The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-02-14
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Elrod by the oil inspectors for the
northern and southern districts Of the
state for the semi-annual period end
ing Jan /. The report OF Inspector
E. C. Moulton, for the northern dis
tr.ct shows that he inspected lS'4so
barrels Of kerosene in tank cars and
4,377 barrels brought in by local
shipments. The gasoline Inspected
amounted to 25,151 barrels. The fees
for this inspection amounted to 3d.
27630, and of this $2,205.43 was turn
ed into the state treasury as surplus
after paying expenses and salary or
inspector. The report of Inspector
James Nash, of the southern district
shows the inspection Of 659,649 gallons
of kerosene, and 769,26S gallons OF
gasoline, with fees to the amount OF
$2,597.29, Of which $1,385.01 was turn
ed into the state treasury as surplus
over expenses. The report of the in
spector for the western district has not
yet been sent in. Both of the inspect
ors who have reported indicate that
the reduction of the gravity test from
46 to AZ by the last legislative ses-
sion, has resulted in a poorer grade or
oil being furnished than for former
years, although this has been more
apparent for the winter months than
for the warmer season. The oil brought
in has been generally up to the re-
quired standard The inspection re-
ports for the time covered show that
more gasoline than kerosene has been
used in the state for that time. This
is largely on account of the demand
for gasoline for power In engines.
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F. M Bramble, bank examiner for
South Dakota, has just issued an alb
stract of the business condition Of the
banking institutions of the state for
1906 as compared with 1904. An alb
stract of the condition Of 213 state
banks in South Dakota at the close of
business Nov. 10, 1904, as compared
with an abstract Of reports of 262
state banks at the close of business
| Nov. 8, 1905, shows an increase in re-
| sources of $4,501,5 14.20. During the
same period the number of private
| banks decreased from forty to thirty
| six, yet the resources of this class of
| banks shows an increase of $5S,831.77.
| The banking corporations decreased
| from sixteen to twelve, while the re-
SOuTC6S nave lIlCEtdSeu "A
| summing up of the banking institu
! tons of the state other than national
| shows an increase of forty-one banks,
with a total increase in resources of
! $4,S66, 940.94. The abstracts show an
increase in deposits subject to check
of $1,547,963.63, and increase in GER
| tificates of deposit OF $2,571, 546.14.
| Examiner Bramble reports that there
has been a marked improvement in the
general condition Of the banks of
South Dakota during the vast year, and
that practically all the institutions of
! the state are in a decidedly fourishing
condition. The prosperous condition
of South Dakota is shown by the fact
| that there has not been failure of a
banking institution in South Dakota
during the past three years.
The December report of the South
| Dakota bureau Of vital statistics con-
| tains summary of the reports for the
| first six months of operation of the
! law. There were S42 births in Deem
| Der and 4,565 during the six months.
| The deaths in December numbered BAT
| and for six months 1,722. During the
| six months 1875, or To per cent, died
/ from tuberculosis; 1874, or TT per cent,
| from heart failure; 20, or 4 per cent,
! from pneumonia and SO, or per cent
! from cancer. Accidents have been the
cause of 134 deaths, the same number
/ as from heart failure. The accidental
| deaths from drowning were "a; from
! gunshot, Is; lightning, 10: railroad, 9,
I and burned, 5. There were 1 S suicides
! and murders During December
there were 451 marriages, very many
more than for the previous month
! For the six months there We're 1869
couples united in marriage. In De-
! cember AZ divorces were granted, and
in the six months 217. In these cases
| 1877, or SO per cent, the parties were
| non-residents. This leaves but so cases
| for the six months in which the par
| ties were actual residents of the state.
Two hundred foreigners were natural
lied in December, and 500 in the six
months. Almost all these people came
from the north of Europe and Canada
The city council of Fort Pierre has
granted the franchise for street rail
way which was asked for by Noah
Newbanks and T. G. Fischer. The
same parties are asking for a fran
chise in Pierre with the purpose Of
making it a joint system. The objec-
lions SO far raised to such a franchise
is that 1t asks for the use of the
streets for thirty years without offer
ing any return to the city.
The drilling for foundations for the
new railroad bridge at Pierre is being
continued, the drill now working
through the ice on the main channel.
at the point where it is expected to
put In the first pier from the east bank.
Supplies are being piled up in the
yards on the west side of the river.
among other material being a large