The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-03-07

"A railroad representative In sight.
Secretary OF State wipf presented to
each body copy OF the county local
option petition asking for the refer
endum.
Governor Crawford vetoed his first
measure. providing that the newspaper
files In the historians department be
accepted as evidence In court.
The new city charter bill providing
for government by commission under
the Galveston plan comes up IN tho
house today. and viii constitute tho
only feature Of the session. IL passed
the senate with many changes after
long delay and will probably be ac-
ceptable To the house.
Local Option Wins
The LIQUOR interests made killing
OF the county local option measure. but
IL bobbed up again I'm "A petition IN
voking the initiative and signed by
5000 voters OF the state. After this
short lived victory II was thought the
liquor interests would have rested with
n law which has been pronounced good
for several years since 1903. but In an
iiladvised moment IL was sought TO
have the annual voting feature cut out
OF the present law and bill was IN
PRODUCED I'm the senate to that effect.
but II has gone the way that does not
provide for return trip tickets. Win
not "A vote To spare its opponents de-
cided that IL the saloons want tn eN-
list they shall ask for the privilege an
nually. IL being argued that this VIII
have a tendency TO cause the saloon
interests to keep on terms OF amity by
keeping within the limitations Of tho
law. II will rest there for at least two
years more.
Feared by Politicians.
Friday was hangman's day for the
anti-trenting bill I'm the senate. II was
condemned To- death the previous day
and the sentence WAS made trrcvocable
when IL failed tn come up for consid-
Grafton. II was killed by It's loyin.
friends who were afraid Of the effect
It's passage might have on the party
The state horticultural society has at
tanned to- a standing at court by the
passage OF two bills through the sen.
ate. one providing for the printing and
distribution OF 1000 copies OF the an.
nual report and then II gets 1880
appropriation.
An echo from the days OF populism
when Andrew T.. Lee was on guard
and Robert T.. Dowdell was oil inspec-
tor was heard when the senate passed
n bill conveying s.. 900. 10 from the treas
ury 90 the agricultural college. this
being n sum OF money which the In
spector turned into the treasury when
resulted In Dowdelfs resignation. The
money has remained In the treasury
ten years IL will now be expended I'M
der the direction OF the college chemist
for more apparatus for the inspection
Of OIL and food products.
Quiet Over Washington Way.
No recent word has come To the joint
Investigating committee from that part
OF the congressional delegation that II
anxious for investigation, though IL is
pointed out that the members might
reasonably leave Washington this even
Ing and reach Pierre In the dark on
Tuesday morning and have four days In
which To have their robes made white.
The committee IL constantly expecting
"A telegram advising ~ To be In readi-
ness To- receive the delegation.
The house has passed "a bill granting
$4,000 year for two years for the
maintenance OF the state guard -Four
years ago the amount appropriated for
the same purpose was $50. 900 year a
difference OF Sbi 900 which IN said "a
represent the shrinkage In patriotism
IA that period. BY some II iE claimed
tn he useless expenditure TO train NJ
"tin' soldiers In view OF the good ne
count our raw recruits gave Of them
selves In the Spanish American war.
piIion's Futile Eioquenee.
DlllOnk hpftCn on tue ENOtln 'hlo-
lima bond deal was the longest made IT,
the senate this winter. but he proved
the North Carolinian's band OF heroes
who had been carpetbagged To inEensi.
bility and then left To continue votins
for Andrew Jackson while their bonds
were hawked about by Simon SchaffeI
who gave them To the state or South
Dakota. He didn't have the votes
however. to bear out his contention and
the bill for the return OF the money re-
covered or these bonds by this state r.
sleeping with its toes turned To the
daisies,
The house has voted Ia set aside for
experiment purposes the balance OF the
unapportioned endowment lands
amounting To $4,000 acres. These are
largely lands situated In the semi arid
sections west OF the river where pro-
vision r. made for the establishment al
two new ub-experim~nt stations which
\ will be operated under the supervision
OF Professor ". f. Hansen OF the az.
ricultuial lands.
Pierre. s. D.. March 1.-The senate
| divorce bill had It's first round In the
house today when whitemore moved
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