The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-09-22

adaptablllty to successful horticulture
operations. Mr.. Wright is from the
agricultural college at Ames, Iowa, and
Is thoroughly versed in the science sc
essential to the welfare Of the northwest
lie is practical man and will be the
means OF establishing an admirable tim.
ber system in Dakota.
year ago the Iowa agricultural col
lege sent Prof. Budd, in company with
irof. dibb, to Russia to discover, if pos.
sible, what success attended tree culture
in that northern cline. He went to
eastern Russia and the 56th parallel oi
north latitude with view of finding
trees and fruit that would thrive in the
northwestern territory of America. and
to be sure of the hardness OF the trees
he sought portion of the county where
the winters are as cold and summers as
warm as here, and with lessrainfall
There he found men of wealth and
| prominence making bushes of
tree culture and fruit raising;
peach and cherry trees were
| USED FOR SHADE
along the streets, and in that benighted
land was found the most perfect forest
| tree system in the world, and large
| groves of timber were successfully grown
| with only a rainfall of six inches. There
are over 700 Russian government fores-
try stations, the least OF which has I, ,0OO
trees and many of them 30, 600, and each
station il presided over by graduates of
agricultural colleges. There they grow
oaks for railroadties, about fifty varieties
OF trees, seeds and cuttings have been
ordered from there TO be planted in Da.
kota and the northwest.
proposition has been submitted by
la 10.
lished a; or near Steele, the county seat
of kidder county, and Mr.. Wright is of
the opinion that il will be established at
that point. Among the trees which he
mentioned as being the best adapted TO
this climate, are the American box elder
and white ash. A few European trees
VIII also be tried, including the quercus
pedunculata oak and the arborescens
caragona. This will be one Of the most
important movements in the interest of
Dakota which this great road has taken,
and 1t is to be hoped that Mr.. Wriehts
efforts will be rewarded with the most
1atterne success.
Prince Bismarck has replied to the
address rendered him by the citizens of
Bismarck. by cablegram. The cable
gram was sent 10 Count Lyder, the Ger.
man minister at Washington. A dispatch
announcing this was received at Bis
marck recently. II is Washington. ID
c., Sept S.-To his Excellency, the Gov
ernor of Dakota: Prince Bismarck re-
turns his hearty thanks to yourself and
other friends. Count Lyder."
Yankton Press: Information has been
received here that United States Collec-
tor of Internal Revenue Post of Omaha |
has about completed the organization of |
lis Dakota district. Gen. Dennis OF |
Yankton is to be placed in charge of |
Dakota, except the Black Hills, |
and Judge /. T.. West will have the s,i. |
pervision of North Dakota, the dividing |
line Of the districts being the forty sixth |
parallel.
All public buildings of Dakota provid-
ed for by the last legislature are now
we'll under way.
Black Hills papers say that the cattle
lrive this year is ahead Of anything
known before in the west.
the citlzehs Voted 10 poI0 tue
,ity for $4,000 to take up the floating
Indebtedness of the city. There were
,nly four votes against 1t,
Miner county mas negotiated the $5,-
O0 in bonds issued for the purpose, and
viii at once build court house at
Howard.
The first annual exhibition of the
Dakota Industrial Associa.
ion will be held mt Yankton, beginning
sept. 25th.