Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-01-11


MISUNDERSTANDING from fees col
'ected by the state food and drug depart
nent have broken all records during the
1rst half of the present fiscal year. Since
July | the department has collected SAL.
1888, an amount only $40, 600 short of the
total collections Of the department during
the fiscal year ending Tune so, 1916. OF
inspection fees make up $35, 237. 10 of the
collections during the past six months. Ii
:cnSe fees for hotels, restaurants, etc.
have been collected in the sum of 81, 525. 80
and the registration Of medical stock
Foods and commercial fees has added
| tl,415.
PIERRE-During the 1876 school year
the registration of students in all schools
n South Dakota approXimatei 142, $50. ac.
2ording to the annual statement of the
state department of history, just issued,
The report shows that l22. 6l2 pupils were
enrolled in the grade school of the state
and ll.524 III the high schools. There are
lN,oS7 children of school age In the state,
the census report for 1915 shows.
PIERRE-The net debt of the state OF
South Dakota, as shown by the state.
ment of the state treasurer for the fiscal
year 1916 totaled $429. 162. 06. The total
debt for the period ~roxisn
E65, 500 Is, of which $500. 900 was listed un-
der outstanding warrants. Registered
warrants were S135. 741 .09. Decrease in
total state debt from last year, 1854, 13S.
yANKToN-The following new count
officers have assumed their duties: Ern.
est A. Royem, county treasurer; w. O.
Nelson. county auditor, reelected: James
A. Dickson, register of deeds; George A
Clark. superintendent of schools: Howard
II. Warren, states attorney. The las,
named IS second lieutenant with the Yauk.
ton militia company on the border.
sIOUN FALLS-An appropriation b,
the state legislature Of approximate,
$500 for the Installation of a CANINE
plant, Nand an appropriation for a simila1
amount to construct an addition to thf
present warehouse at the South Dakots
renitsntiarN. viii be asked of the legis.
lature by the state board of charities ant
corrections.
JANITORIAL the annual meeting n,
the county commissioners. COMMISSIONS
l.. W. Scllci,er was chosen chairman anc
Emil Binder and James Wclby took theil
seats as new com m~issioners. The Press
and Dakotan. the Utica Times, the yoli,
Advance. and Gayvilie Observer were
named otaciai papers for the ensuing
year.
RAPID CITY-Word has been received
In this city OF the death OF Mrs. c. ID
Crouch at Los Angeles, Cal. She was 6
former resident OF this city. Her hus
band was the man who built the famou
Crouch line railroad which runs 30 mile:
west OF Rapid City, and Ia one Of thu
nlost scenic bits OF road in the county.
SEWELL-Frank Stewart. single. age,
IS. a herder IS miles north OF here. rroxf
to death Saturday. His body was found
Sunday and brought here last night. He
WAS last seen alive at 4 o'clock Wednes.
day. He is supposed to nave gone out or
the range Thursday. Searching partie.
we're organized and found the body.
coLMAN-1t is expected tthat Lar,
Peterson q Colnhan man. will make a for
tune from a Wild cats separator Of his In.
v%ention, on which he has JUST been grant
; eel a patent by the patent office at Wash
1 ii Eton.
FARMINGDALE Tho Clarion. a week.
3 newspaper. has suspended publication