The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-05-02
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historic towns In the vast region De.
tween the Missouri river and the
Black Hills, the town of Bovine, will
go out of existence. For a period OF
about sixteen years Bovine has been
one of the most important Of the
COW" towns which sprang into exist
ence after the opening Of the Sioux
reservation to settlement in 1890. Bo-
vine was named by the cattlemen of
this region, and they have always TAX
en- considerable pride in the name as
indicating the character and chief in
dustry for many years Of this part Of
the country. But with the passing OF
the cattleman and his herds will also
pass this historic town. The postffice
department has issued an order that
the Bovine postoffice must be moved
to the new town of Van Metre, which
is one of the new towns on the Black
Hills extension of one Of the great
railway systems. This month trains
will commence running to Van Metre,
and the mail will be carried by train
to that place. displacing the old town
of Bovine. With the establishing OF
train service the settlers in the vicin-
ity Of Van Metre and the residents Of
that pidCe Will cllJoy udIy SCI
ice instead OF depending upon stage
lines, as in the past.
Gov. Coe I. Crawford, secretary oi
State d. d. Wipf, Commissioner of
School and Public Lands o. c. Doi-
kin, Congressman Philo Hall, State
Auditor John Hirning and former
Commissioner of School and Public
Lands c. J. Bach, spent the time be-
tween trains in Deadwood recently ex-
amining the new federal building
with view to passing upon the suita-
bility of Black Hills stone for the
new state capitol. The general ver-
dict was in favor Of Black Hills stone
If only the cost Of transportation
across the state is not too high. IN
der the act providing for the con-
struction Of a capitol, the state is al
lowed to pay five per cent more for
material that is a product of South
Dakota than for stone of equally good
quality brought from outside of the
state. The officials have also made
an inspection of the stone quarries
in the southern Hills. and as it is
thought that the completion of the
new roads across the state this sum-
mer will reduce the expense material
ly Of transportation, the probabilities
are that the new state capitol will be
constructed from Black Hills stone.
The first annual meeting of tn.
Wool Growers association which was
held in Belle Fourche during the ses-
sions OF the Northwestern Stock
Growers association, had a larger at
tendance than was expected and prov
ed to be in every way a most success
full session. Since the association
was organized a year ago, it has been
incorporated under the laws of the
state. and has joined the national as
sociation. A resolution was adopted
at the meeting assessing each member
one-fourth of a cent per head for each
sheep in his hands, the money thus
raised to be used in prosecuting sheep
thieves or persons disturbing sheep
camps or wagons. The new board of
directors elected the following Off
GERS: NJ. p. Smiley, president; f. r.
Cook, vice president; F. f. Bennett
secretary. The board also adopted
bylaws similar to those of the Wyo-
ming association, making only few
changes necessary because of local
conditions. The association now has
a membership Of fifty-one, and is in a
very prosperous condition financially.
Under the new law which goes into
effect July I. teachers papers Of all
grades must come to the office Of the
state superintendent Of education for
marking. With that change, instead
Of two examinations a year one will
be held each month through the fall
season. The dates fixed for such ex-
aminations are Aug. 1915, Sept. ~
13, Oct. 1913, Nov. 21-22. The
change will mean a great deal more
work in the department, as the third
grade applications exceed all others
which have in the past come to the
state board for marking. The county
superintendents' meeting will be held
at Sioux Falls, June 8 and Z. Under
the new plan Of markings Of papers,
a permanent board has been selected
for that work consisting of the Office
force Of the superintendents' depart
ment, and Prof. j. F. Olander, Of
Brookings; Miss May Farrell. Of
Moody county, and Miss Mabel Demp.
ster, of Sioux Falls.
At the Indian council just closed al
Cheyenne river agency, the Ute In
| dians now being held at Fort Meade
| were represented by Appah, one Of
their chiefs, and Maj. Johnson, Of
Fort Robinson. Appah made a plea
for his people who he said could not
live on the reservation set aside for
| them in Utah, and II is said by those
present that Maj. Johnson in his re-
marks of the treatment Of the Utes.
made most radical speech In regard
| to the way they had been treated by
| the government Indian department.
| The lease made to them by the Sioux
Indians was for about 100000 acres
In the northwest corner cf their re-
serve, at a rate of Az cents per acre
| for a year for five year term.
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