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and also the contract for the new
track, the latter being awarded to H.
w. Clarke. Work on the buildings
and track will begin at once. Work
plans for beautifying the grounds sug-
gested by Prof. Hanson. of the state
agricultural college. were accepted.
The board followed the suggestion OF
Adjt. Gen. Englesby and a detail OF
the state militia will do police duty
during the five days of the fair.
department to be known as Mines
and Mining" was created and super
intendent will be selected from the
mining district west of the Missouri
river. The list of premiums has been
revised and in nearly every instance
the amount of the premium offered
was increased. A number Of superin-
tendents met with the board and
general conference was had. Indica-
tons are that a much deeper interest
is being taken in the fair throughout
the state than heretofore, and all con-
cerned predict that Sept. to 13, in
elusive, the days on which the fair
will be held, will see the largest and
best exposition in all departments
ever shown at a similar exposition in
this section of the country.
State Engineer Lea is attempting to
secure a strong delegation to attend
the national irrigation congress, which
meets at Sacramento. Cal, Sept 2 to Z,
1907. Delegates will be present repre-
senting farmers clubs, irrigation So
cieties, cities, counties and states, and
while the congress is classed as an ir-
rigation body, the subject of dry farm
ing will receive a large amount OF
the discussion. as we'll as to be 900
mile trip through the irrigated Sac
ramento valley, to see the practical
workings Of irrigation, and trip to
San Francisco to view the rebuilding
work which is in progress In that city
Railway companies will make low
rate OF fare for the round trip with
stopover privileges both going and
coming. Representatives from all
over the country will be at the con-
vetnion, and 1t would pay South Da-
kota to be well represented. Any
one who expects to attend this con-
gress should communicate with Sam
uel n. Lea at Pierre, who is one Of
the national executive committee and
who will be pleased to supply all in
formation at his command.
The referendum petition on the d.
vorce law was filed with the secretary
Of state Tuesday, bearing 6,135 names,
a great many more that were requir-
ed. This is the first petition to stay
action Of a legislative enactment
which has ever been filed in the state.
Several years ago an attempt was
made to apply the referendum to sew
eral political acts which wiped out the
populist favors which had been grant
ed in the days they were in power,
but they failed to secure the required
number of signatures, and were never
filed. Petitions are yet out on the
Sunday observance and quail bills,
and If they get in with enough names
to get them upon the ballot next year
the legislative part OF the election will
be enough to give direct legislation a
pretty good test
The spring sales of state building
lands are now being made and the Of
ferings will continue until the end of
the month. Commissioner Dokken,
with his official force, is out on the
WIN anu Ills llTSl OHGTlnR IN
Hyde county, where 1000 acres were
sold at an average Of $10.50 an acre.
1t appears to be the policy Of local
real estate dealers to discourage these
sales as much as possible, while, as a
matter of fact, the acreage of capital
lands in most of the counties is small,
but offering of it will keep coming
right along until all is disposed OF
and the sooner the real estate men
get ii out of the way the shorter time
they will have to meet this--which
they appear to look upon as competi-
tion.
At meeting of the trustees Of the
churches held in Pierre recently,
it was decidede to envite EVANGELIST
Johnson who is working in the state,
to come to Pieere. All his dates are
filled up TO January next, and the invi-
tation is for that month. To secure
his services, it is necessary to provide
a tabernacle that will seat not less
than two thousand people, and COM
mittees of the churches were appoint-
ed to look after that part of the work.
They will attempt to work in connec-
tion with the committee of the board
Of trade, which will be appointed TO
provide the building for the gas belt
carnival, and provide for sharing costs
of construction. The churches which
are taking the Initiative here are the
Methodist, Baptist and Congregational
The secretary of state has received a
limited number Of advance copies Of
the laws Of the last session for dis
tribution to state officials. The new
laws are now being gone over TO find
out Just what they mean and what
bearing they may have on old statutes.
The chances are that several OF the
old laws which are included in the
printed statutes will be submitted to
the referendum along with the divorce
law, and they will be suspended In
their effect The courts OF the state
will be kept busy for a time In meet
ing the requirements OF the new laws
which will he sprIlnp ,,pop tba,, 49,