Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-02-07

A scnooI 6r FORESTRY.
a. pRoposED roR DAKorA.

NMaMHE&NH INWNWZ Eaa@#RE4H I
A scHooL or FORESTRY.
ONE PROPOSED FcR DAKOTA.
WAsH1NaroS. Special Telegram, Jan, 29.-
Dele ..a=y Tnona to-day Introduced i'm the
house bll to glant lands to the Territory OF
Dakota. for the purpose of establishing q
school Of forestry. 1t grants to the territory
for this purpose 400 sections 9f unappro-
priated public lands to be Immediately
selected and Withdrawn from sale and To-
cated. under the direction of the secretary OF
the interior, for the use and support OF 9
school Of forestry when the territory shall
be admitted as q state into the Unlon-
None az the lands shall be sold at less Than
their appraised value In a term of ten annual
pavments, and no deed or patent shall be given
fo any purchaser of said lands nntn such purs
chaser shall have planted and cultivated and
kept in good growing condition az least twelve
acres of timber upon each quarter section OF SAID
land for d term OF at least eight wears, SAID
timber to be planted In such manner and upon
such portion of each said quarter section as shall
he designated by the forestry commissioners az
Che time appointed, provided that the funds de-
rived from the sale ut said lands shall be invested
ia bonds Of the United States or such other Sc
c~urities as the legislature OF said State 81 DAKOTA
shall direct.
The sale 81 said lands, invested and deposited as
aforesaid. shall constitute a. fund Tor the main
tenance Of q school OF forestry and experiment
tai forestry R~tations; that no part OF SAID funds
shall be expended for buildings or tho salaries Of
professors or teachers until the same shall
amount to 100000, and then only shall the IN
terest on said fund be used for either OF The
foregoing purposes until said fund shall amount
to $500, 600, whcn, Ans excess and the interest
thereof may be used for the purpose sf the es-
Enlistment and support OF said school and ex-
detrimental stations.
Sec. 3 provides that the general manage
ment OF the school of forestry and Experimental
stations. Including the distribution .f trees
ZI-ll L. av.f waxn n al fN a N 4 NOM.
missioners composed of three members, two OF
whom shall be appointed by the president OF the
United States, by and with the advice and con-
sent ss the senate. the ether 5onfniis5iOner to
be appointed by the governor Of said state, and
confirmed by the highest branch of the legisia.
tire: said commissioners shall hold their Offices
for ten years or during good behavior.
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lion. r.. f. Pettigrew has gone to
Washington on political business.
At Albion, Iowa, John Peppe, a grain
buyer, committed suicide by hanging
himself.
Mitchell is endeayoring to secure an
oatmeal mill Of 1000 bushels capacity
per day.
The adiusters OF losses by the fire at
Tower City have made their awards as
follows: S. III. e. K. j. Stearns, stock,
Isl. 1877; s.. III. Il e. J. Stearns, building,
$l,7O0; Kiff & Lon, building, $l 900;
Ward Brothers, building, 5000; Ellis
bury, building, $500; Toulnin. building,
5000; Pierce, building, $500; Ward Broth
ers, stock, $460, Stearns. household
goods, $l34; Whittlesey q Co., damages,
SO; Patton. damages 500.
The following is a statement the bust
ness transacted at the United States
land Office at Bismarck, from Jan l. to
Dec. 81, 1888: Homesteads, 1924, 1885,
O0l.17 acres, 500, 090, 40: homesteads
groof, 35.5 ,242.97 acres, 1894; timber cul-
ture. 1913, 127, $1,000 acres, $11,242.08;
presumption filings, 638 To-, $50 acres,
S1.276. homcsteads, ~(deciaratory state
ment) TO- IL, 100 acres 1852; cash entries,
$50, I6, 754.68 acres, $72,33l; railroad Sc
lections, l,830.61S.40 arces, $22, 622.73;
warrant locations, $500, making q grand
total of 2,n75 entries, 2,292 ,363.S2 acres,
and $l30,63s.30.
The captors oil Kid Wade gave In ex-
hibitioR in Turner Hall, Yankton, at
which the kid exhibited bis wonderful
skill with a revolver. Capt. G. G. Dodge,
of the capturing squad, gave ar account
of the capture of Wade and Il sketch OF
che operations ef the Niobrara vigilance
committee, which has secured forty
thieves and returned as many stolen
horses.
At Mitchell, J.. B. Mershon, has been
arrested for embezzlement.
Bismarek's fire company has 5000 in
the treasury.
Mitchell has dedicated a new Baptist
church.
Fish an inch and a halflong have been
found in the water from the Aberdeen
artesian well.
Maj. Carrier of Yankton has bought2,-
400 bushels of wheat from the Grow
Greek Indians since harvest.
"A colony of forty families from Huron
county, Ohio, viii settle in Hand county
In the spring.
The Sioux Falls Packing company has
paid out $40, COO for hogs this winter.
The Yankton postoffice has changed
hands III. w. Howard retiring and
Wheeler L. Bowen, OF the Press and
Dakotian, assuming charge. Mr.. How
ard has been postmaster since 1873.
Anew freightroute is being established
between Deadwood and the Northern
Pacific road. 1t is called the Dickinson
route. The distance is given al l75
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