The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-01-30
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The income tax receipts for the call
endar year 1907 amounted to s5,-
91s.25. These payments are made
twice a year, but on account of the
differences between the counties and
the state as to the collection fees, they
have been strung to a certain extent
The receipts for the last half of the
year We're much heavier than for the
first half, and show that there was a
heavy increase over the previous year,
as the treasurer's annual report for
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1907,
shows but ST. for the whole year
For the calendar year the receipts
were $75.02 I'm February, $310.57 for
March, $612,7S for April, $500 for
May and $91.90 for June. The last
half Of the year made a showing Of
S2,S31.54 for October, SS23.32 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.
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The Great Western Telephone Co.
has been busy all winter threading the
This system promises in the nearsfu-
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 Pierro
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 this they have run lines from
Midland north to Leslie, and are run
ming 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 at
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
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 to 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 that 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 commutation proof This shows
what the settlers west Of the river
| can do If they make an effort To Sc
cure a quarter section with eight
| months residence and pay for 1t with
the income from five acres of the tract,
is self-evident proof that the settler
| can get along if he makes any effort
in that direction. ......
...
When the county commissioners
over the state made their estimctns
last year for election expenses they
based such estimates on the cost of
elections in past years This will leave
al ~ Shn in
the primary election law provides that
the elections under that law shall be
held in the same manner and the ex-
penses paid by the counties the same
as in a general election. The primary
election law requires two such cleo
tons the coming spring, one in March
and one in June, and as each Of
them will carry the same expense as
a general election there is going to
be a heavy deficiency in the cour
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 that more than
/ made up for this deficiency. On ac-
count Of favorable conditions, a great
| er per cent 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 that
county, one of the offices to be located
at Belle Fourche and the other att
| Lennon. They claim that the gov