Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-12

an nominees VIII be selected. III 'lldI
list there are thirty house members
Of the session of two years ago, ano
four members of former sessions. In
the senate list are eighteen of the
members of two years ago and six Cf
former sessions. With such a list there
should be no great difficulty in get
ting into working shape. Lawrence
county was the only one in the state
which renominated its complete leGis-
lative list of two years ago, although
YanktOn county made one change,
switching from Holman to Price in the
house.
In line with national legislation, and
action taken bv other states, the QuCs-
ton of railroad passes will receive
consideration and some law On that
zubject will no doubt result at the
coming session of the Legislature. II is
not likely, though. hat any of the
members except Van Osdel, of tank
ton will decline to come to the session
~ free transportation. He had the
"cCOrd of being the only one on tn"
list two years g and while some
other member may desire to make q
record at the coming session, the pass
~ q NSIs SSNbSNlN' - civ - ~
hard to resist when it comes to the
"hoice of digging up or riding free.
State Engineer Lea is receiving &
,arge number of applications for per-
G1its to appropriate waters OF the state
for irrigation most of them
coming from Putte county, where the
government work appears to havl
stimulated this line of activity. VIII
in the past few days permits hay,
been granted to Louis Barber to aD-
propriate water from Rasin creek. il
township 9 north. range 2 east, and to
John O'Connor, who will take water
from a branch of Owl creek, in town
ship 10 north, range . east, both in
Butte county.
The state house is receiving it's an.
nua cleaning and repairing to get it
in readiness for the coming legislative
session the coming winter. The Ole
building is getting into a crowded
condition.. by the needs of the different
departments as they increase in bust
ness n the members at the coming
session will have it impressed on them
more practically than ever at the COM
ing session that there is need of pro
viding a new building as rapidly ~
possible.
The actual work of sinking the first
caisson of the permanent railroad
bridge at Pierre has begun, and it can
be said after many months Of
alton that the bridge is now actually
under construction. The piling has
been driven for the second caisscn.
which is out in the stream, and that
IS being framed up. The caissons vii.
have to be sunk forty feet to reach
the foundation on which the stone
piers will be commenced.
Secretary Robinson states that in
the state historical museum is the
skull of an Indian, who evidently
came to his death by an arrow shot,
which struck him in the eve, the az
row pelng still implanted in the eyr
Socket. The skull was found on the
James river near Forestburg, in 1880,
and was presented to the state histor-
zeal museum by DR.. Crane, of Mitch
ell.
HS-s1 .iI5lSi"luIe Will nave thu
choosing of a member of the senate
10 succeed Hon. r. J.. Gamble. but
that will be largely a formality. a
the people of the state, through the,
delegates to the state hay.
already said they desire Senator Gam
pie TO succeed himself, and there viii
De but the one name to vote upon.
p .
The state engineer has granted q
permit to appropriate waters of the
tate Tor irrigation purpose to W. NJ
oleldsen and Agnes Fieldsen, on Field
sen and Hazel creeks, in TOWNSHIP, s
north, range l west, Butte county.
IN to a request from the
officers of that organization. Gov FL
rod has appointed nearly 400 ~elegate
from this state to attend the MEETING
OF the Farmers Congress which is t.
be held at Rock Island, Ill, neyt
month The names are from eyery
county in the state. ard SO far as nos.
sible are those Ct representative farm
ers.
The state 1card of pardons Will hoi6
Q meeting Nov. 25 for the purpose ~
considering all applications which
may be before them at that date.
.
All the political parties which have
made nominations have filed their Ger.
tifcates of nomination with tie secre-
tary OF state. h last to get tn were
the Democrats, and the prohibitionists,
both of which were filed the same
day. The prohibition nominee for rail-
road commissioner lives outside the
district for which such an officer is
to be chosen this year, the name CERT
fed being that of e. NJ. Dahlberg, of
Strandburg, Grant county, when, in
fact, the north line of the district fer
which a selection is to be made this
year is bounded by the south line oil
Brookings, K~ingsbury, Beadle and
Hand counties.