The Dickinson press., 1884-02-09
A SCHOOL OF FORESTRY.
ONE PROPOSED FOR DAKOTA.

N PROPOSED FOR DAKOTA.
WASHINGTON, Special Telegram, Jan. %
Delegate Raymond to-day introduced in the
house a bill to grant lands to the Territory Of
Dakota, for the purpose of establishing a
school of forestry. 1t grants to the territory
for this purpose 400 sections of unappro-
priated public lands to be Immediately
selected and withdrawn from sale and To-
Gated, under the direction of the secretary of
the interior, for the use and support of q
school of forestry when the territory shall
be admitted as o state into the Union.
None of the lands shall be sold at less IMAM
their appraised value in a term Of ten annual
payments, and no deed or patent shall be given
to any purchaser of said lands until such pur-
chaser shall have planted and cultivated and
kept in good growing condition at least twelve
acres of timber upon each quarter section of said
land for a term Of at least eight years, said
timber to be planted in such manner and upon
such portion of each said quarter section as shall
be DESIGNATED by the forestry commissioners at
the time appointed, provided that the funds de-
rived from the sale OF said lands shall be invested
in bonds Of the United States or such other Sc
curities as the legislature of said State of Dakota
shall direct.
Sec. 2 provides that the money derived from
the sale Of said lands, invested and deposited as
aforesaid, shall constitute a fund for the main
tenance of a school Of forestry and experiment
tai forestry stations; that no part of said funds
shall be expended for buildings or the salaries Of
professors or teachers until the same shall
amount to 100000, and then only shall the in
terest on said u be used for either of the
foregoing purposes until said fund shall amount
Whereof may be used for the purpose of the es-
adjustment and support Of said school and en-
perimental stations.
Sec. 3 provides that the general manage
ment of the school of forestry and experimental
stations, including the distribution of trees.
seeds, ETC., shall be entrusted to a board Of com
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 of the senate; the other commissioner to
confirmed by the highest branch of the legisla-
ture; said commissioners shall hold their Offices
TO-; ten years or during good behavior.
At a meeting of The Brookings board
of trade a contract was signed with
Messrs. B%eyroon & Macs, of Owatonna.
to construct a mill in Brookings with a
grinding capacity of 200 barrels per day:
they are to receive as bonus eighty acres
of land joining the town site and S., 600
cash which has been raised by subscrip-
ton.
Chief Justice Eigerton was given a
banquet at Huron by members of the
bar and prominent citizens.
Judge Edgerton opened the district
court at Columbia; admitted twenty. n
attorneys, mostly upon proper vouchers
from state courts, and adjourned last
night indefinitely until some time in
May or June next.
The safe robbery at Valley Springs of
E. Eastman. sometime since, whereby
suspicion was thrown on Mr.. Eastman.
has, been cleared up and Mr.. Eastman
vindicated, through the detective skill
of Sheriff Gillian Of Rock county, Mimi.
and the assistance of Marshal McFar.
land of Valley Springs. The robbers
prove to be E. ]. Valentine and Thomas
Lawson, who have been bound over to
await the action of the grand jury.
Citizens of Chamberlain deny that thew
are trying to have the land Office removed
there from Yankton.