The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-05-03

II the pians of the pSstofflce depart
ment are carried out, one of the most
historic towns in the vast region be-
tween the Missouri river and the
Black Hills, the town OF Bovine. viii
go out of existence. For o 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. Boz
vine was named by the cattlemen of
this region. and they have always talk
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 postftice
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 mall 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 place will enjoy daily mall serv-
Ice instead of depending upon stage
lines, as in the past
! Gov. Coe T. Crawford. secretary OF
state d. D. Wipf. Commissioner OF
School and Public Lands o. G. Dok-
kin, Congressman Philo Hall, State
Auditor John Hirning and former
| Commissioner of School and Public
Lands G. J.. Bach, spent the time be-
/ tween trains in Deadwood recently ex-
| amining the new federal building
with a view to passing upon the suita-
billty of Black Hills stone for the
new state capitol. The general yer-
] dict was In favor of Black Hills stone
/ IL only the cost of transportation
across the state is not too high. Tn
der the act providing for the con-
struction of 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 quarrfes
| in the southern Hills, and as 1t 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 win be
constructed from Black Hills stone.
| The first annual meeting of ths
| Wool Growers association which was
! held in Belle Fourche during the ses-
/ sions of the Northwestern Stock
| Growers association, had larger at
| tendance than was expected and Prov
| ed to be in every way most success
| full session. Since the association
| was organized year ago, 1t 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 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 OIL
GERS: NJ p. Smiley. president; f. r.
Cook, vice president: F. Il. Bennett
\ secretary. The board also adopted
i bylaws similar TO those of the Wyo-
/ ming association, making only few
| changes necessary because OF ioca.
conditions The association now has
| membership OF fifty-one, and is In
very prosperous condition financially
Under the new law which goes into
effect July /, teachers papers OF all
grades must come to the ONCE OF the
state superintendent of education for
81 - inst
of two examinations year one VIII
be held each month through the faii
season. The dates fixed for such ex-
aminatlons are Aug. 1915, Sept. IL
Is. oct. l7-1s. Nov. 21-22. The
change will mean 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 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. r. 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.
dams now being held at Fort Meade
were represented by Appah. one OF
their chiefs. and Mai. Johnson, Of
Fort Robinson. Appah made plea
for his people who he said could not
live on the reservation set aside fol
them in Utah. and II Is said by those
present that Mai. Johnson In his re
marks of the treatment of the Utes
made a most radical speech In regard
to the way they had been treated By
the government Indian department
The lease made to them by the Siou,
Indians was for about 100000 acre
In the northwest corner OF their re
serve. at a rate OF 4 X cents per acr'
for year for I'VE year term.
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4 Reports from the northern countr,
i are that notwithstanding the hitherts
/ favorable reports. the loss amonl
!. stock men will be very heavy.