The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-04-16

land The ground is thoroughly mo: st to
the depth four feet. Many farmers who
spent the winter elsewhere have returned
more fully satisfied with this country than
ever before. III
At a largely attended mass meeting held
at Bismarck it was resolved to ask ex-Sena-
tor Pierce to urge upon the secretary of
war the Importance of retaining at Bis
marck the headquarters Of the engineer in
charge of the improvements on the upper
Missouri.
Papers We're served on representatives of
j. J. Hill at Fargo to show cause why
proxy should not be given to Edwards to
vote the stock held by Hill at the election
of directors, as ordered by the court. 1t is
thought that this will further complicate
what already seems fifteen puzzle to those
seeking control OF the Argus.
A larger 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
circular notifying any man whom it may
concern, that after April 90 all violators of
the state banking law will be dealt with ac
cording to law. Some private bankers, in
order to evade assessment for 1891 taxes,
are neglecting to comply with section q,
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 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 a 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. E. 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 feasible if the
Missouri is tapped somewhere to the north.
Col. Nettleton stated that from May Is to
Oct. 1, the greater part Of the time of the
commission would be spent in the Dakotas.
SOUTH DAKOTA.
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removed to Spencer Ia.
Canton citizens are working to secure
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
22x5O.
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 a 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 h as
been received from Philadelphia for the use
of Watertown schools, .e8
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 Pierre railroad
John Whitmayer recently disposed of
three quarter sections of land ten miles
| northwest of Scotland for 81, 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
| Hills and $1,000 has been subscribed to
erect an edifce.
VIM. Manager, with the aid of one man,
cut Is, 900 feet ofsaw 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 a new
trial for Fred Hundley, found guilty of
manslaughter in the first degree
Frank Schwartz, in digging 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. Harms has institu-
ted suit against Sphinx County for theeollec-
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, farmer living three miles
north of Faulkton, committed suicide by
shooting himself through the head with a.
shotgun. Dependency is supposed to be
the cause of the act. He leaves widow
and two small children. =
Fred 4Hundley was sentenced to fourteen
years at hard labor in the penitentiary: On
June last, Fred and his father, Hon. q. T.
Hundley, were putting down carpet
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