Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-12-29
OH Sire Dress.
AvERMONTER DAKOTA.
The weather and the CrOps-Cemper-
nnce Progress-Other Matters.
CRANpoN, SPHINX COUNTY, Dak.,l
November 30, 1882.

Perhaps your readers, already hear and
read more than they care 10 of the West
But we derive so much enjoyment from the
columns of the FREE PRESS, wherein we heal
of the goings on in the East-in the old Green
Mountain State-that il seems barely posi-
BE that some may like to know how things
prog c,s here.
OlI Winter made his appearance here on
the tllh inst. lie caught some Of us-not
Mapping but earnestly wishing that he would
postpone his visit for a few weeks. But he
ist,o re llir in his habits to change the or.
der of his coming to suit anybody. Two
years ago he closed up things on the night OF
the 10th of November, and last year and this
wear ON the 18th of the same month. Tic
season Just cl, scd was pretty good. There
were "A few weeks of hol, dry weather clos
ug up all lut the last of August with hot
wind f,om the south, like air from n
heated stove, which wiltcd things some
what. But crops We're so nearly ripe
that it did not trequire them as much as 1t
otherwise would. The harvest season was
fine and grain was put up in good condition.
1t is MT all lhrt shed yet, though steam ana
horse thrcshcrs have been at 1t all TINS fall.
Wheat has yielded from fifteen to thirty
bushels and over per acre. The average Tor
the whole territory has been placed at twenty
three. Oats have turned out big. In some
cases over 100 bushels per acre, though 90
and - are more common. Potatoes did not
meet our expectations. About 125 bushels
is the common yield, though some fields did
better. Corn did pretty well everything con
sidcrcd. think in time this will he great
com country; ior corn that was planted on
old ground did look iiac
Cardon is having several new buildings
this Fill Two dwelling houses one store,
and depot have been erected, ard two more
stores ARE likely to go up by Spring. There
are als) two lumber yards. aud an eilorl is
being made 10 build church.
At the election which occurred on the IN
inst, the main question -lccnsc or no license
was decided in this county by majority
in iavut of no license. A County Temper
ance Alliance has since been Organized the
object of which is to enforce the Temperance
laws. Auxiliary alliances are II he formed
in each town>h p as soon as practicable, and
determined ell IT is to be made TO stop the
illegal sale of Intoxicating liquors. a jude
ial committee will be elected, whose duty is
to ferret out and aid in prosecuting those who
sell aud detectives will be employed when
necessary Sphinx county has been controlled
thus far by temperance commissioners lhcy
were reel, ct, Il this Fall and the people now
pup ~ !" ,.e.' "tn ~, 49, No. ,r
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every lnd-rum.
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anu u't'"!"5'u rs 10 d. wililis an" "uN; ;.,
TO give til If farms away for almost nothlnl.
a party If mon came from Missouri las
Summer with these expectations, but they
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maui thc'nscNes co'l4'o' .ip'c ioiiies' ~ Is
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come oul 10 see ms country fattly iaii /.
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leauIy ~ FiUoo per cam: OF .hetcaoou.
ACCORDING 10 inc amount OIL Improvements
ir"'l Hfes navy puihcu "ith " soo'
dcal OF Jury thls ran several person
lost thcir lNeS ana cohslu'r"o't my ah'
gram were u,S'rprtu' ~ BOY Twelve wears o
age son on MIS- "lseiiiah was hgh,ihE mr.
ashpi' Instance IRON HIS nome "hch III
clothihg TOOK iie. lie ran h)mc 'ca'lns oil
MS corning "s ne ran lie was burned So
veieIY ah" on ItdcInns nome p',uei hihsei
his death which occurred the same nj Iht. Tn
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