Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-04

averaged % bushels to the acre. often
running as high as from 80 to 35 bush-
els.
The assessors in the new unit
west Of the Missouri River are finding
a strenuous proposition ahead of them
this year. The counties cover such a
large territory and contain so many
new inhabitants that a lot of work has
to be done Stanley County, for eX-
ample, is bou 100 miles long, and
nearly as wide. There has been not
less than 5000 new population added
to the county since last year. Hun
dreds of claims have been proved up"
and must be placed On the tax list.
There are no civil township organiza-
tons in the county, and all the work
must go through the office Of the coun-
ty assessor. For this work the assess
or IA selected ten deputies. scattered
well over the county, and all are at
work in their attempt to find just what
property in the county is taxable.
Senator Hanley at Custer is in receip>
of a telegram from Congressman Mar
tin, stating that the bill for the relief
of settlers on the Black Hills forest re-
serve, and providing for the further
settlement of agricultural lands in
Custer County, has passed the house.
This bill originally was intended to
apply to all forest reserves throughout
the United States. but SO much opposi-
ton sprang up that it bocarue neces-
sary to confine the application Of the
bill to this one reserve alone in order
to save both delay and possible defeat.
This tAu-c hos haar W. WV,
by the many ranchers in Custer Coun-
ty who for many years have been at
tempting to get title to the agricultural
land upon which they had settled and
had been cultivating with a view of
permanent settlement. Z
The rush of settlers into the count,
around Rapid City is increasing with
the warm spring days. The majority
of these people come from Iowa, Min
nesota, Nebraska, western South Da-
kota, Wisconsin and North Dakota.
Many OF them are renters in those
states n will file on their land and
then go back and harvest their crops
on the old home before coming out to
make final settlement. The law al
each settlers six months after
filing on his ground before he settles
upon it. Railroad trains, emigrant
wagons riding horses, all bring in
their quota of WESTWARD Hos" There
is not a vacant house in Rapid City.
Houses in process of erection are al
ready rented prior to their. compile.
ton. .
According to the report made at the
meeting of the horticulturists, the
Black Hills is already one of the best
fruit regions in the west, and needs
only more cultivation to- make it sec
ond to none A meeting was called to
discuss the question of fruit raising in,
this section and to organize a h9rti-
cultural society. This latter was done
and officers were elected. A vast
amount Of fruit is shipped into the
Black Hills yearly. Over $15O,OO0 is
paid out annually for imported fruits.
The state insurance department has
admitted to do business in this state
the Penn Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany, of Philadelphia. The Fidelity
and. Casualty Company, of New York,
has withdrawn from the state, declin-i
ing to put up the boad of $4,000 with
the state treasurer, which is now re-
CURED of such companies before they
are allowed to transact business I'M
South Dakota. ;
State Engineer Lea has been in
Pierre preparing to open his office in
the state house, and has returned to
Belle Fourehe for the purpose of look
ing over the applications which have
been made to him for water rights UNI
der the irrigation law. He expects to
to Pierre ready for work in his
office as as he completes the
work waiting for him, and will be
back in about two weeks.
State Land Commissioner Bach and
his assistants, Who went to the north
ern part of the state to make offer
ings of state lands, have returned to
Pierre, having made sales in the coun-
ties OF Day and Marshall. In Day
County 1900 acres of common school
was sold at an average price Of
a little over SIS an acre, the lowest
selling price being s12 an acre and
the highest sac an acre.
Ten acres OF government land in
Butte County will be turned over for
use as a .cemetery4to the Scandinavian
Evangelical Lutheran Little Missouri
River congregation. y biIltto this ef-
feet has passed congress, and is up to
the president for HIS signature. The
S. =. L L M. re. will be required to
a the nominal sum of $1.2O per
acre for their burying place..
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Twenty-six candidates took exam
nations to practice pharmacy before
the state board OF pharmacy in session
at Aberdeen last week.
The Northwestern road has prepar-
ed and has in types for circulation a
large number of circulars. pamphlets
and papers for the advertising OF the
country along their new line from
Pierre to the Black Hills. They win.
advertise the section generally and do
all they can to bring settlers to the
section west of the Missouri.
Articles of Incorporation have been
fled for the Nansen Telephone Com
spany at Nansen. Miner County. WITH
z capital Of $4,000. Incorporators.
J. Erickson. Carl D. Halvick. Pc
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