The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-09-05

heavy loss from that disease. While
there have been cases vf this disease at
times In the past few years there has
not beer a general epidemic of it for
many years, since the days when An.
drew Z. Lee was governor, and the
hog raisers were calling upon him for
some action to stay the ravages which
were wiping out the herds Of the state,
and which took probably half the
hogs in the southern part of the state
before it was stopped. The present
epidemic promises to be another very
destructive one.
P. W. Schoenbreger. one Of State
Game Warden Hedrick's deputies, was
in the city today laying snares for
the capture of ''sooners. He states
thst there has been some violation of
the game law in the east part of the
county, but generally speaking the
game law is being quite we'll observed
in Lake county. Violation of the law
is q serious matter, to the extent that
Mr.. Schoenberger offers a reward of
$40 for evidence that will convict any
body for shooting game or song birds,
or any bird on the protected list. and
$25 for evidence of shooting pbeasants
The latter bird which has been planted
in the state is becoming quite plentiful
in localities where they are protected
by trees. and the game wardens will
prosecute to the extent of the law
any body molestiug them.
Chicago dispatch: Firemen armed
with guns and shooting "bombs"
filed with powered chemicals into
blazing buildings instead of playing
streams of water into burning struc-
lures may be a reality in the near
future. according to Simon Kellerman,
Jr., statisticisn of the National Fire
mems association. 81 expect that the
use of water for the fighting of free
will be we'll nigh done away with
within the next five years" be said.
AT present in the large cities most of
the smaller fires are put out with
chemicals and in time I believe guns
for shooting powdered chemicals OF
chemical bombs will be used for fight
ing the big blszes. The loss OF proper
ty will be much smaller when more
chemicals are used. At a recent fire
which | Witnessed the loss Oh property
due to the fire was about o., 900, while
the loss due to the water poured on the
flames amounted to about $50, 900"
The county commissioners in ad-
journed session had for their princi-
pal business the taxing interests cf
the county. closing their session last
evening. The total assessed valuation
Of property of the county under the
new law is S23. Tic, 81 ss against 60,
sl3,71 last year. The levy this year
is | $500 mills as against 2 TO mills
last year The levy for state purposes
this year is l mill as against 4 mills
last year. 1t is estimated that taxes to
be paid into the county treasury this
year will be slightly higher than last
year. This is occasioned in part on
account of county bridge and other
funds having been reduced to an un-|
usually low standard and il is necee-
ssry to recoup these funds. Besides a
new fund of 81, 200 has teen created
for the payment of widows pensions
which required a levy of one-tenth
mill. Tho new system OF taxation
has increased the work in the audi
tors Office to a considerable extent
and Auditor McGillivray will be q
busy official until all the figures are
spread upon his books.