The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-01-26

j. w. Parmley, of Ipswich, chief boost
er for the Mobridge hydro-electTic
plant in the last campaign. He is
sounding out sentiment on a plan To
tie up the proposed state bridge at
Mobridge with the hydro-electric dam,
HOOK on the proposed state bridge
sites on down river. to Rosebud, and
resubmit the whole proposition to a
popular vote at the neX election. He
is meeting with encouragement from
members who do not care to assume
the responsibility of voting state bonds
under any preteXt, or who do not feel
that there is any other chance of a
start being made toward any bridges
in this session.
South Dakota will join with other
northwest states in a demand for a
revision of present federal grain
grading standards, and will demand
that the milling value Of wheat be
made the test, according to the sen
timent unanimously expressed at a
meeting of 60 members of both houses
with the joint agriculture committees.
A resolution is to be introduced by
the agriculture committee memorial
izing congress to pass the bill now be-
fore it, introduced by Congressman
Halvor Steensland, of Minnesota,
which would substitute the milling
value as the test.
The senate passed senate bill No. 9,
by Bogue, of Turner, permitting the
employment of extra court reporters
in circuits where the regular men
were behind instheir work to permit
them to catch up on transcription, the
extras to receive the same pay as
regular reporters. Two new bills
were introduced in the house and
senate by Senator Bogue and Repre-
sentative Linstad, of Hughes, both by
request, enlarging the jurisdiction OK
county courts.
The Forest City site for a Missouri
river state bridge won a place in the
sun at a meeting Of boosters for all
proposed bridge sites. The meeting,
dllclueu NY ~ lCSioldlOio IL obo
lists, was intended to develop the re-
-cently announced four-bridge program
whereby Mobridge, Pierre, Chamber
lain and the Rosebud would all get
bridges at once, payment to be made
by bonds which would be retired by a
continuation for 10 years of the
present tax.
Confidence that some sort Of farm
cooperative legisStion will come out
of the present session is being eX'
pressed by Fred Eggers, representa-
tive from Minnehaha county and one
of the house leaders in agricultural
legislation. Mr.. Eggers has discussed
the matter with Governor McMaster,
ana the governor has expressed a de
sire TO work out some sort Of a plan
which will be for the benefit Of the
South Dakota farmers in marketing
their products.
The nearest the South Dakota legis,
lators get to free garden seeds OF
congressman is the scholarships they
can pass out in state schools. And
now they may be abolished. Senator
Lauritz Miller, of Dawson coun
ty, proposes a bill repeating this
provision for political pap" increas.
ing the tuition in state schools and
providing that nonresidents Of the
state shall pay higher tuition in such
institutions han South Dakotans do
, A combination game and fish
license for 81 is meeting with con
siderable favor among members Of
the game and fish committees Of the
supplied the game funds OF the state
through their license money, and
last year, according to Chairman A
L. Godfrey, Of the house committee
$4,000 was spent in improving lake,
and streams for fishermen.
Resolutions directing the secretary
Of agriculture to invite representa-
tives OF surrounding states to a price
sterilization conference in Siou,
City, January "a, were adopted in
both houses. Anders and Anterior
, were the senators named to attend
and Olson, Of Brookings, was one OF
the two house members chosen.
The work of framing a bill to over
come marketing difficulties will be
, started at once. At present the plan
Of the Farmers Grain Dealers associa
ton Of establishing elevator and grain
{ storage facilities, and holding for q
fair price, will be adopted. The de
tails Of the plan are to be worked out
later.
Governor McMaster reappointed the
following members of the state bank
SEuaranty commission: William Hoest
Sioux Falls; c. X. Lien, Summit; and
M. Beebe, Ipswich. He also selected
Milo Drake, temporary custodian OF
!, capitol building and grounds.