Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1917-02-01
WOULD ADVANCE AL
FAlFA SEED SALES
REGISTRATION OF FIELDS WOULD
BE EFFECTED BY PROPOSED
LAW OTHER LEGISLA-
TIVE NEWS NOTES


the westelm portion of the state
S for the registration of alfalfa
fields. One of the demands mad,
oy many purchasers of alfalfa
seed is the proof that it is Sout h
Dakota or Montana grown and
not from southern fields, as the
seed from Kansas and other
southern states lis NOT so hardy
AND is not wanted im the states
east cf here. If registration OF
fields is provided for, the grow
ers can secure verified certifi-
Gates covering the particular
fields and the character of the
crop grown thereon. With these
certificates they will have a
standing im regard to the seed
hey desire to market, which
no am 0Unt OF mere assertions as
20 the class of seed could possi-
bly, give Them There is a sys-
tenn for registering fields of
Cossack alfalfa now-the propos-
ed law win cover all fields.
There is more FARMER legisla-
ton prop osed and under consider
ltion at this session than at any
FORMER one for Years past. The
mpy thing that stands in the
way of several direct enactmemts
is the constitllti NAL prohilition
= against the state engaging in
inter mad improvem ents. which
the people have several times
refused to change i'm amy way.
Among the legislation particul-
arly benefitimg the farmers is
the resolution looking toward
the establishing of a state market
commissioner; the rural credits
bill; a movement to- provide e
state hail insurance; the bin giv-
ing county boards the right to
make Individual re-assessments
where 1T cam be shown there
was error on llmwarranted dis
CT iminatiom en- the part of the
sessor-the boards can NOW only
readjust by districts or sub
divisi Cns as "a whole.
The anti-saloon league lead
ers have finally met the OBJ
jecticrs of the advocates of a
bone-dry prohibition law, and
corrected the bill they introduce
ed. Unless there is "a remark
able chahge i'm sentiment among
the legislators, boozers will find
it as hard after july 1st to- ne
gotiate a drink as d4pe fiends
dc to get their medicine" since
The national law put a quietus
on that traffic.
A freak bill promised inn few
days is cne which requires amy
appendix which is removed by
physician Inn this state to be
sent to the laboratory at the
state university for examina ton
and if it is found to- be healthy
and NOT diseased 1T lis to be re-
turned to. the owner with a GER
tjficate and such certificate re-
iieves the party operated ON from
any liability in the case.
The equal suffrage forces are
jubilamt over the house action
n passing the senate bill sub
mitting the questions again i'm
the next general election.
An Indian lobby was i'm evi-
lemce hast week, when Noah Bad
Wound, judge of the Indian
court Of Washabaugh, county and
LONE Star, another prominent In.
dian from that county, came to
protest against the proposed ac-
ticn to attach their county to
Bennett county for Judicial pur-
poses. They are now attached to
jackson county and do not desire
any change.
A member of the senate from
the northeastern part of the
state has introduced a bill pro-
yiding for the present system of
registering real estate transfers
and titles to be replaced by the
Torrens system, NOW in effect
in Minnesota. 1t is probable the
bill viii have the combined op-
position of the abstract0rs of
the state, for it would put them
out Of business.
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