Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-03
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tween the Missouri river ana luu
49, 1IiIIs the town of Bovine, Will
no out of existence. For a period OF
about sixteen years Bovine has peeh
one of the most important OIL .n'
..cov" towns which sprang into exist
ence after the opening OF the oiouN
r~eseryation to settlement in lS9o. bo-
vine was named by the cattleinen' "
this region. and they have always taN-
en- considerable pride in the name DIS
indicating the character n chiel l.
dustry for many years or thls Par' =.
the country. But with the passing or
the cattleman and his herds Will aiso
pass this historic town. The postfnce
denartment has issued an order that
the Bovine postoffice must be moved
TO the new town of Van Metre, when
rs 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 mail will be carried by tram
to that place. displacing the OLD town
of Bovine. With the establishing OF
train service the settlers in the vlcln-
ity of Van Metre and the residents OF
that place will enjoy daily mai serV-
ice instead of depending upon stage
lines, as in the past.
Gov, Coe /. Crawford, secretary oi
state D.. d. Wipf. Commissioner or
school and Public and o. c. Dok-
kin. Congressman Philo Hall, state
Auditor John Hirning and former
Commissioner of School and Puoic
Lands c. J. Bach, spent the time pc
tween trains in DeadWOod recently eH-
mimi the new federal building
--;, ,,,>rr tho Gl1ifD-
bility of Black Hills stone for the
new state capitol. The general YER
dict was in favor of Black Hills stone
if ONLY the cost of transportation
across the state is not too high. IN
der the act providing for the con-
struction of a capitol, the state is al
lowed to pay five per cent more Tor
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 quarfleS
in the southern Hills, and as it is
thought thai the completion of the
new roads across the state this sum-
mer will reduce the expense material
" Of transportation, the probabilities
are that the new state capitol will be
constructed from Black Hills stone.
The first annual meeting of tht
Wool Growers association which was
held in Belle Fourche during the seS-
sions of the Northwestern STOCK
Growers association, had a larger at
tendance thar was expected ana prov
ed to be in every way a most success
FIJI session. Since the association
was organized a year ago, it has beer
,,nloy fhn 11uyS nf the
state. and has joined the national as
ISOLATION. A resolution was adopted
at the meeting assessing each membe
o~ne-fourth of a cent per head for eacl
sheep in his hands, the money thu:
raised to be used in prosecuting sheer
thieves or persons disturbing sheeI
camps or wagons. The new board o
directors elected the following OIL
GERS: NJ. F. Smiley. president; F. Il
Cook, vice president; F. f. Bennett
secretary. The board also adopted
bylaws similar to those Of the Wyo
MING association, making only a few
changes necessary because OF loca
conditions. The association now ma
a membership of fifty-one, and is in
very per condition financially
Under the new law which goes int
effect July 1, teachers papers OF al
grades must come to the office of tn
state superintendent of 10
marking. With that change, 1nstea'
of two examinations a veal one WI
be held each month through the ia
season. The dates fixed for such ex
aminations are Aug. 1915, Sept. II
IS, Oct. IT'S, To- 21-22. Tn
change will mean a great deal MOI
work in the department, as the thlr
grade applications exceed all othe1
which have in the past come to tn
state board for marking. The count
superintendents' meeting will be hel
at Sioux Falls, June 6 and z. Unde
he new plan of markings of paper
a permanent board has been selecte
for that work consisting of the ofhc
force of the superintendent depar'
ment, and Prof. J.. F. INC {
Bookings; Miss May Farrell, {
Moody county, and Miss Mabel Deml
ster. of Sioux Falls.
At the Indian council just closed
!. Cheyenne river agency, the Ute Ii
dams now being held at Fort Mead
were represented by Appah, one
their chiefs, and Maj. Johnson,
Fort Robinson. Appah made a pie
for his cor VINO ne Salu COulu IL
live on the reservation set aside X
them in Utah., and it is said by tho!
. present that Maj. hnso in his T.
!, marks of the treatment of the Ute
, made a most radical speech in regal
to the way they had been treated
, the government Indian department
The lease made to them by the Slot
Indians was for about 100, 900 acr,
in the northwest corner of their r
!, serve, at a rate of Az cents per ac!
for a year for a five year term.
!, Reports from the northern countl
!, are that Notwithstanding the hither'
Favorable reports. the loss amor
: stock men will be very heavy.
If the commissioner of Indian a
fairs can be to alter q recel
order and place the same constructic
/, upon the little word may" as
: placed upon it by the council of twel
) ty which has in its hands the guidir
| of the affairs of the Sisseton and Wal
, peton tribe of Sioux Indians, tt
members of this tribe, contrary to e,
pectations, will yet his spring r.
ceive a payment of $4,000 from tt
funds which are deposited to the
credit in the treasury of the Unite
States.