Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-09
Tie News Condensed.

THE ~artesian we'll to be sunk near Pierre
will be the first in the western part of
Hughes county.
BLACK HILLS lakelets are icing stock
ed with young German carp.
MORE rain is badly needed in the east
ern portion Of South Dakota.
A BRANCH of the enforcement league
has been organized at Alexandria.
PRESIDENT GRosE. of the University of
Dakota, will soon make q trip to Washing
ton in the interest of the institution.
A SHOOTING contest will take place at
Alexandria April 20 between local sports
and marksmen from Mitchell and Bridge
port.
CINCINNATI parties have purchased 1 500
acres of chalk bluffs in the vicinity of
Yankton and will put in an immense
cement plant. The price paid for the
tract was in the neighborhood of $40, 600.
Col. NETTLEToN, formerly state en-
gineer of irrigation in Colorado, will at
once commence to investigate the subject
of irrigation by artesian wells in South
Dakota and will put field agents at work
throughout the state.
IT IS reported that q large number of
range cattle have been killed by the In
dams along the Belle Fourche and Chey-
enne rivers, and that the owners will en-.
deavor to collect what the animals are
worth from the government.
A MAMMOTH gopher aunt has been or.
gained in Windsor township, Brookings
county, to begin May l and continue until
the 18th. Sides are to be chosen and
prizes will be awarded at a grand dinner to
be given on the final day of the hunt.
AN extensive cracker factory is to be
added to the industries of Rapid City.
EARRING is the name of the new town
just located IN the center of Presho county.
The water in the Red river the present
spring is lower than 1t has been for many
years.
The annual roundup of stock on the
Belle Fourche and Cheyenne ranges will
begin May 10.
MRS. BEAVER, of Eureka, who was so
severely burned about o week ago by her
clothing catching, has since died of in.
juries.
ALLEN ROACH, of Casta,ia, shot a hole
through his hand while carelessly handling
a revolver.
The Knights Of Labor fair at Central
City for the benefit of the drought sufferers
netted $500.
' A PosToFF!cE has been established at
South Sioux Falls; also one at Pleasant
Ridge, Turner county.
REPORTS from Charles Mix county saw
small! grain never looked more promising
than it does this season.
BRooKlNGs county has purchased land
Tor a poor farm q short distance from
Aurora. 1t is probable buildings will be
erected the coming summer.
! The Lincoln county Farmers alliance
will start a weekly paper. the first issue
appearing some time in May.
The Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri VAL
ley extension from Deadwood to Central
City is expected to be completed ana in
running order before September.
The South Dakota militia will soon
receive new equipments, consisting of
steel bayonet %scabbards, new belts and
belt plates, cartridge boxes and ammuni-
ton.
A NUMBER of South Dakota papers are
Just now discussing sugar beet culture and
farmers in various sections of the state an.
nounce their intention to experiment in
beet raising this season. claiming that
there can be no loss in the venture by not
finding a market, as the vegetable makes a
wholesome feed for stock.
The Whitewood Sentinel says that con-
tracts have been let for the construction of
a large irrigating canal twenty miles long,
and with q capacity of 1900 inches. from
opposite the mouth of Hay creek, on the
Belle Fourche, to some point further be-
low on the river.