Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-17

The meeting or cluZenS III Tieiie
for the reorganization of the OLD poaro
of trade was well attended, and a splr'
1t of enthusiasm was manifested winch
will help bring that old organization
back to the position which 1t has helo
at different times in past years, Wher
the needs of the city unl'eo
and efficient work The question OF
a name for the organization, winch
has for it's purpose the upbulldlns OF
Pierre. was under discussion and the
old name which has in the past stooc
for so much in the history of Pierre
was decided to be good enough to holo
onto. The organization mas taken In
every faction and party in the city
and all are united to go after the
things which will help to make the
town successful and prosperous.
The list of telephones which will be
acted upon by the state assessment
board this year will be larger than the
list presented a year ago. more thar
fifty new companies having been Or
ganized within the past year. The lis
for April was the Independent Tele'
phone company, of Humboldt: South
Dakota Rural Telephone company, OF
Sherman; Farmers Union Telephone
of Clark; White Rock RuraI
company, of White Rock; PukUana
Telephone and Electric company. OF
Pukwana; and the Harrold-Sully Tele-
phone at Harold, to operate
north from Harold into Sully county
Chief Hump, the last of the hostiles
among the Sioux, who is now Il good
Indian, is allowed with his band to
rake the different towns aroInd the
reservation once or twice each sum-
mer giving the ceremonial dances OF
the Sioux Indians. They give their
dances in all their a and fnery,
colored blankets. feathers and horse
hair ornaments, and to one who has
never witnessed their work it is OF es-
pecial interest. They have
permission to be in Pierre the week in
which the grand lodge of the l. O. 0.
F. meets and will give one of their en-
tertainments while the delegates OF
that body are present.
The annual cleanup day for Pierre
is fixed and the city will turn It's
street force over to the improvement
league for that day to work under
their orders. Every resident OF the
city is requested to drop his regular
vocation for a part of hat day and
help in the clean W work. On &C
count OF the coming meeting of the l,
o.. o. F. grand lodge every effort will
be made to get the town into as pre-
sentable condition as possible. consid-
ering the sidewalk and sewer con-
struction work which will be under
way at about that time.
A surveying gang Is reported to be
working in the country north Of Mid
land and Philip, running lines from
different points on the Northwestern
extension between Pierre and Rapid
City. No one in that section knows
and the surveyors won't tell who they
are working for. but the nov is be-
lieved to be preliminary to a North
western extension into the northern
part of the state, probably an extern
sion Of the Bonesteel line.
The date of letting bids for the state
printing for this year will be the 5th
OF June, the contracts this year call
ing for the reports of the state officers
the third class-alone. Under the
new law, instead of all that class be.
ing placed in one bid, each report i.
bid upon separately, with the chances
in favor of scattering the work owe,
the state, instead of concentrating Il
all in one office.
A. H. Wheaton, state pure fooe in.
spector, and one of the former insti.
tute lecturers of the state, accompa.
MED by Prof. John c. Cole, agrono.