Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-12-07

than usual this year. The following is a
statement OF the final tive-year homestead
since August l.:
Proofs. Acquired.
August ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 80 9.335.66
September ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 1855 so
S Se'e9eb, 10 date s $ a a5SIi:93
Totals .......... 2s2 4437s As
The number of cash entries for the
same period was as follows:
No. Acres
Proofs. Acquired.
August .....r.,.......... "a 3O53.s7
September ............... l6 2,O56 q
otiOns T. .-............ 81 4,543 Oh
November to dat" . 81 4.i773S
Totals ............... 1903 14,231.5l
Most of the land thus acquired is in Sar-
gent. La Moure. Dickcy. Trail and Eddy
counties.
SURVEY COMPLETED.
The survey Of the st. Paul, Black Hills
and Pacific line has been completed to
Rapid City and the surveyors have re-
turned northwarl over the route they
came. The entrance of the location sur
vey to Rapid City was made without diff
Guilty. The promo ers of this railroad
venture. together with a number of Rapid
City parties. have made arrangements for
commencing the work of development on
some extensive coal deposits in the Grand
river country. on the line of the survey.
and party will very soon be dispatched
thither for that purpose. AS indicated in
!. recent letter the discovery of considera-
BILE bodies of good coal on the line has
done much to increase faith in the railroad
scheme. In conversation few days ago, a
gentleman connected with the railroad pro-
ject expressed confidence that Grand river
coal would reach markets along the North
ern Pacific over the north and south line
before the commencement of 1890. and
that it was not at ali improbable the road
would, before that time, be extended
southwark from Grand river to Rapid
City
FARMING FACTS FROM FARGO.
Reports from all parts of the valley add
jacent to Fargo are to the effect that farm
ers had about completed their fall blowing
before the freeze came, and that theirworL
has leen done i'll much better manner
than usual. AS u rule the 10th Of Novem-
Der has been the limit Of time for fall
work, but this year the middle of the
had not been already completed. The
high prices that have prevailed since har-
vest. and the general belief that we are to
have at one or two years more of good
prices, have caused farmers to prepare for
larger acreage than they otherwise would
have done: and there is no doubt that.
with moderately good crop next year.
and with prices anywhere near the present
figures, the end Of another twelve months
will find the farmers of the Red river val
ley in better condition than they have
ever known before.
TO SECURE SEE.
At a special meeting of the Fargo board
of trade the question of securing the Local
ton of the Catholic see of North Dakota
was thoroughly discussed, and it was de-
cided to make further effort to raise an
$4,000 bonus, which, it is thought. will
secure the prize for that city. A letter
from Archbishop Ireland. written i'll re-
spouse to a communication from the board.
was read. and from it's tone the inference
was drawn that NIinnesotas popular
prelate is very favorably inclined toward
Fargo. The committee is now hard at
work soliciting subscriptions. and from the
generous manner in which citizens are re-
spending it is more than probable that
soon the required amount will have been
subscribed. 1t is estimated that the
location of the see at that point would in
volve the expenditure within the next few
years of $250.O0O.
NEW CITY HALL TO EE ERECTED.
The city council of Deadwood has ac-
accepted the bid Of the Chicago Municipal
Investment company for $4,000 of Dead
wood city hall bonds. The bonds draw Z
per cent interest and sold for 1O3. Adver-
tisments are now running in local papers
asking fer plans from architects for II two
or three story building, as the city may
elect. 1t has not been fully decided of
what material the building shall be erected.
but suggestion has been made that Black
Hills natural marble be used. There are
vast quarries of brown and variegatel mar
BILE within six miles of the city; also of
white sandstone. 1t is to be hoped that
the city council will secure artistic plans
and build the handsomest marble hail in
Dakota.
HE GOT LONESOME.
Gus Frank who was taken to Brookinos
from White, III Brookings county, on a
charge of selling liquor, and WHO waived
examination, was turned over to the depu-
ty sheriff for safe keeping, who took him
to one of the hotels and gave him whole
room to himself, but not liking to be alone
at night Gus got up and skipped and has
not been heard from since
Fargo, having returned to the traffic in
liquor, is preparing to enforce rigorous
license law. The ordinance. in addition to
fixing the license at $1,000, requires deal
ers to give bonds in the penal sum of $500:
prohibits any kind of gambling music.
singing, dancing or variety show on the
premises; requires the rigorous exclusion
of minors. Intoxicated persons or females.
the closing of saloons at ii o'clock at
nights that blinds or screens shall be SO
adjusted as to permit an unobstructed view
of the interior of the saloons from the
streets. etc.
The Lead City Herald says: 1T is
estimated that fully S2.5Oo.O 900 have been
sent into the Black Hills alone. this sea-
son, in return for the cattle shipped out,