Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-01-31
DAKOTA ITEMS.

Good claims in Hanson county sell
for ten dollars an acre.
The merchants of Huron have form
ed an association to protect their busi-
ness interests.
Lawrence county contains forty-eight
school districts at which public schools
are regularly taught.
The Mitchell Republican predicts that
southern Dakota will see the biggest
flow of immigration the coming spring
it has ever known.
The saloon licenses of Brown county
amount to $4,000 year. Less than
this amount pays the salaries of all the
school teachers in the county.
The locomotive tiremen of Mitchell
are making quite extensive prepara-
tions for ball the night of the 22d of
February.
Capt. Alex Hughes, attorney general
Of Dakota and president of the capital
commission, has determined to engage
in the practice Of law at Bismarck.
The members of the Gran Army post
at Chamberlain and Mitchell will join
in Il grand campfire with the Plankin-
ton post at the latter place sometime
in February.
Rasmus Rasmussen of Aurora coun-
ty. rode twenty miles one of the coolest
days Of the season, to get to Mitchell in
time to get married. He froze his nose
and his toes but he got there.
A sheaf Of oats raised in the Sioux
valley, which formed a part of the Mil
waukee company's car exhibit Of Da-
kota products, recently took first prize
in competition open to the world, at
Hamilton, Canada.
A Sioux City dispatch to the Fargo
Argus says that the Tower City stock
holders have sold out, and the railway
line to that place has been changed to
Valley City, thus abandoning the TWEEN
ty miles already graded.
The Sioux Falls granite, in competi-
tion with the asphalt pavement at
Omaha, has achieved a signal victory,
having demonstrated It's vast superiori-
ty over the asphalt, particularly in re-
sisting the action of frost.
The officers of the NJ. E. church in
south Dakota, are making an effort to
secure the American island, near Cham
berlain, for the establishment of re-
ligiouS summer resort, similar to that
of Chautauqua or Clear Lake.
Bismarck Tribune: That the rush to
Dakota in the early spring will be a
great one, no one can doubt. If we
read the signs of the times right it will
come as comes the flood, covering the
land with settlers in its impetuous
march, rising higher with each rolling
wave untilit covers all the broad bosom
of the northwest with sturdy settlers
whose strong arms shall cultivate the
soil and pile their golden harvests into
the great commercial marts of the
world.
Vermillion Republican,; Not long
ago there was a railroad survey from
Eden to Yankton. A railroad was
laid out and forty-fve farmers, with
one exception, in this county gave a
warranty deed to a one hundred foot
strip across their farms. These deeds
are on record. The road was not built
and never will be. Now how are these
men to deed their farms in case they
wish to sell? Supposing the parties to
whom they decided a part of their farms
should fence in their property?
De Smet Leader: All the indications
point toward rush for Dakota next
spring compared with which that of
last year was as a brook to swollen
river. 1t is probable that after June
next there will not be foot Of vacant
land belonging Ito Uncle Sam this side
of the Missouri river. From all over
the northern states communications are
constantly coming to Dakota people
from friends left behind, declaring their
intention to start for Dakota as soon as
spring opens. 1t is not at all improbable
that this territory will have million
of people before the political complex
ion Of congress changes enough to let
itinto the union. Until such change
comes there is no hope for it, no matter