The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1892-02-13

Postal Clerk Shipley, of jamestown,
has received notice of his election as q
member of the board Of jud ges to award
the gold medal presented annually by the
department. to the most proficient rail
way clerk in each division. The contest
occurred in St. Paul February 5.
| United States Marshal Price, of Grand
Forks returned last Friday evening from
Pembina, whore he saw the Chinese
prisoner, Lee Lum, safely across the
boundary on route to Winnipeg. Not
withstandlng his protestations that he
had no money, on reaching the boundary
Lum produced $50 and paid the Canadian
entrance fee.
To encourage Il demand FOR North Da~
kota clay, SAND stone and rough granits.
the Northern Pacific has made a special
tariff between all stations east Of and in
clud'ng Dickinson, on straight car loada
OF $4,000 pounds or over. Under thia
tariff the stone hauled from the Dickin-
son quarries to Mandan will cost about
$15 car
There is movement on foot in Bis
marck to put through scheme for Il.
censing blind pigs under the order oe
pool cable licenses, etc. The city officials
refuse to do anything to enforce the pro-
hlbltlon law and it is claimed shat there.
are number Of blind pigs running. The
officials declare that there is no revenue
from them and their sympathizers refuse
to close them up. There have been sew
eral prosecutions by the Enforcement
league, but only one has resulted iu suc-
cess. There is very little drunkenness
on the streets now, and "plain drunk"
ls almost unknown in the police court.
The granting of licenses is directly con-.
trary to the law. It will be strongly op-
posed by those who believe in the enforce.
ment of the laws on the statute book,
SOUTH DAKOTA.
Farmers near Huron are on the look
out for farm help, which is very scarce.
Good wages are offered, but the supply
OF laborers will not equal the demand
when spring work begins. Farmers gen.
orally are preparing to largely increase
their crop acreage the coming season.
and to do so will require much extra
help. Present indications point to
scarcity of farm help such as hes never
before been experienced in this part OF
the country. Those who could do SO
have already contracted their help, but
hundreds Of men will find no difficulty in
obtaining employment as soon as seeding
begins Many people who left their
farms two or three years ago, because of
crop failures, are returning, and new
settlers arc coming in--nlore than iar
several years.
It appears from reports from Mitchell.
Canton and other points in the southern
part OF the state, that the large crop Of
1891, from which many of the farmers
realized from $40 to 500 per acre on lands
that at the opening of the season were
selling for from Sc to SO per acre, has
created a greater demand for South d.
kota forms than has been known for
several years. The wave of immigration.
has already made it's appearance. Many
OF the farmers are adding to their posseer,
sions by purchasing the adjoining lands,
while people from other states have been
investing in farm property. some for
speculation and others to become actual
residents. The local land Office at
Mitchell reports more filing during the
month OF January than for the corres~
ponding month for the last five ears, ex-
cepting January, 1889. These are ali
signs OF returning prosperity to he state.
There can be no question but that there
is going to be an increased demand f
South Dakota lands and that they are,
present prices, paying inveAtnle
South Dakota's former depressed
tion of affairs is only repetition
history of the early settlement of
Northwestern states, and with
of the tide, Indications of viii
around the South Dakota Is
again ride on the topmost Wa
perity Of former years.
WISCONSIN.
Just after Father White b;
his farewell sermon at Hammc
day night Of last week, Mr.. 7
behalf of the members of hi
sented him with an elega.