Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-03-27

operating in a movement to organize
trl-state fair association for the pur
pose OF holding annual fairs in Sioux
Falls. The new association will in
clude adjacent territory in southwest
ern Minnesota and northwestern Iowa.
The rapidity with which the value
OF farm land in the Lennox territory
has increased is illustrated by the pur.
chase OF Robert Quigley, of Lennox, OF
a half section farm some miles from
that town at $lS5 per acre. Only a
few years ago sales of farm land as
500 an acre were regarded as record
breakers.
The Brown county farm bureau il
very busy concern just at present.
Branch organizations, such as live
stock and breeders associations. are
being formed in many OF the town.
ships of the county under the auspices
of the bureau and other effective work
for the advancement of agriculture is
being performed
Insurance Commissioner Van Camn
has had number of pamphlets print.
ed containing the new hail insurance
law as finally passed. and is sending
them out to county auditors, county
agents and others Interested. together
with several statements as to the
workings OF the law and the reasons
for its existence.
Rural schools of Beadle county will
not close for the summer vacation this
year until the later part OF May. The
schools have closed in previous years
early In April. The reason given for
the late closing this year is, that so
much time was lost during the innu-
enZa epidemic last fall, that schools
will be obliged to keep open later this
spring to make up for lost time.
The annual convention of the South
Dakota Dairymens and Buttermakers'
association will be held in Brookings
April 2 and 3. Special features will
be the state butter scoring contest,
an address by NJ. d. Dunn, of ST.
Paul, president Of the national dairy.
council; a visit to the state college,
convention show at the theatre and
an entertainment by the Brookings
commercial club
The superintendent in charge of the
Cheyenne river agency has received
instructions from the Indian depart.
ment at Washington asking for the
names Of all the residents of the res
ervation who are half white or any
grade in excess OF that of white blood.
with the. announced intention of the
government to issue them patents 20
their lands and granting citizenship.
This move would add to the gradual
breaking up of tribal relations.
Governor Norbeck has vetoed ono
bill passed by the legislative assem-.
bly,. 1t is the Senate bill which was
introduced by the committee on
courts and court procedure, and under
1T the foreign corporations would not
be under the jurisdiction OF the South
Dakota courts. inasmuch as the new
act in amending the old act, removed
the provision which made it neces.
sary for the corporation to constitute
the secretary Of state it's resident
agent for service Of process.
The act OF the recent session of tho
state legislature providing for the con-
struction OF state railway system
will give Perkins county $1O3,55O for.
the development and Improvement of
the highways of the county. This
will be used by the state highway
commission for the improvement OF
the Yellowstone automobile road, the
Black and Blue trail, a highway cross.
ing the central part of the county
from east to west through Meadow
and Bison and highway from sMea.
dow to Faith.
More land has changed hands near
Kimball the past winter than for the
same length Of time since the country
was settled; and prices for both i'm.
proved and unimproved land are SO
to $50 an acre higher than those of a
year ago. There is an unprecedented
demand for farms to rent, and scores
of tenants are forced out of business
because of being unable to secure
farms. Many Of those procuring farms
are paying cash rent this year. Quite
a number of farmers have taken ad.
vantage In prices to dispose of their
holdings and move into town.
Letters received by the state land
department would indicate that from
some source, some of the returning
soldiers have received an impression
that they are to be given preference
right in the purchase of state school
lands at the sales in the different
counties this Snrinp This i,,,nroo
sion is wrong. as the constitution fix
es the manner in such sales shall be
made as to the highest bidder. While
there will be no preference right, the
constitutional amendment adopted
last fall, and the law enacted at the
last session based on that amend
ment fixes the first payment down to
any Of the state tracts at 10 per cent
OF the purchase price, instead Of the
former reOuirnmenf NJ "a nor oopt