Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-25
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Pierre last week, oCCUTISh ~ q
rage OF Miss Lillian NJ. BerGde. OF.
LYNN. Mass, and D. F. Johnson, OF
Pedro. Miss Bergde arrived from
Lynn expecting to be met by MI
Johnson, but instead of being at tho
itran to greet her he was over forty
miles away tied up on a stage which
was crawling it's way across the mud
dy prairie toward Pierre, and he did
not arrive there until late Thursday
night. The young couple We're old
time acquaintance in Lynn. and two
years ago Mr.. Johnson came to South
Dakota to build a home for himself
in the west, to bring his bride after
he had secured a foothold in the new
country He filed on q claim near
Rapid City, and had been working at
Pedro. Miss Bergde came to Pierre
alone to meet him, and was disap-
pointed to find no such greeting wait
ing for her as she had expected, but
in due time the bridegroom put in his
appearance, and the young couple
have gone to their new home in the
western part of the state.
Frank NJ. tewart, secretary of the
Western South Dakota Stock Grow
ers' Association, that tho
program for the annual spring round
UP of cattle on what is left of the
great ranges of western South Dakota
has been completed. The first round
UP wagon will start out on May IS.
starting from the south side Of the
Belle Fourche River. On May 20 an
other roundup party will start from
the Upper Moreau River. May % two
ound-up parties will commence work.
one at the mouth of Bull Greek, on the
lower Belle Fourche River. the other
at Bull Creek and working all the
country between the bad lands and
the north fork of Bad River to Willow
Creek. The last roundup party will
start on June l from Sheep Mountain,
on the reservation line, and Will work
to the Bismarck line. 1t is the gener-
al expectation that cattle will be
found in good condition, and that the
losses during the past winter were as
light as during any winter for a num-
Der of years.
The Pierre city council has granted
a franchise to Noah Newbanks, of
Pierre. to construct and operate a
street car system in Pierre, the cars to
be operated by electricity or gasoline
motors. The franchise is to run for
twenty years, and to be forfeited in
case cars are not in operation within
three years from the date Of the grant
ing of the franchise. The company
agrees to pay the city : per cent of it's
earnings for the time the franchise
runs. A similar franchise has been
granted to the same parties for Fort
Pierre. The limit of charge is 5 cents
a passenger between any two points
in either of the towns, with an addi-
tional charge Of toll to be paid the
bridge company when going from one
town to the other, that charge not to
exceed 5 cents a passenger.
The last work on the foundation OF
the east wing of the capitol at Pierre
was completed Friday ana Contractor
Lepper has cleared up about the struc-
ture and gone to look after other
work. The foundation called for
some heavy walls and while the work
was delayed both last fall and this
spring on account of the weather
which prevailed, the contract has fin
ally beer completed in a manner en-
tirely satisfactory to all parties con-
cerned. T.
The state banks keep spreading out
their business by new organizations,
hardly a day passing without a new
i one. Three more have been added to
the list in the filing of articles of in
corporation for the Wolsey State
Bank, at Wolsey, with a capital of
$4,000. For the First State Bank of
Harold, at Harold, with a capital
OF $1,000. The State Bank of Flor
ence, Miner County, with a capital Of
5000. w. .. {. ~.
= The secretary of war is inquiring OF
the governor as to the strength of the
guard in this state, for a basis of APP
portionment of members to take a trip
for drill urpose at Fort A. D. Rus
sell, Wyoming, which is the point or
2 rendezvous for this section of the
The state is entitled to
about 81, 900 for this purpose if the
troops are taken to the fort for their
practice drill.
Two mortgages nave been filed with
the secretary of state covering the op-
e~rations of the Northwestern Railway
in this part of the state. Each runs
to the Central Trust Company, of New
York, bearing 3k per cent and run
ming thirty-five years. One is for $4,-
500, 900 on the Pierre, Rapid City and
Northwestern Railway and the other
for 81, 200, 900 on the Pierre and Fort
Pierre Bridge Railway Company.
It is not often that a holder of. a
notarial commission considers it in
cumben upon himself to resign, but
one man has done so, giving as his
reasons emoval from the state. h
party, w. P. Holly, a former resident
of McCook County, who has removed
to Sacramento, Cal, has sent his res
ignation to the governor.
The state brand commission is
clearing up the accumulated work for
the spring. and has 100 brands to
work out, with whatever may come in
before the close of the meeting in
addition. The work at the present
time is to get everything cleared up
for stockmen before the spring work
begins.
The newly elected Pierre city coun-
ell was organized by the selection Of
L. H. Glow as president. Following
that, Mayor Albright announced his
a%ppointees as follows: auditor, Noah
Newbanks; chief of police, w. D. Old
field; night police, P. w. Core; city at
torney, B. c.. Thayer. All these nomi-E
nations were confirmed by the council.
The new chief of police was instrct1dl
to see that the lid was kept tightly
closed so far as gambling is coCcern-t
ed; and that all saloons be compelled
to comply with the law as to II
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