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he erected on the state fair
and also the contract for the ne"
track. the latter being awarded 10 n.
w Clarke. Work on the pullolhss
and track will begin at once. WORK
plans for beautifying the GROUNDS suH-
gested by Prof. Hanson, or the staCe
agricultural college, were accepted.
The board followed the suggestion OF
Adit. Gen. Englesby and a detail Oh
the state militia will do police duty
during the five days of the 1alr. "A
department to be known as Mines
and Mining was created and a super
i%ntendeAt will be selected from the
mining district west of the Missouri
river. The list of premiums has besa
revised and in nearly every instance
the amount of the premium offered
was increased. A number of superin-
tendents met with the board and a
general conference was had. Indica-
tons are that a much deeper interest
Is being taken in the fair throughout
the state than heretofore, and all con-
cerned predict that Sept. 9 to IL, in
elusive, the days on which the falr
will be held, will see the largest and
best exposition in all departments
ever shown at a similar exposition in
this section of the country.
State Engineer Lea is attempting t.
secure a strong delegation to attend
the national irrigation congress, which
meets at Sacramento, Cal, Sept. z 70 u
1897. Delegates will be present repre-
sentine m clubs, irrigation so
%cieties, cities, counties and statas. and
while the congress is classed as an i-
rigation body, the subject Of dry farm
ing will receive a large amount OF
the discussion, as well as to be q 1000
mile trip through the irrigated Sac
ramento valley, to see the
workings of irrigation, and a trip TIC
San Francisco to view the rebuilding
work which is in rogress in that city.
Railway companies will make q low
rate of fare for the round trip with
stopover privileges both going and
coming. Representatives from all
over the country will be at the con-
~vetnion, and it would pay South Da-
kota to be we'll represented. Any
one who expects to attend this con-
gress hould comxnunicate with Sam-
uel H. Lea. at Pierre, who is one Of
the national executive committee, and
who will be pleased to supply all in
formation at his command.
The referendum petition on the d.
vorce law was filed with the secretary
of state Tuesday. bearing 6.l35 names,
a great many more that were requir-
ed. This is the first petition to stay
action of a Legislative enactment
which has ever been filed in h state.
Several years ago an attempt waa
made to apply the referendum to sew
eral political acts which wiped out tia
pepwhst favor which had been grant
ed in the days they were in power,
but they failed to secure the required
number of signatures. and were never
filed. Petitions are yet out on the
Sunday observance and quail bills
and if they get in with enough am
TO get them upon the ballot next year
the legislative part of the election will
be enough to give direct legislation a
pretty good test.
The spring sales of state building
lands are now being made and the Of.
ferings will continue until the end OF
the month. Commissioner Dokken
with his official force, is out on the
work and made his first Offering in
Hyde county, where 1000 acres were
sold at an average of $1,000 IN acre
It ppears to be h policy of local
real estate dealers to discourage these
safes dS HluCE DIS pOSSlDle, Wnle, dS d
matter of fact. the acreage Of capital
lands in most of the counties is small
but offering of it will keep coming
right along until all is disposed OF
and the sooner the real estate meE
get it out of the way the shorter tim
they will have to meet this-whict
they appear to look upon as compsu
ton.
At a meeting of the trustees OF the
churches held in Pierre recently
it was decidede to envite Evangelis'
Johnson who is working in the state
to come to Pieere. All his dates are
filled up to January next, and the invi'
tation is for that month. To secure
his services. it is necessary to provide
a tabernacle that will seat not less
than two thousand people. and com
mittees of the churches were appoint
ed to look after that part Of the work
They will attempt to work in connec
ton with the committee of the board
of trade. which will be appointed t.
provide the building for the gas bel
carnival, and provide for sharing cost
of construction. h churches which
are taking the initiative here are tn
Methodist, Baptist and Congregational
The secretary of state has received
limited NUMBER OF advance copies o
the laws of the last session for dis
trihution to state officials. The nev
laws are now being gone over to fn'
out just what they mean and wha
bearing they may have on Did statutes
The chances are hat several of tn
OLD. laws. which are included in tn
printed statutes Will be submitted t
h referendum along with the divorc
law, and they will be suspended il
their effect. The courts Of the stat
will be kept busy for a time in meet
ing the requirements of the new law
which will be sprung upon them b,
the attorneys who win use them ii
cases where they can make then
count for their clients.
The grand jury at Pierre which wa
called for the present term of cour,
after being in session two days re
turned true bills in three cases, on
being against Doc Rridgeman for jai
breaking; another against J.W. Wrigh
for assault: and the third against II
j. Holborn on a larceny charge.
number of other complaints were tax
en- before the jury. but none of then
were considered to be of enough i'm
portance to require action by the jur,
and all were dismissed.
At the offerings of, capitol buildin