Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-10-30

brilliant Achievements OF the "Gem of the
Jim"-The Topeka OF the Northwest
Enterprise and Excellent Resources to
Capture Prize I'm the Near Future.


HURON, s. d., Oct 21, 1s00.-So many or
roneous articles have been published relat-
Ing to the condition 6f the farmers throughA
out the West, tha the following letter from
"Prim, the ubiquitous correspondent ~ will
be OF interest to many:
"A rolling stone gathers no moss,n and
am glad OF II, because dislike amoss-
backs" and In this wide-awake and enter
prising country have failed thus far to
| find any Of these fossilized specimens.
Huton Is d delightful, city Of S,1Oo In.
habitants, located exactly In tho center Of
the State, north and south, and fifty miles
cast OF the center, east and west, omitting
the permanent Indian reservations. Sltu-
ated on the main line Of the O. & N. W., this
city issurroundbd with a rich farming coun-
try, which since its earliest settlement has
produced abundant crops. The new system
OF artesian irrigation, by means Of arteslan
wells, has proven so eminently successful
that 1t Is safe to predict for the whole Jim
River Valley most brilliant results in the
near future.
A pleasant walk about Huron discloses
253 business houses, supplied with large
stocks OF goods; four national banks, two
OF which are United States depUsltoriesj
two Insurance. companies; seven churchesi
two excellent graded schools, well equipped
with all OF the modern educational facili=
ties, and provided with one OF the most
efficient school superintendents In the West
ably assisted by a well-trained corps of
teachers; n handsome Court House, erected
at cost of 100000. Ten hotels add
to the comfort of the visitor, and
q new four~story brick hotel, cost
Ing S75;O0O, is iioY nearly completed, and
Will be the most elegantly furnished in this
| section of the country. Her wel1-paved
streets, electric illumination for streets and
houses, and street railway system attest the
enterprise of the citizens of Huron. The ex-
cellent fire and police departments afford
protection to the citizens and their interests.
In addition to the above, two Touring mills,
| n creamery, brick yard, bottling works, the
depot OF supplies for South Dakota OF the
Consolidated OIL Tank Line Company, and
| the Northwestern machine shops are situ-
| ated here All the professions are well and
| ably represented, and she has, without
doubt, the finest brass band In the State. Z
The following newspapers, with very fat
tering circulations, are published here: The
daily and weekly Hurontte, the RurdltSt (offi-
cial organ of the Alliance for both North
and South Dakota), daily and weekly Times.
weekly HerGld- Democrat, weekly Independent,
| and Dakota Farmer The social advantages
are unsurpassed I'm the West. The follow
| Ing organizations afe REPRESENTED and have
| large memberships: A., +. & A. NJ; X. A.
| NJ, l. o. o. f., ]. o. o. f. Encampment, X.
of p, G.. A. r., Modern Order of Woodmen,
| w. r. c., w. @. T.. u, A. o. u. W., and a
number of other kindred societies. The
| United States Land Office, Surveyor GEN
erals ONCE, United States Signal Office,
and the Office OF the Agricultural Statisti-
clan for both North and South Dakota, as
well as the State Engineer OF Irrigation,
| are also located here. The health OF the
| city Is excellent, the surrounding country
being especially adapted to a. continuance
| ague being absolutely unknown.
The city water is supplied by a six-inch
artesian well sunk 500 feet This we'll has
a pressure of 175 pounds to the square inch
ftnr
es, laundry machinery, fire department
| purposes, and the water from this well Is
| one of the most palatable beverages to be
| obtained in Dakota. This we'll flows 1900
| gallohs per minute, and throws water more
| than three times the height of the highest
buildings. A number of other wells are
| now being sunk for power purposes.
The above summary OF the social, ro-
| ligious, educational and commercial adj
vantages OF the city OF Huron, s. d., Is very
remarkable when we take into considera-
| tion that but ten years have elapsed since
its founding In 1880. Her citizens are men
| OF unusual enterprise, typical Westerners,
and visitors are accorded degree of hos
| pitality practically unknown In Eastern
communities. 1 wish TO correct false Inn
preston conveyed through the medi-
| umship OF the press regarding south
Dakota's agricultural prospects, and
especially of the section Immediately
adjoining the city OF Huron. Wheat, corn,
oats, barley, rye, millet, flax, small fruits
| a nd root chn- hh aaa -afsad A..
abundance. No better specimens through
out the West have been presented at any
of the State fairs, than those exhibited at
| the State Fair at Aberdeen. The new sys-
| TEN of irrigation has opened wide field In
South Dakota. Her bright prospects are
unlimited In point OF agriculture and man-
ufactures, and the advent OF the artesan
| wells which stud the valley OF the
Jim River front end to end Will In
| the near future make South Dakota one
| of the most productive Western States
| The aHarrison- Dayn well, which was sunk
last spring, supplies immense volumes of
water for irrigating purposes. The water
| from this well is absolutely clear and free
| from sand and dirt The water is 6S degrees
Fahrenheit, and in the coolest weather VIII
not freeze in the bitches In running one
half mile. The artesidn well as source OF
| water for irrigating purposes is much
cheaper method of irrlgating than any
known in the world. The depth of this we'll
is s47 feet, size, four inches, inside meas
| urement.
This well is located on the highest part OF
the land, and by bitches run I'm every direc-
tion it can easily irrigate 1000 acres Exc
periments have proven highly satisfactory,
and have demonstrated that hot weather
and winds do not in any possible manner
affect the irrigated crops.
Exceptionally situated Is Huron, being
easily accessible by rail to at Least 323, 900
of the 1886, 900 inhabitants of the State OF
South Dakota, and abundantly provided
with natural and other advantages unsur-
passed in the Western country, the county
seat OF Boadle County-one OF the largest
counties In the State--a thriving railroad
center, through which two lines of the @. Il
N. w. run, also the Great Northern, and
having close connection with the c. nj. &
St. p, the center of irrigation, and the
center OF rich agricultural country, with
| fine school section located within one-half
| mile OF the businCss center of tho city. Here
all interests OF a public nature center.
And here nearly all conventions are held.
| Huron affords many beautiful and attract
i've sites for n handsome capitol building.
Every lot I'm Huron is so situated that II
can be built on. The drift Of public senti-
ment, as gathered by me, disinterested
| party travelling through the State, forces
| me TO the conclusion that this city will be
so chosen as the permanent capital at the
coming election, Nov. 4, by handsome
majority. PRTM.
GAME Is so plenty down in Connecticut
that the partridgos arc reported flying
into the cities and roosting on the back
fence, where they are shot and roasted
for dinner. This sounds more like fish
than game story.
A FAMILY in Isabella, Pa, was the