Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1891-06-04
PERSONAL.

States Attorney Allen was down
from Parker Tuesday.
J, A. Hand was down from Parker
Monday calling on his many friends.
DR.. H. S. Graves continues to inn
prove, and will be able to be out in a
few days.
b. 3. Allen started out on a trip
Monday, prepared to whip the central
portion of the state.
Rev. Blakely and wife go to Madison.
S. d., next week to attend the state
Sunday school convention.
Peter Allen and Theodore johnson
made an overland trip to Sioux Falls
Friday, returning home Saturday.
Mr.. j. Fitch returned Saturday from
his eastern visit, and of course he
brought number of horses with him.
Elmer Rees, now a member of the
Salem Special force, came down Satur-
day to visit friends. returning Monday.
DR.. w. H. Brown and family, of
Pierre, are visiting with Mr.. Browns
brother, at the Alderman Fruit Farm.
Attorneys Kennedy and Allen and
V. T. Thielman are down from Parker
to-day, attending conrt before Judge
Pier.
j. "A. Scott started for Chicago Satur~
day and will visit at Andrew, Iowa, on
his way home, from which place he
will be accompanied by his family.
Miss Emma Fitch started to-day for
Appleton. Wis, to take charge of the
w. U. telegraph Office in that city. Her
friends all wish her pleasant journey,
and health and prosperity during her
absence.
The School Lands Are In Good Demand.
Pierre Capital: In the State Land
Commissioners Office the force is rest
ing up little after a six weeks siege
in getting leases for school lands made
out for lands leased for the coming
year. 1t has required the making out
of 1000 leases and this has required no
small amount OF clerical labor. The
amount received from the leasing of
school lands this year will amount to
somewhere between S25, COO and S3O, 900.
The exact amount can not be known
for several weeks yet as few leases
continue to come in each day. This
amount with the $4,000 interest mon
ey will make the income from school
lands somewhere near S50,OOO-the es-
innate made by the official several
months ago.
The school lands in this state are in
good demand. The land commission
er has received offers for school lands
in various counties at considerable
increase over what they were appraised
for and not sold a few months ago. In
Lincoln county one section was ap-
praised at $11 per acre and now farm
er down there writes that if the land
commissioner will re-advertise the land
he will guarantee to bid S18 per acre.
The cause assigned for not bidding sew
eral months ago was that he did not
have the money and did not think the
land was worth so much.
The auditor of the state of Minneso-
ia has written letter to the land COM
missioner, asking him how the South
Dakota school lands came to bring
such a big price. He says that no state
ever commenced to realize such an
amount from the school lands and he
wonders if it is the prohibition law,
the fine lands or some other cause that
makes them sell so well. This is mere
ly compliment to Commissioner Ruth.
Strayed.
From the pasture of the undersigned
near Hurley, about May 25th, one red
dish roam male calf about eight months
old. A suitable reward will be paid
for the return Of the same.
LAURA ALDERMAN.