Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-11-12

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Farm uruducts ....t S5,64-.sli $3.50 49,
No. horses and muIeh. 1850 45 01I
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Speaking Of the South Dakota convention,
GOV Pierce SAYS that in due time the conSt!-
tuition adopted will be presented 10 con
gress FOR it he bespeaks a kindly hearing
He believes It a well -cousidered document,
we'll adapted 10 the people OF South Dakota
That section he says. is large enough 10
make a state containing '5,o'O square hiiIes
larger tEau New York, Pennsylvania. ONO, all
New England. Or anv Of the states save Texas,
California, Minnesota, Oregon, Kansas, Nevada
Nebraska and Colorado II the 10000 people
q Delaware, the 1900 o. New Hampshire OF
g32 900 OF Vermont were to remove in a bHdy 10
Dakota, Il would not seem far TO deprive mem
OF all their lot CT part IN the manaseh ~ o'
public Affairs. Bot what Is The difference oe-
tween this and the Acknowledgement OF the
same numb@y OF persons from all the states, ana
. many Others. who 20 70 make up the population
Of Dakota? DAk0ts's Disqualification DO NOT
Z came from lack OF educational advantages nor
because the laws OF the territory are az war with
republican government, or offensive 70 All Gu
lghteled Christian sentiment what, tneh' Is
our DISQUALIFICATION II cannot De considered
that suffrage is u De considered a privilege OF
longitude or latitude, and yet wherein Goes the
/ territory show Snv lack except q geographical
shortcoming? The lrdinanee Of 1857 provides
that territories should be admitted as
states when the population reached o.
700, and might be admitted with less:
and although Dakota Is not a part
& on the Northwest Territory therein described,
yas ~.ng-n.a kaE appliaH liz wise and LAtTlQEtC
provisions TO the region aftersard acquired
We have seven times tie population required oy
the ordinance Of lTs7 as necessary TO admis-
sion. w have two thousand schools and bali a
drErn higher institutions Of learning. We have
permanent and costly structures erected with
out the aid Of the general government IL Is the
policy q the nation 10 encourage the settlement
Of the public domain. Generous laws have been
enacted and Inducements given TO open ihls
wide region 10 civilization. ] submit that this
hhsrSlity Of he general government IN granting
tree homes ought no: TO be defeated by an ilib-
srai exclusion u those privileges Of seli-goVern-
m"uf which % mAay others grow dearsr Wnen
they are denied But II for anv reason the Ad-
mission Of Dakota a. two separate ulnon
vszlihs OF IS q whole should be post
poued the SdTisshiiity Of some action on
the part q Congress for the further
protection q the people il apparent The or
ganic law Is made Up Of various and frssmentaTy
sets o; congress passed AZ various times and not
Alsguat ~ the necessities q . pupulOuz teru-
tory with great property latsrests II would be
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state with only the safeguards afforded by 10
Incomplete AE instrument There IL no liIni, e
t~&LEIBCl, 10 expenditures. 70 the debts which
NAV be c0ntrSrJeG. territorial aad municipal
Tne legislature T. a. ueFfecg liberty TO pass spe-
IA laEs on almost any sabysct, and there IL Z
DEsJaut temptation 70 DO it. In another resprct
be ~ferrttoTy needs tie protection OF congress
EEA1Csf What may result IN great EnznciEl DIS
credit II not los The recent exposure Of enor-
mgEs frauds IL the issue Of school warrants or
bonds N Indiana, calls Attention 70 the fact that
. 49, -. -g=k- - r.--zARAFaA - hi to-
ul0ry Aad the people be without redress OF
remedy, School bonds are limited in Dakota
but warrants may be issued ~indenntel
Es there j. no sufnc1eat penalty for the abuse Of
The power. This NAV seem 20 be . local matter
. 70 be provided fOF by legislation, but II Edst be
remembered that fourteen months intervene &c
the EeEt meeting Of the territorial legislature,
IL 4 law were passed by congress making II :
felony 70 issue school warrants while si.JOO OF
sHch warrants we're OUTSTANDING. and that nc
warrants should be issued except for debt. ]
bellsys the DANGEROUS oversight in our statutes
would be reuedisd.
