Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-05-17
Dakota In Brief

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Dakota in Brief.
Lee Gay, a Chinaman who lives at
Cakes. and who some time since married a
German woman, is the father Of twins.
George Welge, a rancher near White
wood, has sixty acres in wheat which Is
now SO high that it completely hides the
soil.
The Day County Farmers alliance
binding Irvine this season. They will use
headers.
The Butte Star claims that Butte
county raises more No. hard wheat than
both the states of Nebraska and Iowa
combined.
The executive committee of the Da-
kota Press ASSOCIATION will meet in Aber-
deem and fix the time and place of the
annual meeting of the association.
The South Sioux Falls wooden mill
expects to start up about June 1. Over
100000 pounds of the present seasons
clip has already been contracted for.
-Fargo's city council has appropriated
1915 for the purchase of instruments and
uniforms for the local band and $500 for
The support of the volunteer fire compan-
ties.
1t is claimed that although the past
winter has been mild it has been hard on
shrubbery, trees being dead this spring
that had grown nicely for four or five
years.
Walter Chapel, who vas working on
the Montana division of the Northern Pa
ciic railroad at Howard. was run over and
killed in the railroad yards at Jamestown
while stealing ride.
The White Farmers Alliance Elevator
company at their last meeting declared a
dividend Of $40 per $40 share. represent
ing their net profits during the three years
they have been organized.
The work of rebuilding the town Of
Leola, Mcpherson county, destroyed by
prairie fire April 2, is going rapidly for
ward. The railroad company donated
$500 toward rebuilding the church.
Seven snug packages of gold bullion,
valued at S165.0o0, were shipped out of
Deadwood one day last week. The bullion
represents the output of the Homestake
and associate mines for the last half of
April.
Richard Foote, who is travelling
through Dakota with dramatic company
bearing his name. was admitted to the bar
at Ipswich recently. and the following day
successfully defended an attachment suit
brought against his outfit.
The special election in Pierre to vote
$4,000 bonds to build two ward school
houses resulted in the bonds carrying with
little or no opposition. Work will COM
mence on the buildings in a short time,
as plans are already approved.
The fifteenth annual session of the
Dakota Sunday school association will be
held at Jamestown, June 4th-6th, 1889.
This will be the last territorial association.
and every effort is being used to make it
an occasion of special interest.
Three brothers named Kalberer. liy-
ing in Emmons county, have recently re-
turned from their old home in Switzer-
land with three young ladies'. A triple
wedding occurred at Bismarck and thew
left for their homes on the prairie as happy
as could be.
A good sized caravan of Disguised
Oklahoma boomers has arrived on The
borders of the Sioux reservation, ready for
the ,grand. opening. They report large
numbers OF boomers who were crowded
out in Oklahoma as headed for Pierre and
the Sioux reservation.
H. B. Kelley, manager of the Mime
haha Canning company, has SO far con-
tracted for 800 acres Of sweet corn, an 4
will contract for loo to $50 acres more.
Sweet corn can be planted as late as June
70, and mature before frost. Work will
commence on the building by the middle
of the month.
Twelve hours of steady rain. the
heaviest for years, has visited central Da
kota and insures good yield of grain over
all country visited by it. Good rains are
also reported from portions of North Da-
kota. 1t is the first rain of the season.
and farmers of the Missouri slope now
think the crop saved.
"A Chamberlain special claims that the
bluffs along the Missouri are BECOMING
covered with the white prairie schooners
and tents OF hardy farmers from Iowa and
other states who have cast their tents in
anticipation OF the speedy opening of the
Sioux reservation. 1t is believed the rush
to the reservation when opened for settle
lzent will resemble the famous Oklahoma.
For several years the ACCESSIBILITY of
regular market day for Sioux Falls has
been agltate1. The Commercial club fin
ally TOOK up the matter and a committee
was appointed to secure grounds and ap-
point day. The committee has desie-
mated Wednesday, May Is, as the first day
for the experiment. If the farmers
demonstrate that they want Il market day
in Sioux Falls something in The nature of