Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-12-09

nave itIt thls polut TINS year u ,JDD OF
300 more han last year One market
increase was in the number OF ears OF
sheep. Four years ago rhere was but a
few scattered cars. Last year the
number was l5i, and this year il
amc united to 30.
A city ordinance against gambling
was declared void in decision by Judge
Smith in circuit court John Skillman
was arrested several months ago on the
charge OF gambling, 70 which he
pleaded guilty in justice court under
the city ordinance. He was fined SIS
aud then appealed the case on the
ground that at the time the city of
Mitchell passed the ordinance against
gambling there was no state law giving
the city the power to pass such All ordi.
nance. The court sustained the demur-
rer and the defendant was discharged
When J. ID Elicit arrives in Aber.
deem from Tyndall January /, to open
offices for the headquarters of the Mil
wauRee road legal department in the
two Dakotas, he will bring his partner,
Charles NJ Stillwell, as his assistant
When Mr. Elliott was appointed he
was authorized to name an assistant
general counsel aud he Immediately
chose Mr. Stillwell, with whom he has
baau agRnciatad for an unn,har 80 ,-aare
in the practice of law at Tyndall. Both
men will make their permanent resi-.
dence in Aberdeen
Secretary MacVecgh IN his estimates
to congress- for the year ending June 30,
l0ll, asks for the following appropria.
tons for South Dakota: Flandreau
school, $69, 425; Pierre school, S29, $50;
decrease of $1,000; Rapid City school,
s4S, $50; decrease of $40. 900; incidentals
5000; support of Sioux of different
tribes, 100000 education OF South
Dakota Sioux. 500. 900; subsistence
Yanktons, $40. 900; insane asylum at
Canton. maintenance, 5000; enlarge.
ment and equipments, t25, 900; surveys
and allotments North and South Dakota
go. 900; allotments in South Dakota,
$50. 900; maintenance and Improvement
Battle Mountain Soldiers home, Hot
Springs, s. D., $l7I, 900; assay office at
Deadwood, s. d., 5000, decrease Of
$500
The state land department is resisting
in the United States land Office the
effort of John Holland, of Stanley
county, to make homestead filing on
tract of school land In the northern part
of that county. Holland alleges settle.
ment prior 90 survey, and the right to
file, He has lived on the tract about
twenty years, without any title, aud
now wants il as a homestead. The con-
tention of the state is that he has
waived his rights to file on the tract by
waiting for so long time after survey
before attemDting to make an entry;
aud further that he has admitted the
title of the state by leasing the tract
from the state for several years as school
land. The case will no doubt go up to
the interior department whatever the
decision on the Pierre office.
Governor Vessey has appointed as
delegates from this state to the third
annual session of the Missouri river
congress, which meets at Omaha Decem-
Der Ia TO is. the following gentlemen:
O b. Billinghurst. j. p. Erickson, VIM.
Borst. q II. Jaynes, III. II Horner, L
b Wadleigh. p r Mcclure, A. w.
Ewart. @. 4 Deland, j /. Newell, j K
Hirple, A. Whelon, @. A. Knapp, of
Pierre; john Hays, Edward Senechal,
O. l.. Millet, James Philip, Fort Pierre
w. @. Lusk Blrtlett w. Trip, @. H
Dillon, Yankton; Edward Mcbride,
LeBeau; Olaf Johnson, A. B. Kingsman,
Z G. Erickson, Elk Point; Chas. Fill,
Geo w Snow, -. -. Turner, SPRING
field; w. b Wait, f.. A. Reynolds,
Chamberlain; Henry G. White. Del
mont; John A. Hughes. Gettesburg; Z. |
J. Warner, Cheyenne Agency; John F. !
Whitlock, Forest City.
The state board OF railroad commits
'ioners and the various railroads con.
'erned have agreed upon December % |
u the date for the commencement OF |
he work Of taking testimony in the
passenger rate case, by which the
authorities OF South Dakota are seeking
o have passenger fares In she state
educed from 3 TO 81 cents per mile.
md the railroads are endeavoring 70
lave tbs present 2-oent rate kept in
fleet indefinitely. The members of the
tate board OF railroad commissioners,
ogether with Attorney General Clsrk
nd Assistant Attorney General p. w.
will proceed TO Chicago.
who're IL has been decided to commence
he work of taking testimony on the
9Th inst. The testimony TO be sub
nitted promises to be very volu minous.
nd some little time is expected TO be
evoted to this work.