Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-02-21

bring themselves under its provisions,
vet compels them to secure their de-
nositors in another manner If they do
not want to get under the general pro-
visions of the act.
Fraternal Orders.
Henry Neil of the A. o. U. W., Is
here to look into the provisions OF
senate bill PIP, the one which proposes
to regulate fraternal organizations in
the state. 1t is what is called the
"Mobile' or New York conference"
hill and has been adopted in a number
Of states, it's main purpose being to
make fraternal societies more solid,
and put them on a basis which VIII
rot be affected if the asrwth by new
memberships should not continue to a
point where the organization is not
continually increasing in numbers.
A Saloon Bill.
The bill to place saloon licenses up
to 50, 900 a year, and limiting saloons
to one in each thousand of population,
is the one which is agitatlng not only
the saloon interests at the present
time, but also keeping the anti-saloon
people busy. They look upon this as
practical elimination of the saloon in
many places of the state, in which
the saloon men agree with them. ana
, they are having some warm confer
ences between the different leaders
before the temperance committees OF
the two houses, Rev. Holsaple leading
eor }bn ,nfico1ONr manila and E TX.
DIETRICH for the liquor interests. The
bill is not yet out of committee ana
it will be the subject of yet warmer
discussion if it gets out into the
open.
Their Mas No Fight. a
The expected fight on the floor OF
the house on house bill 2S2, which
eliminates the publication of insur-
ance statements did not develop, as.
the bill went over to Friday on motion
of Leedom, without any discussion
This promises to be a warm light
when it finally gets out on the floor
of the house unless there is a decided
change OF sentiment before that time
occurs.
Putting the Lid On.
Bridge whist clubs for prizes, shak-
ing dice for cigars, and playing pitch
for the cigars or chips is to be a
thing of the past in this state if the
senate accepts house bill Al as it pass
ed the house Wednesday,. This bils
prohibits playing poker or n other
game with cards, or gambling with
dice or any other device whatever in
this state with a penalty of fine or
Jail sentence if any money or proper
ty" is played for. Several attempts
were made to cut out property" from
the bill, and one member wanted to
know if poker chips were to be class
ed as property, before the final vote.
but no change could be secured, and
the bill went through just as intro
duced, and it is up to the senate.
The Dance Bill.
The senate passed the house bunny
hug dance bill out not until they had
placed a lot of amendments in the
measure, one Of which exempted st.
Vitus dance, and the dances of Indians
over a hundred years of age, and an
other to make it apply only to house
members, with numerous other provi-
sions, and the house is asked to con-
cur.
New interpretations.
Pierre.-Articles Of incorporation
have been filed for the Peoples Gas
Light and Power company at Oacoma,
with a capital of $4,000. Incorpora-
tors, Peter B. Dirks, Oacoma; w. r.
Taper, Chicago; George M. Kennedy,
Chamberlain. For Danforth company
at Parker for dealing in general mer-
chandise, with a capital of $4,000. In
corporators, F. G. Danforth. E. w
Danforth, H. M. Danforth, J. A. Dan
forth, all of Parker.
For the Farmers ard Merchants
State bank of Egan, with a capital of
$4,000. Incorporators, J. A. Welland,
H. H. Cook. A. j. Welland of Egan.
For the Mcintosh Mercantile com
pany at Mcintosh, with a capital of
$4,000. Incorporators, J. A. Archam'
bault, X. J. Smith, Charles Hartin.
ger, all of Mcintosh.