Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-07-29
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Tracklayers on the extension of tho
Milwaukee road west of Ipswich began
laying track Tuesday. Fifteen miles of
grading on the new Northwestern rooa
from Aberdeen is ready for track laying.
In Sanborn county harvest is nro.
crossing rapidly. The yield of wheat
and oats varies greatly in different
localities, but will be much better Tho,
WAS anticipated II few weeks ago, II 10
still very dry.
As it passed the senate, the supd,v
civil appropriation bill appropriate.
$24. 4IS,375, or an increase of So. 1915 Sso
over the amount appropriated by tbo
bill as it came from the house. The
items added by the senate are S7l7545
for public buildings, $516, $50 for LIGHT
houses, $l06,652 for the coast survey and
and ST, ICE, 9O3 on account of miscellana-
Gus items.
Huron's city council has ordered an
election for August 18th to vote on .
proposition to issue bonds to the amount
of $4,000 to the Duluth, Watertown &
Pacific, provided it is built to that
point; also, an additional amount of
$20,0 900 if its shops are built there. This
road is believed to belong to the Rock
Island system. There ls no doubt of the
proposition being carried.
Saturday night a heavy rain storm set
in at Milwaukee, and lasted until an
early hour Sunday morning. The rain is
reported general throughout Wisconsin.
and will saw crops in many sections.
The most deplorable reports of the
drought in Sheboygan county and that
part of the state have been received in
the past few days. The farmers and
dairymen are selling off their stock to
Keep them from starving, as the grass
and grain have all dried up and the
prospects for q crop are so poor that
good horses have sold for $50 and fine
COWS for So and So.
The Aberdeen land office has received
q decision from Secretary Lamar,
reversing another of Sparks famous
circulars, of April, 1885, regarding
special agents being witnesses against
landholders or settlers without other
proof or other witness. The homestead
of John W. Hoffman, which was decided
upon Special Agent Jaycox's proof
with no witnesses, is reversed. This
gives a precedent case and many settlers
whose titles have been with held for
alleged non.residence, will hereby be
greatly benefited, while Sparks, with
his special agent, must again be backset
in his humble endeavors to hinder the
settling Of Dakota by actual residents.
st. Paul Pioneer Press: Meetings of
the Iowa, Minnesota and Dakota lines
and the local committee of the North
: western freight association were held
yesterday at the general Offices of the
Omaha. The object of the meeting was
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rates. This was effected by all the roads
present agreeing to put in effect Aug. l
the following rates: On business origin
ating at st. Paul or Minneapolis and
intended for the seaboard, TX cents per
hundred pounds; on business shipped
locally to Chicago, 10 cents, and on BUSH
ness shipped to local points in Iowa and
Illinois, l212 cents. The present rate,
r st. Paul to Chicago, is 5 cents per hun
dred pounds upon all shipments. The
new rates are the same as were in effect
prior to the reduction by the Milwaukee
q st. Paul to 5 cents. The st. Paul &
Duluth is not a party to the new agree.
ment, but it is not expected to create
any trouble, as its policy is to maintain
rates Sc long as competing lines live up
to the tariff fgnres.
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