Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-18

state Historian Doane Robinson mas
,cs,od his eighteenth annua review
of progress of the state, which covers
IN it's range the growth of population,
hank deposits and all subjects of ma
terial prosperity Of the state, along
with more or less political history
The summary shows that the produc-
ton of the farms, ranches, mines ana
uuarries of the state have shown an
increase of 100000 over the hgureS
of last year, bringing the total for TINS
year to $1S5,434,460. Bank dePosits
show more certainly than any other
figures what the people have been do
ing in the way Of material prosperity
in the past 10 years, growing from
%s1O,1O4,135 in 1895 to $6S,S32,999 IN
1908. These figures are not sWelled
through the deposits of banks outside
of the state, but show the eposlt OF
the people. The bank figures OF the
states farther east are swelled through
the deposits of South Dakota banks
but none of their cash comes to this
state to be deposited. Census hgures'
based on the school population, WITH
the same ratio as was shown IN tne
census of 1905, shows a gain in popula-
ton Of $4,000. Stanley county SHOWS
IN increase of 1850 on that basis,
the heaviest gain of any county IN the
state. While all Of the new counties
of the western and northern part or
the state show gains, a number OF the
older counties show a loss.
Complaint has been made by the
sheriff Of Lawrence county against the
officials of the state insane hospital at
Yankton for what he terms the neg
lectful methods in connection with the
receiving of patients from Lawrence
county mmit through due pro-
cess of law to the asylum. Sheriff Ira
thon charge that. in several instances
patients have been permitted to re-
main in the county Jail at Deadwood
for weeks after their official commit
ment to the asylum and the notitica-
ton Of the proper authorities, and that
the authorities there have not the
proper facilities for caring for the
mentally ~deranged, who consequently
suffer. In connection with this charge
he cites the fact that Lawrence county
Is paying I'VE $40, 900 per yea for
the care of it's insane in the state asy-
lum, the largest amount paid by any
county in the state. e..
Although vast quantities of grain
ere being sent to market from South
Dakota, there has thus far been
scarcely a complaint in reference to
car shortages. Last season the eleva-
tor men of the state were greatly
Handicapped by a car shortage, and
in numerous instances it was necessary
for them to cease buying grain tenn
porarily until cars could be provided
for the hauling away of the grain with
which the elevators were congested.
This season the railroads appear to
W. an ample number of grain cars
for their lines in South Dakota and
grain has been kept moving. Millions
Of dollars are being brought into the
state in payment for the immense
quantities of grain now being sent in
a never ending stream to the big mar
ket points.
The railroad arIeslar ven at Wasta,
on the Cheyenne r..er, has been COM
pleted after tro years work. While
the we'll .-as put Town 2,2S5 feet the
flow does not come within $50 feet of
the surface. While this we'll Is much
deeper than the wells at Pierre, it was
started at an elevation Of STA feet
higher, and while water rises 524 feet
higher than it roes here, it does not
get to the surface. The company
l. pumps lie WdleI liz resi- u I1G way
into a tank for it's use. The well has
been a difficult one to drill on account
of the rock formation lying at a sharp
slant, forcing the drill to one side all
the way down after rock was found.
State Engineer Lea is interesting
himself in the proposition of the gem
eral government to duplicate any sum
appropriated by the different states
to carry on geological survey work, to
assist in the development Of the natur-
al resources of the states. Many of
the states are accepting the PROPOSE
ton n appropriating Sums ran
from $1,000 to $4,000. The govern
ment puts in the same lot and
the work is pushed as far as the ap-
preparation will carry it. The smaller
sum will not go far but will get the
work started in the state to be pushed
further in after years.
Gov. Crawford has issued his proc
lamation calling elections in the new
counties of Perkins and Harding, for
the purpose of selecting a corps of
officers for those counties and the
temporary location of their county
seats, the date Of such election being
fixed on the 26th day of January.
.
Something like two hundred and
fifty Odd Fellows from South Dakota,
Minnesota, Iowa and Nebraska gath
cred at Odd Fellow hall in Sioux Falls
Tuesday evening for the district meet
ing.
Gov. Crawford has received notice
that the Belgian consular jurisdiction
for South Dakota has been located at
Omaha, where business in regard to
that country will be transacted for the
state. :
Articles of Incorporation have been
filed for the Midland State bank at
Midland, with a capital of SIS, 900. The
incorporators are all Murdo residents,
being Frank p. Roll, w. G.. Krog, Jsrrr
E. Hughes and F. J. Carpenter.
Articles of Incorporation have been
filed for the South Dakota Oil Develops
ment company at Pierre, with a capt.
tai of $4,000. They state their object
to be the sinking of a deep well to de-
yelop the oil field which is believed to