Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-18

Adit. Gen. Englesby was IN PIERRE
recently on matters in regard 10 inc
National Guard. He says the guard Is
being brought to a point "here VIZ
state can afford to give II a lipeia.
support, being in a position "here ~
will soon be cut down to one regimen.
of infantry, the Fourth; two troops "a
cavalry. at Pierre and Evarts; ana d
signal corps at Redfeld. The state Is
entitled to equipment OF a moderll pd'-
tery of artillery with breech loaolhs
guns. but it would require a
of 1874 men to handle, n the eNPeliSe
would be greater tina the peilel', VI
which account the battery will not De
put into commission, at least at pres
ent. The encampment this year Will
he held on the state grounds at wa
tertown, beginning the 9Th of july. for
five SATURDAYS preceding the encamp-
uent an officers school will be held
on the camp grounds, under 1nstruc-
ton of Captain George d.. Geyer, Oh
the regular army, now stauoheu as
military instructor at
has not yet been definitely declueu
whether an encampment Will be helo
in the Black Hills this year, or wheth-
err the troops will be brought TO the
regular encampment at WATERFOWL.
The activity of special land agents
which eliminated in the numerous IN
dictments for land fraud at the last
term of the United States court at
Sioux Falls is causing a closer OBJ
servance of the land laws than has
ever been shown by settlers in the
northwest. For years holders OF
lands have held out inducements more
or less yelled to claimants to file
in their immediate vicinity, resulting
IN the transfer of lands as soon as
title was secured from the govern
ment. In many of these cases there
was no direct contract, but both par
ties generally understood what the
outcome would be. Large holders or
cattle and other live stock had no OBJ
iections to their different employees
filing on lands in the neighborhood or
the home ranch, and in a few years
these tracts became Incorporated as a
part of the holdings of the ranchman
AS one man in Butte County expressed
it: "If it is a crime for us TO puy out
the claims Of our hired men, we are
all in it to a more or less degree In
the future any move of this kind will
be handled very charity.
The result of the examination by
the state board of pharmacy held at
Aberdeen April ISIS, is as follows,
passed as licentiates in pharmacy and
full registration given: Karl A. Sny-
der. of Mellette; Arthur w. Drew and
Percy NJ. Williams, Of Brookings; II.
L. Lewis, of Pierre; L. M. Snow OF
P~lankinton; Fannie Rosenthaf, of ia
va; Hubert E. Faust, Of Parkston; Lu-
her Syverud. OF Canton; G. e. Gus
tine, of Lead. AS assistants: F.. w.
Bobb, of Mitchell; F. A. Rademacher,
of Garretson: Fred Fergen, of Park
ston; Geo. A. Pottinger, of Valley
Springs; Albert Bentson, of Orient.
The board has raised the ratings in
the examination to rs per cent instead
Of 70 per cent as heretofore, for full
registration, and for assistants 60 per
cent. The next meeting will be held
In Mitchell July IL.
The city of Fort Pierre is finding a
great deal of trouble in locating a wa
ter supply for that place. Several test
wells have been sunk at different
points along the river, and while a
plentiful supply Of water can be Sc
cured, it is all so badly impregnated
with alkali that it is not satisfactory
for domestic use. A flow of water was
found in a gravel bed on Bad River a
short distance from the town, and 1t
was thought that this would solve the
difficulty, but an investigation by the
city authorities show that this supply
has he same defects as all that found
alon; the river Just how the situation
will b. met is yet a problem to be
solved.
The Minnesota, Dakota and Pacific
Railroad, the western extension of the
Minneapolis and st. Loui Railway,
has filed with the state land depart
ment p1ats Of all the state lands 1t
crosses, showing a line from Water
town to Condo and a branch from
there to Leola by way Of Aberdeen,
n another almost directly west of
Hoven, Potter County, and from there
northwest to Lebeau, on the Missouri.
Seeding in all parts of the state is
about completed, and a larger acre
age than usual planted. The soil is in
the best of condition, the rainfall be-
ing up to normal for the year the first
Of May, and as 81 more than normal
fell for April the ground is in first
class shape for termination. The total
rainfall for April at Pierre was
2.62 inches, and all came in drizzling
showers which allowed it to soak into
the ground without running off in the
streams.
The power pillow is gaining in favor
in the section around Pierre, two new
new mes having been put into opera
ton in Sully County. The introduce
ton Of this method of breaking prai-
RE means a large increase in the crop
acreage in that part of the state. It is
estimated that at least 25 per cent
more prairie will be broken this year
than for any previous year, and the
favortte sod crops will be fax and
corn.
The first new bank to be started on
the new line of the Minnesota, Dako-
ia and Pacific Railway was chartered
May 2, to begin business at Florence,
a new town in the northwestern part
of Codington County.
The roads leading west from Pierre
are a long procession Of teams taking
out lumber n supplies, and h road
ranches along the Deadwood trail are
reaping a harvest such as they never
dreamed of. Most of them are in
5creasing their house room to accom-
modate the many travellers who stop
with them, and are crowded to the
limit day and night,
Judge Dick Haney, of the state SUI
preme court, has accepted an invita-
ton to be present and deliver the adj
dress at Clark on Decoration Day.
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