Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-03-22
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spring. At the 1905 session OF the les-
stature this commission was created
and $40, 900 was appropriated for the
purpose of dealing with infectious
contagious and communicable diseases
in live stock, but more particularly
With reference to the above named
Infection. At that time this and other
western states were under absolute
quarantine by the federal government.
3outh Dakota vas the only state
which enacted a law and inaugurated
an active campaign for the eradication
If his disease, which was much more
prevalent east of the Missouri river,
but at the same time much easier TO
handle than in the range country ~
ing west Of the Missouri river. With
the cooperation of the bureau of ami
NAL industry it was possible to raise
the quarantine from the section east
Of the Missouri river during the fall
of 1906. h country west of the
river showed equal Improvement, but
it was found impossible to raise the
quarantine, for the reasOn hat the
section was largely composed of In
dian reservations. over which the
state board had no jurisdiction, and
the work of the federal government
was incomplete. During l9O6 fully
so per CEN OF the disease in South
Dakota was eliminated. This satisfac-
tory result was accomplished at an
expenditure of only about One-third of
the amount appropriated, which would
have been absolutely impossible with
out the practical assistance of the fed
eral authorities. Wherever the infec.
ton was general the work was COM
paratively easy, as a thorough system
of dipping was necessary, but the
cases In existence at this time which
are largely isolated, will be more diff
ficuIt and expensive to discover and
treat, han those heretofore handled
The state lands board met recently
and outlined the probable terms Oh
which capitol lands will be offered
this year under the provisions of the
law providing for raising funds for
the building. The proposed plan is
for the payment of one-third the pur.
chase price at time of sale, one-sixtt
Dec. 1 next; the W. payments making
one-half the purchase price. The bal
ance will be in term loans, bearing
about 6A per cent interest on tbs
mortgages. which will be sold on this
market. With a continuance of the
present cOIlulllollS OIL lie Itdl eSldlt
market and money conditions the
board feels that it will have no trouble
in disposing of enough of the lands to
put up the building without the need
of calling upon the state for the 5000.
900 appropriated in case of need for
next year. The sale prices on the diff
ferent tracts to be offered will be fixed
by appraisement as soon as the wealth
err is fit for travelling over the prairie
for that work, and the commission is
not held to a $40 minimum, as was
the case in the lands disposed of las,
year, but the price will probably be
kept as near that figure as possible.
The mail carrier on the line west Of
Midland has made complaint hat he
vas held up by F.. e. Olney, of Olney
postoffice, and compelled to return to
that office after leaving it a half mile.
He claims hat his schedule gives him
a wait of seven minutes at that Of
fee, and when he arrived at the Of
fee, of which a daughter of Olney is
postmaster, he waited for half an
hour for the young lady to secure and
distribute the mail. She failed to
make any move in that direction, an6
after the half hour was up the car
rier gathered up his mail sacks and
started on his trip west. After going
a half mile and with a drawn revolver
compelled him to return to the Of
fee where he waited another half
hour on the pleasure of the young
lady, after which he was allowed to
proceed on his way. The carrier was
hostile over the treatment he received,
and his intention of making
complaint against the rancher for his
actions.
While Gov. Crawford will not veto
any of the bills left in his hands at the
close Of the session he will allow seven
of them to become laws without his
signature. The list is the general leg
lslative apportionment bill, the bill
requiring publication of lists of
brands of horses which hav been in
spected, local option, trespass for the
country west of the river, heavy in
crease in fees for peddlers' licenses,
authorizing township boards of super
visors to hold meetings in incorpora-
ted towns in their townships, increase
Of wolf bounty, and Sioux Falls water
bill to maintain and operate water
works at public expense.
Appropriations have been beyond
hose Of any other session, but the
growth of the state has compelled an
increase at each succeeding session,
which will keep on as long as the state
continue in it's growth.
The house refused to reconsider
the vote by which the senate bill to
fix a standard form of life insurance
policies was defeated, killing the bill.
The house by the adoption of the
adverse committee report, killed the
bill providing for the division of Ly-
man county into three coupties.
Another railroad bill, requiring rail-
.oads to sell 50O-nsile family books at
the same rate as for any other mile
age, came up to the surface and
passed the house, as did the senate
bills creating municipal courts and a
state printing commission.
The effort to cut out the a%ppropris
ion for a live stock pavilion at Mitch
ell failed and the bill passed, as did
the appropriation for the purchase of
a farm at the feeble minded Institute
at Redfield.
The senate passed the house anti
gambling or wagering by anyone q
misdemeanor. and gives right of re-
covery against property owners or
tenants where betting or gambling is