Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-19
DAKOTA'S DOINGS.
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FROM ALL SECTIONS.
Gov. Mellette's Appointments-Crop Pros
poets and General Conditions-A Dakota
Invention of Merit-Points in Shorter
Paragraphs.
MORE APPOINTMENTS BY GOV. MEL
LErTE.
The governor has appointed the follow.
ing board of trustees for the Bismnrcl
penitentiary: Alex. Mckenzie. of Bur-
leigh county; John Haggart. OF Cass; p
McHugh, of Cavalier r. NJ. futile, OF
Morton, and John Simmons, of Valley
City; trustees for the Yankton insane hos
pital: w. B. Valentine and Zina Richie
Of Yankton county; Geo. w. Sno w, of Bor
Homme county; o. H. Dahl, of Minnehaha
county; j. NJ. Talcott. of Union county;
trustees of the Dakota university at YER
million is composed of the following gen.
tlemen: E. f. Clough, for four years; D.
NJ. Inman. for two years; Halvor +. Han
con. four years; Henry H. Blair, fou,
years: Frank ]. Carey, two years; trustees
for the jamestown insane hospital: Rob-
ert Fancher. of Stutsman county. for the
term of four years; David Russell. of Kid
der county. for two years; John A. Rea, of
Burleigh county. four years; E. r. Ken
nedy. of Dickey county. two years; n. X.
Hubbard, of Cass county. four Years. Hon.
T. D. Kanouse, of Wocnsocket, has re-
ceived an informal tender of the position
of warden of the Sioux Falls pcnitentiary.
and will probably accept.
SPRING CROP PROSPECTS.
Under this head the Sioux Falls Press
says: 1t is to be hoped that the present
rain may be long and broad. The seed in
the ground has needed it. All that is
necessary, at least in the eastern portion
of South Dakota, is that there will be suf-
6cient moisture to start termination. The
surface has been too dry for this. but as
soon as the plants commence sending
their rootlets into the sell they will find
there the moisture which even the most
protracted drouth has never been able to
exhaust in this region. The peculiar sub
soil enables the deep rich loan to retain
for marvellous period the moisture which
has been absorbed, and the roots of the
grain stalks bore down to it and flourish
amid climatic circumstances which else
where would certainly breed drouth.
The seed time has been remarkably favor
able, and all that is now necessary is lit
tie boost to enable the growing process to
go forward with that miraculous speed
which has given the country Its title of the
Wonderland. The Chicago Tribune has
been gathering information concerning the
crop outlook, and reports as follows re-
garding Dakota:
In northern Dakota the highlands have been
In excellent condition for seed. About the Goth
ultimo the weather changed cold and kept SO,
and the ground has been frozen up ever since
There has been great deal of ground prepared
Tor wheat, and the ground is in better condition
this season than for many previous springs.
Tie seed sown will be mostly good, but in
some cases frosted wheat will be used, more
especially in the back counties, where seed is
scarce.
In central Dakota practically. the same stu
alton exists. Some have already seeded por-
tion of their farms. The ground is dry.
weather for working the land, and farmers
have taken advantage of it. and seeding has
Just fairly begun. The prospects are that the
uer than usual. The ground is dry. There
has been little snow all winter, and no rain
since August to speak OF. The wheat remain
seed. and there will be little to ship until after
seeding and the mills get what they want to
carry them over.
ANEW TYPE WRITER.
The Detroit Free Press of recent date
says: A newspaper receives many curious
letters in the course of year. Perhaps
one of the most extraordinary letters ever
sent the Free Press came the other day
from Ingersoll, Mclean county, Dakota
1t is a type written letter. The type used
is smaller than that of any of the existing
commercial type writer's, but is wonder
fully clear and distinct. The writer of the
letter is Lewis o. Fiarli. Mr.. Fjerli
must have an extraordinary amount of
perseverance and ingenuity. He has mas
tered the English language SO that he
writes fiuently and we'll in it. When the
Free Press announced that it would give
$4,000 in prizes for stories, and stated
that type written MS. would be preferred.
Mr.. Fjerli thought he would compete.
Not having typewriter he didn't growl
about the proviso, but got out his jack
knife and actually made wooden type
writer, using book type to print the letters.
The result shows better work than that
made by any typewriter at present in the
market. If Dakota has many such citi-
zens who have SO much skill and pluck
she will soon be the most brilliant state in
the union.
The Aberdeen Meas says that the
Dondsmen of ex-Treasurer Winchell, of
Sphinx county, have secured settlement
with the county commissioners, by the
payment Of $4,000. Winchell's deficit was
for the amount Of Sl6,45i. so that the set
Element was reached on the basis of so
cents on the dollar. The commissioners,
however, reserve the right to commence
action against the First National bank of
Ashton for the recovery Of 81 1000, it being
alleged that that amount was deposited bv
Winchell when he was in Office and never
checked out.
"A special train from Chicago recently
brought several officials of the Chicago
and Northwestern railway into the burnt
district, including Chief Engineer Blunt.
General Manager Whitman and Assistant
General Superintendent Hollenbeck. Thew
investigated the needs of the settlers. Be-