Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-07-06

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Of water users to take water from
the Missouri River for irrigation pur-
poses, the decision being through tho
war department at Washington. T.. j.
Phares, who owns a tract of land near
the river applied for the right to use
water from the stream for irrigation
purposes and Engineer Lea held he
had no right to grant the privilege, as
the water of that stream is under
government jurisdiction, and the mat
ter was passed on to the general gov
eminent. "A reply has been received
from II. F. Hodges, chief Of the engi-
neers of the war department., which
hOlds that the department has no
power to grant the use of water from
the Missouri River for irrigation pur-
poses, and could give no rights. But
where water is taken from the river
for that p SO long as naVlsa-
ito is not obstructed by the appli-
ance used for h purpose, n the
amount of water taken is not such as
to appreciably reduce the flow of the
stream, the department could make
no objection to such use. In other
words, the man who uses Missouri
River water for irrigation can secure
no right to do so, but so long as he
does not obstruct navigation he Will
not be disturbed. This will allow the
irrigation of a number of tracts along
the river, by means of small power
pumps, and will materially assist the
work Of gardeners along h stream.
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Commissioner Zach, of the state
land department., has just made the
June semi-annual apportionment of
the income from the state school
funds, which goes directly to the
schools of the state. The total amount
sent out was S325,012, which is 500
600 greater than the amount sent out
in June last year. This gives to each
pupil of the state S2.34, which goes to
the reduction of general taxation in
the expenses of the schools. The
amount due to the different counties
has been sent out with the exception
of that to the counties of BonhOmme,
Brule and Day, for which counties the
auditors have failed to get in their
proper reports, and the remittances
are being held up. This 2rpcctioc-
ment was made on the school ensus
of last res and shows an increase Of
$500 school population over the pre-
vious year. The census of this year
will be used as an apportionment basis
for the next year, and will show a
large increase in school population in
the new counties of the state.
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The supreme court admitted the
class which his year graduated from
the law department of the state uni
versity, the graduates from hal insti-
tuition being entitled to certificates
without further examination. The list
is: Royal c. Johnson, Highmore;
Clarence c. Caldwell. Howard; Walter
E. VanDemark, Vivian; Oliver Z.
Sweet, Vermillion; A. w. Devers.
MITCHELL; Laurit- Miller, Tabor; j. r.
Blewitt, Flandreau; Arthur S. New
comb, Trip; George Williams, Mel
lette; Carl O. Trygstad, Centerville;
Walter r. White, Beresford; Louis
Berven, Baltic. Two others graduated
with the class, Milton F. Goodner, OF
Pierre, and Dan S.. Hanson, Of Parker,
but both have been admitted on ex-
animation before the our previous
to their graduation.
Articles Of incorporation have been
filed for the Buffalo Racing and
Amusement Park, at Fort Pierre, with
a capital of $4,000. all paid up. In
c~orporators, James Phillip, Fort
L iSIlS, -. L. AonuiL ollN l.. a. Coiii-
minis, Pierre. The purpose of the
company being to establish an amuse-
ment park at the Philip buffalo pas
ture in Stanley County. With the nat
ural groves, and gas for power and
lighting, and the buffalo as an addi-
tional attraction, the people hope to
build up a resort at the place which
will be an attractive one
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Clerk of Courts Tarbell at Pierre
issued naturalization papers to Levi
Clifford, who is a native of Iowa. Gift
ford ear ago went to Canada, and
became a citizen of hat country, but
has decided to come back to the
United States to live. and is now re-
nouncing his allegiance to the king of
England, n is in the peculiar po-
sition of a native porn citizen securing
naturalization in tie land of his nativ-
ity.
Arthur Copley and George Jeffries.
the two boys who We're recently
caught in a store in Pierre late at
night We're charged with entering a
felony. and both pleaded guilty to
that charge. The Judge gave them 9
lecture on what would be the results
of continuing in the way they had
started, and fined them $50 each,
which was paid.
The first horse sale of his year at
Pierre brought in a large number of
horses and the bidding was lively on
the good stuff in the yards. The light
err stuff went slower, but at fair figures
for that grade Of stock. One team
was sold for $3.50 and one car lot Of
rangers brought $107 per head. Sew
eral hundred head of horses were dis
posed of and the sale generally was
very satisfactory.
The supreme court will hold an ex-
animation for any applicants who de-
sire admission to practice at the bar
of the state, on Wednesday, July Is.
The Fort Pierre city council has de-
cided to require the successful bid
der for the construction of the new
municipal water works system at that
place to install a gas engine and a
single acting pump. with a capacity
of 100000 gallons every twenty-four
hours.
The old settlers at a meeting in
ing year: President, P. f. Mcclure,
of Pierre: vic president, W. H. Frost.
Of Fort Pierre; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
C. w. Richardson, of Pierre.
A matter which may saw future
trouble to people east of the Missouri
River, is not to forget that the state
law applies to their streams as well
lAs to the waters west of the river.