The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1906-08-10

/ the middle Of July ripened all grains
rapidly and has rushed all harvest
| work. There IL disputed question as
| 10 whether wheat was injured any by
| the dry weather of that time. but 1t is
ready for the harvester in many fields.
| Corn needs rain to al II and Is begin
ming to need II badly Generally The
| crop is all right. and one prominent
man Of the state who has just returned
| to Pierre from a trip which took him
through the states Of Minnesota. Iowa;
Missouri. Kansas, Nebraska and Colo
RADIO says none OF these states can
compare with South Dakota in crops
this year. That while he has seen as
good crops in sections of the state for
previous years. he has never seen the
state looking better all over than It
does this year. -,st@
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The members of the Dakota Press
Association will mot. after all, make
a tour of the British northwest possess
sions as the guests of the Canadian
government, for which all arrange
ments had practically been made. The
abandonment of the proposed trip Is
in no manner the fault of John Il Co.
gan, secretary OF the association, or OF
George Schiosser, who have worked
early and late to arrange for the trip
But there We're many railroads to deal
with and complications about cars and
trouble about routes, so finally it was
decided to abandon the project and
not make the trip. Instead the South
Dakota editors, with their sweethearts.
and wives. will sspend their summer
outing at AEn2ld.s Park, Ia. Aug. "a
has been selected as the date for pro-
ceeding to the park, where they will
remain In camp for a period of one
week.
The wolf bounty claims for last
year have been closed In the office of
the state auditor and show that boun-
ties We're claimed to the amount OF
$16,233. which must be met with an
Of $4,000. which viii
pay each claimant 81 cents on the al
lar Of his demands Last year the an.
gEagEiatlen was only ss,06o. and
claims We're filees to the amount ot
1858, alfowips but 81 cents on the
dollar y pc paid. The larger amount
askeo this year does not mean thai
s.Iy greater number of wolves were de.
stroyed; in fact. they are less in mum.
Der. but the legislature at the time
of doubling the appropriation also
doubled the amount to be paid for
each scalp. The result is that for a
coyote scalp. which last year only net
ted the claimant 81 cents. this year
will bring him s1.22.
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The reports OF the different counties.
are all In for the use OF the state
board of equalization at its meeting
this week, and show an increase OF.
$5,915,231 over the returns as sent in
by the counties last year, brining the
total up to $205. 401.5 s9. These figures
sonal property, and the total will he
increased when other classes Of prop
erty are added. These figures as re-
turned. while subject to change by the
state board. are not likely to be dis
turbed to any great extent In the ag-
gresate. although there are likely to
be changes In details. The counties
mostly followed closely on the lines
laid down for the guidance Of county
auditors at the meeting OF those off,
hcials In March and their work gener-
ally will stand, -
AT the beginning of the fiscal year,
July /. there was but cents of the
permanent school fund lying idle In
the state treasury. which In getting the
sum down to bed rock. For the first
six months In the present year, the de-
partment loaned s4As,6ss, OF which
1851, SCOTT was sent out by the de-
partment, and the balance of $I92,-
oo7.2s was In the way OF releans. BY
far the largest per cent OF the loans
for the period were on farm lands.
that class OF securities being secured
for $3s4.s3s; while s45.To0 was loaned
on school bonds: and $4,000 on mu-
nicipal bonds. The loans were well
scattered over the state, having been
made in all the counties but Ave, these
being Buffalo, Hughes, Lake, Law
renee and Pennington.
A woman giving her name as MRS
Seaiy has been working several real
estate firms In Pierre successfully the
past ten days. She claimed to have
disposed Of property in Aberdeen but
'or which the money would not be
paid until the title could be passed
IN, and that she dssired to re-inyest
he money In Pierre. After looking
,ver the list OF Property for sale by
he agent she selected what she wants
"a, then AZ prospective cnstomeH
solicited 4 small loan until the Ahsrr
ieen deal was closed. One of the VIC
inns figured II out thai 80 far sss ne
knew she had Melted about $1hs,. and Z
hat only Included those who would
ldmit they had been caught. and did
lot include anyone keeping satll.
The. ngst direct shipmsnts OF live 4
stock frean west Of the Missouri River
,ver the Northwestern road WAS made \
hast wreck, with q train OF cattle and
sheep which were loade<ss IN the rev
yards iii Fort Pierre Tfs@pcattle were 4
shipped by Manuel syzytl. who took
fivss cars To the Chicago market and i
The sheen were eight cars which ~