The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-03-28

l SCHOOLS anu puDiC ldfuo, dCSOHipdHiCu
by two clerks from his Pierre office
arrived in Sioux Falls last week and
offered for sale some four thousand
acres of school lands In Minnehaha
County. The sale was disappoint-
ment on account Of the small number
Of acres which were taken. The par
ties who were present complained that
the minimum price had been fixed too
high. Mr.. Bach informed them that
the price would never be any lower
and gave an illustration of piece OF
land in Palisade Township which
| few years ago was offered for $40 per
acre. The party who owned the adj
| Joining land complained that the price
was too high This same piece Of land,
| forty acres in all, is now appraised at
S45 per acre. The land that was sold
consisted of forty acres in Edison
| Township which brought $45 per acre;
ten acres in Dell Rapids Township
which brought $50 per acre; forty
acres in Dell Rapids Township which
brought $55; and another forty acre
| tract in Dell Rapids which brought
$50; forty acres in Hartford Township
which brought $35 and 160 acres in
Benton which brought $51. This
amounted to $4,000, or an average
of 1890. Superintendent Bach stat
ed that the school fund now amounted
something over $5,000,000, all Of
which, with the exception Of about
$170, was out at interest. There Is
always a demand for school money,
and II doe3 not remain in the treasury
any length of time. Last year each
person of school age was apportioned
s2.79 from the school fund.
Gov. Elrod, in talking over the capt.
toll situation few days ago said: IF
the commission is let alone it will be
able to get good capitol within the
appropriation, and with all the talk
now going on am coming to the con-
clusion that the best thing we can do
Is to use the native field stone, or
hardLeads in the vicinity Of Pierre.
The granite can be secured In abund-
ance and laid down on the capitol
grounds freight free. 1t makes beau
tiful and substantial building, and
with trimmings of Black Hills sand
stone would make an attractive and
serviceable capitol. / have recently
examined the stone Of this kind which
is being worked out for Mr.. Howe's
building and have been much Impress
ed with it. The Carnegie library In
Pierre, too, demonstrates its utility
The chief objection is that 1t lacks
uniformity Of color, but that is not Sc
rious. We can probably get UP the
east wing this season without further
legislation; and the coming session can
easily provide that convict camp can
be established here to work the stone
for the remainder"
At the meeting Of the Pierre fire
department for the selection Of officers
for the coming year, the selections
were: Chief, c. w. Rohrer; first as
sistant, Frank Hinsey; second assist
ant Alex Miller; secretary, p. Dotson;
treasurer, Robert Branahuber.
The Great Western Telephone Com
pany, which is backed principally by
Fort Pierre people, has begun the
work of building its line west from
Fort Pierre to Rapid City, following
the proposed line of the Northwestern
road.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed for the Farmers Cooperative.
Creamery Company at Harrison,
Douglas County, with a capital of 49,
500. Incorporators, o. d. Andrews,
A. J. Brink, Bernardis Brink, John
Van der Bos and F. LeCoq, Jr.
In the interest of the department Of
vital statistics, Doane Robinson has
written to the clerk of courts of a.
number of cities asking about divorces
granted. He has just received a reply
from Minneapolis, where the clerk re-
ports $50 divorces granted during the
past seven months. Minneapolis has
population of about 100000 people
South Dakota, with a population of
455,000, has granted at divorces dur
ing the same period.
The supreme court granted a writ of
error and certificate of possible cause
in the case of lack Flute an Indian
in Robert County, who was charged
with murder, and the penalty fixed by
the jury at life Imprisonment. Flute
killed two officers who were attempt
ing to levy on some property of his,
and claims that the killing was done
in self-defense after they had threat
ened the life of himself and son.
The state board of pardons met and
recommended a Communication of sem
tence from life imprisonment to ter,
years in the petition of Michael An
dres, sentenced from Codington Coun-
ty on charge of murder. The petit
ton of Andrew Nightpipe for a pardon
was denied; and the petition OF Rich
ard Hayes, was laid over for further
consideration.
The referendum petition on the
question of granting the ten years re-
bate of taxes for the erection of an
opera house i'm Pierre has been filed