The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-01-14
S. D. OWNS A MINE
SOUTH DAKOTA NAo 10 ACRES
UNDER LAID WITH Llo-
MITE pEpoolT.

SOut Dakota elaine Sho
of being the only state in the union
which 10 developing = coal mine OF
it, own. 1t 10 further claimed that
the state 10 meeting with great sue
ces in it, undertaking. and that in
due time all the state institutions and
many Of the cities and towns Of
South Dakota ~ receive their fun
supplies OF Ignite coal from the state
mine. The mine, is located near
Haynes, N. D., within q short dis
lance OF the South Dakota boundary
on the main line Of the Milwaukee
railroad. The state has purchased
$50 acres Of land on which the mine
10 located. Engineers estimate that
that is = sufficient deposit OF coal to
keep a large force OF miners busy for
at least 10 years. Practically the IN.
tire tract OF 190 acres IL said to be
underlaid with q thick deposit OF coal
Plans have been made for mining zoo
tons OF Ignite coal daily. 1t Is e.
timated that this VII supply the needs
OF the state institutions and provide .
surplus for sale to other enterprises
1t is estimated that the coal from
this mine can be delivered to the
main line Of the Milwaukee for $3.50
per ton.
One OF the thankless jibs IN this
state is that Of member OF the state
budget board. The present board has
q job of pruning given to it which will
need be handled with caro-, or. as one
member of the oomming session puts
it: III the budget board does not do
. good job Of pruning the legislature
will have to do the work with q
handax." The board as constituted
under the law consists OF certain state
officers and members OF the legisla-
cure holding and memberselect.
While the state calls upon these men
to give the state their services for
several weeks prior 10 the opening OF
q legislative session 1t makes no pro-
vision for in sny way compensating
them for their time other than that
Of expenses. In the case of b state
officials included, they got their sal
aries while eettnx. but In the case OF
the legislative members their work
y asked without any return for the
time they neglect their individual
business and travel ever the state
examining the needs Of the state In
st1tutions and then summarizing ana
shaping them up to ut the public
purse. Just ut the present time the
board has the thankless task Of cut.
ting down about $4,000. 900, as asked
for, TO $4,000. 900. which will come
within the limits Of the public purse
without increasing the levy for taxa
ton.
Since the legislature decided that
the language Of tho constitution al
lows any judicial circuit OF the state
the privilege Of more than one Judge,
and granted that right to the Second
circuit, the Sixth circuit is the next
one to make such \ demand upon the
legislative session. At least such a
move is under way. The reason given
IL that it 10 impossible for n judge
to meet the demands made upon his
time. The Sixth circuit consists OF
the counties Of Hand, Hyde. Sully and
Hughes, east Of the Missouri river.
and Stanley. Haakon and Jackson
counties, west OF the river.
The campaign inauguratcd by the
authorities Of Deadwood and Lead to
rid the two cities Of undesirable char
acters already 10 bearing fruit. A
number OF the idlers already have dis
appeared from their accustomed
haunts. Every person who is regard
cd as an undesirable citizen, and all
able-bodied men who are idle and can
not give = good NJ tor being idle
will be run out Of the two cities. In
accordance with the orders Of the
authorities some of the men who have
been idle have procured work rather
than be compelled to leave that part
OF the Black Hills.
What will be known a. the Madi.
son community council has been or
ganized by local people who are
members of local institutions which
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vancement Of community interest.
Hope chapel. for many years one
Of the landmarks OF Rosedale town.
ship, some miles from Alexandria,
was sold 1t public auction and it is
planned to utilize it as town hail and
community building for tho people Of
the entire township.
South Dakotans interested in the or
ganized study Of agriculture and home
economics should write to the direct
or OF correspondence study at State
College, Brookings, for information in
regard to these courses. They are
prepared to be z real help to tho farm
er and the farmers wife and It Is the
wish of the college to be OF service In
this particular to 40 many people in
the state ~ possible.