Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-04-03

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The supreme court, In a accession ~
Judge Fuller, settled the question as
- The validity of a ballot without the
small square before each name or
proposition in which to make a cross
for an expression of choice on the part
of the voter. The case came down
from Day county, and was the result
Of the fight for liquor license at that
place last year.
The license people won in the cleo
ton and Gibson, representing the an
ti-license forces, applied to the circuit
| court for a writ of prohibition TO pre-
| vent the mayor and councilmen from
granting licenses on the vote, Tor the
reason that the ballots while in regu-
lar form otherwise, failed to have be-
| fore the words Eyes" and mo" a small
| square in which to make the cross
| which designated the choice OF the
voter. The representatives OF the CITY
demurred to the application ana the
demurrer was sustained on their con-
tention Of no grounds for action. AN
appeal was taken to the supreme court
which has affirmed the lower court
holding that there is no specihc STA
tute recurring the square to be placed
| I1 ITOIlI III III VI NSb NAN~
of a majority of the voters was plain
lv expressed by their markings with
out hat indication of the place to
mark. ~
The report of the comptroller OF the
currency for the call Of condlt1on OF
national banks in South Dakota for
! the 3rd Of December last shows tna1
the financial furry which was distress
ing the country the latter part OF last
wear did not effect the banks OF this
state. From the time OF the call IN
August to that Of the December call,
when the conditions were the worst
the individual deposits in the national
banks of the state increased $io2,S45.
The national banks bowed a net In
crease of $2,730,401 from January to
December Of last year making a
showing of $2092S,322 in December
of last year. The state banks no
doubt did their share in increasing
the bank deposits of the state for the
year, and the total would make a good
showing.
The state lands board has decided to
offer all the remaining state capitol
lands east of the river for sale to the
highest bidder or bidders. There viii
be no auction in the counties in which
the lands are situated, but the sales
will be made at the office of the state
land commissioner after due adver-
tisement. Bids will be accepted fol-
all which remains or for any specific
tract. About 5000 acres of the state
capitol lands remain unsold east of the
Missouri river, being located in the
counties of Hyde, Faux, and Potter
All of the other lands east of the river
have been disposed of within the pas
year.
The last legislative session in {
printing bill required all printing FOL
state officers and boards to be let by
bid. Six months working under the
law does not appear to have been sat
isfactory, as the advertising o bid!
for a small job of stationery was al
most equal to the cost of the worl
after it was secured on the bids. OF
these grounds the state printing com
mission at a recent session decided tt
ignore the provisions of the Law. AID
vertisements are being sent out 70,
bids on all state reports and othe,
state printing, the bids to be opened
on the 25th of June.
Over half Of the counties Of tn,
state were represented in the conven
ton Of county auditors recently helt
in this city. The rates of assessment
Of real estate and other matters wer'
discussed at this meeting and al
equitable distribution Of assessment
was endeavored to be fixed on al
properties.
On the 10th Of April the government
will offer for lease over 1000 900 acres
Of Sioux Indian land for pasturage
purposes, the leases to be for pastures
5, 6, Z and s on the Cheyenne river
Indian reservation. These pastures
would loo rather large to the average
eastern farmer, as they run from 214,-
900 acres up to $4,000 acres in size
The Royal Mutual Life Insurance
company of Des Moines, Ia, and the
Estate Life Insurance company OF In
dianapolis, Ind, have notified the state
Insurance department that they viii
not take out licenses for South Dakota
for this year and will withdraw from
the state.
Gov. Crawford has been selected BY
the state capitol commission as a com.
mittee Of one to secure the speaker
and otherwise provide for the proper
ceremonies ofAthe laying of the cor
nerstone Of h new capitol which will
take place sometime about the first OF
May.
Governor Crawford has issued his
Arbor day proclamation, fixing Friday
April "a, as the date n declaring il
to be a legal holiday.
Governor Crawford has granted q
pardon to D.. A. Frisbie, Of Fall, who
was sentenced from Pennington Jul
ty to ten months Imprisonment on 8
larceny charge.
There are, altogether, foreign and ma
tive, Is, 100 persons that are actively en-
gagged in bringing the gospel to India
while ten years ago there were only 16.
169-a gain of nearly 60 per cent.
Too Inhnmmab1e.
Hiram" asked Mrs. Medders, "yor
don't think there's any danger in wearing
these cellr!oid combs, do you!'