Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-06-21

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der county and Dakota. 1t is hoped his
patents will make him rich and that euca-
forth he will remain in Dakota perlnan-
emily.
The Bismarck Tribune has been invee.
tigating crop areas in its section. Bellows
sample report: Clarence Price said: I
am in town great deal but I'm not Il town
farmer. am not trying to hold down IL >
acres of land by working ten acres Of H..
l have in over 200 acres-l25 of wheat, ~
of oats and so of milet. Besides, l have
in IS acres of corn. and it is looking we'll.
Corn is u sure crop in this country. If it
should be bad season it will at least mike
good fodder. It's been good seas.n tor
corn as we'll re grain thus far.
Cora Belle Fellows Chasl:a, with her
hubby, Chaska. and their swee: little boy
papoose, Chaska, jr., have returned from
Minneapolis, where tho metropolitan gem
try have been gazing upon the royal pai
and their progeny at the rate of 10 cents
head, or three for o quarter. The trio
will settle down to domestic bliss ard
conjugal felicity in their little homa
across the river from Clifton unit: the
peoples morbid curiosity again calls them
INTO the arena.
"A dispatch received ut Pierre from Iu-
dian Commissioner Il. Y. Belt ut Washing
ton states that the bills for the letting of
the contract to build government Indian
school Mt Pierre have been forwarded to
the papers for advertisement and that plans
and specifications for the structure, which
is to cost $65, OOJ, are now on file.
The Bankers Monthly has figured it
out that the valuation put on property in
Dakota would amount to S54 for each
man. woman and child OF its populati 81.
to the family. Further that p sper says:
This is. if correct. a most wond ,rfu, show.
ing, even in the United States.
A report Of the Fargo land Office for
the week ending June stb shows that %
final homestead proofs and 3 cash finul
proofs we're made. There were also l3
homestead entries, ~ declaratory ate
ments aud timber claim entries made.
The fees and commissions amounted to
81, 33l.67.
A very large number of Russians are
settling in Campbell and Mcpherson
counties this year. This partially accounts
for the unusually large number OF filings
in the Aberdeen land district. The set
tiers who want a quarter section OF Dako-
ta's best lands should come Immediately.
Assistant Postmaster General Cln1k-
son turned his attention to fourth class
postlnasters the other day and appointed
lG3. Among them were Will s. Baker,
Promansen, McKal, Bottiucau county,
Oak.
Charles s. Jones. assistant t:cke: agen
for the Chicago and Northwestern at Hu.
ron, has been commissioned aid de camp
to The commander in chief of the d. n. G.
by Gov. Mellette. TIE selection is said
10 be good one.
"A lodge of the order of the White
Cross has recently been es nblishcd in
aberdeen with membership of twenty.
lhe organization is composed entirely of
Norwegian citizens and is growing rap
idly.
d. L. Mckinney. Of Sioux Falls. a di-
rector of the Sioux Falls National bank,
and a brother of c. e. Mckinney, presi-
dent of the bank, is believed to been lost
Ill the YOUNGSTOWN calamity.
-Huntly, the Huron Splinter. wen,
down to Inwood, Iowa, the other day and
cleaned a crowd of Rock Rapids sports
out of 81, 900 or over on a foot race.
A flow of water was struck at the arte-
sian we'll at Devils Lake in a quantity
equal to 800 barrels a day. The water is
eN .ellent and clear as crystal.
South Dakota prohib:tionists have ar.
ranged for the publication of campaign
papers at Yankton, Sioux Falls, Mitchell.
Pierre and Aberdeen.
-Brookings has disposed of her water
works bonds at 2per cent. premium and
Will put in a complete standpipe system
It once.
Now Pierre proposes to have pom
toon bridge across the Missouri. A COM
,any has been organized for its construc.
sion.
j. X. Davis, of Memphis. Tenn. has
been chosen superintendent of the Sioux
calls schools at salary Of S1,5 @ a year.
The Grand Forks city council donated
/ car load Of -four to the Johnstown suffer
RS. Bismarck sent about $500 in cash.
The Day county commissioners have
secided that all dogs in that county that
To not Wear muzzies must die.
The South Dakota Agricultural So
:iety will hold its fifth annual fair at AL-
rdeen September 23d to 9th.
-Aberdeen's vote Oh the capital ouas
ion will be about evenly divided between
Sioux Falls and Wate,town.
The Huron HuronHc has samples of
whet thirty-six inches high grown in
beadle county this year.
The opening of the fair grounds of the
:ied River Agricultural society will occu,
;u!y 4th at Wahpeton.
Large quantities Of apples will be
grown in Rapid City anu surrounding
,ountry this year.
N. E. Arnold, of Huron, lost prop
,rty valued at $4,000 in the Johnstowu
iool.
The Bank of Wahpeton has assigned.
here had been heavy run on the bank.
The machinery for the canning factory
At Sioux Falls has been ordered.
Mrs. Root, near Highmore, had leg
broken by runaway horse.
A ladies' public library association