Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-07-17
IN THE WEST.

The arrival of the much DIRE ,ded
grasshoppers in the far southwest has
already been called to the attention Of
the department of agriculture. together
with the information that they have al
ready spread from Arizona and Utah as
far north as South Dakota. As yet it is
not known whether these migratory
nuisances, whose advent was mentioned
few days ago, are the old reliable sew
enteen-year locustS or simply the ordi-
nary grasshoppcr of the present in un-
usual numbers. The return of the for
mer unwelcome visitor has been prophe-
sled for about this time, and there is
considerable apprehension felt that per-
haps he really has matcrialized. A spe-
cialist from the agricultural depart
ment, an entomologist, will be sent
directly to examine into the situation
and decide as to how serious the pest is
likely to prove this year. The depart
ment issued bulletin to farmers some
time ago, telling them how to distin-
guish between the two classes, the
grasshopper and the seventeen-year
locust, and also giving directions as to
how best to fight them.
ALvERr NERILLoN and c Bourbon,
French mining engineers. are Ell route
to Utah. NJ. Bourbon said that while
the English had invested much capital
in this country French capitalists had
been rather shy of initiating their eX-
amples. They were now becoming con-
vinced, however, that it would be q
good thing to do, and large amounts OF
French capital were ready for invest
IN In A mn nc Ia "a rnn.
sors Of it were convinced that their
money would be safely placed. TO this
end. M. Bourbon added. he and COM
to inspect certain well known mining
properties, They would make reports
upon them that could be relied upon by
the bourse. This was made necessary
by the numerous wildcat reports which
have been spread abroad in Paris abous
American enterprises.
In the Montana supreme court at
Butte the appeal OF Henry Root and
other contestants in the Davis will ease
was overruled. The contestants ap-
piled to the Silver Bow court for a
change OF venue on the ground that a
fair trial could not be had in that
county. Judge NJ. c. Hatton refused to
grant the change and an appeal to the
supreme court was taken. The latter
court sustains NJ. c. IIatton. The case
is now set for trial nt Butte July q.
THE weather crop bulletin of the Da-
kotas for last week shows great i'm
provement i'm all crops. Where the
moisture was ample the wheat. oats,
rye, barley and potatoes have made
marked advances. Considerable barley
and rye has been cut Some early wheat
is nearly ripe and all is heading out
been done. Corn has made fine pro.
grcss. Altogether the outlook con-
tinues to improve, and the prospect for
a large harvest is fiattering.
GES. MILES has sent Capt. Huggins,
one of his aides. to the Indian agencies
along the upper Missouri river with the
object, it is said, of inquirng into the
abuses alleged to exist in the treatment
by Indian agents of their charges.
HEAVY rains washed ont railroad
tracks in North Dakota and Montana,
and delayed trains. passenger train
ran into landslide in Montana and two
men were killed.
Forty Indians and a white woman
were killed by landslide on the Skecna
river, at the North Pacific cannery
British Columbia.
CHIEF HUM. who caused SO much
trouble during the Sioux war of 1890, is
going to enlist in the army.