Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-12-05
DAKOTA STATE NEWS
DEATH OF STATE SENATOR
ELECT GRILL.
Attempt to Have Congress Repeal tho
&1.25 Pcr Acre Clause-Tho Sioux fteser-
walton Survcy-Analysis of Sugar Beets
Raised In Brown COMMENCEMENT News.

Elk POINT. Nov. Estate scnator-elect
Louis n Grill, ST., died Of apopleNy at his
homo in Richlnnd. Union county, at 8
O'Clock yesterday morning. Mr.. Grill was
taken sick last Thursday at his mill, went
home and took to his bed, and became un-
conscious Saturday morning. Mr. Grill has
been Il resident Of Union county for about
twenty five years. He has been the BUSH
ness partner of George II. Freeman. in tho
milling business, for several years. Mr..
Grill was elected as an independent at the
late election, running against MIR. Freeman
He has been a close student OF the financial
and Industrial situation of our county for
several years. taking all the leading
periodicals giving light on these subjects,
and 1t is thought tho mental strain was too
severe. He leaves wife and two children,
both married. The death OF Mr.. Grill will
neccssitatc new election for state senator
in this the First legislative district.
ELK POINT, Nov. 26.-The funeral of Sem
ator-elect Grill took place from his late
residence yesterday, and was largely at
tended. The county commissioners and
many prominent persons were present.
There was a prayer, singing and few re-
marks. Mr.. Grill was q believer in Ingcr-
sollism.
An Attempt to Have Conxross Repeal the
Gl.25 Per Aero Clause.
PIERRE, s. d., Nov. 2G.-Pierre will this
winter make an effort to have congress re-
peal tho s1.25 per acre clause in the bill
passed last winter, opening to settlement
100000 acres OF the Sioux reservation.
Senator Pettigrew has expressed himself as
heartily in favor Of making the land free to
settlers, and it is believed the entire South
Dakota delegation in congress are favor
able to such legislation. Congressman Peel,
of Arkansas. who helped get through the
house the bill opening the reservation, and
who recently spent few days in Pierre,
while here promised that he would lose no
time when congress meets this winter to try
and have the law so amended as to make
the land free to homesteadcrs. The
fact that immigration has not set in very
rapidly towards this lately coded portion of
the state is due in great measure to this
o5jectional feature of the bill under which
1t was opened, and 1t is confidently believed
If the land is this winter made free to set
tiers it having nearly all been surveyed
the past summer and will be ready for fl
ings early next spring. there will be good
immigration to these new counties, and that
western South Dakota will experience a
long looked-for boom. There is no finer
country anywhere in the world than these
100000 acres of land that now have but
very few settlers. The soil is particularly
we'll adapted to the culture of sugar beets
one OF the coming crops of south Dakota,
and the rainfall there is sufficient to mature
any vegetable that can be successfully
grown in other portions of the northwest;
and for sheep raising or a stock country,
there is no other portion of the northwest
that will equal it.
Farmers Alliance in Annual Session.
MITCHELL, Nov. 26.-The state Farmers
alliance met in annual session in this city
yesterday afternoon with about 800 dele
gates present. The session was a short one,
its principal work being to appoint commit
tees to complete the organization for the
wn-L The results of this session will DO
awaited with great interest by all parties
of the state. Among the promir ent alliance
men present are the following: President
Loucks, who arrived last evening; Alonzo
Wardall, OF Huron; +. d. Scott, of Day;
Cozand, Of Gettysburg; Lowe, of Beadle;
Leavitt Of Lincoln; Cummings, of tho
Rurnltst; Goodfellow. of Bookings: Andy.
of Sphinx. Several prominent republican
memoers-elect of the next legislature are
noticed in the city. Also Bartlett Trip,