Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-07-03

Of the school income fund has been
made by the state land department,
the total amount distributed being
1859, 7OS.70, on a school population OF
146,229, making $2.46 for each pupil
in the state. This is the largest appor-
tionment of the fund which has ever
been made by the state, and If the De
cember apportiOnment holds up pro-
p~ortionately with past appointments
for tina half of the year, it will give
the pupils of the state a larger amour
than has been apportioned to them in
any previous year. The total amount
and the amount for each pupiu has
and the amount for each pupil has
the largest part of the fund is now in
the five per cent. class Of securities
instead Of the six per cent. rate, and
the further fact that there is an in
crease of 4,625 shown in the school
population since the apportionment
Of a year 60. h total apport{on-
ment is $15,629.10 in excess of the
June appOrtiOnment of last year. and
is three cents per pupil In excess OF
the distribution. The state fund is
getting to a point where it is begin
ming to make a difference in local tax
alton for school purposes, and as it
increases will in time cut local taxes to
i minimum for educational
A two days session of the South
Dakota Threshers' association closed
at Huron Friday evening. The attend
ance was very satisfactory, about 200
being present from various parts Of
the state. The address of welcome
was delivered by Hon. H. ]. Rice, of
the Huron Commercial club, to which
response was made on behalf Of the
association by Mr.. Henzie, represent
ing the Nichols, Sheperd Co. During
the sessions a lumber of papers were
presented and ably discussed, questions
of direct interest to grain growers and
threshers and it is probable that some
needed legislation guarding the inter
ests of these people will be asked for
at the next session of the state leg1s-
lature. The association will hold its
next annual meeting in Huron.
An event Of unusal interest was the
presentation Of a few days ago of ar
historical relic, in the form Of a flag.
20 the state normal school at Spring
ield. The presentation was made by
John L. Turner. one Of the most pro-
minent of the pioneer residents of
hat part of the old territory. The old
flag was made by the ladies of Spring
held in 1872 and was first flung to the
breeze at the Fourth of July celebrat-
ion and picnic that year. 1t was the
first stars and stripes used at a Fourth
of July celebration in Bon Homme
county. 1t also was the first flag to
float over Springfield normal school
at its first session in 1881.
That the government is doing every
thing possible to hasten the work Of
allotrnents in Trip county so 100000
or 100000 acres of land in that part Of
the Rosebud reservation can be open
ed to settlement during the lat
ter part Of this summer, is indicated
by the fact that John H. Scriven, spec
ial alloting agent in charge of the al
lotment work on that part of the res
ervation, has received Instructions to
Immediately place another a1lOting
crew in the field so the work of allot-
ting he remaining Indians may be
completed at the earliest possible date.
The special privileges which for a
number Of years a few OF the close
friends of government officials on the
different reservations have enjoyed in
the way of hunting chickens out OF
season, has been cut out by President
Roosevelt. The state laws have pre-
vented the shooting of prairie chickens
until September 1 but the state law
has no force on government reserva-
tons and a few of those who were
close to the reservation authorities
were permitted to shoot chickens at
any old time.
At q meeting held at Beresford by
q large number of the farmers of hat
,yinj ~, n ~,~-
was perfected. Articles of incorpora-
ton will be filed with the secretary
of state at Pierre at an early date. The
capital stock of the new
will be $4,000. 1t is believed the es-
tablising Of the new elevator will make
Beresford n of the best grain mar
kets In that part of the state.
AS the result of a visit to Sioux Fails
by Robert c. Hayes. an attorney of
Deadwood, an appeal has been perfect
ed in the case of Freeman Knowles.
editor of the Deadwood Lantern and
former congressman from South Da-
kota. h on May 20 last was fined
$500 by Judge Garland, while the lat
ter was holding a regular term of Unit
ed States court at Deadwood.
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The state treasurer issued a call for
s126,000 of outstanding general fund
warrants for the 26th of June. This
call brings the outstanding general
warrants down to less han $1,000 900
and with no bonded debt, puts tho
state in very good financial shape.
John Magruder, who recently Joined
the colored colony in western Sully
county, is having an artesian well
sunk on his farm, and with the other
improvements under way, will have
over $4,000 invested in his farm
within a short time.
A purse of $135 was captured by the
Huron fire department, attending the
state tournament alta Pierre. The tour
nament was one of the best ever hello
in the state.
A new lodge of the I. o. o. F. was
installed at Fort Pierre on the evening
of the 10th, with twenty-five charter
members. Grand Master Ruel z.
Dana, of Armour, and Grand Secre-
tary Harvey G. Rice, Of Huron, were
the installing officers.