New Ulm weekly review., 1891-04-15

land The ground is sthoroughly mo st to
the depth of four feet. Many farmers who
spent the winter elsewhere have returned
more fully satisfied with this country than
ever before.
At a largely attended mass meeting held
at Bismarck it was resolved to ask sex-Sena-
tor Pierce to urge upon the secretary of
war the Importance of retaining at Bis
marck the headquarters of the engineer III
charge of the improY Yements on the upper
Missouri. i'll. 88
Papers were served on Representatives Of
J.J. Hill at Fargo, to show cause why a
proxy should not be given to Edwards to
vote the stock held by Hill at the election
of directors, as ordered by the court It is
thought that this will further complicate
what already seems a fifteen puzzle to those
seeking control OF the Argus.
Alarger acreage of wheat will be sown
this year than ever in the vicinity of Man
dan, and already good deal has been done
IN this direction. In some parts OF this
country the farmers sowed their wheat in
January and some in the fall. The ground
is now in excellent condition, moist and
in good shape to work.
Public Examiner Wallace has issued a
circular notifying any man whom it may
concern, that after April 20 all violators of
the state banking law will be dealt with ac-
cording to law. Some private bankers, in
are neglecting to comply with section 27,
requiring incorporation, and the circular is
directed against them.
A Mimic special says: The weather is
delightful now. There has been plenty of
moisture and a. great deal of mud this
spring. This, in connection with the fact
that the ground was thoroughly soaked last
fall, will put the soil in the best possible
condition for crop. Seeding will begin
two or three weeks later than last season.
but the prospects of a good crop are better
for that. The plowed fields are drying off
fast under hot sun and warm wind. It is
thought some farmers will commence see d.
ing this week.
Col. r. S, Nettleton, engineer in charge
OF the government irrigation investigation
in the plain region, was at Jamestown con-
sulting with Senator Casey and made pre-
liminary survey of the seasons work. He
has gone south. An irrigation station for
the purpose of determining what can be
done will be established here. Some inves-
legations will be made this year with view
to ascertaining the practicability Of irrigat-
ing the Jim river valley from the Missouri.
The plan is thought to be feasiblei if the
Missouri is tapped somewhere to the north.
Col. Nettleton stated that from May Is to
Oct. /, the greater part of the time of the
commission would be spent in the Dakotas.
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SOUTH DAKOTA.
Mitchells brick mandatory has been
removed to Spencer, Ia.
Canton citizens are working to secure a
Touring mill.
Miner county is short 1,17S.65 on last
years seed grain accounts.
The Odd Fellows of Olivet have arranged
to at once erect two story brick building
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Reports from various parts Of the state
indicate improvements in prices of land,
due to irrigation agitation.
The town Of Bryant, Hamlin comfy. is
offering bonus for good attorney 10 To-
cate there.
Citizens ofParker are taking the pre-
liminary steps toward building an opera
house.
A large amount ofscientifc apparatus b as
been received from Philadelphia for the use
of WatertoWn schools,
A spring has been discovered at Sturgis,
the water of which will cause hair to grow
on the baldest of heads.
The citizens Of Pierre have been holding
mass convention to urge the resumption
of work on the Aberdeen-Pier railroad.
John Whitmayer recently disposed of
three quarter sections of land ten miles
northwest of Scotland for s., 100
Citizens of Sanborn county are kicking
because the commissioners do not publish
the reports of their proceedings in full
Bishop Marty has organized Catholic
church society at St. Onge, in the Black
Hills and $1,000 has been subscribed to
erect an edifice.
VIM. Manger, with the aid of one man,
cut Is, 600 feet of saw logs and 200 cords of
stove wood on the Missouri near Elk Point
during the past winter.
In the circuit court at Huron, Judge
Campbell overruled the motion for new
trial for Fred Hundley. found guilty Of
manslaughter in the first degree.
Frank Schwartz, in digging a we'll mid
way between Bangor and Bowdle, Wal
worth county, found gold of placer charac-
ter about nine feet below the surface in
gravel and cement
States Attorney e. B. Karns has institu-
ted suit against Sphinx County for the collec-
ton of his salary The county board cut
his salary from 81, 900 to 500 since his cleo
ton and he sues for the former amount
State Engineer Baldwin has already To-
Gated twelve artesian wells and has appli-
cations for twenty more He believes
there will be 100 artesian wells put down
this year under the Melville law
Pierre laborers are not satisfied with the
wages paid them and general strike is
contemplated They claim the necessaries
Of life are not in proportion to their sala-
ries. The Journal thinks the move unWise.
Frank Grover, a farmer living three miles
north of Faulkton, committed suicide BY
shooting himself through the head with a
shotgun. Dependency is supposed to be
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