The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1906-11-09
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A meeting Of the trens-Mte-l
sassippi congress has been CALI
ed 10 maet at Kansas City.l
November 20-as, and Ms this oon-
sress will discuss methods OF resu.n-l
ing navigation on the upper Missoaril
ana Mississippi rivers. and general im-l
provemant OF these streams. II will be-
meeting OF general interest to the
northwest Gov. Elrod has appointed
the following list of delegates to the
meeting: Lee Slower. Watertown;t
John Larixin. Madison; M. 7. Lghtner.l
Roscoe: d. # Sanders. Summit; G. L.
Wood. Rapid City; r. L. Smith. Rec
Heights; w. A. Stewart. Stulgis: 7. w.
LeLleiche. Belle Fourche. w. II. III.
Phillips. Brookings: H. A, Park. Wa
tertown; Ed ]. Miller. Huron: D. y.
Mckinney. H. M. Jones, Sioux Falls;
r. ]. Hicks. Big Stone: Chambers Kel-
lar. Lead; J.. A. Stransky. Pukwana;t
II. @. Triton. vermillion; Joe Green,
Chamberlain: David williams, Web
ster; J. b. McDougall, Britton; w. F.
Hanley. Custer; W. N. Brown. Woon-
socket: N. e. Franklin, Deadwood;l
Homer johnson, Armour; l. X. Lloyd.
Parker; James Nee. Centerville; D. q.
Jeffries, Huron; A. X. Olwin. r. N.
Uewett. A. L. Ward, J. II. Jakson. Alb
erdeen; A. N. Waters. DeSmet; John
Holman. yankton; e. senechal, Fort
Pierre.
It IL more than likely that II the sa-
looms become too numerous In sections
OF the state where railroad censtruc-
ton is going on, the railroad compa-
mics will call into effect the provisions
of chapter 122 Of the laws Of the last
legislative session, which provides:
THAT It shall be unlawful for tho
board OF county commissioners OF any
county in this state to grant license
to any person to sell. barter or ex-
change, or otherwise dispose Of malt.
spirituous or yinous liquors. In less
quantities than five gallons. within Ave
miles Of any camp or assembly OF men
engaged IN the construction or repair
OF any railroad, canal, reservoir, pub
lie work or kindred enterprises where
twenty-five men are employed" The
law carries q special provision ex-
empting from its provisions saloon IL
censes granted in any incorporated
town, but as there are no incorporated
towns along either of the railroad
lines. this exemption will not help any
OF them out. Any violation Of the pro-
visions of the law are mad misde.
meanor.
A great deal Of complaint is COM
ing TO the office Of the state engineer
from parties who desire to place dams
across draws" on their farms. but
which they cannot do under the irri-
cation law until they have submitted
q plat to the state engineer, with fees
for filing the same. to secure his ap-
prevail. The COST of placing in such
improvements on the farm under the
law Is such that there will be little Of
such work done in the future. The
matter has been submitted to the at
torney general as to what the law re-
quires In such cases. and IL its strict
construction Is held to by him, there
will no doubt be a demand upon the
next legislative session for a modifica-
ton OF the law to cover such cases.
Nearly every farmer wants dam on
his farm, and to attempt to get 1t un-
der present regulations makes It q
costly Improvement.
The liquor question will be rehash-
id at the coming session. the liquor
dealers coming forward to ask restric-
lions. one Of which they desire il
something in the shape OF Illinois law
limiting the number Of saloons in q
place on the basis of population. re
they succeed in this move they will
place a greater value upon q liquor
license, than when tho question of Is
suancs was only one Of raising the
necessary cash to put up for license.
Thrifty town councils. which have
been licensing all who asked for the
revenue TO be thus secured may take
It upon themselves to figure on q
new basis to make the few which can
be chosen pay enough into their treas
uries to make up for the possible loss
n the license which might be granite
of the number was left unlimited.
The vital statistics report for Sep
TENDER shows ss1 births ass deaths:I
297 marriages; IS divorces. and 79il
The heavy Increase
In naturalizations was caused by de-,
sire to get ahead of the new naturali-
xation law. which provides stricter re-
Qufremsnts than did the old law. The
death list shows four from gunshot
wounds, 3 from lightning. 2 from falls
! In quarry accident. 4 from burns.l
> drowned. three suicides. two in rail-
road accidents. and ! In threshing,
accident.
In the supreme court the mandam-
40 procsedings against County Auditor
King to compel him to place the name
d George w. Harris on the ballot AZ
. petition nominee for state senator
was dismissed The action Of the
court was taken on the grounds OF,
OF the petition. This
leaves I. w. Goodner the only nomi-
nea for the senate In the Pierre dis
trict.
An sxtradition warrant was grant