Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-02-15

from the we'll. IL the present dctoh
will go further in the developments, II
will be a good thing for the city.
The inheritance tax fund is bringing
in revenue in small amounts to the
state. and the treasury will within a
few days receive a remittance of $1,000
from the Carpenter estate in Brula
county. This is enormously said to
be the largest payment that has ever
been made by ar estate to the fund.
Last year the state received from the
estate of Ernest Boloman, of Rapid
City. STAG as inheritance tax. AT
present there is complaint from the
counties from which this revenue
comes to the state, that they are COM
PEELED to pay the expenses, and re-
ceive no eturn The thought Is ad"
vanced that the law should be so
amended that the state itself should
pay this xpense or. better yet. that II
should come from the estate itself be-
fore the proceeds are turned over to
the state treasury.
Tt is walk or pay in South Dakota
from now on with the house sanction
on senate anti-pass bill. The few
minor amendments will send it back
to the senate for concurrence and II
will give the pass crowd enough lee.
way to get home, but not MUCH more
The work of the two houses Saturday
was principally in committee of the
whole on discussion of bills, the capt.
tol building bill in the senate and the
anti-pass bill in the house. After
amending the capitol building bill, car
rying an appropriation of $6OO,OOI
which is to come principally from the
sale Of state lands, the bill was adopt
ed by the senate by unanimous vote.
The bill as passed gives South Dakot
materials a 5 per cent advantage ovet'
material from outside states.
The mayor with a minority of the
council on the one side, and h ma
jority of the council on the other side,
are in a merry row, which has tied
up all city business for the present.
The mayor attempted to fire the
city auditor and the majority of the
: council refuses to confirm any nomi-
nation which is made to fill the place.
The mayor refuses to recognize the
acts of the old auditor and the major.
ity of the council refuses to accept the
action of the mayo At a meetine
recently an attempt was made to hold
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same time, resulting in a hubbub and
final adjournment for one week, BY
which time is is hoped to get the tam
gle Strengthened out and get down to
business in city affairs.
Prof. N. E. Hansen, of Bookings
N. c.. P. Synoground, of Groton, and
p. ]. Bentz, of Woonsocket, represent
atives of the State Horticultural socie.
ty, have secured the introduction Of g
bill granting that society an annual
appropriation of $1,000 to- bear the ex-
pense Of the members who attend the
meetings n to pay for the publica-
ton and circulation of the reports,
They feel that their society is entitled
to state air, as one which does a great
deal toward he upbuilding Of the
state by its efforts.
Frank B. Ainsworth, of the Bank
ers' Reserve Fund Life company, OF
Cincinnati, was in the city recently
and paid into the state treasury $SSG
taxes on the business of his company
for the past year. That company is
the first of the foreign companies do
\ ing business in this state to qualify
| under the provisions of chapter 12a,
laws of 1905, which provides for incor-
poration of companies under the law
of this state.
There has always been changing OF
reservation counties in regard to legal
locations, and a general bill has just
been introduced attaching for judicial
the counties of Armstrong
to Stanley; Shannon and Lugenbee1 to
Fall River; Washington and Washa
baugh to Custer; Trip and Meyer tt
Gregory; Dewey and Schnase to Pot
ter, and Boreman to Compbell.
The Audubon society has secured
the introduction of a bill to protect
the birds of the state not in the game
class. It provides severe penalties for
the killing of such birds, or for the
destruction of their nests or eggs, and
gives them all possible protection un-
der the law.
hi senate has passer a bill requir-
ing railways to put in connecting
tracks at junction points and author
lied the railroad commission to make
joint through rates.
After gong tnOrouSnly lHto tHe le-
gal phases of the matter the soldiers
home board has signed a contract with
the manager of the city water plant at
Hot Springs to furnish the home with
water. There was a dispute as to who
was entitled to waite from a certain
stream. ard to settle 1t the water com
pany agreed to furnish the home with
water at a price which appears TO be
cheaper than putting In and operating
= private plant for the home, and tho
dispute was brought to n n in that
manner.
w. B. Sherrard. OF the children's
nome al Sioux Falls. was in Hierrs
hooking after a bin which he desires
10 have introduced give sSmi-ofiefAi
standing to a state conference OF char
niles, to work in connection with the
national organization for the purpose.
He desires he state 10 appropriate
FUNDS to pay for the dissemination OF
the reports Of the actions Of the con.
florence, and wants county commits
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