The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1916-02-11
JOHNSON AIDS
GOOD ROADS ACT
South Dakota Gets 1887, 400
For Roads.

Washington, ID. c. -Special-
Congressman Royal Johnson of
South Dakota made splendid
plea for good roads in his speech
while the Shack'eford good roads
bill was under consideration in the
House.
This measure passed that body
last Tuesday by big vote. 1t
carries an appropriation of $25 900
600 TO aid the states in improving
their post roads. 1t is to be APP
portioned i'll accordance with popu-
lation and the miles of post roads
and will be disbursed through the
state highway commissions. The
natural government may spend not
less than third nor more than a
half of the cost of the proposed
improvement, the state paying the
balance.
If this measure passes the senate
it will make available for the i'm.
provement of rural post roads in
South Dakota 1887, 400. 1t was i'll
support to this great cooperative
measure on the part of the govern.
ment that Mr.. Johnson made his
first speech. 1t would be to the
cause of good roads what the
Smith Lever act is to the advance
ment OF agriculture in the stale.
The measure provides that the
money is to be spent upon any
highway used for rural free deliv-
cry or which may be used outside
of towns having a population of
more than 1000 and inside the
towns only OH such streets where
the houses are more than 200 fee,
apart
The administration of the funG
is left entirely with the secretar,
of agriculture, who will pass upor
estimates for improved roads sub
mitted by the state highway com
mission.
South Dakota was credited with
a population of 5S3,SSS which wa:
.64 per cent of the total population
of the country and therefore Ell
titled to S70,Ol6 of the fund pro
posed. 1t has 621 routes of a tota
length of 1921 miles and 1870 stal
routes 4,O2l ~ miles long. Thess
are total per cent of all the route:
i'll the country of 1.S4 and woule
entitle the state of 1902, 800 in aid
; This with the specific amount oI
S65,000 apportioned each state
gives South Dakota the total o
1887 ,4O6.
The following merited tribute ts
the country doctor is from the
Winnebago Enterprise which i:
cordially indorsed: The worle
owes lot to the country doctor
His chest may not be decorated
2 with Carnagie medal. wealth sci
dom comes to him and his honors
7 are few, but no man does more fo,
humanity than the country doctor
Always OH the alert to answer th,
summons of the sick, he make.
long drives in the dead of th,
winter, battling against the colo
and bad roads to arrive in tim,
to stave off death and relieve suffer
ing and distress. He has no regu
lar hours, he knows no HOLIDAYS
he eats when and what he can
Often poorly paid and not unrarel,
'' not paid at all, he always does hi
best. U:iselfish and with the frs
thought of others, he often break
down and undermines his owl
health to pull his patients through
a crisis. Unknown, unwept am,
J. unsung may be said of him i,
u many cases. And yet who is dc
u serving of more honor and NOR
praise? He ushers us into thi
: world, eases our pains while W
are here, and makes our final exi
e as peaceful as possible. Yes, th
;. world owes a lot to the countr
doctor.