The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1908-02-01

March, $612.7S for April, s2.0o for
May, n $91.90 for June. The last
half of the year made a showing f
$2,S31.54 for October, $S23.32 for No
vember, and ~$1,772.12 for December.
bringing nearly five thousand dollars
of the total collections of the year for
these three months.
The Great Western Telephone Co.
has been busy all winter threading the
western part of the state with wires.
This system promises in the near fu-
ture to be to the western and central
parts Of the state what the Dakota
Central is to the eastern part. The
company now has lines from Pierre
to Chamberlain by way of Presho,
from Chamberlain to the Cheyenne
river along the new Milwaukee line
of road, and from Pierre to Cheyenne
along the Northwestern extension. Be-
sides his they nave run lines from
Midland north to Leslie, and are run
ming a line from Philip north to Pedro
by way OF Hardingrove, and other
points in western Stanley county.
They have also extended a line from
Pierre north to Laurel on the east
side Of the Missouri. and are now al
work on an extension from that line
to Onida, the county seat of Sully
county.
The National Fire and Endowment
Insurance company, which has been
Incorporated at Pierre, is attempting
a new departure IN the way of fire in
surance. Instead of writing risks for
a short period Of time, it will be the
plan to take the risks for fifteen and
twenty year terms, the same as en-
dowment life insurance. The premium
charged will be slightly above the
rate on straight insurance. to cover
the difference in the plan of carrying
risks. The plan is 10 pay the face of
the policy at the end OF the period of
time for which it is written, or at the
end OF three years the policy is to
have a surrender value, which the in
sured can secure by the surrender OF
his policy in case he does not longer
care to carry the insurance.
One homesteader out near Pedro,
in making his final proof before the
United States commissioner at Quinn,
stated in his testimony hat among
other improvements on the land that
he had five acres planted to corn the
past year, and that the sale of the
product of this five acres had furnish
ed him the necessary cash to make
his Communication proof. This shows
what the settlers west OF the river
a do if they make an effort. To Sc
cure a quarter section with eight
months residence, and pay for it with
the income from FIVE acres of the tract,
is self-evident proof hat the settler
a get along If he makes any effort
IN that direction.
49,
When the county commissioners
over the state made their estimates
last year for election expenses they
based UGH estimates on the cost of
elections in past years. This will leave
all of them short In that account, as
the primary election law provides that
the elections under that law shall be
held in the same manner n the ex-
penses paid by the counties the same
as in a general election. The primary
election law requires two such cleo
ions the coming spring, one in March
and one in June, and as each of
them will carry the same expense az
a general election there is going to
be a heavy deficiency in the COZ
estimates for that purpose.
According to a report made by w.
II. Smith, Of Huron, grain auditor for
the Van Dusen Elevator Co, South
Dakota has harvested the most val
liable crop she has ever raised. AL
though the number of bushels did not
reach the amounts Of former years,
the farmers got prices hat more than
made up for this deficiency. On &C
count Of favorable conditions, a great
err per cen of the 1907 crop has been
delivered than in any previous year
with the exception Of corn.
The people OF Butte county are
working for the establishment OF two
government land districts in thai
county, one of the offices to be located
at Belle Fourche and the other at
Lennon. They claim that the gov
eminent land business Of the district
has become too extensive for the n
land office at Rapid City to handle,
and that they are entitled to relief by
having offices located nearer the lands
which are now being taken in that
county.
The proper papers have been filed