The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-01-31
HOT SPRINGS, 8. D.
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS NUGGETS. :


SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS NUGGETS.
fmber Growing in South Dakota.
Hon. 8. NJ. Daboll furnishes a valuable
communication upon My Failure to Grow
Timber" He succeeded with cottonwood
~ planting them late in the spring, on low
gso9pa,rm strips four rods apart, and
keeping them trimmed down to not moro
than twenty-five feet high. With box
elder he was likewise successful, but while
the trees made good shrubbery they are
not worth much us timber. Catalpa and
sllanthus do tolerably we'll on weedy
ground, keeping q small space G. ar around
= eech tree. 1t is we'll also to mix them with
= trees except cottonwoods. Black
<ktld cherry makes a moderate growth, and
re hardy. Dakota elm makes only a mod
crate growth, but is hardy, readily raised
From seed, and easily transplanted. The
same may be said Of white elm.
Honey locust is easily %propagated
from seeds, is hardy, and is a beau
Gtul tree, but it grows slowly.
WHITE ash is one Of the best trees to plant,
leaves, and may need spraying. The oaks
are OF small growth for one mans lifetime.
The ADELE Silver leaf is n rapid grower
and extsemely hardy. 1t may be grown in
unbroken prairie by setting them in holes
vide enough to give them n good start the
Ut year. A grove made up Of cotton
80 o0d, Lombardy poplar, silver leaf, yellow
willow, catalpa, a%llanthus, and soft maple
makes o good show. Wainuts md butter-
nuts are doing we'll, but the same treat
ment as to weeds, recommended for tho
I catalpa, seems to suit them. What ii this
els found 10 be the best way for all forest
frees in this climate? Mr.. Dabell con-
cludes as follows:
Many trees which, I have not tried promise
L veil, but am no, writing u dissertation on
forestry, lam only giving my rlodcs OF future.
Sometimes the best information is that
4 regarding tho fixtures made by other folks.
That Insurance Matte,.
81. Wakefield, the legal representative of
the Citizens Life association of Cherokee
for which company Dexter G. Turner is
the general agent for Dakota, has had an
interview with Auditor Taylor. Mr.. Make
field stated that it was probable the COM
pany he represented would issue a state
nent to the public of the circumstances of
she case, and previous to making That
( statement would thoroughly investigate tho
lactions of Turner. The auditor stated to
mir. Wakefield that he did not say any
thing against the company, but he did
c~riticise the acts of Dexter q. Turner. He
said he vas q claim jumper and n man of
loose character. That he wished to dis
close his acts in the line Of soliciting in-
surance. Turner" said Mr.. Taylor, OBJ
atr1H judgment against the poor people on
..y-otes obtained FROM them in the case
o. their insuring in the company" Taylor
said he knew of cases whore Turner had
insured persons supported by the county.
This wal reaching for a new line of trade
not usually sought for by insurance COM
panies. His sole desire in the remarks lie
made was to expose Turner'S acts, and that
W1S an.
For tile O%rphans-He Was the Orphan.
j. N. Mead, of Blunt, is credited with
] an appeal for hid through o Chicago aeri-
cultural paper concluding thus:
BILE. for there arc in South Dakota some fn,ni-
lies TINT will freeze and starve to death unless
they. get help. and if you can help by II few kind
words through your paper 1 know God will re-
ward you for your kindness.
A local paper says Mead secured some
supplies Is o result OF this appeal, and APP
s'nss-s.atoA them himself. The paper fur.
waN'explains the methods that have been
adopted to care for the destitute, and says:
The facts that Hughes county warrants
are at par, that the county poor. house has
Nut two or three aged and intirm occupants.
and that ON exceedingly liberal policy of
-AslsAing the poor does not cost to exceed
$50 per month is abundant record evidence
Of the absence of great restitution among
\ he Hughes county people,"
other Matters of Interest.
d WooNsocKET claims to have "thc great
yset we'll on earth"
Y The early closing movement is being
agitated in Yankton.
FULLY 1900 Russian immigrants settled
IN the country west Of Aberdeenilast year.
THE Sundance Coal Mining company
will establish coal yards at Whitewood and
go Rapid City.
Mrs. MARY McCArE, a pioneer of
Ysnkton county, died at her home in
Walshtown at the age of sc years.
THE county commissioners of Fall River
..;;lty have decided to grant license TO
null .loen keepers, the license to expire
ea 10
STATE AUDITOR TAYLOR says that
here are from G,OOO to 5000 insurance
~ ''0AtAA DAhOkh ~ hA4 ASA
20 companies.
eSsON the Jim river bottom near Oliver
re is q large pool of water that appears
Tle bottomless. 1t has been measured
pw afspfA Of 400 feet without any signs of
er ~. ToMrKINs, q highly respected
pitt. and an extensive dealer in fine
\ arstock, died at his homo near
AMtsAes county. His death was
1t of a kick from q horse, the blow
efcct near the heart.
III mule in the Homestake mine at
lGity strayed from its stable and
Id into n shaft 300 feet deep. 1t fell
sAncc of sevehty-five feet and caught
q pine timbers in the shaft. When
out the animal was found to bs un-
1dred, barring a few slight scratches.
ACCORDING to the annual report of the
liance Hail association, its receipts last
,ar were Ss77.525, of which it used only
e4915a3 to pay losses, leaving q balance OF
($3N3S2-about "A per ccnt.--for expenses
Neverthclcss, insurance was furnished al
&fAbout 20 per cent. less than usual rates.
49,
A Samoan Paragraph Again.
Tho steamer Lubbock has arrived Mt Syd.
q ney from Samoa. She reports TINT a meet
Aing of the British residents of Alia petit
.oned the governor of Fiji to remove the
~ tiitish consul. But the consul had al
Hhmnly been transferred to Noumea. Tho