THE INDIAN RESERVATIONS
In regard 70 the large Indian reservations
which Gov. Pierce saws are a constant OBJ.
sJac1e IN the progress of civilization in tbs
territory, he made the following statement:
IL IL scarcely my province 10 discuss this ques
tlCn- but 10 view II the facts ! venture 10 sugges
thar 4; wO1ld seem the part of wisdom 70 strong
ly encourage lhe dissolution Of tribal relation
AND granting o. lands 70 the Indians In seyeraty
A reasonable quantity Of land. held by direct
grant from the government, would not becom,
such All object OF complaint or greed a. enormou
tracts occupied by tribes aud claimed by a
definite Individuals. Even II these reservation
were thus cut up and divided among the Indian
IL Is believed the result would be better than u
continue the present system
As a striking instance OF what the Indian
s&n do for themselves, GsT. Pierce alludes t
the progress Of the S~issetons The recon
~mendation is made that the recent settler
who went on the Crow Creek ana Winnebag
reservations be reimbursed for their losses
which have been severe. and were cause,
directly by the government The bonde,
debt Of the territory is 1868 200 Tn
last legislature authorized 4 loan o
$4,000, and the bonds were soil
at sl0320 Gov. Pierce SAYS thi
fact was not a cause for congratulation 4
him. With such a small debt and vast re
sources, he thinks Dakota bonds shoul
bring 81, 10 The tax levy is three mills. les
than half that levied by Minnesota. Nine
teen mills would pay the territorial debt an,
all its expenses for a year Immigration ha
been steady during the year. In August tn
and office reports COL homestead entries
aud in September 912 The Northern Pacif
railroad IN sig months shows a gain in IL
land sales over the same six months Of las
year Of 10000 acres The government an,
the railroads have disposed of 5000 90.
acres in the past year. GOV. Pierce devote
a very hattering paragraph 20 Presiden
HUI, Of the Manitoba road, who, he saws. ha
done more than any influence 10 turn Dakot.
farmers TO stock raising. Mr.. Hill has place,
along the road $50 Angus, Galloway an,
Shorthorn bulls, and settlers are rap,dl
turning their attention 10 cattle. The man
nfacturing industries Of the territory ar
increasing as rapidly as could be expected
The counties Of Cass, Grand Forks, Walsh
otutsInan, Billings. Minnehaha and Yapkto,
show $1,000, o invested in manufactnr
ing. At Medora, the Marquis de Mores ba
S39o;oOO invested in his abattoirs. At Bis
marck, the milwaukee, Brewing company ha
the past year built a brewery at a cost o
800, 900.
The governor says:
Inc year has been prosperous one for tn
teIltoIy' MOI only have the crops been excal
Ient, but the prices commanded have Mean w.
much IN advance OF those received a wear .yc
Ihe result Is a buoyaney Of fee.iug on the par
} a. vac peoP.e most encouraging and rcassurinv
ASA" ole, The farmers were never 80 nrosnar
2 p9s as at Present. With the single exception y
~hes,, the aggrsgate yield II small gains Ia
lssos iaryety IN exc IS Of that of the ,,reeed
lne ye r. The reduc ion in the acreage ef Fbes
Sas e-nsed by the lew price of NAPLES in issi
SURVEYS for a number CT new lines OF raiIro,
nave Oeen made during the year, and anntha
tSeNe months VIII see maay new enferrrisss =
thls character ander hcsdway or completed tn
tmmisratloa TO the ~teTr.t1ry has been very lar,
uuIInE the year, aud colonies OF Consider III
sue from Peulsyiyania aud other Eastern s,,ts
have purchases tracts OF land. The death ~,
was 5.45to the l,09g. which il said tn ~. go. :.
Inc ~sfnazies. IN ,se uRited states. A
Snow all over the Northwest on the AL
ult. =" '" OBS
Reuben Wagner & Son, bankers. who "a
|, Gently iaiied at Forrcston, ILL.,, are charpe,
with crockclncss.
Prot White Of Pittsbnrg is thought I,
nave been poisoned by a domestic.
Gen. Mcclellan vas buried without nm,