The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1911-06-29
AFFAIRS At WASHINGTON CITY
Current News of the Week and
Events of Importance in
Which South Dakota
Figures
Especial to he NewS)

cent bulletin concerning the de-
crease in the yield of wheat in
South Dakota says that from
1884 ,659 acres in 1899 the wheat
acreage fell off in 1909 to 3,1O4,
500 acres, a decrease of 22.1 per
cent. The preceding census showed
an increase: the acreage being in
1899, 2,259,S64 acres. Although
wheat decreased in acreage during
the past decade, the aggregate
yield increased for the same period
from Al, ,S89, $50 bushels in 1899 to
45, 5,289,S1S bushels in 1909. The
yield of wheat per acre was record
ed as - bushels: the value per
acre $3.50.
Representative Martin has intro
duced a bill authorizing the Secre-
tary of the Interior, in connection
with town sites established within
the vicinity of the reclamation
project, to expend from the pro-
ceeds of the sale of town lots in
any town site which has been or
may hereafter be established, an
amount not exceeding fifty per
cent of the total thereof, for the
construction of school houses, water
and sewer systems, and other mu-
nicipal improvements. The bill
also provides that further sums
within the limit specified may be
used for cemetery purposes and
other valuable local purposes. -
Governor K. Vessey was in
Washington during the week on
his way home to South Dakota
after having made an extended
trip among eastern cities including
Boston and New York. Governor
Vessey still maintains his position
that reciprocity with Canada would
result to the ultimate benefit of
the entire country, and he reaf
firms bis belief that the farmers of
his State are not generally opposed
to the measure; and reiterates his
declaration favoring the passage of
this legislation at the present
session of Congress.
The South Dakota senators diff
fered in their attitude upon the
action of the Senate in directing
the committee on Finance to report
the free list and wool tariff bill
not later than July tenth. The
motion to bring this about, made
by Senator Gore of Oklahoma,
was supported by the democrats
and progressives, and Senator
Crawford voted with the latter
wing of his party and made a
statement explaining his reasons
for doing so. Senator Gamble
cast his vote with the regulars.
The General Land Office is
making arrangements for regis
tration in connection with the ad-
ditional lands embraced in the
Rosebud Indian Agency, and it is
announced that registrations will
be received on October first, and
filings on October twenty-fifth |
The places of registration have
not vet been designated.
One of the busy men in the
Capitol is Senator Gamble, who is
very much in the limelight as a
member of the special committee
investigating the election of Sena-
tor Lorimer of Illinois. The Com
mittee is going into the matter
very thoroughly, and it is believed
it will require several weeks to
finish the hearings.
Andrew Carnegie's feelings are
very much injured by the result of
the hearings in which the steel
trust has been investigated. He is
particularly sore at Mr.. Gates, and
here is what the Sage of Skibo
~ ~ II say upon the subject to|
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