Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-04-20

Sioux Falls people appeared III inc -"
preme court and asked FOR a 'eihP'-
rary writ Of prohibition 10 proven,
the ODening Of the bid pr~esen'eu' civ"
a permanent writ to dissolve the com
mission on the grounds or uhco''S'i'u
~tionality. The application WAS n"I~
hy y q Cherry, and after cCnSldera-
ton the court denied the temp"raiy
writ asked for but granted an order 10
show cause why the permanent wiz
should not be granted. setting the l'.h
of This month for hearing arguments
on the application. The contention Oh
Nv, Cherry was based principally on
section &c of article 3, OF the c"hs'F
tuition. which provides: 1.-The leSiSla-
ture shall not delegate to any spec'a'
commission. private corporation or as
sOciation, any power to MAKE SuPet
wise or interfere with any munic'pa'
Improvement. money. property ene'"'
whether held in trust or o~ther"lse' VI
levy taxes. or to select a capl'oi sue
or perform any municlpal iuhc'''h
vbateyer" The commission after con-
sidering the bids, and taking into con-
sideration the suit pending IN 'he
court to wipe them out OF existence
as a commission. decided that IL "aS
not advisable for them to attempt 10
forestall the court action. ana REJECT
ed all the bids, returning the paper
to the bidders without making any
hgures public. as they did not believe
they should give any bidders an op-
nort1nitv to find what their competl-
tors were bidding on work of which
they would all probably bid at some
time in the future.
The state hoard of markings for the
examination Of the paper of teach
ers who desire certificates in his state
began it's work Monday, with the
members at work: G. NJ. Smith,
Bridgewater O.. E. Brown, Mt. Ner-
non: p. NJ. H~ardenbrook. Marion:
John Mcpherson, VIM. c. Gigs. Fort
Pierre: Miss Juna KephaFt, Miss Ma
bel Shurtleff. Vermillion; Misses kath-
arvn French and Carolyn Bartholo-
new. Elk Point: Misses Anna Holster
and Bertha Kalder, Woonsocket; MISS
Daisy Girton, Madison; Miss Ju1la
Dudley. Yankton: w. P. Dunlevs'
Thos. Askin, Miss Ida Hatch, Mrs So
bree, Mrs. Garter. Mrs. La< ge. Miss
mer, Milbank.
The state land department has sent
ont an apportionment Of the income
fund to the different endowed state
institutions to which are granted an
dowment lands. as follows: Aberdeen
normal. s1,436.9S; state university
s2.72o.43: agricultural college, S.
1881; deaf and dumb h 81
reform school,. s1.912.61; Mad
ison normal, S1.O92.0S; Spearfsh nor
NAL. s1,092.OS: Springfield normal.
s1,671.Gs: northern hospital. s1.o7S.s2;
blind asylum, $415,S0; school of mines,
s73S.22. This apportionment is more
than 40 per cent greater thai the one
made a year Ago..
The law class which is before the
supreme court for examination, Is
of s.. M. Hardenbrook, Ma
rion; Albert Matson, M. e. Culham.
Rrookines: c.. A.. Sashe, Vienna; W.
E.. Jacobs. Bradley: II. Vantuscher
Marion: A.. A. Ludwigs, Artus; John
n. Weber, W~atertown; Glenn w.
Martins, Milbank; Charles E. Noel.
Highmore; Earl G.. Clegg, Tea; Frank
c. Woderath, Presho.
The well drilling firm Of NorbecK
e. Nicholson is anticipating contract
work along the new line of the North
western roa from Pierre to the BLACK
Hills. with the railroad taking up the
pioneer work in that line in the u1-
tried fields. They expect the
to sink several test wells along the
line. and If they prove successful, the
western part of the state will soon be
dotted thickly over with artes1an wcsis.
-. + 4 y "
Gov. Elrod, on the recommendation
of the state board of pardons. COM
muted the sentence of Michael An
drea from life imprisonment to ten
wears. Andrea was sent up from Cod
ineton County on a life sentence on q
charge Of murder, and at the last
meeting of the pardon board the Glenn
ency which has been granted by the
pardon board was recommended.
The March collections of state tax
es for the state geenral fund amounted
to s433,911. The returns indicate thai
a greater number than usual took ad-
vantage Of the division Of taxes into
two payments in February and Octo-
Der, and this fact will increase the
| collections of the call for January next
materially.
The business of the department sf
! the secretary Of the state is growing to
a point where it makes a decided diff
ference in the OF the state.
The reports OF that department for
the month Of February we're 0
$4,000 and for March were S3,S1S, the
heaviest monthly receipts ever taken
in by the department.
Gov. Elrod has appointed w. B,
Burr, of Selby. IS county judge Of
| walworth County. to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of w. H. Burns.
Gov. Elrod has appointed Charles A.
Angel, of Madison, as game warden for
Lake County
The legislature and governor sener-
ally receive so much more blame than
praise for their actions that when
any organization sees fit to commend
any Of their acts it is sufficient to at
tract attention. In that connection
the South Dakota Live Stock Associa-
ton at it's recent meeting passed a res
| olution in which it further extends
its thanks to the last Legislature and
| governor of this state for the efforts
on their behalf to eradicate, cure and
stamp out disease among our flocks
and herds"
At the sale of state lands in Nc
Pherson County, Commissioner Bach
disposed Of $40 acres of public build
ing lands at $40 an acre. At the same
iSoIo Q oQn arraS IF cor,V,or ,oAoay