Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-01-26

the liquor interests; A. NJ. Urpuhart,
as a representative of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Firemen; Earl A. Ken
non, representing the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers: C. T. Dixie,
representing the Northwestern Rail-
way company; for lines east of the
Missouri river; j. w. Doyle, repre-
senting the Pierre, Rapid City and
Northwestern line; and c. F. Wallen,
representing the interests of the
Omaha road in this state.
"Let the women settle it" is the sem
timent of a bill Senator Perley has intro
duced, in which he wants an expression
of women on the question of suffrage.
His bill provides that whenever an
amendment to the constitution in regard
to equal suffrage is submitted by the
legislature it then becomes the duty of
the county auditors at the next primary
election to supply a special booth and
ballot box at the regular polling places,
with women supervisors, and the women
themselves will say by their votes what
they want, such a vote being a guide to
the voters at the fall election as to the
desire of the women of the state on the
subject. Perley thinks this will remove
one of the elements of contention on
that subject, and leave no doubt as to
how the women themselves feel on the
subject.
E. p. Thorne, of the Forest City
Press, was in Pierre the last Of the
week to appear before the proper com
mittee in the interests of his Gettys-
burg-Pierre road bill. He is advocat-
ing the building Of an automobile road
from Gettysburg to Pierre, sixty feet
wide and finished in an approved man
ner. 1t is roughly estimated that the
cost of such a road would be about
81, 800 a mile which would make the
total cost of the proposed road some
where in the neighborhood of $50, 600.
1t is hardly probable that the legisla-
ture will look favorably on the appro-
priation of SO large a sun of money for
purely local benefit, and it can readily
be imagined that the farmers living
along the road would be opposed to
having their land assessed about $500
a quarter for this purpose. 1t must be
admitted that such a road would be a
nice thing in many ways, but the
expense will undoubtedly doom travel
ers to put up with the road that nature
made for some time to come.
Two state publicity measures are
being talked of. One in which Repre-
sentative Millet, of Fort Pierre, is inter-
ested, would create an immigration COM
missioner, and give him $12, 500 per year
with which to advertise the state. Mr..
Millet advocates importing if necessary
a trained lar The appointment would
be by the governor. Representative r.
F. Kerr, of .Brookings, would modify
this program a little. He would create
an immigration commission consisting Of
three state officers, acting ex-oficio,
who would appoint two others. These
five working without pay would appoint
the immigration commissioner. Prof.
Kerr says: 'If the governor appointed
the commissioner the Office would be
deemed political, and the appointee
would secure q deputy to do the work.
If the commission appoints the commits
%sioner, the Office will be kept out ofpol-
itics, and the mar appointed will be the
man who does the work. Whichever
plan is adopted. the sentiment of the
members appears to be in favor of fol-
lowing the recommendations of the gov
ernor's message, and giving the state
publicity.
Last Wednesday evening the state
historical society held its biennial meet
ing the Offices Of the society at the CAPT.
tol building. Owing to the death of
the late DIR. DeLorme w. Robinson,
the presidents chair was assumed by
Vice President Chas. E. DeLand. Mr..
DeLand read a very scholarly paper
upon the life and activities Of the late
DR.. Robinson. The paper was in every
particular a very fine character sketch.
The sketch reviewed the late Doctors
career al a surgeon and his extensive
work as an historian, reviewed in
detail, the writings of DIR. Robinson