The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-08-12
STATE CAPITAL NOTES

Frank. y. HeuSer, VINO HAS hiieu
various clerical positions and been
deputy auditor for a part OF the time
for the last II years, has resigned
is bookkeeper in the treasurer's de-
partment and gone to Aberdeen, to
engage in abstract business. Ralph
Longstaff of Huron, takes his place
in the ~treasurer's office.
While complete figures have not
been secured, it is certain the increase
in state valuation this year over last
will be over SIG, 000, 900, bringing the
total a~ssessable value Of the state up
to 1888, 600, 900. The increases shown
in the returns on town lots and goods
and merchandise have helped to run
up the total beyond expectations.
Articles of incorporation were fl
ed today for the First state BANK
of SODIUM, Perkins county, with
a capital of $4,000. lncorpor-
ators, C. D. Hines, Maltby, Jess Dal-
ton, e. F. Jones, Serum. Articles
were filed for the Little Bend Tele-
phone company at Okobojo, with q
capital of $4,000. Incorporators H.
P. Knox, Little Bend; w. H. Green,
w. E. Jenkins, Okobojo.
Insurance Commissioner Basford
has beer making some figures on the
total amounts paid out by the people
of this state for insurance OF all
classes in 1909. His figures show that
for all classes, covering fire, life n
accident, the people of the state last
year paid $4,000, 900. The state Is
looked upon as good insurance terri
tory and a number Of new companies
are making application to get In.
w. F. Bancroft, state game warden,
says that the game laws are being
| pretty well observed He admits that
there are cases where the law Is being
violated, but he has the law breakers
pegged and he hopes in time to land
them all. He is making a personal
visit to the various counties and &C
uuainting himself with the conditions,
and the work which the deputy or
county wardens are doing.
The Governor has appointed the fol-
lowing delegates to the thirteenth an
nual mining congress, to meet at Los
Angeles, September rs to October g:
]. A. Boland, Keystone; G. G. Chris
! Hansen, Rapid City; Warren H. Owen,
Rockford; T. R. Baldwin, Deadwood;
r. S. Jamison, Deadwood; William
| OBrien, Lead; Nick Treweek, Lead;
Fred Hale, Lead; Bruce c. Yates,
Lead; Jas. A. Clark, Rapid City.
Governor vessey has taken up with
President Taft, the matter Of the
land Withdrawals in the Lennon dis
trict to secure a ruling on just what
the results of the withdrawal will be.
The general opinion is that it means
that none Of the homesteaders In the
more than a hundred townships o v
cred can offer proof until after the
land has been classified. Ii this Is
the instruction it means a hardship
on many of the settlers who were ar
ranging their business on the basis
of loans to be secured on their lands
when they could commute. The order
has created a buZz in that part of the
state, and will embitter many of the
residents II it stands as reported.
The secretary of state has receiv-
ed samples of the referendum ballot
which will be presented to the voters
at the November election. 1t con-
tains six different laws, and is on a
strip of paper six feet long and ten
inches wide. 1t Is printed in non
pareil type, and to read it would take
over a half hour Of the time of a rap
id reader, who would give it but a hur-
ried going over. The constitutional
amendment ballot will be over TWEEN
ty inches long, in addition to this and
would require about twenty minutes
more for consideration. The law of
the state gives each voter five minutes
in which to prepare his ballot, and in
this he will be expected to pass upon
the six feet of laws, and two feet
of amendments, and arrange his gen
eral ballot, which will keep him going
some.
A. P. Ryger, state dairy expert and
inspector says the cream inspection
law which was passed by the last
legislative session needs several
amendments. One he is in favor OF