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The bill introduced by Congressman
Burke for the establishment of a hospital
for tuberculous Indians either at Pierre or
Fort Pierre is the result Of an investi-
cation which shows that over 60 per cent
of the deaths among the Sioux Iidians
are from that dread disease. Fifty years
ago it was unknown among them, but
since the coming of the whites the disease
has fastened upon them and is constant
ly on the increase. 1t is claimed by those
who have given the matter attention that
the cause of the increase OF the disease
is that many of the Indians live in
houses with dirt floors and the afflicted
ones spit about Unfortunately the spit
tie mingling with the dust of the floor,
to be breathed in by the other residents
of the house, carrying along the start Of
a new case by this means The ravages
of the disease are such that the deaths
outnumber the births on some Of the res
ervations, and on none of them is there
any great Increase 1t is hoped by TAX
ing cases in the first stages out of their
homes and into more healthful surround
ings to assist in the checking of the
plague among them.
Ever since the first move on the rail-
way extension from Pierre to Rapid City,
the state land department has received
numerous requests for the sale of school
section which joins Rapid City. So many
requests Of this character were received
that the state lands board has decided
to place the tract upon the market, hold
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ent time will probably bring the state
larger sum than could be realized from
it for long time in any other way. The
date on which the tract will be offered
is the third of March, and at a minimum
sale price to be fixed by the board at
later date. The land department reports
the demand for state building land to be
fair having disposed of another quarter
section in Edmunds County Tuesday of
this week While the fund continues to
grow in this manner the increase is
small, and those who are so anxious to
have a selection of stone for the build
ing made could hurry the matter by de-
voting some of their energy to seeing that
the lands are taken, and the commission
placed in a position to make the SHlec
ton.
The drillers at work on the location of
the piers for the permanent bridge at
Pierre found the hard shae which they
desired for a foundation at a depth of
forty feet on the bar in the middle of the
stream. To be certain that this was not
a thin strata they sent the drill down
fifty feet into it without finding break.
The drilling for the artesian wells at
Pierre shows that this strata is about 400
feet in thickness and that it will be all
that is desired for a firm foundation.
The drill has been moved to another cor
her of the location of this pier and fur
ther soundings will be made. Two cars
of material for the transfer boat to be
used at Pierre during the summer months
when the pile bridge cannot be left in the
stream is now on the ground, and it is
hoped to get to work on the construction
of this craft at an early date. 1t will be
large enough to cross several cars at a
time. and while this will be a slow way
of crossing it will do until the perma
ent bridge is completed.
The state land department has sent out
81, Isl 40 trespass money to the different
endowed state institutions, this being re.
lceipts for December. The amounts to
the different institutions are: Aberdeen
normal, $76.72; state university, S41.60;
agricultural college. $456.16; deaf and
dumb school, $3.50: reform school,
S74.36; northern hospital, $144.20; blind
asylum, $65.S0; school of mines, $191.44.
madison normal $37.26; Spearfish nor.
NAL, $37.26. The department has been
looking closely after trespassers on en-.
dowment and public lands for the past
year and has secured several thousand
dollars for the educational funds in this
way.
The December collections of state tax.
es make a better showing than for the
corresponding quarter last year, regard.
less of the fact that the total sum receiv-
ed is slightly less. For last year with
a deficiency levy of mills, the receipts
for the quarter were $233 ,36343; and
for this year the total without such de-
fciency levy was S204 456.7S. Outside
of the deficiency levy all but three com.
bined is less than $50. The people of
the state are in good financial condition,
and are paying up their taxes, beside
there has been a large amount of trans
ferring for the year and this helps to
clear up back taxes
Saturday the remains of three of the
Sriotinc Of tho Pad Rivar flood lact July