Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-07-31

VI0O41N
On Thursday last the telegraph bore
the sad but long-looked-for news across
the continent that the nations hero,
General Ulysses S. Grant was dead. He
died at Mt. McGregor, N..Y, on, We'd
nesday, July 23d at $50 a. m. He was
buried in Central Park, New York.
The lands in Buffalo county outside
the reservation are being rapidly con-
Verted into grain nfields.-Public Ledger.
Right you are. 1t has been estimated
by one of our better posted farmers
that fully four Thousand acres have
been broken in Buffalo county this year,
all OF which is bearing as fine crops as
man could wish Tor. This is one of the
most prosperous counties in the terrl=
tory.-Buffalo Go. Sentinel. IN
The committee on premium list for
the coming fair earnestly request all
those WHO will offer special premiums,
to make the faet known to some mem
Der of'the committees az earlysas pcssi-
ole, so that they: can be submitted to
the society at the next meeting. The
committee are Mesdames B. G. Cum
mings, P. r. Barrett and H. E. Wheel
er, and Messrs.. G. w. Hill, H. Blowers
and w. I. Bateman. We trust that, "a
hearty response will be made to this
invitation. -. q,
The census for North Dakota is sub
stantially completed, and shows some
notable results. The twenty:eight
counties show population of over $50, :
900, of which more than half is in the
six counties on the Red river. Five
years ago the whole territory had only
$4,000 people, and North Dakota less
than $4,000. 1t is likely that the popu-
lation of the whole territory will be
found to exceed 100000. Fargo leads
the list of cities with population Of
7,894.-Ploneer Press. ....
| A Washington dispatch to the Fargo
Argus states that a Dakota politician
called on the president and asked tor
| the appointment Of Governor Ziebach,
He was asked, "What is the matter
with Gov. Pierce? is he net giving sat-
isfaction? and when informed that
the governor was doing his duty, the
president said, lido not think tits good
policy where an official is doing his du-
ty faithfully and giving satisfaction to
the people, to remove him before his
term of Office expires" The president
further said that he should appoint
none but Democrats, but he did not
feel disposed to remove Republicans
who were good officials, before theil
term Of office was over.
The st. Paul Pioneer Press Of the
28th inst. in an article reviewing the
railroad extensions for Dakota contains
the following: The Northwestern has
completed survey from Centerville tc
Yankton, and has, it is said, found d
good route. II the extension to Yank.
ton is built, it will probably be ccntin.
ned on, to Pierre, to connection with
the eNorthwestern's N line to the Missouri
This system recently built from Valen
tine, Neb., west of Chadron, and is now
letting contracts for an extension north
from Chadron to Rapid City, in the
: Black Hills, distance Of 1e1 miles
/. The Milwaukee & st. Paul recently be
gan grading west Of the Missouri, ant
is now hurrying westward to the Blacl
Hills country, to head off the North
: western.
Delegate Clifford has an interview il
the Sioux Falls Press in regard to his
trip over the Winnebago and Grow
ICreek reservation with the senatorial
committee. AtFort Thompson coun
Gil was held with the Indians, and with
: few exceptions. it, said they We're ii
!, favor Of opening the reservation te
settlement. From the Fort they went
! to Chamberlain. and Lower Brule TAX
ing testimony Of the settlers. :Mr. Gif
ford: says thatihe ls positive. that tn.
committee will report favorably to th'
interest of the settlers. Mr.. PettigreN
was also seen. He said that he thought
tie committee would recommend tht
passage of the. Dawes bill, which pro
: vides for the opening ofethese reserva
1 ticns. The bill may be slightly amen
ded, but there seems to be no reasona
: bic doubt that it will become a law a
7 the next session Of congress.
Saturday Il Yanktonian went out o.
: the prairie to train a pointer pup, tax
. ing his youthful son and heir alonE
( with him. The pup acted badly, ant
l finally when it was taking a ferociou!
!. run aftera fleeing bird, it's owner adopt
!" ed the usual tactics-sent g charge o