The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-07-03


The June semi-anHual appointusont
Of the school income fund has heens
made BY the state land Department.
the total amount distributed being
$3Ss.708.70. on q school population "
14s.223, making 32.4s for each pupil
in the stata. This II the largest appor-
tionment Of the fund which has sver
been made by the state, and II the De-
cember apportionment holds up pro-
portionately with past apportionmentsss
for that half Of the year, II will givel
tho pupils Of the state D larger amount
than has been apportioned 10 them III
any previous year. The total amount
and the amount for zach puptu has
and the amount for each pupil has
the largest part Of the fund Ii now III
tho nve per cent. class Of securities
instead Of the six per cent. rate, and
the further fact that there Is an In
crease Of 4.s25 shown in the school,
population since the apportionmentl
Of q year ago. The total apportion-
ment In $~15.S2s.l0 In excess OF tho!
June apportionment OF last year, ana
Is three cents per pupil 81 excess oil
the distribution. The state fund isl
getting to a point where 1t IL begin-s
ming to make q difference In local tax,
alton for school purposes, and as III
increases will In time cut local taxes tol
a minimum for educational purposes.
A two days session OF the South
Dakota Threshersi association closed
at Huron Friday evening. The attend
ance wa very satisfactory. about 200
being present from various parts or
the state. The address Of welcome
was delivered by Hon. H. J. Rice. CT
the Huron Commercial club, to which
response was made on behalf OF tho
association by Mr.. Henxie. represent
ing the Nichols, Eheperd Co. During
the sessions q number Of papers were
presented and ably discussed. questions
OF direct interest to grain growers and
threshers and II ID probable that some
~eeded legislation guarding the inter-,
ests OF these people will be asked for
at the mex session OF the state iegis-
lature. The association will hold IT.
next annual meeting In Huron.
An event OF unusal interest was the
presentation Of = few days ago OF an
historical relic. In the form Of = flag.
to the state normal school at Spring
field. The presentation was made BY
John L Turner. one Of the most pro-
minent OF the pioneer residents Of
that part OF the old territory. The old
flag was made by the ladies OF Spring
field In 1872 and was first aung to the
breeze at the Fourth of July cclebrat-F
ion and picnic that year. Il WINS thet
first stars and stripes used at q Fourth
Of July celebration In Bon HommcI
county. 1t also was the first flag tot
float over Springfield normal school
at It's first session in 1881.
That the government Is doing every
thing possible to hasten the work Of
alfotrnents IN Trip county 30 900. 900
CT 700,O 900 acres Of lane in that part OF
the Rosebud reservation car. be OPEN
ed to white settlement during the lat
ter part Of this summer. Il indicated
by the fact that John H. serfven. sps
ial allotfng agent in charge OF the
lotment work on that part Of the res
ervation, has received instructions tn
Immediately place another alloting
crew in the field so the work OF allot-
ting the remaining Indians may be
completed at the earliest possible date.
The special privileges" which for a
number Of years q few of the close
friends Of government officials on the
different reservations have enjoyed In
the way OF hunting chickens out or
season. has e cut out by President
Roosevelt. The stat laws have pre-
vented the shooting Of prairie chickens
until September / but the state law
has no force on government rcserva-
tons and q few OF those who were
close to the reservation authorities
were permitted to shoot chickens It
any old time.
At q meeting held at Beresford by
a large number OF the farmers OF that
vicinity q farmers elevator company
was perfected. Articles OF incorpora-
ton will be 1led with the secretary
nf state at Pierre at an early date. n !.
capital stock OF the new
will be $4,000. It is believed the es-l
tablising OF the new elevator will make,
Beresford one OF the best grain mar
kets in that part Of tho state.
As the result OF q visit to Sioux Falls
by Robert C.. Hayes. an attorney ~
Deadwood, an appealhas been perfect
ed in the case Of Freeman Knowles.
editor Of the Deadwood Lantern and
former congressman from South Da-
kota who on May 70 last was flned
$500 BY Judge Garland. while the lat
ter wasAholding . regular term Of Unit
ed States court ct Deadwood. i
Tho state treasurer issued 4 call for
$4,000 OF outstanding general f1nd
warrants for tho 18th OF June. This
call brings the outstanding general
warrants down to len than 500. 900.
and with no bonded debt. puts the
state IN very good financial shape.
John Magruder. who recently Joined
the colored colony In western Sully
county. n having m artesian well
sunk on his farm. and with the other
Improvements under way, will have
yer 10000 invested IN his farm
within q short time.
A purse Of S135 was captured BY the
Huron fire department. attending the
state tournament alta Pierre. The tour
nament was one Of the best ever held