The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-04-13
PRESENT ARGUMENT
ATTORNEYS IN CASE OF GRANT
70 GuARDsMEN APPEAR BE.
FORE SUPREME COURT.
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
From the Capital City, the Various
State Institutions and from
Many Different Parts Of
tho Sunshine State.

Pierre
The hearing on the warrant for sew
enty-five thousand dollars which the
legislature voted for the troops on the
border, and which State Auditor Hand
lin asked a court construction upon
the constitutionality of the %appropria-
ton, a presented in the supreme
court. Attorneys L. L.. Stephens,
Glenn E. Martens and John Suther-
land, appearing as volunteer attorneys
for the soldiers and Attorney General
Caldwell for Auditor Handlin. The
contentious principally appear to be
the exact status of the troops so far
as the state is concerned, while they
we're on the Mexican border. This
apparently hinged on how far they had
placed themselves under federal pay
and federal regulations, they were
federal troops and not state troops in
fact, and that the state could not le-
gally appropriate funds for their use.
That Loving Cup.
The loving cup which has been do
mated to the county which made the
best showing at the meetings of the
state educational association each
year, has been placed in the state his.
torical society, as it had so many
county names engraved upon 1t that
there was nc longer room for new
names, and a new cup is to be pro-
vided. While there is a long list OF
names, the only counties which APP
pear more than once on the cup are
Hughes and Hyde, each OF which has
held the trophy twice.
Loses Office.
That a county commissioner loses
his right to his office II he should move
from n commissioner district to an.
other is the holding Of the state legal
department, under the provision OF
chapter Al, laws OF 1909. Prior to that
time there raj confusion as to just
what the rights of a county commits
sioner were 30 long as he remained a
resident Of the county, but it is held
that under the provisions of that stat
ute the ambiguity of the law has been
removed, and the statute made plain.
A Highway Ruling.
The highway agitation over the
state gives nor than ordinary inter
est to- the holding Of the state legal
department that there is no legal
method Of either paying warrants for
road work out of the general funds,
or OF transferring money from the
general fund to the highway fund.
The only money available for high.
way construction is that specifically
voted for such purpose.
Unofficial Issue Ready.
The unofficial issue OF the session
laws OF the 1917 session are printed,
and being ent out by the Nipple Print
ing company of this city, the official
printers. The new volume contains
691 pages of new enactments, making
it a larger volume than the big 1915
session with its COS pages. The official
laws will not be printed until some
time in June.
Be Ready 70 Fight Hoppers.
Farmers who ere troubled with
grasshoppers last yea should get az.
quainted with the best methods OF
fighting them because the hopper pest
is likely to appear again this season.
This warning is issued by Prof. H. C.
SEVERN, state entomologist at State
college, who has just prepared a we'll
illustrated and practical bulletin
Meet Assessors.
The members of the state tax com.
mission are In the western part OF
the state beginning their annual spring
meetings with the local assessors of
the different counties before they be.
gin their spring assessment work. The
members OF the commission will be
busy for the next month on this line
Of their work.
Must Tie Up Bird Dogs.
The state game warden has called
attention to the state game law which
prohibits bird dogs from running at
large in this state for the months OF
April, May and June of each year,
which was enacted to prevent these
dogs from destroying the nests OF
game birds.
Parker Man New JUDGE.
Gov. Norbeck has selected L. l..
Fleeger. Of Parker. as the new Judge
for the Second circuit. The appoint.
ment was necessary to carry out tho
act passed by the last legislature
which provided for two judges in tho
Second district.
oakota ~" Backs Wilson.
The University Of South Dakota
has Endorsed the stand taken By