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section. The government agents are
working throughout the country try
ing to find sufficient men to do this
work. but are greatly delayed because
of the rush of labor to San Francisco.
Several hundred men can be employed
here. The last session of congress vot-
ed $4,000 towards the task OF exter-
minating this insect in the Black Hills
and so far the appropriation re-
mains untouched. Men are wanted to
cut the timber and skilled labor is not
needed. j. l.. Webb, head of the
department of entomology at
Washington, has been In the southern
Hills, where the scourge is greatest.
for the past two weeks. He Is cunsid-
cred one OF the two best experts In
the country on this question. 1t Is con-
sidered that the best way to stop the
work OF this insect is TO cut the infest-
ed timber as rapidly as possible. Work
has already commenced and about
twenty-five men are now employed.
and this number will be increased as
soon as a sufficient number of laborers
can be obtained.
The Pierre city council has granted
franchise to Noah Newbanks OF that
city and Frank Fischer, of Fort Pierre,
to construct and operate street car
system in the city, the cars to be oper-
ated by electricity or gasoline motors.
The franchise is to run for twenty
years, and to be forfeited In case the
cars are not in operation within three
years from the date of granting of the
franchise. The company agrees to
pay the city per cent of its earnings
for the time the franchise runs A
similar franchise has been granted to
the same parties for Fort Pierre. The
limit Of charge is cents passenger
between any two points in either Of
the towns. with an additional charge
4 of toll to be paid the bridge company
when going from one town to the 9TH
er, that charge not to exceed cents
| passenger.
State Engineer Lea has been busy
ever since taking his office In prepar-
ing forms to be used under the proyi-
sions of the irrigation law OF the last
| legislative session. Under that law
certain requirements were demanded
of those expecting to use any OF the
waters of the state for irrigation pur-
poses, and nothing could be done un-
til an engineer was appointed. On ac-
count of the lack OF an appropriation
for the engineer the appointment was
delayed, and as result the engineer
| Is finding a large amount OF work to
dispose OF through demands Of those
who desire to get their irrigation
plants in operation. The work Of the
office will keep him busy all the sum
| mer
In the furtherance Of the general
| Typographical work of the state land
| department at Pierre which has been
under way for several years @. G.
Barney, one of the old field clerks OF
! the office, and j. s. Brown. a new ap-
| pointee, left Friday for Lyman County
| to complete the work IN that county.
This year will practically close all
that work except in Butte and Meade
| Counties. Besides securing reliable
| typographical field notes OF every tract
ofland for fling in the office, Commis-
| sioner Bach also gets copies of every
| mortgage given on real estate to Sc
| cure loans OF state funds. and when
he turns the office over to his success
or. the records Of this class of securi
ties will be complete to date.
Since the Indians on Cheyenne In
dian reservation have taken their al
lotments the government will give
| them names which viii have a
smoother sound to civilized ears than
those which some of them now bear,
and to that end DR.. Eastman, an edu-
Gated Sioux Indian, who was educated
at the Flandreau and Carlisle schools.
is now on the reservation at that work
and expects to put in most of the sum-
4 - ~. tfxf1 ~x.es
likely TO shock the ears Of their white
these are the ones which are to be
doctored by the government.
The fourteenth annual camp meet
Ing of the South Dakota Holiness AS
sociation, auxiliary to the National,
Will be held In the beautiful natural
grove on the James River near the
mouth Of Rock Creek, three or four
miles east OF Mitchell, July 13 to %.
Rev. j. l. Glasscock. of Cincinnati,
will be the evangelist. Prof. A. w.
and Mrs. Katherine CHM, of Sioux
City, will have charge Of the music.
The public is invited to attend all OF
these meetings. r. A. Leggett, of
Pierre, is secretary Of the associa-
ton.
States Attorney Byron, OF Sully
County, has been in Pierre In an at
tempt to collect $3.50 of taxes claimed
by the county on cattle which were
held in that county by VIM. Meyers,
of Sioux City, who sold the cattle, and
they were removed from the county
without paying taxes due Meyer had
deposit in one of the banks In Pierre,
and Attorney Byron is attempting ia
get possession Of the amount OF this
fund claimed by Suliy County to be
due as taxes on the cattle.
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