Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-08-01

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first is Can't. J. b. Power, land commits
sioner Of The Manitoba Lire. lie has at
the present time in Helendale Rich
Land county. one Of the finest establish.
ments for cattle raising to he found,
and in q recent interview With the Pic
neer Press correspondent. be declared
that he had demonstrated that cattle
raising is a complete success in this
section, and that the only reason it has
not come to the front heretofore is be-
cause Of the great success that has been
had in the raising of wheat, NLr. Power
states that his herds this summer are
in the finest condition, andhe has hopes
for the best results for the entire sea-
son. lie figures that three ceres Of pas
ture is amply sufficient for one crltter.
and that when cattle have access to
pure, clear water they will fatten rapid
~. Nh. Power this spring was anxious
to know the exact result of a seasons
grazing, and this spring When the cat
tie We're first put to pasture he careful
ly weighed some yearlings, and has
since kept an exact record Of their IN
crease in flesh. lie finds upon weigh
ing some Of the animals that the daily
increase in weight has been some two
pounds per head. MIR. Power feels very
elated over this result, and is constant
ly adding to his blooded cattle, and
making every effort to make cattle rails
ing more general hereabouts. There
are many other fine stocE farms in the
valley. and several on the Minnesota
side Of the Red River, The opinion is
expressed that this section Will, in a
few years, contend With Montana and
Western Dakota for the beef business.
The fact that it will cost much less to
ship cattle in here or 10 the newly dis
covered grazing lands in the Turtle
mountains in tie spring than to thefar
western points In Montana is q fact
that Will merit consideration. IT is re-
ported that the increase in shipment Of
beef on the hoof from the west this
season will be doubled. together with
the immense amount that will be
dressed in the abattoirs on the Little
Missouri and elsewhere to the west in
refrigerator cars. Assessors figures
and other information collected show
that the number Of cattle in North Da-
kota has trebled within the year, and
with the impetus that has been given
II by the efforts of President Hill and
others it is expected that by the close
of next season the amount Of capital
invested in and attention given to cat
Tie raising will he increased to a sur
prising degree.-Pioleer Press.
Mitchell Sunday Republican;-Dako-
ta's new governor, G. A. Pierce, took
the oath Of Office at Yankton. Friday
evening, but returned again to Chicago
on Saturday where he will remain Tor
about three weeks. The following
in so far as it defines his attitude upon
the capital question will, we believe.
meet with general appreciation. The
Governor was accompanied by his
daughter, Miss Nellie Pierce. He came
entirely unannounced but created a
favorable impression, He said;
THE duty OF the executive is rot 70
make the laws, but to execute them.
The only means he has of knowing the
will of the people is by looking at the
measures Which they have enacted
through misrepresentation. II such
representatives have been false to their
constituents, the remedy lies in chang
ing them and electing men more faith
ful to their oaths and their duty. NOW
your legislature has passed an act re-
garding theseat Of government. What
it intended to do, what it meant to ac-
complish by that act, is very plain.
What it actually did accomplish must
be determined by future developments.
This act repealed the law making
Yankton the capital, it appointed a
GOl1iilfo1lOi4 w IN tDSA q I'LL iGl4GlIU
seat Of government, and last, it proyid-
ed that until such location vas made
the territorial archives should remain
at Yankton unless the governor should
designate some other point by written
order. Whether this last provision
was wise or unwise is not for me TO
say; but it is certainly as much q part
OF the law as any other section. The
governor, in his discretion, has acted
upon this clause, and it is very clear to
he that the power having been exer-
cised the order has all the force and Ell
feet Of q statute until repealed or re-
yoke0. That the incoming governor
mav again can tho grant into play and
revoke OF alpul the order is probably
true. The question Is, should this he
donof 1 ana told that the capitoL build
Ing vii De completed In d few weeks
,sa therefore The commissioners gre
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