Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1912-01-25

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Nations Capital.
Washington. p. O, Jan. 20 NJ.
Martin. of South Dakota, and senasor
Borah, of Idaho. sre pushing biils of (
4 similar nature ia the two branches
of congress, the purpose of which Is 7
to make available for town purposes
for places ike Newell, one-half the
funds available from tlie sale of lots
Good roads ii 4 d popular tonic, als
ways, and the federal convention hsld
at the national oapital NJ thin tie i
week, Il only part BIZ the great move,
ment being advanced iii tiifferant pors
tions OF the country, and which was \
Of much the same ma ture as the
meeting soon ID be held at Dea eadw0pdI
where It IL understood four states !.
will Join At lie meeting here M,
Underv God. mad iority leader of tie
house, was one Of the speakers, ana
told the delegates that the policy OF
different sections Of the country, each
demanding the adoption Of different
lschesaes, would never secure proper
legislation 1Ie urged united action
Speaker CLARK, and representative
Borland pfs 8 NJ issourii, and many other
Southern sou gressma ait Al dslrasaed tha
ttsntfssn MAS siifectea
10 the fact that the railway III of the
south were advancing the work and
that the Southern Railway has eSpe4
.cially arranged good roads trains
that have Travelled thousands of miles
land shown good wagon roads meth
DDS IN every part Of the south Judge
). 4. Ronald, Of Seattle. contributed
an interesting paper reviewing the
progress Of good roads In the western
states. 5
s Some of the South Dakota projects
have d way Of appealing to the pset
ical end Of this political settlement
Of ours here in the capital For II. /.
stance, the average denizen Of this
section OF American dirt may fail to
appreciate the cticability Of cart
Ing two carloads Of young elk from
the Jackson's Hole country to the
Black Hills, TO be turned oyer to thu
care OF nature and forest rangers: OF
of the proposal TO fence in about
twelve thousand acres Of land in thes
Wind Cave National Park, and oil it;
with bison, elk and deer and perhaps
after all there is not much In the pro-
position that is after all very practi.
cal, but from a sentimental standpoint
such ideas as these sweep the average
easterner clear off his feet, because of
the enthusiasm the very suggestions
lcreate. 5ss
Owing to the good nature that has
been restored within senatorial head
quarters for South Dakota two news
appers of the state have been yindi.
Gated. both senators are happy, and
the patrons OF the postoflces at Park.
er and Alexander will get their mail,
in the knowledge that the senate will
not longer withhold confirmation Of
| Mrs. Hackett the newspa per woman
of Parker, or OF b. B. Yule at Alexan-
de-. This Is the art preservatiye again
pindicated through the success of
these disciples of Franklin and Guten-
berg.
II the plan to raise sugar beets on
the Belle Fourche irrigation project
proves successful the coming season.
Representative Martin. who is respoii.
sible for the trial, expects to be able
Ito secure the o.operation of tile Re-
clamatfon Service, to the fullest ex.
ltent III developing as far as lies within
the power Of that branch Of the gov
lernment, the industry ii South Dako-
4 tas 3s5s1 .S5.
i There is no doubt but what Mir.
Postmaster General Hitchcock made
quite hit with his proposal to annex
/ the telegraph com lpanies Of the coun.
Try Try 20 the department over which he
70 ably presides: but IT is pertinent 10
reminisc II sDeculating as to Just what
one Theodore Roosevelt wouid have
done to q cabinet ofiicer who had
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