The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-04

some source, some OF the returning
soldiers have received an impression
that they are to bs given q preference
right in the purchase Of state school
lands at the sales In he different
counties this spring. This impress
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 axes the nrst payment down TO
any OF the state tracts at 10 per cent
OF the purchase price, instead OF the
former requirement OF "A per cent,
and changes the term payments to
long time, extending 80 years II de-
sired. instead OF three additional Ave
year payments as covered by the old
requirements. The terms are so low
that practically anyone could meet
them for future years, il he can raise
the money for the first payment.
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 $40
TO $50 an acre higher h those or 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.
The act Of the recent session OF the
state Legislature providing for the con-
struction Of a state railway system
will give Perkins county $103 $50 for
the development and Improvement OF
the highways of the county. This
will be used by the state highway
commission for the improvement Of
Black and Blue trail, a highway cross
ing the central part OF the county
from east to west through Meadow
and Bison and a highway from Mea-
dow to Faith.
Governor Norbeck has vetoed n
bill passed by the legislative assem-
bly,. 1t is the Senate bill which was
introduced by the committee on
counts and court procedure, and under
it the foreign corporations would not
ha undor tho inr; Sdiofinn nf fhn Gni1th
Dakota courts, inasmuch as the new
act, in amending the old act, removed
the provision which made 1t neces-
sary for the corporation to constitute
the secretary Of state It's resident
agent for service of process.
The superintendent in charge OF the
Cheyenne river agency has received
instructions from the Indian depart
ment at Washington asking for tho
names of all the residents of the res
ervation who are half white OF any
grade in excess of that OF white blood,
with the announced intention Of the
government to issue them patents 70
their lands and granting citizenship.
This move would add to the gradual
breaking up Of tribal relations.
The annual convention of the South
Dakota Dairymens and Buttermaksrs'
association will be held in Brookings
April 2 and 8. Special features will
be the state butter scoring contest,
an address by M. D. Dunn, Of St.
Paul, president of the national dairy.
council. q uicif 10 tha Cfofn onIyA.A
convention show at the theatre and
an entertainment by the Brookings
commercial club.
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 infu.
enza epidemic last fall, that schools
will be obliged to keep open later this
spring. to make up for lost time. Z
Insurance Commissioner Van Camp
has had a number Of pamphlets print.
ed containing the new hall 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 it's existence.
The Brown county farm bureau 10
a very Dusy concern just at present.
Branch organizations. such a. live
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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 II
being performed.
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 Lennon, Of
a half section farm some miles from
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