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department Of government is finding
numerous problems to settle, without
any precedent for action. One matter
which he has just settled is the rights
OF water users to take water from
the Missouri River for irrigation pur-
poses, the. decision being through the
war department at Washington. Z. j.
Phares, who owns a tract of land near
the river applied for the right to use
water from the stream for Irrigation
purposes, and Engineer Lea held he
had no right to grant the privilege, as
the water of that stream is under
government jurisdiction, and the mat
ter was passed on to the general gov
eminent. A reply has been received
from H. r.. Hodges, chief of the engi-
neers Of the war department, which
holds that the department has NJ
power to grant the use of water from
the Missouri River for irrigation pur-
poses, and could give no rights. But
where water is taken from the river
for that purpose, so long as naviga-
ton IS not INSTRUCTED by the appli-
ance used for the purpose, and the
amount Of water taken Is not such as
to appreciably reduce the flow of the
stream, the department could make
no objection to such use. In other
words, the man who uses Missouri
River water for irrigation can secure
no right to 10 so, but so long as he
does not obstruct navigation he will
not be disturbed. This will allow the
irrigation Of a number of tracts along
the river, by means of small power
pumps, and will materially assist the
work Of gardeners along the stream.
Commissioner Bach, Of the state
land department, has Just made the
jun ~semi-annual apportionment OF
the income from the state school
funds, which goes directly to The
schools Of the state. The total amount
sent out was $325,012, which Is $20,-
600 greater han the amount sent out
In June last year. This gives to each
pupil Of the state $2.34, which goes to
the reduction of general taxation in
the expenses Of the schools. The
amount due to the different counties
has been sent out with the exception
Of that to the counties OF Bonhomme,
Brule and Day, for which counties the
auditors have failed to get I'm their
proper reports, and the remittancea
are being held up. This apportion-
ment was made on the school census
Of last year and shows an increase Of
$500 school population yer the pre-
vIous year. The census OF this year
will be used as IN ap~portionment basis
for the next year., n will how a
large increase in school population in
the new counties OF the state.
The supreme court admitted the
class which this year graduated from
the law department Of the state nj
versity, the graduates from that insti-
tuition being entitled to certificates
without further examination. The list
is: Royal c.. Johnson, Highmore;
Clarence G. Caldwell, Howard; Walter
E. V~anDemark, Vivian; Oliver e.
Sweet, Vermillion; A. w. Devers,
Mitchell; Lauritz Miller, Tabor; J. II.
Blewitt, F1andreau; Arthur S. New
comb, Trip; George Williams. Mel
lette; Carl o. Trygstad, Centerville;
! Walter r. White, Beresford; Louis
Berven, Baltic. Two others graduated
with the class, Milton f. Goodner, of
Pierre, and Dan S. Hanson, Of Parker,
but both have been admitted on ex-
animation before the court previous
to their graduation.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed for the Buffalo Racing and
Amusement Park, at Fort Pierre, with
a capital Of $4,000, all paid up. In
corporators, James Phillip, Fort
Pierre, r. l.. Yokum and b. A. Cum
minis, Pierre. The purpose of the
company being to establish an amuse-
ment park at the Philip buffalo pas
tur in Stanley County. With the nat
ira groves and gas for power n
lighting, and the buffalo rs an addi-
tional ATTRACTION, the people hope to
build up a resort at the place which
will be an attractive one.
Clerk Of Courts Tarbell at Pierre
issued naturalization papers to Levi
Clifford, who is a native of Iowa. Gift
ford years ago went to Canada, and
became a citizen Of that country, but
has decided to come back to the
United States to live, and is now re-
nouncing his allegiance to the king of
England, Inc is in the peculiar po-
sition of a native born citizen securing
naturalization In te land Of his nativ-
ity.
Arthur Copley and George Jeffries,
the two boys who were recently
caught In a store in Pierre late at
night were charged with entering a
building with the intent to commit a
felony, and both pleaded guilty to
that charge. The Judge gave them a
lecture on what would be the results
Of continuing in the way they had
started, and fined them $50 each.
which was paid.
The first horse sale of this year az
Pierre brought in a large number Of
horses and the bidding was lively on
the good stuff in the yards. The light
! ar STUFF went slower, but at fair figures