The Irish standard., 1890-10-04
SOUTH DAKOTA.

oats last week and sold the load TO the
local dealer for .''8 cents busbel. Mr..
Eggen was all smiles when speaking OF
his crop. Why, said he, L have raised
fifty bushels to the acre Of oats. which,
when sold at 28 cents bushel, amounts
to $14 an acre-more than the land is
worth in the market. Talk about faran-
ing IN South Dakota. why il beats the
world. With fax at $l.27 and wheat at
86 cents the returns of an acre amount
on an average to SIS, A. farmer don't
ask a return of more than twice the
price of his land from his crop.''
NORTH DAKOTA.
The Aberdeen irrigation convention
which was called in the interest Of a
scheme to divert the waters of the Mig
souri, to the James river valley for the
benefit of South Dakota, developed into
project to irrlgate by sinking srtesian
wells. Among the North Dakota dele
gates to the convention was Thomas
Selton. mayor of Ellendale, who was
made chairman of committee On legis-
lation and is now said to be circulating
a memorial asking that Gov. Miller
convene special session of the legis~
lature for the purpose of enaetlng law
authorizing counties TO bond for lrrlga"
tion purposes. The artesian system
was favorably considered by the con-
vention, the plan being for each county
to construct and operate sufficient
number of wells, charging farmers
reasonable rental for the use Of water.
The Bismarck Tribune pays a desery"
ing compliment to Oscar Rea, the ex-
register of the land Office at that place.
on the occasion of his departure for the
Pacific coast where he intends to remain
permanently, Mr.. Rea was appointed
register by President cleveland and
was one of his best appointments. He
made courteous and efficient federal
official and numbers among his warmest
personal friends the leading men OF
Bismarck Of both political par5les. MOE
has his popularity been confined to this
land district. At his former home IN
South Dakota and throughout North
Dakota Mr.. z a is held in high esteem
by all who know him. He will take
with him to the Pacific slope the best
wishes OF all his Dakota acqualntances.
A man OF exceptionally good habits,
strict integrity and good address MIR.
Rea will find no trouble in getting to
the front on the booming Pacific coast.
WISCONSIN.
Edward O'Brien, editor of the Mime
apolis IRISH STANDARD, was in the city
Wednesday. Ed, why don't you call
round when in town and renew
acquaintance with your fellow compost
tor of sixteen years ago. when we
"plled up type" together on the Trib--
in the old clty hall bu1lding?-West Su-
perior Wave. We were not aware that
an old time companion Of the ''art- pre-
servative'' was much to blame for the
magojicent success The Wave has ac-
complished during the past few years.
and surely when we go to West Superior
again our fellow craftsman Of other
days will not be overlooked.
The secretary Of the interior. says the
West Superior Wave, has recently made
a very important decision in which is
involved the ownership Of land in the
city of Superior. The land involved is
owned by John Murphy of Chippewa
Falls. and is the tract that Hon. Z. G.
Pound took an interest in and looked
up for Mr., Murphy few months ago
while in Washington. The following
is brief history of the case: In 1856
Wellington Gregory purchased a quar-
ter section of land in Wisconsin. paying
for forty acres in cash and I2O acres
with a military land warrant. Two
patents were issued by the government.
but through a mistake the patent in-
tended to embrace the northeast quar-
ter Of the section, which was paid for
in cash, was made to read to embrace
the northwest quarter. which was en-
braced in the other patent. Gregory
did not discover the error and sold the
whole quarter section to various parties
until May, 1886, John FL. Murphy be-
came it's possessor. Three years later
&c. Bacon discovered the error and
filed a homestead entry for the land left
out Of both Of Gregory's patents, and
which is now worth at least $50 600, n
conveyed this entry interestto Wayland
w. Sanford for ST. 500. Stanton claims
that he was an innocent purchaser, not
having notice 81 Greg gory'sI prior claim.
After contesting the case TN the land = 4
office it was appealed TO the SssretaryS
5of the Interior who held that u Mtlri1llil lEs
had the legal title.