The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-07-21

COllllnlSSlOueISJ mas appointed Joe
ThimmisCh game warden for Mime
haha county.
The first county to get a return to
the state auditor, of it's abstract Of
assessment, was Day county, which
came in yesterday, only three days.
after the blanks were sent out for thai,
purpose.
The fifth volume of the collections.
OF 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.
Judge Mccoy, wife and daughtzr:
Judge Smith and his daughter, lefI
for Oregon, where they will make a.
visit of several weeks, and look after
investments in that part of the coun-
try.
Governor Vessey has appointed n.
II. Kingman of Selby commander of
the state G.. A. r. to represent So-tl
Dakota at the meeting to be held this
fall to begin the preparations for the
celebration of the fftieth anniversary
Of the battle of Gettysburg in 1913.
Articles Of incorporation were fled
here for the Bank of Daviston, with
a capital of $4,000. Incorporators. w.
w. Della, J. w. r. H. Della, all of
Daviston. For the Bank of Smith
wick, with a capital of SO 900; incOr-
pOrators. S. B. Flanagan, F. l.. Elan
nigan, Theodore Reaser, S~mithwich.
Interior improvements, calling 70"
the expenditure of a large sum Of
money, have just been made to the
Locke Hotel. The dining room and
office apartments have been enlarged,
tile floors have been laid, and many
other improvements added, to say
nothing Of painting, decorations, etc.
The state has received nearly ten
thousand dollars of fees from oil in
spection in excess of the cost of r"n
ming the department. OF this InspeC-
tor Murray Of the northern district
turned in $6,165: and INSPECTOR Peck
ham of the southern district $500. In
spector Cox. of the western district
had no surplus, it recurring all the
receipts of his district to meet the
expense of operating his Office, he col
lectng only $1,769.
Gov. Vessev has appointed the fl
lowing delegates to the national con
~servatiOn congress TO meet at st. Pau
September 6 to 8: S. L. Potter Web
ster: ]. e. Small. Milbank; Georga
SIOatman. Chamberlain. c. f. Doland
Pierre: Roscoe KnOdell. Lamro' O..
L. Branson, Mitchell: w. f. Cham
herlain. Brookings: T. p. Geidt, Fur
eka: Carl F. Clement, Java Matthew
Brown, Kadoka: II. G.. Knapp, Ar
mour; c. II. Lien, Summit.
While the central and western por-
tions of the state are discussing dry
farming and irrigation the southea t
ern portion is deeply interested in
drainage and Prof. Mcdaniel Of the
state university has published a bul'e
tin upon the application of the state
drainage law and the engineering in
volved in the ordinary drainage prof.
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
wear which hitherto could only be
depended upon in dry seasons
Col. A. S. Frost special regular army
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
dav. July 21.- Captain Grisman or
Redfeld will be his assistant. Camp
Roosevelt al 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 rifle 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.
The action in the federal court en-
Joining the state railroad commission
from putting the 2 cent rate into effect
is dragging its weary length through
the devious ways of the cou't. and
lust now is in the evidence taking
stage. The commission is experience
ing it's greatest difficulty in secur ng
evidence separating the cost of pass
enger and freight service in conduct
ing railroads. What portion Of fixed
charges should be apportioned to each
branch of the service is rretty lard t.
determine, yet what shall constitute a
reasonable passenger rate must neces-
sarily be determined uno- that Gle
ment of cost along with others The
board has completed the physical value
of the property of the railroads in
this state, but the same question
arises in relation to that which trou-
bles them with fixed charges. How
much of the physical value must be
subrogated to passenger CHARGES and
how much go to freight charges. II
both freight and passenger rates wera
involved in the suit the determination
would not be so difficult. The ra l.
roads are entitled to a reasonable re-
turn upon their investment and the
court is asked to determine how mrcN
Of his return shall be derived from