The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-05-20
Condensed General News.

Condensed General News,
rhe Acreage Increased.
Reports have been received from more
than six hundred correspondents, covering
every county in Minnesota and Dakota,
and the principal grain raising districts IN
Iowa, Nebraska and Wisconsin.
\ careful digest of the reports received III
dicate that the area sown to spring wheat
in Minnesota will be about . per cent more
than last year, in Dakota IL to 10 per
cent more in Nebraska 8 per cent less, ana
in Iowa and Wisconsin about the same.
The acreage last year in Minnesota, as re-
ported by the agricultural department,
was, 3, ISL 900, with an average OF eleven
bushels per acre. making a total crop OF
34, 900 900 bushels. This report, as to
both acreage and yield, has been CRITICS ed
as being too high; but taking it to be cor
rect, this year the acreage will be about
$500, 900, and perseut indications point
to an average yield fully as large as
that of 1854 when the total crop
was 80, 0Oo, 900 or 3,1O0,0 900 acres. In
some OF the older counties the acreage has
decreased by reason OF farmers changing
Tor flax, a large crop OF which was raised
last year. The increase is due almost EN-
tirely to the opening up oil new ground.
The crop OF the Northwest was marketed
early last fall at about the highest price OF
the year, and the low prices which have
prevailed since last December have not de-
tered farmers from seeding large area.
There is Il marked increase i'll the acreage
OF corn and oats but a decrease in flax.
The latter crop is very exhaustive
to the soil, and the farmers find
it more profitable to limit the produc-
ton OF this crop to about two years at II
time. The increase IN the acreage OF the
corn will be fully 10 per cent. over that OF
last year.
In Dakota fully II per cent. more land
will be devoted to wheat than was ever
known before. A large amount OF new
brea king has been done, and while farmers
in the older portions OF the territory are
going into coarse grains, grass and stock
raising the decrease from this cause is
more than offset by the new land opened
up. The wheat acreage reported by the ag
ricultural department last year was
1,lS7,0O0, an average yield OF 12.S
bushels, making total crop OF
.2S. .OOO,0o From reports obtained from
every county in the territory it is esti-
mated that the acreage this year Is fully
II per cent larger. making total OF nearly
100000 The condition OF the crop at
ehis time compared with last year is much
better With an average yield equal to
'
thirty million this year. Barring accidents
TO the crop and with favorable weather
from now till harvest. it is safe to say that
the total Weld of Minnesota and Dakota
combined will reach nearly seventy-tve
million bushels. This estimate is ofcourse
speculative as the crop is subjected to mis-
haps which may greatly reduce the yield.
The Northern Pacific Land Grant.
In reply to a request from the senate, the
secretary OF the interior has submitted the
following information relative 10 Northern
Pacific land grants:
The amount OF land surveyed within the
,twentv-mile limits OF the withdrawal for
said road in Minnesota is placed at :, S3I,-
.06O acres: in Wisconsin, 1So, 1872 acres,
.and in Dakota, 1851, 200 acres. The
number of acres in place and OF indemnity
lands selected by the company Is as fol-
lows: Minnesota, granted limits, l, ,331,-
1898 acres; indemnity limits, 694. 63.3
acres; total 2,O2S, 352.6 acres. In Wis
.onsin granted limits, 2,295.3 acres in
n >mnity limits, 6,436.75 acres; total, s.
6a o.O5 acres. Dakota, granted limits,
6I1 2,S40.7 acres; indemnity limits, /
1ot 2S.13 acres; total, 6,541, 21S.S3
.cras There has been patented to the
co,nnan v in Minnesota 743, ,513, A acres.
The con, amy claims that If there is not.
within it's granted and indemnity limits
in anv sta e or territory, the amount
claimed to have been granted to aid
!, +ba CON. ,truction OF its road in
sucb state or erritory, that it IL entitled
to make M the deficiency from its indcmni-
ty limits in any other state or territory.
While no decision has been made as to the
quality o. volume OF the grant, III Is, IN my
Judgment what is Known as u gran1 IN
ulace i. E.. a grant OF the odd. numbered
sections within twenty or forty miles OF
the road. as the case M ay be, with the right
TO supply from the ind emnity limits such
deficiencies as may exis In the grant Dy
reason OF sales pre-emptiCps, ETC., PRIOR TO
the location OF the road but should no
land be found in place no in, Nemniuy can pe
allowed Neither is the COZ upany; IN my
opinion. entitled to indemnity Tor all losses
which it NAV sustain in its granted limits.
The Joint resolution OF May 81, 1870, as
understood by me- restricts the right OF
indemnity to losses which occurred between
the date OF the grant and the iocatlon or
the road. and the selection in satisfaction
of such rights to the particular state or
territory in which the loss occurred.
Late Northwestern Patents.
r.e following northwestern patents were
issued At Washington few days ago: "A Ar
,ana An>u. Red Wing, Minn, extensible
cane atc tuery j. Benedict, Dell Rapids,
III. ero. ,,oi;ro Il, for measuring and winding
% c,atb. George ao Cri, ,e, Fairfield, Iowa, fence
most. Thomass s Dav, tson. Colesburg, Iowa,
hay carrier; George L. sason ASST assasnor Iwa o.
one hall to r. Fullerton D, Moines, ne iowa
colapsible flying target Char. 80 IT, " L'nvi r,;s
son, ,Creston, Iowa, loose pulley us, a.ua.'
c. viii, assgnor OF one halftoJ. w. >eass.,
Myrtle Creek, Ore, implement for we, u!ns
and thinning plant Albert Kohler, W. -
for
Leydig, Greene, Iowa, sheaf carrier Tor har-
vesters; Christian Michael, ST. Paul, Minn.,
window cleaner; Columbus C. Murphy. LIE
Sueur, Mimi. grain separator; Andrew
Newstrom. Red Wing, Mimi. bobsled,
Harry A. Proctor, Depere, Wis., device for
displaying merchandise; Anquist Roeseler,
Hustisford, Wis, show rack for farmers
Implements Arthur Lydenhouse, Nebras-
ka City, umbrella and parasol; John w.
Vanbrocklin, Seattle, Wy, amalgamator.
When O'Donovan Rosa attempted to
make excitement in the big Irish meeting
at Albany by attempting to offer al
q uendment to the resolution thanking
Glo, 'stone and Parnell, Gov. Hill politely
refused to accept it and the crowd hootec
the dyna, eitar into seat.
Iieut J. N.s. Bailiss, Third artillery, hat
been detailed a. military professor at th'
Iowa state unive. -slty, iowa ClIy, 70 'ah'
effect July ]. :. ru.;o ~
The fact was deve>opea a1 OniGaso o.a
was raided by the mob OF anarchists ant
the he rabble seized upon every bottle tha 9,
had the appearance OF being the reeeptaG.l 6.
OF spirits, a large bottle OF .alpo's a. ~.
was among the Others carried .Sny. ~ =
ing to it's color and general resemb anee
whisky, it was passed from hand to n.n
after the raid, and drank by a half d, 'zs
or more OF the mob. The acid began =
take efftct as soon as it entered the stom
achs of the rioters, and in spite OF the best
efforts OF the doctors and emetics, two o
the drinkers are dead, and three more ar
at Deaths door.
The st. James hotel at Nichols, Iowa
burned. Loss, So, 500; insurance, $4,000
Charles H. Riley, merchant at Preston
Iowa, committed suicide by shooting him
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