St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-22
THE CROPS ARE BETTER
In the WatertoWn District Than They
Have Been Reported.
THE EDITORS TO BE THERE.
What Its Hopes for the Capital Prize
Are Based
On.
Special to the GLOBE.

WATERFOWL, S, D., July 21.-There
are many conflicting reports concerning
the crops in this section of South Da-
kota. Your correspondent has taken
especial pains in the past few days to
make inquiries from farmers as to the
exact condition of crops, and these in
quiries, together with drive in the
vicinity of Watertown, convinces the
statement that crops are at least one
third better than they have been re-
ported. In the townships north of
Watert0wn and away over into Grant,
Roberts and Day counties, crops are eX-
cellent. A prominent farmer informs
me to-day that he has 260 acres of
wheat that conservative guessers eSti-
mate yield of not less than twenty-five
bushels per acre. He reports others in
his locality as having equally as good
crops. Potatoes, corn, millet and fax
will be the best crops of their kind for
the past three years. Farmers are not
at all discouraged, as they seem to think
the prices will make up for the shortage
in the crop, Great preparation is being
made by the citizens of Watertown for
the entertainment OF the
DAKOTA PRESS ASSOCIATION,
which meets in this city next Tuesday,
Esd inst President Hopp thinks that
at least 200 editors and their ladies will
be present, and the meeting will be a
very important one. The incoming of
statehood will have tendency to make
the attendance larger than usual, and
there will undoubtedly be some import
ant changes that will affect the fra
| ternity. A banquet will be spread at
the armory hall Tuesday evening, and
| the visitors will mostly be entertained
| at the homes of the citizens.
THE CAPITAL QUESTION
| is still the main topic of conversation,
and our citizens feel confident as ever
of success in the coming contest. Very
| few of the capital aspirants have as
yet correctly estimated Watertown's
| strength. There being no other candi-
| enough to conclude that Watertown's
chances are good. There are at least
$4,000 votes in the Watertown land dis
trict. that are practically solid for
WatertoWn for the capital, and it is fair
to presume that large number of the
votes of the Aberdeen land district will
| be given to WatertoWn as the first
choice. The new road from this city to
Aberdeen will be built at once, and it
will be a great drawing card for Water
town in the capital race. Good workers
are out in the field, and the reports
come in daily of successful organization
favorable TO Watertown.
THE BUILDING BOOM
is getting a good start. The new city
hall is now being erected that will cost
about $3.50 The business college, a
three-story brick, is also being pushed
along with vigor. A new school house,
costing $4,000, is also in course of cree
ton. This will give Watertown three
large, new, brick buildings sure this
season, while others are soon to be
built. The new steam roller mill will
soon be completed and commence oper-
ations. The new tannery will start in
about two weeks. This will give the
city three mills and two tanneries.. A
proposition has lately been accepted for
the plant for which will cost $3.50, 900.
Seven large buildings are to be erected
and the works will start out by giving
employment to 100 men. The railroads
centering in this city are conducive to
these new enterprises, and our people
feel confident that more will follow in
the near future.
THE POLITICAL SITUATION
is quiet. The Republican conventions
called for July 20, and it is quite likely
that there will be plenty of hair-pulling
by that time. The work of redistricting
by the constitutional convention gives
| Codington county three representatives
in the house and one in the state senate.
1t seems too bad that this number,
though apparently large, is not enough
to go round and give all the hungry
ones a taste of official life. The two
factions of the Republican party here
will squabble harder than ever it is
predicted, and the Democrats by a
thorough organization and hard work
propose to come in for their share of
| the spoils. Though the surface is quiet
| now it is likely to he turbulent as the