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Gov Elrod has issued the following
appeal to the people of South Dakota:
In my mail Wednesday morning
there came a very touching letter from
philanthropic lady in an adjoining
state, saying that she was asking the
governors of all the states to call at
tention to the famine situation in ia
pan.
The Christian Herald, of New York
City, is receiving subscriptions, and
a few days ago telegraphed $4,000
for starving Japan. In the issue of
that paper of Feb. % they publish the
following words from President Roose-
welt:
THE famine situation in northern
Japan is proving much more serious
than at first supposed, and thousands
of persons are on the verge Of starva-
ton. 1t is calamity such as may oc-
casionally befall any nation. Nations,
like men, should stand ever ready to
aid each other in distress. and / ap-
peal to the American people to help
from their abundance their suffering
fellowmen Of the great and friendly
nation Of Japan"
For several consecutive years South
Ddhotd Tedpeu DOunlllul ndTNeStS,
and trust that our people will con-
tribute a little of their savings to help
this great work of relief.
/ suggest that one in each commu-
nifty take it upor himself to solicit
subscriptions and forward the same
to the Christian Herald, New York
City; or the contributions may be sent
to this Office and they will be receipted
for and forwarded to the proper au-
thorities.
State Land Commissioner Bach has
returned from his trip to the northern
counties Of the state for the purpose
Of appraising state school lands which
will be offered this month. The low
est price fixed for lands in Brown
County was SIP an acre. and the high
est appraisement was $42 an acre,
with an average at about $25 for the
county. In Faulk County the lowest
appraisement was at $12 an acre, and
the highest $25, with an average Of
about SIS for the county. For Hyde
County the lowest appraisement was
SIP, and the highest $40, with an av-
erage Of about $14. The appraise-
ments in the highest $40, with an av-
erage Of about $14. The appraise-
worthy of comment when the fact Is
taken into consideration that in, 1900
many quarter sections in both counties
were transferred at one dollar an
acre, with a standing Joke that when
a purchaser made a deal he needed
to watch the papers to see that not
more than one quarter was included
in the deed to get rid Of the land.
Doane Robinson has been collecting
a few figures to show that climatic
conditions at Pierre are not so much
different from those of other capitals.
The observations show the averages
for a period of five years and cover
the capitals of twelve states, reaching
from Albany, N. Y, to Pierre. The
rainfall for the crop months Of the
year is shown to be 1914 at Pierre, IA
inches at Albany, II. Y; 10.5 inches
at Bismarck. 1913 inches at Harris
burg, Pa; 1874 inches at Madison,
Wis, and running from these figures
up to 1926 inches at Des Moines. The
annual movement of wind in miles for
the year show Pierre at S0,183; Madf-
son, Wis, 91,344 with Albany, In
dianapolis and Atlanta very little less
than Pierre, at about $4,000, indicat-
ing that Dakota winds are but little
stronger than those of the eastern
states. Pierre leads all but Bismarck
in the number Of clear days, with 133
per year, and is far ahead of most OF
the capitals on that score.
The January report Of the vital sta
tistics bureau Is out, and In 1t Superin-
tendent Robinson expresses his graft
fication of the workings of the law,
comparing it to the advantage Of the
county officials Of this state in COM
parison with those of adjacent states.
The record is for $50 births, the larg-
est number reported for any one
month since the bureau was organ
lied. The deaths numbered 313, pneu-
monia taking the greatest number
of victims, with %; tuberculosis and
heart failure each took q, cancer 13.
and diphtheria 5. The marriage rec
ord Is 38S, all couples of average age,
with the exception of John Brant and
Sarah Peterson, of Belle Fourche, In
! which the ages Of the parties were ~
| and 20. Forty-nine divorces were
granted for the month"; of which num-
| Der only IA were to actual residents OF
the state. There were 1877 naturaliza-
| tions, practically all Of which were
| from temperate countries.
Secretary Robinson, Of the State
| Historical Society, has received from
| E. E. Griswold, of Minneapolis, large
! package of papers published in the
| territory about 1880, including sam
| pies Of publications which were con-
| tinued through the blockade Of the
| winter Of 1901, when the publishers