The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-04-21
ITEMS or Interest
From the Capitol City, from
the Various State Insti-
tutiOnS, and Other
Places.
Places.

The legislature made provision,
March 3, for limited trial in every
county in South Dakota of the new al
falfas which l brought over from Rus
STA and Siberia as agricultural explorer
for the United States department of
agriculture In my last two trips to ST.
IBERIA in 1906 and 1908. This seed was
widely scattered in small lots in many
states. Some of the best of these new
alfalfas have been started from a
spoonful of seed, so progress has been
slow. We have no seed to spare this
year. A few thousand ~one-year-old
plants can be spared this spring. A
and some farmers averaged one-half
ounce of seed to the plant from plants
set in good garden soil far enough
apart to permit of good cultivation.
My present belief is: Cd That we
can make a success of alfalfa culture
in every part of the state; (2) that
these new varieties will be proof
against winter killing; 60 that some
of these alfalfas can be introduced as
wild plants on stony, rolling lands too
rough for cultivation.
Please remember: Land that can
raise good alfalfa is worth 500, and
more, per acre.
In a recent article in the Sioux Falls
Press l offered to send ten plants free
to the first ten applicants in each
county. Applicants should describe
the character of the soil and state
whether they wish the plants for hay
or pasture. Many applications have
already been received. Applications
received too late will be placed on the
waiting list for next year.
Address Prof. N. e. Hansen, Brook.
ings, South Dakota.
The state regents of education, at
a meeting in Aberdeen, elected the
faculty of the Northern Normal and
Industrial school for the ensuing
year. But few changes were made.
Miss G%enevieve Taubman, who has
been the librarian, in connection with
her work as instructor, will add Ger
man to her classes and Miss Magn-
hid Gullandson was made librarian.
C. ]. Linden, in charge OF woodwork
and drawing, will devote his time to
drawing and kindred work, and Percy
H. Heron, a graduate of the Lane
Technical school of Chicago, will take
charge of the classes in wood work.
Miss Helen Mars, who has been in
charge of the girls athletic work, will
go to a college near Boston, her home,
and will be succeeded by Miss Mabel
Hall, the present instruction in elocu-
ton, who will combine gymnastic
work with her present duties. Miss
Edna COTE, the present local secre-
tary, will attend an eastern college,
Oates.
A number of outside building and
loan" companies have been filing arti-
Giles of incorporation in this state, and
while they have filed their articles, the
state authorities hold that they will
have to comply with the building and
loan company laws of this state before
they can do any business. The mere
filing of their articles as such COM
panies will give them no rights to do
business under the holding. AS a lot
of companies over the country have
been issuing contracts which it will
take a life time to mature, yer if the
company remains in existence long
enough to mature any of it's contracts,
lit is thought best that they should be
placed on a substantial basis before
being allowed to begin business. If
the companies are all right they can
have no serious objection to placing
their business under the restrictions
demanded of them. If they are not all
right the o n they are called the
better for would-be investors.
The report of the department of vital
statistics for last year has been COM
pleted and is ready for the printer. It's
summaries show that in the state in
the year 1910 there were 1856 births
recorded; 4,641 deaths; 5,407 mar
iriages; 511 divorces. There were
1886 declarations of citizenship filed
with the different courts, and 1874 for
eign born people were granted the full
rights of citizenship.
The game law of the state says that
the hunting season shall close on the
10th of April. Some controversy has
been had as to whether or not this
meant that shooting could be done on
the 10th. State Game and Fish War
den Bancroft after comforting with
the attorney general has issued notice
to all hunters that Sunday, the 9th,
was the last day that legal shooting
could be done, so from that day on 1t
is illegal to do any shooting.
The state insurance department in
the month of March received insur-
ance company fees to the amount of
GO oQ1. apd for tho Sauna month fro