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The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-08-29
EXPLAINS NEW LAWS
DAKOTA ATTORNEY GENERAL
JOHNSON RESPONDS TO
INQUIRIES.
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
From the Capitol City. the Various
State Institutions and From
Many Different Parts Of
the Sunshine State.

Pierre.-That the Mothers Penn
sion" act provides for payments re-
CARELESS of the failure of the county
authorities to make the one-tenth mill
levy provided in the act is the de-
cision of Attorney General Johnson on
inquiry from Union county. This is
an entirely different construction than
act by many county officials. He
holds that when a county judge finds
that there is a case where the law
applies it is made the duty of the
county commissioners to provide the
funds for payment out of the special
has been made, and out of the general
fund if no levy has been provided.
The levy provision of the act is held
to be IN optional one. but the pay
ment of claims due under the act are
held to be mandatory, and if the levy
is not made the money must come
from the general fund of the county.
He also holds, on an inquiry in re-
gard to providing expenses for en-
rollment under the Richards primary
act" that there is no way to provide
the money for the purpose. The law
requires the counties to supply the
necessary books and blanks, and this
expense must be met by the county.
But for the work of enrolment there
is no provision for payment to the
township clerks. The law is plain
that additional duties may be required
additional compensation. The O
tention that the expense can be met
under the provisions of chapter $50.
laws of 1907, is held not to be good,
as that act provides for special COM
pensation to township clerks for ad-
ditiOnal duties performed for the
township. and the duty of registration
is for the county and not for the
township.
He also holds that the wording Of
chapter 226, laws of 1913, is suffi-
cient to appropriate the surplus game
fund in the state treasury to the uses
of the state game commission. That
there is no provision stating specific
ally what the language of an act must
be to appropriate money and that the
language used in chapter 226 is suf-
ficient to show an appropriation.
There is practically $4,000 in this
fund at the present, of which about
$4,000 was surplus under the old
law, which failed to make an apprO-
priation.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-08-29

the engine when steam was used for
power, and occasionally when gasoline
engines were used, and one mar to
feed the cutter, II man to spread
and tramp the silage. Each teamster
pitched off his own load, making in
all a crew of eight or nine men, tx
elusive of the man who tends the
engine.
(22 In cases where there is a short
age of teams the following method is
generally practiced. One man with
.hree horses cuts the corn; two men
load the wagons in the field; two men
or boys with teams haul the corn to
the cutter; one man unloads the wag-
Ons: one man feeds and one works
in the silo. AS soon as a load arrives
at the cutter the teamster changes
his team for an empty wagon and
goes back to the field for another
load. When a Wagon is u%nlOaded it
is run out of the way by hand. With
this method boys who are not strong
enough to handle the green corn can
be utilized to drive the teams. This
method requires a crew of six men,
besides two boys and the engineer.
CD When enough horses are vail
able and help is scarce the following
arrangement Of men and teams Is q
good one. One man with three horses
runs the harvester in me Geld; four
men with teams haul the corn to the
silo, one man feeds and another
spreads the corr in the silo. Low
trucks or wagons with racks suspend
ed below the axles should be used,
so that the transfers a put on their
own loads. This requires a crew of
seven men besides the engineer.
The difference between methods Is
In the arrangement for loading, hauling
and unloading. The cost of labor va
ried considerably. In order to com
pare the different methods a uniform
ate of Is cents an hour was made for
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-08-29
COST OF FILLING SiLOS
(By ]. II. Fromme, a student In Farm
Management, South Dakota School
OF Agriculture, State College.)

The different methods employed by
farmers in filling their silos vary so
greatly that a definite cost cannot be
determined but an average of the costs
would be considered as about a stan.
dard. Not alone the methods en-
plOyed but the arrangement of labor,
distance of hauling, ownership Of ma.
chinery, size Of machinery, amount of
help on hand, and condition of fields
are factors that determine the cost
A government assistant in the office
OF Farm Management Investigations
found that on the thirty-one farms
in a great dairy district of Wisconsin
that the cost of filing the silo ranged
from As to Sc cents a ton. The ques-
ton at Once arises. why can some
farmers fill their silos at 46 cents a
ton while it costs others Sc? In most
cases it was found that a pOOr ar.
rangement of help was responsible for
the extra expense. The best method
is that in which the working force
is the most evenly balanced; that is
where all are continually at work. 1t
is not necessary that men and teams
should be rushed to their fullest extent
in order to get the work lone cheaply.
1t was found that some of the most
expensive work was conducted by the
men with the greatest furOre and
hurry. The scheme where all are
working and no one is hinGered by
the others is the most economical.
Too many men in the field for the
number at the cutter, or too large a
crew for the silage cutter are COM
mon sources of loss. The factor that
controls the size Of the crew is the
capacity of the cutter. 1t was found
with but a few exceptions that the
different methods employed could be
classified into three groups:
% The most common practice wal
to have one man with three horses
IN a corn harvester cutting corn in
the field. two men to load the wagons
in the field, three or four men with
teams, depending on the distance
from the field to the silo, to haul the
corn to the silo. One man to run
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-08-29

owned in partnership, and the others
depended on hiring them. Now in
comparing the Methods used on the
two farms mentioned, We find in the
first place that there was no differ
ence in the distance of hauling. On
the farm putting up the silage at 46
cents a ton the following labor ar
rangement was put to use One man
with three horses cut the corn in the
field; three men with teams hauled
the corn to the cutter, each man un-
loading his own load; two leaders be.
ing used in the field with one feeder,
and no men to tend the engine, or
in the silo. Total number of men in
this instance were seven. On the farm
on which the cost was sc cents a
ton. this arrangement was used: One
man with three horses cut the corn
in the field; four men with teams
hauled the corn to the cutter, each
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-08-29
Auto Driver Guilty.

Pierre.-Whether or not chapter
277 of the laws of 1913 is TO be a
part of the prohibitory statutes Of the
state has practically been raYsed by a
Hutchinson county justice of the
peace. This act provides a penalty
for anyone operating an automobile
on the highways of the state when the
operator is in an intoxicated condi-
ton. The first arrest under the law
has been reported to the state auto
mobile department with the finding OF
the court hat a fine of $50 and a Jail
sentence of thirty days was imposed
on conviction. The fine vas paid and
the Jail sentence suspended by the
justice until the party convicted
"again becomes intoxicated" when
the Imprisonment part of the SEN
tence goes into effect-the breaking
of the suspended sentence evidently
being ~intoxicatiOn, and no reference
to his attempt to again drive a motor
vehicle while he is in that condition.
If that feature of the law will hold, a
lot of fellows who want to drive autos
can be put permanently on the water
wagon under a law which does not
mention prohibition.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-08-29
German Alliance Is Strong.

Pierre.-The secretary of state has
chartered the German-American ALI
ance, of Sioux Falls, being the 18th
branch of this society in South Da-
kota, all being incorporated within the
past year. The incorporators are
Hans Dempth and Herman Sluetburg,
OF Sioux Falls; G. w. Knodt, of Hart
ford: John S. Mueller. of Parkston;
Rev. Fl. Reinhart and J. F. Paul Gross,
of Eureka. Thirty-nine states now
have branches Of this organization.
Towns in South Dakota. included are
Sioux Falls. Hartford, Sherman, Gar
retson, %Flandreau, Humboldt, Park
ston, Bridgewater. Presho. Eureka,
Aberdeen and Herried. The society
emphasizes the teaching of the Ger
man language, holding it second in
Importance in the world languages,
English being given first place.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-08-29
Moe Not Held for Murder.

McIntosh.--At a hearing before Jus.
tice Wilmsen here, Lars Moe of Gran
tie Falls, Mimi, who was brought
back on the charge Of having muir
dered his brother, Ole Moe, whose
dismembered body was found on the
railroad track near Keldron, S. d., a
month ago, vas ex~onerated and dis
charged on the ground of insufficient
evidence. The only point raised
against Moe was the fact that he was
with his brother in an immigrant car
the night Ole was killed.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-08-29

men and the same for a team OF
horses. Engine hire was rated at
$3.50 a day, which included the engi.
neer. Irvine was rated at liz cents
a pound, coal at S. a ton and gasoline
at Is cents per gallon. No charge
was made for wear and tear on ma.
chinery or for boarding the help. Ten
hours were considered a days work.
No deductions were made for delays.
unless the help were set at some other
work. Nearly all of these men owned
their sjlage cutters. though a few were
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-08-29
Auto Numbers Delivered.

Pierre.-On account of the slow de-
livery of number tags for automobiles
by the firm which had the contract
for such tags, a number of owners
have been on the surface violating the
law by running their machines with
u tags. The last of the tags have
been received and are being sent out,
and peace officers will be notified to
that effect, and owners operating
without tags displayed from this time
on are liable to the penalties of the
law for such neglect.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-08-29
New Automobile Stolen.

Burke.-Some unknown person or
persons entered the garage of Jack
Slaughter and so quietly took his new
automobile out that they were not de-
tected. In the morning Mr.. Slaughter
went to his bank as usual, not think
ing Of looking in the garage. Later
the family saw that the car was gone,
but supposed Mr.. Slaughter had taken
it downtown. When the dinner hour
came it was discovered that some one
had stolen the machine.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-08-29
Many Mothers Pensions.

Huron.-During the month Of July.
Judge c. A. Kelley. of the county
court, has issued II mothers pen
sions. in amounts ranging from SIS
to SAB per month. There are several
other applications pending. and the
mount for the year will probably ag-
gregate about $4,000. This amount
may be increased or diminished. ac-
cording TO the applications.
The amount allowed under the law
is SIS IA month for the first child be
low IA years of age and 81 a month
for each additional child under IA
years old. The pension is granted for
q period of six months, and at the ex.
piration of such time the mother. if
she is still in need, makes a new ap-
%plication to the county court, a fur
Their examination is made, and the
court can. at its own discretion. con
tinue to grant the pensions until all
the children become IA years of age.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-08-29
SOIL FOR

Mr.. +. p. p. of Harding County
makes the following inquiry of the
State College: SIS a piece of ground
underlayed with water three and four
feet below ground surface good for
alfalfa, soil sandy with indications of
soda? Some N told me it would
kill it as water was too close, but did
not tell me the reasOn why"
Reply: If the water stays three
or four feet below the surface of the
ground for the entire year, the alfalfa
will live all right. If, however, the
land is overlooked, ever for a period
of a few days or weeks each year,
alfalfa will not live. 1t is a common
saying that alfalfa will not stand wet
feet"
This is a short way of putting the
fact that the alfalfa plant will only
thrive in we'll aerated soil. !. simply
canno survive without having air in
contact with it's roots, and, of course,
if the soil is full of water air is shut
out.
Zoe great a content of soda or al
kali is fatal to alfalfa. In one of his
books, Hilgard states that old alfalfa
plants will Outstand more alkali than
young plants. Practically this means
that if the plants once get started
they will be able to live even in the
presence of some SOFA" or alkali.
II the amount of alkali, however,
in the ground is great enough to be
very noticeable so that it kills other
crops, one should not expect alfalfa
to thrive.
BY A. N. HUME, Agronomist.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-08-29
Final Legal Round.

Pierre.-Attorney General Johnson
has filed a demurrer to the amended
complaint in the case of the state of
South Dakota VS.. Norbeck and Nichol-
son. who dug a we'll at VermilliOn uni
versity, for which the state cannot
pay. because Norbeck was a state SEN
ator at the time the contract was
made. The lower court held payment
for the we'll to be illegal. The matter
will now be before the supreme court
again to decide whether this demur-
rer will be sustained or set aside.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-08-29
Puzzled Childish Mind.

Ward is aged 6. He stood close by
his mother as she looked over last
summers wearing apparel. Finally
she turned to him, and, holding up a
pair Of his old pants, said: well, l
declare, these pants are too small for
you" The child looked at them
thoughtfully for awhile, then asked,
Mother. what makes pantses grow
small?"
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-08-29
liuht Plant Works.

kimball.-The new Kimball Elec-
trio Light & Power Co, has one OF its
gas engines and dynamoes installed
and began furnishing the city with
good lights. They also have their
other dynamo installed, but their
largest gas engine has not yet ar.
rived.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-08-29
Heart-WeaIth.
small?''

How much more we might make Of
our family life if our friendships, IL
every secret thought of love, bios
somed into a deed! . . There
are words and looks and little observ-
ances, thoughtfulness. watchful little
attentions, which speak of love, which
make it manifest. and there is scarce
a family that might not be richer In
heart-wealth for more of them.-Har.
riet Beecher Stowe.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-08-29
An Electrical Storm.

Dallas.-During a severe electrical
storm Rev. J.. n. Fitzgerald, a Cath
Ollie priest, of Burke. S. D.. was struck
by lightning while putting chains on
his automobile near Dallas and was
unconscious for over an hour. Stew.
ards hotel in Dallas was slightly dam
aged by lightning. Ralph Klinefelter,
a roomer, was stunned and still is
sick
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-08-29
Robert G. Ingersoll.

ing" as it is termed, is now entered
into between associations Of mechan-
les and manufacturers.
Legislation of the most vital impor-
tance to laboring men and women has
been enacted in this last quarter CEN
fury in New York state as we'll as in
every other state in the union. Regu.
alton Of child labor, hours for wom~
ems employment, protection Of health,
employers l~iability--all have taken a
conspicuous place, not to mention the
broad public provisions for laboring
mems comfort by way Of establishing
small parks, recreation piers and the
various movements calculated to slim
ulate all classes, even the poorest, to
higher standards of living.
And now there is a Women's Trade
Union league, which corresponds to
the mems Central Federated union.
But this women's organization includes
unions which have both women and
men workers. 1t is a very effective
institution.
Employment of children has been
gradually restricted, the minimum age
limit eventually being fixed at IA
years, and on June Is, 1907, the legis-
lature amended the act to provide that
no child under sixteen be allowed to
work In any factory except between
8 o'clock and 5, or for more than eight
hours in any day or six days in a.
week. The latest revision provides
that no male minor under eighteen
may be employed in any factory more
thar 81 hours a week, or more than
nine hours a day. The same provision
applies to female workers. The pro-
vision reducing the hours from 60 to
81 for male minors and women be-
comes effective October / next. There
are a few exceptions in the employ
ment restrictions, which may be dis
regarded in a general consideration Of
the subject like this.
Work Still to Be Done.
Some progress has been made in leg
lslation regarding employers liability
and workmen's compensation, but
much more on that score will have to
be done in the way of a~mendatory acts
that will stand the test Of %interpreta-
ton by the courts and accord with con-
stitutional requirements before the
working masses will receive any sub
stantial benefit.
The constitutional amendment. pass
ed in 1894 at the behest OF the workers
numerous manufacturers and those
who favor industrial reforms, solved
for all time the prison labor problem
SO far as the empire state is concern4
ed. Here the competitive convict sys-
tenn has been abolished. Contract la
Dor in penal institutions is now a mem.
DRY, the state and its political diyis-
Ions taking for their own use all goods
made by prisoners. II this method of
employing convicts we're established I'M
every state in the union free labor
would not have any cause for COM
plant.
Organized labor, aided by scores Of
advanced thinkers among the social
philosophers and broad minded states
men, Is at present agitating for uni
form labor legislation in the different
states. Before the close of another
quarter century doubtless the efforts
now being put forth by these ~enersetic
elements will have . SUCCESSFUL out
come.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-08-29
or PROGRESS
Gratifying Betterment of Eco
nomic Conditions Shown in
the Last Quarter of a
Century.
BY GEORGE y. STEVENS, Senior
5tatistician, Department of Labor
Of New York State.

OST important OF
the changes af-
fecting labor In
the last twenty
five years, in my
opinion, is the bet
terment of the
economic condi-
ton Of the work
ers. through their
organizations.
w a & e s h a v e
been largely in
creased, h | | e
there has been q
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-08-29
Worth SCI Per Acre.

Bridgewater.-The estimated aver
age true value of farm lands in his
McCook) county. in 1913, is $61 per
acre. This estimate is based on 700
warranty deeds conveying l14.251
acres since Jan. l, 1908. The average
value per acre in 1908, was $42, the
gain the past five years being $25
per acre, and during the past year
S. per acre.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-08-29
Sunday Baseball Illegal.

Pierre,-On inquiry from Turner
county the attorney general holds that
under the present statutes in this
state baseball on Sunday is illegal re-
CARELESS of the matter of payment to
the players or for permission to see
the game by any plan. While chapter
234 of the laws of 1907 attempted TO
allow Sunday baseball when no charge
is made, it is held that this act did not
repeal sections AZ and 40 of the penal
code which prohibits all public sports
on Sunday without question as to pay
ment. and that under the provisions
of Sub. Div. "A OF section 1929 of the
Political Code it is the duty of public
prosecutors to prosecute all those who
attempt to play ball on Sunday, re-
CARELESS of the provisions of chapter
pa of the laws of 1907.
$4,000 Goes Into Circulation.
Pierre.-FOr the past year an accu
mutation of $4,000 in the game fund
has been something of a source of
controversy. The sentiment at the
last legislature was declSlVely against
cutting the strings" on this accumu.
lation and guarded attempts to slip
provisions into pending game bills
aroused opposition on that very point.
Finally a Joker" was slipped through
to gObble this fund, but in order to
avoid the attention of the Legislators
it was SO ambiguously worded that the
meaning of the provision has required
legal Interpretation.
Attorney General Johnson has now
ruled that it was the intention of the
act to appropriate this $4,000 to the
fish and game department and it is
soon become a matter of history.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-08-29
For State Fish Hatchery.

Pierre.-The state game commits
sion has decided to expend $4,000 on
a state fish hatchery to be located at
some point in the eastern part of the
state. to be determined by the best
conditions for such work.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-05-29

Miss Uula Morris. aged II year,.
the adopted daughter Of Mr.. ana
Mrs. T. o. Morris, died last Thurs
4 after a short illness.
funeral was conducted Sunday, Dy
an elder Of the Adventist faith ana
the burial was in the Falls view
cemetery. The young lady was
well liked by all her acQaintance~
and there are many who feel q senss
~ nersonal loss In her death. Tne
grief stricken relatives have inc
sincere sympathy OF the enaare
neighborhood in their loss.
e III. Doherty of Salt Lake a
travelling salesman, was pinned pe-
naatb tbe tonneau of his cal Friday
when the machine turned turtle at
the hill by the Isaak place near
NeeIey. He was on his way from Hu-
merit to this city. Miraculousy ne
escaped without broken bones, but
was painfully and severely bruised.
After remaining here for a few a.
undr the care of a physician ne
went on to Salt Lake.
To Bear Lake.-David Burrell OF
American Falls, went through ms
morning on No. IS. for Bear Lake.
where he will look after matters In
the interest of the state fish and
game department. Mr.. Burrell, VINO
was formerly United States land
commissioner at American FAILS
and afterwards appointed county
clerk for the newly created county
of Power, has resigned the latter
office to accept a position with the
state game department. and has a
rowing commission which will take
in the entire state. He will be on
the road a greater part of the
time.-Pocatello Tribune.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-05-29
The Neighborhood rr.x.i..

Us written, and the world believes
sira 1a 'raVe' Is the infallible. exclu-
'ure Tor provincialism. Perhapsl
u,uinately that depends on what the
axes with him in his w~andertnes
ena 10 go accomplishes naught In
n''e' one need not travel at all r. tho
,sa WIN the common eye will but
:. ms eyes he may bring all the world
" Inc Alps and the Rockies are
:, "o..h seeing, indeed. but the man who
capable of really seeing them -
inc Iana ne' is capable also of behold
naiah anuscape and glory in his own
-Booklovers' Mapazir.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-05-29
Slightly Incons,s+...

MIA "a patriot should not be c-oncerned
nenno matters Of mere pecuniary com.
.wha na YET replied Senator Sorghum
wnen a man is rich enougb - ~ ..u
won,t en Il. OF such considerations. thew
i2ton Star. 'mce'-Wash-