; Democratic. 24.772; socialist, s.
oas; prohibition. e.9ei: populist.i
i,ii4. In some quarters the opinion
has becn expressed that notwith-
standing the great increase In popu-
lation during the past two years the
total votes this year will fall consider
ably below 100, 900. and that the Re-
publicans will not poll anywhere near
the vote they did two years ago. The
fact that farmers are so busy WITH
threading and other fall work Is given
as a reason why the vote cast next
month will fail short of that OF two
years ago. However, II would not be
surprising II the vote cast this year
was fully as great. IL not greater. than
that cast two years ago. When the
voters Of the various counties take In
to consideration that the representa-
ton Of their counties in the state con-
vention two years hence-in lhe event
that a primary law is not then in eff
fect--will be based upon the vote cast
next month, they will not fail to see
the importance of polling full vote. /
Candidates for county offices In the
various counties also will be interest
ga in getting out full vote. A large
stay at home vote, in addition to af-
fecting the representation. also might
prove q detriment to the counties in
other ways. In view OF all this, those
in close touch with political affairs In
South Dakota look for good vote to
be cast next month.
A move ia being made to prepare q,
bill for introduction in the next leg
islative session to allow the state to-
take advantage of the Cary act for
putting in irrigation projects. This act
is being taken advantage Of by the
states Of Montana and Idaho, and
large areas are being brought under
irrigation through its provisions. The
act In effect donates not to exceed l.
oeo. 900 acres of public lands to the
state for the purpose OF irrigation. and
these lands are placed under control
of state board. which provides the
manner of fling on such lands and the
payment price. In the states which
are taking advantage of this act SO
cents an acre is added to cover the
expense which the state incurs In the
work. The state assumes no liability
to the contractor for his work, he
looking to the settlers on the land for
his pay in annual installments. This
act allows the letting OF irrigation
projects by private contract. and the
work is done much more rapidly than
in government projects. which are al
ways slow in starting and do not
move rapidly after once under way.
It Is estimated that large tract in
the northwestern part of the state
could he brought under irrigation by
this policy within short time.
The question as to whether the an
nuai precipitation in this part OF the
northwest is increasing IT one
on which there has been
great deal of dispute. and on
this a table covering the period from
1882 to the present year has been
prepared for periods OF five years. This
table would indicate that there has
been an increase, but whether IL is one
Of meteorological cycles or a perma-
nent one is for future years to deter
mine. The observations up to 1881
were taken at Fort Sully. and since
that date at Pierre. For the five years
from 1896 the average was 1859
inches per year. This included the Pc /
Rod of the heavy SHOWS Of the early
sos. The next period. from 1Ss7-sI,
showed a slight decline with 1916
inches per year. Since that time there
has been a steady increase The period
from 1926 shows 1903 inches, that
from 1897 to 1901 being 1865 inches !
The period from 1s02-s shows 1909
inches. The total precipitation for last
year was 20.3s inches, and for this
year to date. with two months to go,
being 20.46 inches. These figures
show an increase by five-year periods
which is certainly appreciable.
The sgd Dakota Ekko, which for
the last seventeen years has supplied
the Norwegian and Danish Republic
ans OF the stat with much good liter
AZURE. has been obliged to suspend
from lack of patronage. The span of
Its life has measured the growing up
Of generation, a generation to which
the English language Is fully as ia
milfar as the mother tongue. Though
the younger generation are probably
just as loyal TO the traditions and pre-
cepts of the mother country as their
fathers, they have become American
ized. 30 that they no longer feel the
need Of special publication. From
being good Norwegians they have be-
come good Americans.
An extradition warrant was granted
for John A. Camel. who Is wanted at
Faribault, Mimi. for horse stealing,
and who In under arrest at TyndalI
waiting the arrival OF Sheriff Freer
from Minnesota, who secured the pa
persI
The state insurance department has
authorized the Knights of Columbus, q
beneficiary order. with headquarters
at New Haven. Conn. TO do business
In this state.
Articles of incorporation have been
dled for the German State bank, of
Java, waiworth county. with a capital
OF $4,000.