Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-11-18

Y ~ state law which prohibits the
tfapping and killing of these animals
/ hrrwrrn April ] aud NOV, inter u OF
each wear Thus ian two men have
i,..ea arrested ia Kingsrury county for
violating the law IN this respect One
\ Of them was Geo. Harris, who was
arrested on complaint of County Game
I Warden J NJ Parry, of that county,
/ for killing mink When arrested he
had five fresh mink skins in his posses
sion When taken before a justice he
was fined $50, which he paid S. f.
/ Bowman was the other man arrested,
also on compl lint OF Game Warden
Parry, who charged him with trapping
/ out Of season Bowman had five musk.
! rat hides ia his possession, and when
taken before Judge Hall he entered
plea Of guilty and paid a fine OF $50.
is receiving almost daily complaints
from shippers along the lines of the
Puget Sound extension OF the Mil
waukee railroad or who have sent
commodities over that road, asking
reparation for alleged overcharges
under the rates first established along
that line. Since the extension was
opened to freight traffic, through rates
have been established between princi-
pal SHIPPING points anG stations on that
line. and shippers have asked for a
refund of the difference between the old
aud higher rates aud the new and lower
through rates. Three complaints were
filed last week in which the Milwaukee
road was party The Pacific Elevator
company, of Minneapolis, asks for a
refund of over charges on a shipment of
coal from Green Bay. Wis. 10 Wetonka
and Leola. 5. d., The Fullerton Lum.
Der company, doing business in South
Dakota, alleges overcharges on lumber
from points in Minnesota to points in
South Dakota; and the Wisconsin Pulp
and Paper company alleges overcharges
on shipments of pulpwood from points
in Minnesota 20 Grand Rapids. Wis
The financial statement of the con-
dition Of the state treasury the first of
November as Oh own by the treasurer's
Office, places the total net debt OF the
state at s7e6 coo This considers
quarter Of million dollars of uncol-
sscred taxes as an available asset The
nncOslscsed taxes rua 10 almost half
mflliou. bat large amount of this will
n~Eer be paid The statement shows
500 coo Of outstanding revenue war
vaaEs- sbrse hundred thousand of which
bar 81 per cent interest: and three
kErGrsd thonsana four Ter cent The
state hss borrowed sl35 600 from the
swine plant fund to take up warrants,
and This hears no interest. While this
might be looked upon as not debt,
only being owned from one state fund
TO another, it has to be met out of the
general fund some time, aud represents
just what snch savings in general fund
warrants which would have been issued
had not the Irvine plant fund been idle
and available. The outstanding gem
eral fund warrants at that date were
$751;, 0C0 These three items make a
total Of s9l6. 900, which less the taxes
supposed TO be collectable, leaves the
net debt at s766. 600
President Il. A. Chamberlain, of the
Security National Bank OF Minneapolis,
has complied and published most
interesting table showing the growth
Of bank deposits In Iowa, Minnesota.
North asd South Dakota since 1898,
period Of eleven years, and as was to be
expected South Dakota makes the most
remarkable gains aud shows her
wonderful prosperity. During this
period Iowa has increased her deposits
from 500. III 900 to $3i2, SAT 900 or 3O4
per cent; Minnesota has grown from
$59. 73o, 900 to $3.50 .94s 900 or s5l per
cent: North Dakota has grown from
%, 100. 900 TO e5S, 1853 600 or 545 oer cent,
aud South Dakota has increased from
80, 7i3 600 to SIS. $50 600 or I'll per cent,
being 1876 per cent more than North
Dakota, $50 per cent more than Minpe-
sofa, and 407 more than Iowa. Per
capita, on the basis Of the present popu-
lation, Iowa has $170, Minnesota $I24.
North Dakota 800. and South Dakota
$l5S Iowa is the only state which
shows greater per capita amount OF
reserve wealth than this ct te, but II
must be remembered that at the begin
ming Of the period Iowa had $42 per
capita and South Dakota 81 so that the
relative gain as shown by the percent
age Is vastly greater The figures from
all the states named show marvellous
state Of prosperity throughout the
northwest
south Dakota is the most healthful
state In the nnion according to bulle.
Yin on morality statistics which the
| census bureau has iaenod nhn ..~.rx~.