Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-07-09
I'M THE WEST.

In a recent report on "Flax Culture
in Russia" by Consul Heenan of Odessa
there are some valuable suggestions to
the farmers of America, and especially
to those Of the northwest. In Russia
the fax industry is an important one,
more than 3,O00,0 900 acres being under
cultivation, and yielding an annual gain
of about SIP, 900. The point made
by Mr.. Heenan in his report is the i'm
mense possibilities for the cultivation of
fax in this country and the wonder that
it has not long ago become an estab
lfshed industry. The raising of the
plant for seed, which has been carried
on to some extent in America, is the
least lucrative branch of the industry,
and where it has been undertaken the
fiber has been left to rot, although it's
value per acre is almost four times that
of the seed. There are so many ways in
which this industry, carried to its full
possibilities, would work to the benefit
of the country as well as of those who
were occupied in carrying it on, that it
seems as if it must in the near future
become feature Of American enter
prise.
IDAHO TERRITORY having complied
with all the requirements for entering
into the sisterhood of states will after
July 4, 1891, be the forty-fourth state of
the American union. This will neces-
state change in the flag of the United
States to conform to the existing condi-
ton of affairs on that date, and an order
has been issued by the general of the
army in accordance with the status of
the case. According to the new regula-
ton h a or,%o InE aII to-.
union of the national flag in use In the
army will on and after July 4, 1891, con-
sist of forty -four stars in six rows, the
upper and lower rows to have eight
stars and the second, third, fourth and
fifth seven stars in blue field. All the
new flags made for distribution at army
full quota of stars, and the new flags
will be unfurled for the first time at
sunrise Independence day.
DIR. JOHN p. WILLIAMS, who was one
of the physicians of the Omaha medical
institute, has commenced suit for $685.
| 900 damages against the World Publish
| ing company, publishers of the World
| Herald, Omaha. The suit is the out
growth of that papers treatment of the
| recent investigation of the medical in
| stitute. In his claim for damages DIR.
Williams quotes the reports of the paper
ON the investigation of Richard Melody
| and Belle Beavers deaths. He alleges
that all of the papers reports were pub
| lished "with the wicked and malicious
| design to cause the public to believe the
plaintiff had been guilty of the crimes of
malpractice and robbery"
The whisky trust has notified the col
ector of internal revenue that the out
put of the Shufeldt and Calumet distil-
leries has been reduced. At Peoria
similar reduction has taken place and
the same is true of other distilleries in
the trust. The trust officers claim the
decrease in the output from Shufeldt's
distilery is because of the usual summer
| Stagnation, but as the trust distilleries
are universally restricting their output
those who are in a position to know say
the trust n,tintend to waste its money
when this is unnecessary.
THE jury in the murder trial of Cul.
bertson, charged with being one of the
/ murderers of Few Tails, returned y yer.
dict of not guilty. The prosecution
was vigorously conducted, but with the
1 memory of the release of Plenty Horses
the murderer of Lieut.. Casey, fresh ii
/ their minds it was not expected jury
| would be obtained who would convic1
the slayers of Few Tails Mrs. Few
| Tails and other Indians gave direc1
| testimony which ii believed by the jury
would have convicted the defendants.
The commissioner of Indian affair!
has received advice from Agent Bennett
in Indian territory, stating that after |
thorough investigation with the assist
4 ance of 100 Chickasaw scouts, covering
territory of fifty miles, he found onl,
nine intruders in the ChickasaW nation
six OF whom We're given ten days notice
| to gather their cattle and leave.
/ AN Englishman wants to sell por
trait OF Columbus to the Worlds Colnm
bian exposition for $40, 900. The por
trait, it is claimed, was painted b,
/ Gheyalier Antonio Moro about / $40 from
i a miniature OF Columbus painted from
life especially for Queen Isabella, and
/ which is still in possession OF the royal
/ family OF Spain.
SECRETARY RUsK says that the result
of the pork inspection at Chicago hay,
i been very satisfactory The proportion
of animals found affected with trichina,
4 Is less than was expected and he be
lieves less exists than In the hogs of an.
other country.