Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-03-29
THE WHEAT SHORTAGE.

THE WHEAT SHORTAGE.
The Fargo Argus says: 1T is serious
question where our farmers are to get
suitable seed for their spring sowing.
There is some wheat still in the hands of
farmers, but the quantity is limited, and
the quality is generally very inferior, and
entirely unsuitable for seed. The failure
of the crop last season left many of our
farmers in Strengthened circumstances.
In many instances even wheat usually re-
served for bread was sold to meet lmmedl-
ate and pressing emergencies. 1t is yet
more than five months until harvest, and
we are informed, upon authority that
we deem most reliable. that it is not i'm
probable that shipments will have to be
made into North Dakota and northern
Minnesota to meet our bread wants prior
to harvest time. The stu ton at best is
a critical one, and our farmer friends who
have wheat sufficient to bread them until
after next harvest, should not be induced
by specious arguments to sell 1t In the
hope of being able to replace it for less
figure later on. Such experiments are
likely to prove very costly to those who
indulge in them"
TRAIN ROBBERS AT LARGE.
Doc Daugherty, John Wilson and Elmer
Stewart broke Jail at Deadwood shortly
after midnight on the 18th. stole two of
the sheritf's horses and another horse and
escaped. They left the following note for
jailor Harding. signed by Daugherty:
''lell our attorney we have gone out to
look up witnesses. Our stay will be in
definite" The men had been furnished
drill with which they drilled the bars of
the cell until they could be bent to let
them out. They bent an iron bar at one
of the outside windows and reached the
ground. Daugherty and Wilson were in
for the Homestake train robbery and
Steward for horse stealing.
The work at the Centerville coal fields
seem to verify the first finds of rich vein,
announced some time since. The drill on
the Wiese farm passed through from five
to seven feet of coal at depth of 1O6 feet
below the surface. The drill on Jake
Hoefinger's farm, one mile from town.
passed through several small veins of coal
at the usual depth and two-foot vein at
100 feet. The company feels that there is
not the least doubt of the coal being there
in extensive deposits, and shafts will be
put down at once.
"A Devils Lake dispatch of the 18th
makes good showing for that region. It
says: The temperature stands at 60, the
snow is all gone, nearly month earle,
than usual, the ice is softening and break
up in the lake and the fields are dotted
over with hundreds of teams narrowing
and preparing the seed bed for the crops.
Statehood has drawn the general attention
of the country to the imperial grain ocean
of the continent-North Dakota-and a
large immigration has already set in.
An order recently received at Fort
Meade, to go into effect May Is, is pleas
antly received by the boys in blue. mas
much as it provides that after the date
stated no enlisted men shall be compelled
to do manual labor. Heretofore all work
in and around the post, including wood
chopping, gardening, teaming, etc., was
performed by the soldiers
The St. Paul Pioneer Press CORE.
spondent claims that the last Legislature
was not extravagant. The appropriations
for the maintenance of public institutions
for one year are 100000 less than the an.
nual territorial revenue.
Huron advices state that eight car.
loads of immigrants arrived at that poin,
on recent day, and will locate on farms
within few miles of the city. The pas
senger trains from the east are all well
filled with passengers.
The Missouri River Transportation
company, recently organized to do a car.
rying trade from Sioux CITY to South Da.
kota points on the Missouri, expect to
have their boats in operation by the middle
of June.
There are over 5000 head of horses
and cattle coming into Dakota monthly.
via the Minnesota transfer. There is
probably 10000 head of stock coming into
Dakota at all points. This stock is all
good.
Il. N. Aud, of Plankinton, has applied
for letters patent on a hydraulic fire ex.
tinguisher. All experiments he has made
as yet have proven entirely satisfactory.
Sioux Falls has voted by large ma.
jority to surrender its present city charter
and incorporate under the general laws of
the territory.
The citizens of Aberdeen will vote on
the question of issuing $4,000 bonds for
the purpose of building new school
house.
The citizens of Mitchell will vote
April on the question of incorporating
the city under the general laws of the ter.
ritorv.
One of the Sioux Falls public schools
has been closed on account of the scarlet
fever epidemic which threatens its locality.
In towns and counties where prohibit
ton does not prevail the license. begin.
n'ng May l, will be $1,000 per annum.
The farmers of Eagle township in
brule county, have organized an alliance
Wild 1wenty-nlne charter members.
The fellow who proposed the names Of
Furcota and Overcota for the new states ;s
said to have been promptly shot.
Yale is the name of a new postoffce
recently established i n the mort hwestern
part of Beadle county.
Garland is the name of q new nost-
office established in Sioux Valley town.
ship, Union county.
There is scarcity of oats at White.
wood ", The retail price has gone to 81 to
Sl.20 per bushel. ~
The Monarch quarry at Sioux Falls
has been reopened for the season.
Eho Co.