Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-11

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transmittal accompanying the same
contains several suggestions somewhat
out Of the ordinary. The report shows
that at the close of the fiscal year
June 80, 1907, there were OUTSTANDING
avenue warrents to the amount OF
1910 900 and there was cash in the
treasury, $685. 36, leaving the net state
indebtedness at that date $1S3'9oo.
At the close Of the fiscal year June 81
| 1905 there were out revenue warrants
for S25O,O0O; registered warrants
s154,317. The cash in the treasury
| at that date was $21,13S,leavlng a net
outstanding Indebtedness of $3S3,lS4'
or an increase in the debt for the year
of 200, O2O.
Attention is called to the fact that
while the venue of the state nave
increased to 9. large extent through the
increase in land acreage ana corporate
property, "the legislature goes on year
after year blindly approprlatng larse
sums of money annually, regardless OF
the revenues, and as a consequence our
net floating Indebtedness at THIS tlne
is 100000 over and above the pre-
ceding year.
He says the members of the last SEES
sion were very lavish in their appro-
nriations for the state institutions
giving no heed to the numerous suS-
sestions from this department, that
their appropriations would exceed ny
far all possible income" That it is up
to the coming session to carefully con-
slider all requests for new building, n
special appropriations of all kinds, and
use reasonable judgment in
for maintenance of the state 1nstltu-
tions the state will soon be on a cash
basis.
He recomerds a carefully prepared
depository law, or failing In this 10
submit a constitutional mendmen 10
increase the salary of the treasurer to
a reasonable amount. This based on
that no mar of reasonable business
integrity and ability can or Will, IN
safety assume the responsibilities ana
liabilities of this office, and furnish
a bond of $500, 900, all on a salary OF
$500"
He also recomends a n~on-partisan
appointive tax commission, which he
saws is the only way the state can Sc
cure anything like a fair and equitable
assessment of all classes Of property
Allotins Agent Deetz of Cheyenne
river reservation, with a portion OF
his crew. came to Pierre Wednesday,
having closed work for the winter.
Mr.. Deetz will have an office in the
federal building and will, with an
office force, be busy for the rest OF
the winter with the plat work of that
reserve. He says while there is yet
about three months work of allot-
ment on the portion Of the reserve
which is to be opened next year, ne
will have the plats on that portion
which has been worked in such shape
that the appraisal board can begin their
work at any time, and he can keep
ahead of them for the rest Of the
work. and that there will be no delay
in the spring.
G.. W. Wilkins, a we'll known farmer
of Charles Nix county, hold the record
for the amount of grain he raised this
year considering the amount of assist
ance he had. With the aid of only
one man he raised $4,000 bushels OF
grain, the small grain having just been
threshed. OF this 5000 bushels is
corn. p
He SOLD 5000 bushels Of his corn
for As cents per bushel on his place.
The crop raised his year by Mr.. Will
kins will pay him a profit of approx
mately ENTHUSIASTICALLY more
than the value of the land upon which
the crop was raised.
During the recent campaign, in dis
cussion of the, county option law,
which was submitted through the pro
visions of the referendum, and which
by the way, is the only law ever SC
submitted in this state. it was arGue0
that a law drawn by some individual.
was likely to be one of the "one idea
plan. and not SO acceptable to the peo-
pie as a law which had been discus
sed and shaped up by the legislature
would be. Whether the result OF the
vote on the question is any evidence
in that direction or not, it is GER
tain that the law presented through
the initiative went down, and every
law which was passed by the legisla,
ture and carried to the referendum
was adopted.
A new gold strike in the Central hills
has awakened interest in that section
and the spring will likely see severa
more properties in and around Roch-
ford in the working list.
Unless some patriot Immediately
comes forward and accepts the posi-.
ton OF postmaster at Starcher it viii
be discontinued by the authorities a
Washington.
Mayor Wadielgh, of Pierre, has ap'
pointed as an executive committee FOL
inaugural ball, A. W. Ewart, G. G
Mabed and L. L. Stephens.
The governor has granted a pardon
to Myrtelle Higgins, who was sen,
fenced from Beadle county on a charge
of bigamy.
Political aspirants for the three ap'
pointments of Governor-elect Vessy
that will be made in the vicinity o.
Lead are numerous. The chief in
terest centers in the fight for mine in
spector in which there are a numbel
Of candidates.
The next meeting of wide interes
that is to be held in Sioux Falls will
be the South Dakota Corn Breeders
). association annual gathering, which
will be held on December 81 to "a, in
elusive.
The state land department has jus