The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-01-01

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many Of your fraternity to swallow when
they were called upon TO publish the pro
ceedings OF the "Irrigatipg Conventions
which have been held from the northern
boundary 10 the southern limits Of both
Dakotas. 70 be compelled to ask the lid
of the Government in providing some
means of relief to the sturdy settlers of
these great States, 10 putting down ar
teslan wells, or devise some other means
of irrigation, savors rather strongly of
drouth, Notwithstanding all the attempts
of newspapers controlled by land spec
ulators to suppress the facts. 1t is per-
fectly absurd to read the different articles
on Dakota at the present time, from her
own press, One claiming utter desti-
tuition and appealing for help, while
another denies emphatically any distress.
The Pioneer Press Of St. Paul recently
contained an article including LaMoure
as one of the counties containing "needy
settlers" aud such furore as II created
at the "hub." 1t was carried 10 the
extent of abusing gentleman who hap
pened to be in the town soliciting sub
scribers for the Press, who was in no
way responsible for the article. know
of no actual distress in this county, but
there are great many families being
helped from the county fund OF $1,000,
appropriated for such aid, and there are,
Tor were) boxes and barrels arriving daily
10 residents from Eastern friends. II
reminds me OF the days Of suffering
Kansas and last eve / read an article
saying It was almost impossible to OBJ
tain sufficient cars 10 ship the surplus
corn and grain away from there, while
they are "groaning with plenty" am
thankful 10 say We are not grooming with
hunger" but II "do beat all'' how twisted
up things do get. Nearly ever farmer
raised enough wheat for bread and seed.
Potatoes are 80 cents per bushel, dressed
beef 3 and 4 cents. The greatest.expense
is fuel and feed for stock. Straw is in
good demand at cash prices for the first
time. Hay is very scarce, wild hay bnngs
from $S TO $40 per ton. The railroads
haye made q reduction in rates on all
kinds Of feed, and shorts can now be had
at $1l ton, bran $40 and oats 30 cents
per bushel, these now being shipped in
here by hundreds Of tons.
Quite number Of families have gone
10 Coteaux and erected temporary shelf
ers for themselves and stock. These cot
eaux are mostly government lands hereto
fore considered nearly worthless but thous.
ands Of tons Of prairie hay have been an
nually destroyed by pfairie fires. The
scarcity Of feed this year necessitated the
"heeing to the hills" A neighbor camped
out there In September and cut IS tons Of
hay which he has since hauled home a
distance Of As miles, making 30 miles 10
the trip. Rather expensive hay wasn't itH
Several permanent ranches have been
established there, and stock taken for
outside parties to be winiered. We have
I12 head Of cattle there and II takes con-
siderable rustllng to keep the remaining
28 head here.
The weather Is very fine, cattle and
horses are grazing yet. We had light
tall Of snow which soon melted of and II
actually rained a. couple of times
this month, something unusual for this
climate. II climate alone was all that one
needed. we would be quite blessed but
unfortunately we need something more
substantial than "0zone" 10 winter on.
The sorrow We felt over the defeat Oi
Foraker in Ohio somewhat retarded the
jo- we exerienced over the triumph OF
the farmers candidate and the success ,oi
Prohibition in our State. The senatorial
honors conferred UNANIMOUSLY on ex-Gov
Pierce, gave universal satisfaction, he is q
great favoriie with high and low, rich
and poor. Sanator Casey is well and
favoiably known TO LaMolueites, us he
has interests here which often brings him
among US. No doubt his success as dark
horse" was almost wholly due To his
active participation in the "irrigation
movement" The visit of II. G. Starr
formerly of Wellington but now of Cumb-
erland Mills, Me-, was an oasis in the
desert Of prairie life, which occurred in
August A limping prairie chicken was
noticed soon after his departure whose
feathers came near adorning H. G's derby
hat as trophy Of his skill as a "gunster." +"
The son and heir OF this family met with
a serious accident early In the summer.
While herding some distance from home
his horse stepped In badger hole, and
both horse and rider fell In such a man.
ner as to break the leg Of the latter. He
lay several hours before found, but IL
well and happy now, and although ser.
ious, we have great cause 10 be thank
fu that in was no worse. These badger