Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-05-21
TALES OF SOUTH DAKOTA.

NUMBEk 81.
TALES OF SOUTH DAKOTA.
South Dakota Harry.
The farmers Of South Dakota ere jubi.
liant over the crop prospects for the pres
snt season. Never at any corresponding
Ing period in previous yeafs has The con.
dition been moro favorable than q the
present time. One thing moro sncourae-
Ing 70 the farmers than oil others ID that
the further the season advances the more
propitious are the conditions. For the
past two weeks rain he's cone just whom
wanted, and all sections OF the stals
have been visited BY copious show
ers. The slightly lowering tom
perature Of the past wesk has been
very favorable to the 'ssouling" OF
sprouted small erain, but from Yev loca.
tions comes the report Of damage By frost.
The impression appears to prevail that ths
late sown grain promises bsttsr than The
early, except the very safty. Cora plantiog
has been very general throughout The
scutheasaesn - aetsfa pAFs a. IL a1n1nl
and In few sections Il 10 fsarsd chat ths
cool, damp weather has caused the seed to
rot, necsssitatinR replanting. On general
average the conditions OF ths corn crop ars
much improved and tho outlook IL very
promising. The above report IL CLEANED
from crop reports from thirty-six counties
Of the state, representing every section.
south Dakota Events.
SULLY county farmers are planting .
larger acreage Of corn this season than ever
before.
ONIDA citizens have asksd to have the
postoffios 1t that place put on the money
order list.
Aims kiln 10 being put in at Forest
City, being the only ono within radius Of
200 miles.
TIE Okobojo Times, one Of the biggest
weekly papers in South Dakota, has Just
started In on ito seventh year.
The Wesleyan chapel at Aberdeen was
broken into the other night and the contri.
button box robbed Of between % and -.
E. w. RraaLR, . Blunt attorney. was
thrown from his buggy BY runaway
broncho and sustained internal injuEiss
that may prove fatal.
THE tusk Of . mastodon vas recently
unearthed near Wildwood. Il evidently
belonged to monster. II measured feet
I inches in length, II inches in circumssr-
encs at tho large end aud inches ct the
small end.
A CONVENTION Of officers Of The lsw In
South Dakota has been called to meet at
Huron June 3, for the purpose Of organ.
ixing an association locking to the most
careful and thorough enforcement OF the
laws OF the state. The attendance 10 sx-
pscted to b large.
THE Frederick Free Press says Roswell
Miller, manager Of the Eilvautss railroad,
has shipped 400 barrels OF salt into The
southern part of the county. to b dis
tributsd to the farmers and sowu BY then
on growing grain. 10 10 believed that salt
il good fertilizer and will also hold mois.
turs in the ground. This shipment 10 nads
for the purpose OF sxpesimsnting. The
result will bs looked Tor with interest.
A FEW days ago thrse families Of Fin.
landers ratified % farms in The northern
part Of Beadle county, near Broadland.
In one Of the families thers are niusessa
children, 10 another seventeen, aud In ths
third nine, the parents Of the last family
having been married hut ten years. Thess
families will soon b joined By four others
all relatives, numbering forty-six persons
making total Of ninety-seven persons ID
seven families.
FARMERS In the neighboshood Of For
Abraham Lincoln arc alarmed at the propo
sition to abandon the fort It the present
time. They say thsy settled In the oounts!
with the understanding that they were I.
b protected agaiest the raids OF hostil,
Indians, thousands of whom are csmpet
within days journey Of the fort. and tha
it the protection 10 withdrawn thsy will b
compelled to abandon their farms. A psti
ton will be Forwarded 70 the vas depart
ment.
| TEE new town Of Piedmont bas bank
| THs South Dakota theological institut
will meet at Ysnkton July and contlnu
in session one week.
ABOUT 1900 men are employed In grad
ing the Burlington h Aissouri road fro1
Dudley TO Deadwood.
MISS Jos81HINE CaowPEATHEn,
ull-b!ooded Sioux maiden, has taken th,
veil at Yankton and become Bes.edictin
nuu. Her father 10 Sioux chief.
Gov. NELLErTE refused 10 appsov
leases Of school lands msds April l6 whss
the price was less than csnt per acrs, IN
all such lands hsvs been released.
THE expenses Of The recent session Q
the South Dakota Legislature amounted I
495, ,03l.09. The senate cost ~ state 123.
$3.50 and the house >69, ,462 30 Will
$4,000 vas expended in Legislative print
ing.
MRs. Ollie GIBSON, Of Elm Park, Doue
las county, became despondsnt over none
matters and attempted suicide hytakis
laudanum. 4 doctor vas summoned, an
sitter some hours Of hard work ssscoede
in saving her lite.
i SUPERvIson or C1nsus WAxnyixxr
whose district isoludes I'll tAst past I
south Dakota east ef ~ Aiess1rt risel
states thai be has dividsd his disssie9 int
40 sub.distrioss, I'll the enume,aaoss Il
which havs been appointed.
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.
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