The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1883-10-19
DAKOTA NEWS NOTES..
Dakota Agricultural Reports.

Dakota Agricultural Reports.
The following is the report for Sep
tember to the intel States commits
sioner of agriculture James Baynes,
Uuiled States agricultural statlst cian ofa
Dakota: The thrrshers have made good
gress during the month of September
with their work, and generally with re-
su Is fully meeting the farmers expec-
tations. The grain threshed before pass
ing through tie sweating process was
rather unsatisfactory to lire farmers,
when attempted to he marketed, as it
graded very low. The quality since is
much better, the grade 10 lower in South
Dakota than last year caused by ram
while in stock. 1t is also decreased in
somr parts of the Territory by reasons
oil the pr. sen of smut, In the north
central the drought affected the crops
materially AMI decreased the yield
nearly one half, notably In Day and
Brown counties. The acreage III wheat,
where the assessors returns show 1t,
increases the earlier estimation. he
average yield for the territory as APP
pears by returns is l6 81 Bushels per
acr'. The average y,etd Of rye per acre
is 25 bushels, oa's 46 bushels, barley 26
ops'iiU'S W. "aS P'SSSV SS''SiSi
Iy killed by The frost of the Sth ult.
The frost of Sept. s XII led the corn north
of the fnrty-tillh parallel, and two-tliris
of it between the forty-fourth and forty
nth parallel. and injured the corr
south of the torty-tourlh parallel. In
the counties of Union, Clay, Yankton
and Bon Hom,ne it is The most import.
ant crop.
The star service changes IN Dakota
are: Oakhollow to Scotland, from Oct.
18th, increase service to three times q
week, Plalklnton to Oaklollow. increase
in distance one and one-half mics. EN-
bracing Grand View and Maitland. from
Oct. 10Th, increase service, Piankinton
to Grand View, twrntp-hve miles, to six
trips per week, nom Grand View TO
Oaki.o;Eow, nineteen and one-half miles,
TO three times per week.
A fire at Fort Lincoln the other night
caused a loss ofS2 ,GM to the government.
BY q collision between a freight and a
passenger train near Valley CITY, [. L.
Collins, fireman, was instantly killed
and Geo. Mclean, engineer, badly in
iur d The passenger contained Gov.
Otdway aud a number of returning Viii
lard eXcurSlorlsiS,
Assays of tin ore recently discovered
in the neighborhood of Hill City gave
nearly siXtv-seven Der cent. tin. Pros
pect,rg for tin mines is quite the rage.
The attorney for the capital commits
sion has filed notice of appeal from the
derisir.n Of Judge Edger,on in the QUO
warranto case.
Ex.Mayor Chaplin Of Fargo has sold
the Continental hotel to W. A. Yerxa,
w. A. Kindred and Robert Haiwin
Tor $633, OUU
The Red river is a foot lower than was
ever known before.
Work ON the military road from Cho-
teau creek to TT. Randall has stopped
for want of fluids. The amount arpro-
priated a $1,000, nearly o e-half of
Which was expended for the erection of
the bridge, leaving but about $500, for
building thirty miles of road.
Yankton Herald: Gen. Beadle, super
intendent of public instruction. has
made arrangements with the publishers
of Webster's Dictionary, whereby the
latest unabridged will he furnished to
all schools for $3.50 per copy, upon APP
iication to county superintendent.
The new bridge across the Big Sioux
at Dell Rapids has been opened to the
public. 1t is a neat and substantial
structure. There are TWO spans of Is
feet each, which are supported by a
pier and abutments OF solid masonry.
CIR and Forks has a wife beater, who
according to the Plaindea er, is a brute
of the first order. He has been bound
over in ii 900 bonds,
An eastern paper which has been some
what kept al on the Dakota question
at last comes out squarelv and SAYS:
Dakota may be bleak and cold, but some
way immigrants who 20 there write to
their friends to follow, and the entire
land is being plowed and planted. 1t is
even doubtful whether the entire world
comfort than in those new homes Of the
Northwest.
A few evenings ago atsahout 8 o'clock
Mr.. Albertson, father OF William Albert
son, of the Troy laundry, Bismarck, and
aged about seventy years, went out OF
the house, and has not been seen by his
relatives or friends since.
OrmsDy, Graves & Co., bankers, OF
Huron, were victimlzed to the extent of
81 200 by q fly young man, giving the
name of Henry Denton, for whom they
cashed a forged check.
A warrant is out for the arrest Of En-
%giseer Miller. OF the pusler engine, who
caused the fatal collision lear Valley
City.
Mrs. Sheldon Smith OF Castalia, killed
a rattle-snake that measured fou- feet
in length and was possessed of ten
rattles.
The Hutchinson County bank at Men
no has been closed.
There is great rejoicing at Bismarck
| over the award to Burleigh county of At
| gold medal for the finest agricultural
display at the Cincinnati exposition.
The Salem Register reports the N-,eat
yield of Mcf,ook county ut twent Ave
bushels per acre.
A. G seney, proprietor Of the Queen
Bee mill. has commenced the erection
Of a 5000 residence in this city.
The new bridge across the Sioux riv-
er at Dell Rapids is completed.
The branch railroad between Brook
ings and WATERFOWL will be completed
in a few weeks.
George Miller. who lives five miles
north of Tower City, lost buildings by q
prairie fire last week worth 5000.
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