The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-05-11
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the law of last winter relieved from
the $40 minimum which they were
tied to previous to this year, a large
amount of the land to be offered is
held at that amount or higher. In
Hyde county the sales date has been
fixed for the 18th of May, with the
minimum selling price in that county
ranging from 80 to Sill an acre. Hand
county lands will be offered on the
14th of May, with minimum prices
ranging from 50 to $40. Faulk county
sales will be on May Is, with prices
ranging from IS to $14 an acre. Pot
ter county prices range from IS to
$12, and the sales will be made on
May 16. The Edmunds county sales
will be on May 81, with minimum
ranging from 81 to Sill. Mcpherson
county offerings will be on May %,
At prices ranging from $6 to $40. Sui
ly county offerings will be on May %,
ranging from sc to SO per acre. The
heaviest sale last year were made in
Mcpherson county, taking out some
Of the best land in that county, leaving
the averages lower than they are in
counties where fewer sales were made
last year. Commissioner Dokken will
to keep work on the building in pro-
gress without drawing on the state
appropriation made in case Of necessi-
", and with a favorable spring will
no doubt dispose of a large amount OF
land offered. If any lands are left
they will be sold at private sale at the
best terms which can be made not be-
low the minimum. The sales this
I, NJ h.,
to bidders than they were last year,
as cash was the demand at last years
sales. and only one-third is required
to be paid down under present regu
atoms governing the sales.
A large amount Of building is to be
done this season at Fort Meade some
ten miles from DeadwoOd. A set of
brick barracks which will cost approx
imately $4,000 will be erected, and a
macadam road from Sturgis to Fort
Meade will be built at cost of &c.
600. Among the other improvements
to be made are a cavalry drill hall at
about $4,000, one band barracks at
$4,000, and two double sets of cap
tains' quarters at $4,000 cash. The
eight hour rule will be in force and
he common labor will be paid at the
rate of $2.25 a day. Messrs. Martin,
Burke, Kittredge, Gamble and Per-
kinS have all been very active in get
ting these appropriations through,
and the secretary of war has also CIV
en- his aid in bringing these improve
ments about. This work is also said
to be only in the nature of a begin
ming, as it is the ultimate intention to
raise Fort Meade from a. brigade to a
regimental post, which will necessitate
much additional building.
Gov. Crawford has appointed tn,
following list of delegates to the Ma
tiOnal Civic federation conference to
be held in Chicago May % to 81:
Bartlett Tripp, Yankton; George Rice,
Flandreau; II. NJ. Jones, Sioux Falls;
O. L. Branson, MITCHELL; p. d. Kribs,
Columbia; George L. Ayres, Dead
wood Thomas ThorsOn, Canton; Phi
10 Hall, Brookings; A. o. Ringsrud,
Elk Point; w. II. Parker, DeadwOod;
J. A. Picker, Faulkton; c. j. Giolme,
Platte; r. S. Wesley, Washington
Springs; John B. Hanten, Watertown;
Allan Rogue, Centerville; w. c. Cook,
Plankinton; John Sutherland, Pierre;
A. H. Ingersoll, Sisseton Charles
Thompson, Miller; II. H. Heath, Arte-
sian.
The location of the shops and yards
of, the Northwestern road at Pierre
are so far out from the city proper
that 1T is rumored that the company
will plat an individual suburb and
sell lots to it's workmen at a low rate
with a contract for the erection Of
buildings on the lots disposed Of. al
lowing its men to get homes at
cheap rate and on payments which
they can easily meet. The location of
the shops are fully two miles from
the present business menter of the
city.
At the new Pierre school boards
meeting for organization, F. L. Full
Ter was selected president for the
coming year, with James Stevens as
vice president and w. H. Checker
clerk of the board. The list Of teach
ers for the coming year is very nearly
completed, some Of the old teachers
being retained, except in cases where
they voluntarily retire
The law of last winter changed the
manner Of letting bids for state print
ing Of the third class-the reports of
the state officers. Under the new law
each report will be on separate bid
instead Of Jumping the reports all I'M
der one contract, and the pumbar ~
bidders will very likely be increased
by this division of the work.
The report of the department of
vital statistics for the month Of March
shows the highest birth rate for any
month since the nrpaniza tiox of A.,