The Wagner leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-1912, 1912-02-16
LEGAL LIGHTS DIFFER
On THE LAW PROVIDING
SEED AID FOR PEOPL:

Provision Counties May Net
Issue Seed Before April
Is Serious Drawback.
Rapid City, s. D., Feb. 1o.-Applica-
lions are beginning to be filed with
Auditor Fal for free e grain n
they will be considered by the board
Of county commissioners at a special
meeting to be held at the county court
house February Is.
Thus far there have been filed the
following petitions: Victor j. De-
oauche, Quinn, so bushels wheat and
so bushels Of barley; William Bessette,
Scenic, 80 bushels Of wheat. rs bushels
of cats and rs bushels of barley; Mrs.
wheat, 120 bushels of oats and four
bushels Of barley; Andrew M. Bow
man, Rockford. 1000 pounds seed oats.
There is a conflict of opinion among
attorneys as to just how the county
commissioners a provide the seed
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is not repealed.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 General
Royal C. Johnson officially CONSTITUTES
the new law as having repealed the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 another,
and none Of them are Of material VAL
ue in solving this vexed question. The
supreme court alone can unravel the
antiquities Of the two statutes.
Under the new law free seed grain
cannot be distributed until April 10.
This date Is too late In the season to
make 1t available for the purpose
of sowing and receiving the advantage
OF the moisture afforded by the winter
SHOWS.
States Attorney Denu rays that
he has a plan to suggest to the board
OF county commissioners which he
thinks will bridge the present Difficult
ties and allow the commissioners to is
sue the grain required, to settlers for
seed. His plan is to have a contract
drawn which follows as far as possible
the old n new statutes construed to-
gether and in consideration for the seed
grain advanced have the recipient give
a chattel mortgage as security for the
payment.
SIX CHILDREN BITTEN
BY SUPPOSED MAD DOG
Aberdeen, S. D., Feb. 1O.-Robert G..
Moore and Ralph Stonewall, two
Faulkton young men, who were bitten
Dy dogs during a scare over an ALLEGED
mad dog at that place on February 1,
have been brought to Aberdeen to re-
cefve n Pasteur treatment. which will
be administered by Drs. r. l.. and B. C.
Murdy, who received the virus for the
treatment today. The treatment re-
Quires Fl days time. Last September
a dog which was apparently afflicted
with rabies bit several other dogs. The
animal was killed and the brain sent
20 D.n11rs~-. fr
return was ever made. lat in jan
uary several other dogs became at
ficted, apparently. with the same all
ment, n on February / one of the
dogs broke loose in the school house
yard and bit six children. among them
the Moore and Stonewall boys. The
other four victims hav been taken to
the Twin cities for treatment.
SIOUX SEND DELEGATES
TO MEET GREAT FATHER
Carter, s. D., Feb. 10.-At a big coun-
Gil Of Sioux Indians, held on the Rose
bud reservation, a delegation was Sc
iected to make a trip to Washington
for the purpose OF comforting with the
great father" in reference to several
matters in which the Indians are in
terested. One Of the matters to be
taken up by the committee with the
Washington authorities will be the
future allotment of lands in Todd coun-
ty to the Indians living on that part OF
the Rosebud reservation. The ailot-
ment work in Todd county was discon-
tinued some time ago, and the Indians
wish 1t resumed. The delegation which
will visit Washington also will call
upon Uncle Sam and ask him to pay
his biils-or alleged bills. The bill in
this case Is for money alleged to De
due the Indians for lands in Gregory
county which they surrendered to the
white settlement some years ago.
1EAuTlFY CAPITOL GROUNDS
Pierre, S. D.. Feb. 10.-The state CAPT.
toll commission is sending out adver-
tisements for completion of the inn
prOvement to the state house grounds.
The last legislature appropriated $780,
600. which will be available for this
purpose h LIST of July. These improve
ments will include grading, building
OF retaining walls, construction of ce-
ment walks, curbs and cutters, the
wiring of conduits and the erection
of lamp posts. This appropriation will
not cover the construction OF the ar
tificial artesian lake at the east end
of the grounds, nor the finishing off OF
the grounds Immediately adjacent on
the west of the proposed lake. Tho
commission hopes that the next legis-
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 done
under the immediate supervision Of the
state engineer. He expects to make
use of the gas-artesian water from the
state house we'll for wctting the lawn.
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