Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-02-09


the per diem of members of the South
, Dakota legislature has been introduced,
but it will have to run the course of a
vote by the electorate. and South Dako-
ta's voters are not noted for extrava-
gance.
The good people of the town of Lem
mon are determined to stop through
trains on the Milwaukee road at their
town if they know how. When they
y thought they would be a county seat
they attempted to get through bill to
require all trains to stop at county seat
towns. They did not get the county
seat, and now bill has been presented
requiring all trains to stop at county
seat towns, or at towns where United
States land offices are located. While
lennon is not county seat it has a
land office, and they can get in under
the canvas in that way if no other.
Another trivial matter held the atten-
ton Of the senators for half an hour.
Gandy's bill legalizing the organization
of Quinn independent school district
came up for final passage 1t was a
simple measure like many others passed
by every Legislature legalizing defective
Proceedings. Amsden felt that here
was chance to affirm his principle
that such special legislation was unjust.
"A ynSda,,,o S,,aaob ,,Sharad IN a cloud
burst. Fleeger, an authority on school
law, said the code was so complex no
man knew what is law; Hitchcock plead
that Candy be MOI made the goat, and
Candy answered that his bill hurt no
man. On roll call it passed by 40 to 3.
1t is claimed that within few days
new bill on the liquor traffic will show
up, which will attempt to prohibit the
Shipment of liquor from ''wet town"
! to tdry town." When this gets out
into the open it will be the signal for
another fight, and by the time the
session gets to a close the representa-
tives of the liquor dealers association
who are here looking after such inter-
ests will either be highly skilled in their
work and have an experience which
will be worth the money to them, or
they will have been through the grind
in such way that they won't want
any more such sessions.
A number of petitions are being cir
culated west of the Missouri with more
or less success, asking that the legisla-
ture grant free range privileges in that
part of the state for the winter months
and they will very likely soon make
their appearance. The opponents to
such move are calling attention to
the fact that while legislatures of past
years had no hesitation in granting
s'free range" privileges on government
lands, that the attempt to grant a
stock owner the privilege of free
range" upon the land of an owner
other than himself would be different
proposition, and one which would not
stand any great amount of testing out
which they promise to see is brought
about if any such move is attempted on
the part of the session in response to
The petition being circulated.
Following the recommendation of the
state engineer, state geologist, and
government water reports, Represen-
tative Cochrane, of Edmunds has bill
designed to stop the waste of the
artesian water supply. The bill places
the control of the water system in the
hands of the state engineer, whose
duty it is to study condition, make
careful examination of three charac-
teristic wells in each county, and give
advice to well owners. The county
assessor is required to make a list OF
all wells, and failure to register well
is punishable by fine. Waste of water
is absolutely prohibited. Twenty-Five
gallons minute is permitted for a
quarter section, and additional water
must be paid for at the rate of $40 a
year. In case of wells used for gas,
enough water is permitted to secure a
!. sufficient gas supply.
I'M The Hendrick Fort Island bill, which
was fought strenuously by Bartine upon
the adoption of the. favorable committee
report, met a like opposition on its final
passage. Curtiss painted picture of
AL Fort, the homesteader, locating on
the land in good faith, planting here,
building there, trying for five years to
secure patent from the federal author
tiles, who refused on the ground that
the land was not part of the national
domain. AS last resort he has applied
to the legislature to grant him title to
his home. Even here the persons own
ing the adjdcent shore land, hoping to
secure his island through the law of
accretion, still pursued!him, and Curtiss
begged the senate to remember these
facts and give justice. On the final
vote the senators were chivalrous and
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