Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-02-23

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Several days ago an application
came from Iowa for an
warrant for Clarence A. Thompson, or
Deadwood, who was charged, on COM
plant Of Ovid Wen, of Council Bluffs,
with larceny, as bailee, the property in
question being n watch OF the value
of $50. About the same time attorneys
for Thompson wired asking that he be
granted a hearing before action was
taken. AS the affidavit of Wen was
rather haZy the delay was granted
and Thompson has filed an afiidaV1 IN
his own behalf He says in substance,
that he was working at railroad work
in Council Bluffs n decided to return
to his home in Deadwood The rail-
road company at that time owed MIN
$37, and he borrowed $40 of Wen,
agreeing to pay interest at the rate OF
81 a week on the loan. He then as
signed his pay check to Wen, and as
further security gave a mortgage on
his watch. He then went to DeadWood,
and later Wen secured the $37 due
on his pay check, and now claims the
watch on his mortgage. Taking into
consideration the affidavit of Wen that
he loaned the watch" to Thompson
after taking it as security, and the aft1-
davit of Thompson, Gov Elrod consid-
cred that it was an attempt to collect
an overpaid debt. and declined to
grant the warrant.
While the irrigation law passed at
the last session Of the legislature pro-
vides for a state engineer of irrigation,
-i$t ~, rSo or fhn state ran1tal anu
an annual salary Of $4,000, no such
appointment has been made. The
some law provides for three water
commissioners, who shall be allowed.
IS a day and expenses, not to exceed
100 days work in any one year. ana
other "opens are provided for under.
the law. While this law was given
practically as much consideration as
any act of the last legislature, yet, az
ter providing for these officials for car
rying out it's provisions, it only appro-
pirates a total of $4,000 for the time
from July 1, 1905. to July 1, 1907. This
appropriation would not go very far IN
paying salaries for two years,
expenses, if all officers called for
should be appointed. Two of the wa
ter commissioners have been selected,
the one for district No. / being Walter
s. Hamilton, of Belle Fourche, and for.
district No. 2, S. E.. Wilson, Of Hot
Springs. If no engineer is appointed
the appropriation will probably cover
the expense of the commissioners, u
with an engineer to provide for the
fund would run short.
The state auditors office has COM
.Yot.l :, 11., rilotior Of thu faVaS aX-
tended in all the counties of the state
for the years of 1904 and 1905, show
ing the total amount of taxes which
viii be callsd for all purposes, state,
county, township and municipal. The
figures show an increase Of practically
$500, 900 for 1905 over 1904. The total
amount asked for in 1904 was $5,020.-
S46.S7, and to meet the demands or
1905 calls for $5,519,S30.S8. The total
valuations for 1905, as shown by the
extensions by county boards, show a,
discrepancy of $1,000, O0OGwhen COM
pared with the figures left by the state
board after equalizing he returns.
made to them. The completed work
Of the state board showed a total val
uation for assessment purposes In tho
state of s2]19,647,674. and the values
under the county tax extensions are
S220,59 Y, 1922. This increase of $1,000
900 evidently from corrections
in the assessment returns, making a
good sized total aggregate between the
returns to the state board and the final
footings. Z
In the case Of William, Peano VS..
John r. Brennan which has been de-
cided in the supreme court, sustaining
the lower court of Fall River County,
Peano, an Indian, sues Brennan. In
dian agent, for damages. Peano
fenced a tract on the Pine Ridge res
ervation and put in several acres of
crop. The fence shut off a trail on the
reservation. inc Agent Brennan or
dered the Indian police to remove the
fence. which they did, allowing cattle
to destroy the crop which had been
put in by Peano. Suit for $1,675 dam
ages was brought in Fall River Coun-
ty. but thrown out on demurrer charg-
ing lack of jurisdiction, as the alleged
offense was committed on a govern
ment Indian reservation. This finding
is sustained by the supreme court.
c. G. Niemen, Mailing from Ere
mont, Neb., who was in Pierre recent
ly attempting to take orders for shade
trees at a cent apiece, quietly left. He
claimed to be an agent of the govern
ment, and on that account could fur
nish the trees at the low price which
he placed them at. On being question:
ed as to when the government had be-
gun to sell trees, he a several state
ments to make in regard to the matter
and finally admitted that he had Moth
ing to do with the government.
The state treasurer recently called
for $75,444 Of outstanding warrants on
the general fund. Of this sum $4,000
was transferred from a surplus in the
bond sinking fund, and the balance
came in in regular course of business.
This call viii clear up outstanding
warrants to about the tenth of last
June, and in connection with the call
of a few days ago reduces the out
standing warrant debt of h state by
100000.
s. G. Yarnel1, of Pierre, in the course
of business received a dollar of the
coinage of 1899. Noticing the coin he
looked up its value and foun that it is
listed at SIS. The specimen has six
stars on each side of the eagle, and If
thew ruoro fawor Tho coip rvo,,Jd ha