The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-01-28

find that the machine after being
used q few times was stored in d
Sioux Falls garage and that the
storage and repar cAarges had
eaten it up, the Garage man selling!
t piecemeal to cover his charges.
In relation 10 tho MANY criticisms
)f the Estate railway commission N
What We're called e~xtravagent APP
rropriaticAs, the committee finds
hat the commission instead OF
having been e~Xtravagent has been
extremely economical as compared
With the railway departments of any
of the other northwestern states,
md that it is cramped in its work
~ lack of sufficient appropriations
. carry On the proper efforts wAtch-
should be put forward by a railway
omm:ssion of any state.
The principal complaints in re-
ard the board of charities and cor
ectiors were that Regent Dotson
had raised q hotel voucher from two
'ollars to three dollars. This is
allied a small matter but the COM
littee Investigated to the best OF
heir ability, and found that the rates
It the Evans Hotel at Hot Springs
re not always the same to all pa
'ons; that while the voucher looked
il some one had raised it, the
ERIK at the hotel at the time it was
gned, had left th9 state and no
formation could BE secured from
m, but it is the belief of the COM
nittee that the three dollars were
aid. The other complaints were in
gard to the purchase of the pen
@,,+tor,- { a, 9, ~, Do,,,;, ~ F,N,, .!;e
'al estate firms in Sioux Falls who
ere attempting to sell different
acts. While they did a great deal
talking none of them would make
4 affidavit OF any knowledge on
leir part that any financial or other
rongful consideration had inlu-
lced the member of the commission
L the selection which they finally
lade out OF the list offered them.
At the soldiers home there was
3mplaint from over the state that
was and is largely a local insti-
ution for the counties in the south
stern part of the state, along with
dividual complaints of old soldier
sidents of the home as to individual
satisfaction. 1t was found that
lie individual troubles were personal
omplaints OF men who are growing
ID and who feel that they are not
citing all that they are entitled to
: ines, and voice their complaints.
5 to its being a local institution,
lie committee found that in many
-ses where patient residents of
her states, We're discharged from
lie National sanitarium at Hot
prings, they were Joined by their
ives, and made a technical home in
ne of the counties IN that part of
he state for a year bringing them
nder the law, and then applied for
.dmittance to the state home. They
SIX for legislation covering such
asses. They also recommend legis-
alton giving wives and widows CT
soldiers legal rights at the home.
Jnder present procedure they are
flowed a refuge at the home, but
'ithout any legal standing. and the
commentator is for a change of
his policy, and giving them rights
It that institution.
In regard the state board of
.ealth. it was alleged that DIR. o. N.
loyt, proposed to the members that
/ they would elect him president
ie would pay them out of tie sal
tiy for that honor. The principal
nd only such complaint mentioned
vas en- the part Of Dr.. Lane, OF Mil
er, and the committee reports that
Or. Lane declined to come before
hem to testify as To his charge; de
lined 10 make an affidavit in regard
t, and declined to testify when
hey Wen TO his home town to hear
That he had t state.
interest Taken by Trcasurcrs
In regard TO the state treasury
the committee devote their attention
e the interest collections OF var
icus tr%easurers, showing that The