Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-22
FLAW IN INDICTMENT
SENDERS OF LETTERS TO GRAND
JURY MAY NOW ANSWER TO
INFERIOR CHARGE.
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
From the Capital City, the Various
State Institutions and Diff
ferent Parts Of the
State.

Sioux tallS.--JEdRe ElllOtt Ol LILO
United States court, has made q rul-
ing sustaining a demurrer to the In
dictment in the case OF the United
States VS.. Logan B.. Fair and Joseph
B. Baker, charged with having sent to
the federal grand jury now in session
here certain communications which
are alleged to have been intended to
influence the grand jury in cases pend
ing before it.
The Indictment returned in the case
did not have embodied in it the te1t OF
the communications, and the license
filed the demurrer based upon the
ground hat the communication should
have been set forth in full In the in
dictment, and Judge Elliott by his v
ing sustained this view.
Notice was Immediately given By
United States Attorney Wagner that In
view of the feet that the defendants
are charged simply with a misdemean-
or he would file an information against
them and proceed to trial on that.
Judge Elliott fixed the bonds OF the
defendants at $1,000 each. Upon con
viction the defendants are subject to
a fine of not exceeding s. 1000 each and
Imprisonment for a term not exceed
ing six months each.
Circumstances Determine.
Pierre.-To wait a year is the plea
which is coming from the treasurers
Of some Of 4le counties which were in
the dry belt last spring, on payments
of interest on state school funds. This
comes in two ways. A part from loans
on lands which have been made by
the county commissioners, the rest
from the income on deferred pay
ments on lands which have been pur-
chased from the state. The manner
of handling this appeal for delay will
depend largely on the class of fund
on which the payments are due.
In cases Of loans, which have been
made by the county authorities, from
ton is n for the county to deal
with. The state will demand it's in
come from the counties which are re-
sponsible for the payments, and it is
up to them to deal with the individual
who owes the interest, in any manner
they may Q fit. With the income on
deferred payments, hat is a matter
for consideration of the state depart
ment, as they are in control of that
part of the fund. Just what will be
done is a matter of consideration be-
fore any definite action is taken.
Attorney General CONSTITUTES Law.
Pierre.-Attorney General Royal c.
Johnson, in reply to numerous queries
from county commissioners, has rem
dered an opinion to the effect that-in
conformance to the 1911 statute pro-
viding that the letting of contracts for
new bridges by commissioners must
be advertised 80 days prior thereto
such contracts cannot legally be let at
the January commissioners meeting.
advertising must be done after
January l, 1912, n after January 1
of each succeeding year. In regard
to another section of the same law
providing for the filing of plans and
specifications in order to give all COM
petitors an equal chance to view them,
Mr. Johnson has held that the statute
is fulfilled by the mere filing; there
being nothing in tie law requiring
such to be kept on file for any particu-
lar time.