The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1906-11-23
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Ths Milwankss extsnslsa lats Aus.
Ca lastassss sSaatT, cut eut large gast
oa the cattle shipments which have h,
the past Eene frem Pierre over the
Northwestern read. and 10 held a Part
Of thi. yards were put IN BY the
Northwestern al Teton. Wendta and
Ven Metre. the siainEs west of Fort
PisFre. shipments were received nj
these places. although the cemeany
had no stations opened or agents 10
bali the cattle. Notice was sent out
from headquarters ~ Chicago that
cattle could not be received. as the
new rate law prohibited the receiving
u freight for shipment without pub
iished tariff. and as no stations had
been established no rate had beer
fixed. This tied up shipments over
the Northwestern for several days and
number of head of stock were held
in the vicinity OF the different yards
It was practically impossible to bring
the stock to Pierre for loading, q.
both the boats of the railroad COM
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get them across the river for loading
was out of the question. A hurried
appeal was made to the state railway
commission for relief, and resolution
was adopted allowing the loading of
the stock at the stations at which they
were being held. but requiring them
to be billed from Pierre. With that
resolution to work on loading was re-
sumed at the western yards Sunday
and trains OF stock have been pulled
out az rapidly as possible ever since
The national bank statement of the
condition of banks in South Dakota
at the time Of the call fer September
4 shows deposits to the amount of
$17.316,695.56, a gain of s845,1o0.21
since the date of the call in June and
gain Of $2,21S,227.98 since the call OF
January last. Since June there has
been a gain of three national banks In
the state, bringing the total number In.
operation to seventy-nine. The state
bank deposits on September, the same
date as the national bank call. shows a
total of $28,140,S72.02. gain Of ST.
154.433.42 since the call I'm June and
q gain of s5,063,096.64 since the call
in January. This makes the total
bank deposits OF the state at the time
Of the September call t45,457,567.5S.
a decided gain in three months for a
state with little over 5ee.oe0 popula-
ton, being in round numbers $4,000
ooo.
Stone laying has been commenced
on the piers on both sides of the river
for the permanent bridge at Pierre
The piers are being constructed with a
heavy facing Of Ortonville granite and
filled in the center with concrete.
Work 10 now under way on every pier
to be sunk all the way across the riv-
er. and the work will be hurried all
winter. with the expectation of getting
that part Of the bridge completed be-
fore the going out of the Ice In the
spring compels the taking out of the
temporary bridge, as work after that
would be very much delayed, as all
the material would have to be taken
cut in boats instead of cars. as at
present.
State Land Commissioner Bach has
been doing all in his power to get the
capitol building fund in shape to have
the $4,000 appropriated two years
ago. on hand at the opening Of the
coming session, so that there need be-
no excuse of lack of funds for going
ahead with the work early next year,
as soon as the legislature has decided
upon the class of material to be used
N the structure. At the present date
the fund has gone to $4,000 and the
sale or about section and q half
more Of land will make the total sum.
after which all the land will be with
drawn from the market until further
provisions for sales are made.
Mrs. Hannah Duryea, of st. Louis,
who has for many years been an in
7estor In Pierre real estate. has decid-
ID to donate her holdings in Pierre
Ind farm property in Suily county to
he Catholic church. In this line She
las donated to the Catholic church of
Pierre seventeen lots which adiosn
'hurch location. To ST. Mary's hosl
he donates six business lots In the
central part of the city and she will
Tomato three quarter sections OF SulIy
county land to a church to be erected
n the vicinity of the land.
The State Historical society has a..
ablished division of legislative ref
renee. with the aim to gather and
nalyze every sort of information To
q secured which will be OF value to
he legislature, covering information
TO the effects of legislation IN other
tates; the constitutionality OF bills
roposed; and literature covering ey-
ry subject which may come before
he legislature
The attendance at the government
indian school at Pierre under tn.
Management of Superintendent Lew
nsood. is mp to the maximum. and
zen a little above. 153 pupils being
nroiied. A new building is being
'scted. and with that completed the
lpaoity OF the school will be increas-
to 226.
The receipts OF the Pierre pestoffica
r. the month n n~fnhn~