Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-03-28

Blaine will n,alle ssSbo,ooG fropl his
literary labors this year. If he can
keep this UP hehas listle need Of the
presidential domination.
ms position made vacant by Judge
Palmer's promotion Las been flled-A.
NJ. Murphy, Of Aurora. Ill, has been
appointed Assistant United States At
torney, and will be located at Fargo.
The Eermillion Republican says it
has been proven in Clay county, by
many. and varied experiments that blue]
grass seed will grow .Dutthr;ve and run
out al other grasses rs well AS the
weeds.
"A new candidate for the governor
ship of Dakota has appeared in the per-
son of q Mr.. Lansing,".of Albany u. y
who Is 9 fiead Ct she president and
secretary Folger. lie has gone to
Washington to present his claims.
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;xxiem Register: T.yfo hundred box
cars'Nave gone to Morrison, Illinois, to
be loaded with emigrant goods for Da-
kota. One farmer there sold his farm
for $4,000 cash, and intends investing
the amount on his Dakota claim. The
emigration to Wonderland next spring
will be simply immense.
An English cattle-raiser, who owns
25,OO0 head, now grazing on the Pow
der river, in Montana, has formulated
a scneme for taking stock to England
on the hoof, via Duluth, Canada and
the seaboard, and there feed them for
the market; and asserts England could
take 100000 American cattle every
year.
"A stockgrowers' association for south
eastern Dakota has been organized at
Mitchell and in the organization the old
stock raising counties Of Union, Hutch
inson and Ian4ton are unrepresented.
These three counties raise more acres
of stock and more stockto the acre than
all the rest of eastern Dakota, leaving
out Clay county.
y few congressional districts in
Pennsylvania and contiguous states
have elected delegates tothe republican
national convention to be held in Chi
cago in June. Now the pot will COM
mence to boil, and it will be but short
tinle until the whole country will be
waiting alXiously for intelligence as to
t1enominees Of the two great parties.
Inthe boom edition of the Ordway
Tribune, published last week, there is
evidence that the people Of Qrdway are
still determined to have the north hall
offthe Methodist. University. A cut is
presented of a very handsome projected
building, and several articles on the
subject indicate that a lively INTEREST,"
still entertained in the college enter
prise, and that its projectors have faith
that they will succeed.
Waterbury News.-The water on
Crow creek bottom is about four feet
deep, and the water III the bed of the
creek is much deeper. The other day.
some Norwegians We're crossing the
creek With u team, and they had nc
| soonerreached the middle of the stream
| when the wagon box which was nearly
tight, raised from the wagon and went
sailing down stream, carrying with 1t
the frightened Norwegians. They say
they will wait awhile before they cross
Crow creek again.
The fact should not be lost sight of
that the newspaper men Of Dakota are
doing MORE for it than any other agen-
cies. They maketheir papers fresh and
readable, clean and healthy in appear.
ance, and so full Of Dakota, it's soil
towns and possibilities that the eastern
reader is favorably impressed with the
country. If you ask az immigrant, d
man who has come here and invested
his money, why he came, he will inya.
riably tell you he read Of Dakota in
Dakota papers sent east by friends
Elk,
The Indians who are the owners OF
Yankton reservation neld councils last
week and unanimously expressed theil
willingness to dispose Of the northern
half of their r%eferyation. They are
anxious to have it opened to white set.
Element and want a railroad built
through it and towns established along
the line OF the road which will furnish
markets for their produce. These In.
dams recognize the Importance of the
development of their country BY the
whites and are willing to do all in theil
power to aid such development.
When Dakota becomes q state she
will OF the richest school funds
OF any state in the Union, from the sale