The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-02-15
LEGAL LIGHTS DIFFER
ON The: Law PROVIDING
SEED AID FOR PEOPLE
Provision Counties May Not
Issue Seed Before April
Is Serious Drawback.


Is Serious Drawback.
Rapid City, S. D., Feb. 1o.-Applica-
tons are beginning to be filed with,
Auditor Fall for free seed grain and
they will be considered by the boardi
Of county commissioners at a speclaN
meeting to be held at the county court
house February 10.
Thus far there have been fled the
following petitions: Victor j. De4t
bauche, Quinn, 60 bushels wheat and
60 bushels Of barley; William Bessette.i
Scenic, 80 bushels of wheat, 20 bushelsi
Emma Smith, Hill City, two bushels
wheat, 100 bushels of oats and four!
bushels of barley; Andrew NJ. Bows
man, Rockford. 1000 pounds seed oats.t
There is a conflict Of opinion araongs
attorneys as to just how the countXy
asked for, owing to the presence OF
two statutes, which are themselves In
conflict. States Attorney Denu has
given as his opinion that the old law
is not repealed, and Attorney Genera1
Royal G. Johnson officially construeH
the new law as. having repealed the
old one by implication,
AS a matter of fact the opinion of
one attorney is as good as anotherss
and none of them are of material val-l
ue in solving this vexed question. The
supreme court alone can unravel the
antiquities of the two statutes.
Unde the new law free seed grain
cannot be distributed until April TO-
This date is too late in the season to-
make 1T available for the purposel
Of sowing and receiving the advantage
of the moisture afforded by the winteTss
NOW "
States Attorney Denu says that
he has a plan to suggest to the board
of county commissioners which hid.
thinks will bridge the present difficulty
sue the grain required, to settlers foFl
seed. His plan is to have a CONTRACT
drawn which follows as far as possiblal
the old and new statutes construed toE
gether and in consideration for the seed
grain advanced have the recipient gival
a chattel mortgage as security for the
payment.
SIX CHILDREN BITTEN
BY SUPPOSED MAD DOG
Aberdeen, S. D., Feb. 1O.-Robert a.
Moore and Ralph stonewall, two
Faulkton young men, who We're hitters
by dogs during a scare over an alleged
mad dog at that place or February III
have been brought to Aberdeen to req
ceive the Pasteur treatment, which will
be administered by Drs. r. l.. and B. C.d
Murdy, who received the virus for the,
treatment today. The treatment re4!
quires 81 days time. Last September
a dog which was apparently afflicted
with rabies bit several other dogs. ThAi
animal was killed and the brain sent
to Brookings for examination, but nd
return was ever made. Late in jana
uary several other dogs became afYs
ficted, apparently, with the same ail-s
mont, and on February l one OF thXI
dogs broke loose In the school hous8s
yard and bit six children: among them
he Moore and Stonewall boys. Ths
other four victims have been taken to
the Twin cities for treatment.
SIOUX SEND DELEGATES
TO MEET GREAT FATHER
Carter, S. D.. Feb. 10.-At a big coun.-,
ell Of Sioux Indians, held on the Rosen
bud reservation, a delegation was SET
for the purpose of comforting with the
great father" in reference to several
matters in which the indians are ins
terested. One Of the matters to b
taken UP by the committee with the
Washington authorities will be thS
future allotment of lands in Todd coun,
ty to the Indians living on that part Of
the Rosebud reservation. The aAotT
ment work In Todd county was discop-
tinued some time ago, and the Indiafs
Will visit Washington also will cali
upon Uncle Sam and ask him to pay
his bills-or alleged bills. The bill III
this case Is for money alleged to be
du the Indians for lands in Gregory
county which they surrendered to ths
government, and which were opened to
white settlement some years ago.
REAUTIFY CAPITOL GROUNDS
Pierre. S. D., Feb. 10.-The state capi-
toll commission Is sending out advert
tisements for completion of the im~
provement to the state house grounds,
h last legislature appropriated $780,
600, which will be available for this
purpose the LIST of July. These improve,
ments will include grading, building
OF retaining walls, construction Of CO.
mGnt walks, curbs and cutters. the
wiring of %conduits and the erection
of lamp posts. This appropriation will
not cover the construction of the ar
tiflcial artesian lake at the east end
Of the grounds, nor the finishing off oil
the grounds Immediately adjacent on
the west of the proposed lake. Tho
commission hopes that the next legis4
lature will see fit to provide for The
completion of the lake. The planting
of grass, trees shrubs, etc, will not
be let by contract but will be dona
under the immediate supervision OF the
state engineer. He expects to make
use of the gas-artesian water from the
state house well for wetting the lawn,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS