The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-04-25

state institutions and re. elected al
presidents nov serving except for the
state college at Brookings and the Uni
versity at Vermililon. These will bt
elected later, probably without change
Unfavorable weather prevented a visit
to the experimental farm at High.
more. Governor Byrne attended the
meeting.
Winfred Dispatch: During the
shower Tuesday evening light1inl
struck the telephone pole in front Of
the central Office, burning out fifteen
phones. Mrs. Ethel Leighty had just
called the drugstore and the call was
being answered by Mrs. James Leighty
| when the bolt struck. They we're both
severely shocked, as we'll as the opera.
tor, Asa Shaw, at the central Office.
Several down town stores were filled
with the odor of birthstone.
Other towns than Madison have cleo.
tion troubles on their hands. The
town of Rockham, in Faux county has
a case almost identical with that OF
Madison. Although the license plan
was favored by a vote of a to AZ
at the polls last week, it required Al
to form a majority of all votes cast, as
three ballots were thrown out owing ia
defective marking. A majority of all
votes cast is necessary, according to
recent court decision to transfer a
town from a nonlicense to a license
policy. Therefore no license has been
issued by the town board.
Pierre dispatch: The townships
which failed to make a levy in March,
1918, for taxes for road purposes, under
the provisions of the new law which
authorized this levy and provides that
warrants may be issued against the
proceeds for the calendar year of 1918,
now have no money to devote to road
purposes, is the opinion rendered to-
day by Attorney General Johnson.
Many Townships failed to levy a
road tax in September, 1912, because
of the road law being suspended in
the county and the new law Vas passed
to cover such emergencies. The town
shirs which failed to take advantage of
it in March are now without road
funds.
Pierre dispatch: Schools, teachers
and institutes come in for their share
of legal opinion this spring. under new
laws, and the attorney general holds
that under the new bill, house bill
No. 343, that the total amount only of
$500 be allowed county superintend-
ents for travelling expense, mileage in
cluded, and that the 5000 is a statu-
tory limitation upon the allowance,
and all the sums thereof that may be
charged against the county and pail
by the county commissioners under
the statute. The attorney general also
holds in relation to the consolidation
of districts for institute purposes that
mileage may not be allowed when
teachers are called out of their own
district such case having been speci-
ically noticed in Brown county, where
the teachers were all called to AbeI-
deem and thus some outside THEFT own
districts.
II. S. Hedrick OF Chamberlain. state
game warden, was In the city today
looking after the affairs of his depart
ment. Mr.. Hedrick was much inter
ested in the excellent fishing which is
found at Lake Madison. He stated
that Geo. Simpson, under the super
vision of County Game Warden Ram
sey, had been granted permission by
the county commissioner to remove
from the lake and inlets suckers and
other nongame fish to give the game
fish better opportunities for a liveli-
hood. The lake is said to be literally
alive with suckers. After July 1 the
game law changes and the county
warden system will be abandoned and
the affairs of the department placed in
the hands of the state game walden
and eight assistants. MI. Hedrick ia
a mighty cordial gentleman and will
make friends in every part of the
state he visits.