Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-01-18
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saved the state oNei %-0'0 -,
would have been necessary n"" -
gone into the market ana auN'l'i9
for n,ans. and at the same time saVea
several months of time. Inc 80:
work of the commission is outlined
ahou-;nu what noints were visited in
a search for suitable stone; anu III
f,c+ all the details of their work
Tbevs show that the interference or the
stony Falls board of trade prevented
the letting of bids at the time adVer-
tised and after the court action on
tho Siouy Falls suit had been an
nounced. sustaining the commission at
every point, it was too late to attempt
anv work for the year and the Whole
matter was allowed to go over to the
nresent session of the legislature 10
deal with. The building fund now
has about $4,000 in it, with a SUM-
cient amount due in March to make
I'D the $500 provided for, less the
amount already expended.
The Black Hills representatives III
the legislature will take special action
regarding the game laws, hoping
thereby to have them SO that
there will not be the danger which
now cAlSlS u al liiS S"ii'S
dying out. Representative Joseph
Hare, of Penning county, is especially
interested in the matter. A meeting
of the Hills representatives the game
laws were gone over and a general
discussion held, which resulted in the
adoption Of several reviSions which
will be presented to the legislature
and these will probably be passed. 1t
is proposed to change the present
deer season, which now extends from
Nov. / to Dec. /, and to allow instead
the time from Sept l 20 Nov. /. This
will increase the length of the season
by one month, but the change will be
made in the deer which may be killed.
at present each hunter will be al
lowed to kill only two deer during the
season. but under the new provision
only bucks may be slaughtered, the
law protecting the does and fawns.
provisions would make a mate
rial difference in the number of deer
slaughtered and would more han Off
set the extra month added to the sea-
son. ... ...... u
The seventh annual meeting of the
South Dakota Bar association was
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and Thursday. the 9th and 10th Of
Jan, 1907. The annual address before
the association was made by the
Hon. Chas. B. Elliott, of Minneapolis,
Mimi, a justice of the supreme court
of the state of Minnesota, upon the
subject International Arbitration"
Papers were read before the asso-
by the Hon. j. H. Mccoy, of
upon Trial by Jury the
Hon. Philo Hall, of Brookings, upon
THE Police Power, Its Importance
and Development" the Hon. s. ".
Jones, of Parker, pom Contracts"
the Hon J. E. Payne, of Vermillion,
Suggestions for Strengthening
our Tax Procedure and the Hon.
Geo. Rice, of Flandreau, upon PRO
posed Changes in the Fellow Servant
Law" A paper was also presented
by the Hon. Frank Turner, Of Faulk-
ton. Reports of the various standing
committees of the association, with
discussions thereon. were made a
feature of the meeting.
The agricultural interests of the
state will endeavor to have the legfs-
lature enact an effective tramp law.
Many a timid farmers wife lives in
terror of tramps from spring until
fall, and more than one has reluctant
ly moved her family into town to
avoid these isolated tramp holdups.
No farmers wife and but few of the
r. to refuse a gang of husky
tramps whatever they demand when
in the country precincts.
To refuse them mea in many in
burned buildings, smoking
stacks and injured stock. The provf-
of h proposed new tramp law
South Dakota may follow the Gus
of the residents of some parts Of
Texas, where a man caught tramping
is at once put on the roads and made
to work not less than thirty days. and
IL caught a second time, sixty days
Maj. W. A. Hazel, of the cavalry
contingent of South Dakota National
Guard, announced that an effort will
be made to induce the legislature to in
the appropriation for the guard.
and that authorization will be asked
to sell the land at Sisseton reservation
and use the proceeds for the construc-
ton of armories.
Following are the officers Of the
house: Speaker, M. j. CLANCY, of Wa
Clay county; chief clerk, j. w.
Cone, of Minnehaha county; sergeant
arms, F. d. Moscup, of Lincoln
The senate officers are as fol.
lows: Secretary, L. NJ. Simmons. OF
Mitchell; sergeant at arms, o. M. Os-
born, of Miner county.
The state brand commission has
its work of clearing up OF
brands for last year, having passed
216 at the meeting, making a to-
talsof 5,s75 brands registered in tae |
state.
Public Examiner Frank Rramhle
He'd a supplemental report COVERING
examination of the state auditors
office, and which h.gf7:y Compliments
department for the name n
1t has been conducted nnser
the administration Of Auditor HalIa-
day. The transactions involved in the
examination aggregated $4,000 600 |
Inc examiner also personally comnli.
ments the system. accuracy and naat-
ness of the books.
The Law, Union & Grown. and 49,
Union Assurance society, both EneS
lish companies, with Headquarters IL
London, have announced their tntar.
.ion OF withdrawing from business In
state. IN