Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-07-28
STATE CAPITAL NOTES


inspector for the South Dakota Ma
tional Guard, has been assigned to
teach the officers at the special ofic-
ers' school which will open in the
club house at Camp Roosevelt Thurs
day, July 21.- Captain Grisman OF
Redfield will be his assistant Camp
Roosevelt at Watertown is being i'm
proved and put in condition for the
school, and for the regular annual en-
campment Grading is being done on
the rife range and the targets are
being repaired. A boulevard has been
laid out along the shore line of Lake
kampeska and graded. A new escort
wagon and an ambulance have been
received from the war department at
Washington. These will be used in
special drills by the hospital corps
during the encampment.
While the central and western por-
lions of the state are discussing dry
farming and irrigation the southeast
ern portion is deenlv interested in
drainage and Prof. Mcdaniel of the
state university has published bulle-
tin upon the application of the state
drainage law and the engineering in
volved in the ,ordinary drainaoe pro-
ect. In practical use the new law has
| affected the reclamation of several
thousand acres of bottom land in the
Missouri and Sioux valleys one ditch
alone constructed by Yankton and
| Clay counties having rendered more
than two townships arabic In every
year which hitherto could only be
| depended upon in dry seasons.
Gov. Vessey has appointed the fol-
/ lowing delegates to the national con
servation congress to meet at St Paul
September to 9: S. l.. Potter. Web
ster: J. z. Small, Milbank; George
| Sloatman, Chamberlain: G. Z. Doland,
! Pierre: Roscoe Knodell. Lamro; ..
L. Branson, Mitchell: w E. Cham
berlain. Brookings; T. P. Geldt, Eur
! eka; Carl F. Clement, Java: Matthew
Brown, Kadoka; H. G. Knapp, Ar
mour; c. H. Lien. Summit
The governors office has received
list of the names of the members OF
the First South Dakota regiment, who
are to receive money due them for
services in the Philippines. The total
amount of claims allowed is little
more than 5000, but 20 per cent
| of this goes to the attorney who got
the claims through This is distribute
ed in sums ranging from few cents
ND to about SIS for the highest sum
to any one man.
The state has received nearly ten
| thousand dollars of fees from oil in
snection in excess of the cost OF I'm
ming the department. Of this InSpec-
tor Murray of the northern district
turned in $S.165: and Ins0ectnr Peek
! ham of the southern district $1,000. In
spector Cox, of the western district
had no surplus. it recurring all the
receipts Of his district to meet the
expense of ore~o+ing his office, he col
lectng only s1,769.
The state railway commission has
fixed a hearing on the 26th OF this
month at Carlisle, whore the peoD'e
are asking for the location of sta
ton agent; and on the 9th at Akaska
where the people are pet1t1oNin" 1or
both station and an agent. These
places are both on the Minneapolis
and ST. Louis road.
Interior Improvements. calling 70"
the expenditure Of large sum Of
money, have just been made to the
Locke Hotel. The dining room and
Office apartments have been en- 'argpd.
tile floors have been laid. and many
other improvements added, to say
nothing of painting, decorations, etc.
Articles of incorporation were fled
here for the Bank Of DaViston, with
capital of $4,000. Incorporators, W.
w. Della, j. w. R. Fl. Della, all Of
Daviston. For the Bank of Smith
wick, with canital Of $40 OO' incor-
porators S. B. Flanagan, F. L. Elan
nigan, Theodore Reaser, SmithWch.
Governor vessey has appointed as
delegates to the National Good Roads
congress to be held at Niagara Fails
July 1929 and 30. the members OF
the state good roads commission the
three men being e. G. 1senhuth, OF
Redfeld; ]. R. Dalton Of Wonnsocket;
J. w. Parmley of Ipswich.
The government is unloading heifer3
at lie Beau for the Cheyenne River
Indians. These cattle will be dis
tributed to the Indians whether they
are on allotments or still on the
reservations, and will be used to
stock up their herds.
The state educational department
has begun to receive the papers from
the teachers examinations of last
week. Stanley county sends in seven
ty-fve sets of papers from the teach
ers who took the examination in that
county.
The Minneapolis & St. Louis Rail
way company has established an agent
at Wetonka, following an order Of
the railway commission, which was
issued after hearing in this city
several weeks ago.
The fifth volume of the collections
CT the State Historical society go to
the printer this week and aside from
the formal papers is devoted chiefly
to the capital and the capitol history
of Dakota territory and South DAKOTA.