The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-09-12

different values and for tenants. The
work of the year was closed by a
flower show at the Carnegie library.
The show, which vas under the man.
agement of Miss Clara Bowen. assist
ed by a number Of other ladies of
Pierre, drew a floral collection which
buried the walls Of the building in
bright colors Hastily arranged. A pro-
gram was rendered in which vocal and
instrumental music was a prominent
part. Mayor Albright presided and
pledged his efforts towards legislation
which would assist in the work of
cleaning up portions of the city which
cannot be reached at present. The
prizes for the best kept dwellings and
grounds by owners went to O. j.
Sweet, Mrs. Englund and Mrs. Fay for
the different classes of property, each
being given $40. The first enants'
prize went to Mrs. J.. c. Wild. second
to Mrs. James s. Sebree and third to
Mrs. Fentress.
The total assessment figures of the
state, as left by the state board of
equalization on all classes of property,
is $222,426,469, an increase of 3d.
1875 over the figures as left by the
board a "a ago. or this increase,
S4S2,532 is on corporate property and
the balance on lands, lots and personal
property. The increase on corporate
property was $236,481 on railroads,
$235.073 on telephones, $6,6S5 on tele-
graphs and $4.293 on express compa-
MES. Most of the counties show an
increase in valuation over last year.
the greatest shrinkage in the few
which show a decrease being in Law
renee which was reduced over ST.
900, 600 from h returns of last year.
The increase in real and personal
property Is practically all new prop
erty, as the general valuations are
practically the same as for last year.
The people of Forest City have
found use for the Missouri river as a
regulator Of freight rates. and claim
to be saving 7 cents a hundred to
themselves and Is cents to the Chey-
enne river Indian agency by river
transportation. Their usual shipping
point is Gettysburg, the terminus of
the Northwestern road, in Potter
county, and to wagon freight from
lIlSIe " roIcS lily dio IL 5uiiSs
Now they save 7 cents a hundred by
shipping over the Milwaukee to Ev-
arts and boating down the river. The
boat price is just the same to Forest
City and the agency, and the greater
saving at the agency is the difference
of the ferryage charge across the
river at Forest City, giving the agency
8 cents the advantage of Forest City.
When the territory Of Oklahoma
was organized they adopted the code
Of South Dakota complete for their
laws and now that they are preparing
for statehood they are looking to this
state for pointers as to their constitu-
ton and new laws, sending in a num-
Der Of inquiries as to the manner in
which certain and numerous statutes
work out here in actual practice, the
latest inquiry being as to the work.
ings of the primary election law in
this state S far as it has been tried.
The correspondence shows hat Miss
Gertrude Pattison, who was ~stenogra-
pher to Cows. Mellette and Sheldon
and later for several years in the office
Of the secretary of state, is now the
stenographer to the attorney general
of Oklahoma.
State Secretary Wipf opened bids
for the printing of the South Dakota
supreme court reports for the next
eight years. The bidders were Gala
han Company. Chicago, $2.46 per VOL
ume John Longstaff, Huron, $3.50;
Lawyers COOPERATIVE Publishing Co,
J,,ffn1n 60. ITI-1 p-l-2;-
Co, Pierre, $1.47, that firm getting the
contract. The law requires the con-
tracing firm to supply the books to
residents of the state at the contract
price.
On preliminary hearing the man
who did the killing at Pierre last
week said his correct name is Frank
Smith and his home at Atlanta, Ga.
He admits going after the gun for
the purpose of killing the man he was
after, and after he had been called a
vile name for refusing to drink with
his victim. The name Of the dead
man IS now believed t. be Joseph
Barry instead of Fitzgerald, as he was
known on the pay roll. Smith was
bound over without bail.
The contractor who was to put in
the heating plant at the government
building at Pierre, after shipping a
part Of his material, defaulted on the
contract, and the material on hand
has been confiscated by the govern
ment and new bids will be asked for
on a basis OF n part of the material
furnished.
Ad5t Gen. Englesby has issued a
circular TO all company commanders
OF the South Dakota National Guard
for the TIM and addresses of all
members of the old First South Da-
kota regiment who saw service in
the Philippines. The list will be pre-
pared in anticipation Of a request hat
will soon be made by the war depart
ment In connection with the distribu-
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