Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-01-19

the OAR association meeting. Mr..
Simmons was secretary of the senate
during the populistic days and there
fore familiar with Legislative duties.
He was much interested in the new
capitol building and the legislative
quarters.
The newspaper proposition to create
the county of Ziebach, in honor of the
venerable squatter governor and
defender of Dakota against warning
Indians, has taken the form of a bill in
the legislature. tom" Ziebach, son
of the governor, is a member of the
house, and will keep an eye on the
measure, although he did not introduce
IL.
S. w. Allen, of WATERFOWL, has reg
istered ir the lobby book as agent of
the veterinarians of the state, and his
position in regard to the present veter-
mary laws is principally one of 'stand
pat" He would not object to several
slight amendments, but rather than
stir anything, he would be willing to
let his ideas in that direction go.
Stuverud has presented a bill limiting
hatpins to seven inches in length, and
to be muzzled even at that when worn
in public. The same bill goes after big
hats and high hairdressing, making the
~lpenalty a $40 fine for the excessively
lengthy hatpins, or for the obstruction
pf the stage or the speaker at any pub
lc gathering by hats or hair dressing.
The proposition Is being worked up
by Senator Perley, Of Moody, to require
IN case of blizzard warning by the
Weather bureau, that every locomotive
rive a peculiar warning whistle at
sach crossing. Such a warning would
oct nothing. either to the railroad or
o the state, and after people had been
.ducated TO it, they would watch for
he warning whistle during the winter
months.
After astormy session the joint COM
nittee on compensation of members
ia employees declined to recommend
-ncIuding watchmen and ~doorkeepers
~ others outside of the employee linn
hon law, requiring these to secure
pay as state employees instead of
hing on the legislatures list. 1t is
imated this will make a difference in
- z 1000 on the legislative payroll
the session.
enator Candy has a bill which will
hi more than passing interest to all
IS which own their municipal water
TENS, He provides that all water
tails shall be lien.against the property
cad of the Individual. This would
In that the property owner must
after collections from his tenants
there will be no loss of rentals by
tenants moving out and refusing
pay for water he used while such
ant.
he farmers of the state will make
of their demands within a few days
the>way of bills for two more state
detrimental farms. One of them will
asked for in Lyman county, and the
err one in some of the counties of the
ok Hills. AS better farming meth
are now the demand of the farmer:
the state, and the house containing
Put its usual quota of farmers, such
(i~slation is likely to get a fair share
consideration when it m up.
he result of the Mcmahon murder
al in Meade county, in which Mrs
FMahon was acquitted of the chargt
murder on the grounds of insanity
later acquitted on an insanity hear
!, has called for legislative action OF
part of Representative Bracket
Meade. He provides that in case o.
acquittal on a plea Of insanity, thu
endant may be at once committed
the insane asylum by the circui'
lge. and not allow the case to go t.
second hearing and trial on al
anity charge.
Curtis in the senate started a reso
ion to get rid of the cash in TIT
asury secured by a suit agains'
nth Carolina about seven years ago
lille it was supposed to be devoted t.
cause of education, none of thu
|titutions of the state appears tt
mt it under the circumstances by
|ich it was secured and Curtiss wants
placed in the general fund. Th'
Pount is about SIS, 900 and has beer
E for years, and an effort two years
Q to return it to North Carolin'
led in the senate.
P~arrott, of Walworth county, will
ing Eefore the legislature a proposed
h~stitutional revision convention. 4
altered poll of the members bring
I the fact that many of them arr
raid that in the present unsettled
lnditions a revision of the constitu
pm would be at the hazard of inclrd
& in.itImany Objectionable features