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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-04-29

ing the past week has been consider.
ably above the average, especially over
the portion of the State east of the
Missouri River. In fact more rain and
, snow had fallen over the greater pOr-
tton Of the State during April up to
the 18th than during the entire month
in any of a number Of past years. The
excess owe the normal from March / to
April Ii inclusive at the central station
was AGA inches, being :. IL inches above
the average for the entire month Of
I! April, determined from ten years OBJ
servations. The amount of precipita-
ton during April, 1899. up to date,
same station, is 500 inches. being 2.62
inches in excess OF the average precipi-
tation for the entire month Of April,
determined from ten years. records.
The ground is reported q thoroughly
soaked over nearly oil the State. and
the opinion is generally expressed that,
considering the rain that may reason.
ably be expected later, assures U full
small grain crop.
The moist condition Of the soil has
retarded seeding, as we'll as, taken in
connection with the abnromally low
temperature, prevented the sprouting
OF b earlier sown grain. Last week
some fear was expressed that March
sown grain would rot in the ground,
but, with. one exception. the report this
week Is that no harm has been done.
and u bright, warm day or two will
start the sprouts.
Seeding of wheat and oats is we'll adj
vanced in the Southeast counties, and
elsewhere being pushed with vigor,
many farmers continuing sowing in
the rain, covering to be done after.
wards.
Friday and Saturday (15th and l6th)
were good drying days, and have
doubtless added much to the completed
acreage.
The opinion is still expressed that
wheat acreage will be increased and
that there will be but little idle
ground.
Farmers are delighted with the pros
poets and seem determined that the
bountiful supply of moisture shall be
supplemented by the utmost energy on
their part.
Flowing is impossible except on
ground where drainage is perfect, but
this condition will be quickly corrected
by absorption. Besides, the Indications
arc that most of the small grain will be
sown this year on .'stubble" or 'scorn
stalk ground. shown by experience to
be the best plan.
There is little winter wheat in the
ground, but that is reported in fine con-
dition.
Grass is coming nicely, and q few
warm days will make u good showing OH
the ranges.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-04-29
METROPOLIS OF THE RESERVE.
A Lusty Young Town Named After the
ReNerye.

n AsOsiy 1OulS xOWn N1IlSO AIlGf tho
Reserves.
i. w. PETT1GREw, brother of the
Senator, who. with III. l.. Greene o
Sioux Falls and u large number of
" atcrtown, Minneapolis, and Chicago
capitalists. is interested in the new
town OF Sisseton, on the newly opened
reservation. has arrived at Watcrtown
from that point. lilo reports the town.
to be IL hummer. A dozen buildings arc
in course of construction. Application
has been made for the establishment of
u postotlice and a stage line from
Browns Valley to the Sisseton Agency
and one from Fort Wadsworth to sisse-
ton. The construction of a telegraph
Zine has been begun and an Office will
be in operation there. Arrangements
are being made to start Il newspaper at
once. The situation is Il desirable one.
1T is in the geographical center of Rob-
crts County, four miles beyond the end
of the grade of the Milwaukee road
that nns from Milbank to Wilmot and
is eight miles from Wilmot. superin-
tendcnt Bush says the road will be built
to Sisseton Us soon as arr arrangements can
be maize to do So.
Chiefs Renville and Faribault and.
Sam Brown, the famous half breeds,
arc Interested parties. These three
men control the entire Indian pOpula-
tiOn, and securing their cooperation in
the town will bring TO it the entire In
dian trade. Chief Faribault will re-
move his agency store to it as soon as
he can complete IL building. Fine water
is secured here and the springs in the
hills will furnish water tothe city. Ar
tcSian water is struck ut o depth of 300
feet. The country surrounding the
town is q fine tract of farming land.
Business lots will be given by the COM
pany to those starting in business, also
residence lots tn those who will build
homes.
ii. l.. Greene presented the matter of
calling q special election in the county
for the purpose of Incorporating the
new city. A full set of officers must be
elected before an entry can be made for
town site purposes. Inspector w. Brace
returned from the reservation, and he
reports that the very hest land Is taken
by squatters. There is land still open
for occupancy that all is good land. He
reports that on the day of the opening
everything was %peaceablc and quiet,
and there was no show of violence. He
has been all. over the reservation since
its opening and is qualified to speak.
The rush still continues ct the land
Office. Large numbers arrived in town
to file on the pieces on which they have
previously squattcd. The squatters re-
port that claim shantics are being built
in great numbers aid the people are
getting ready to break ia May and Juno.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-04-29
Not Fay to Got married,

A FEW days ago q IN by the
name of Anna Hess, who is about
rs years of age, and lives q few miles
south of Aurora in Moody County,
wrote q man by the name of Rundclls,
about the same age, at Spring Valley,
Mimi. to meet her at Bookings on tho
11th and they would be married. The
woman was on hand at the time and
place, but from some miscalculation
or error of Uncle SANS employees. the
important letter IVES not delivered, SO
that the prospective groom was unable
to start till the 18th, and the poor wo.
man was obliged to return home unwcd.
The man in the case arrived after some
delay, and was taken out by an accom-
modating ncigllbor. ~ few days later
the couple were in town, intent on COM
plotting the contract, but after surround
ing the Justice found it necessary 10
procure a license from the Clerk of the
Court at Brookings, and, bitterly disap-
pointed. they had to return home to
take IL new start. The people sympa-
thized with them, and various eXpodi-
cnts were proposed, one man going so
far as to offer his services with u team
to drive up with the groom and secure
the necessary papers.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-04-29
'N THE EAST.

DURING II performance at tie World 9
Ilhcatcr at Mcl<eesport, Pa. Frank
Sergeant shot and probably fatally iu-
iurcd his assistant. Frank Ferguson. i'm
an end, .lor to shoot an apple from the
latt, Meud. Several women tainted
II a panic was narrowly averted.
CtNcINNATI special: The committee
recently appointed at u mass meeting
has decided 10 call Il national conven-
of the colored people of the United
States at Cincinnati July 4 and 5 next
for the purpose of taking effective steps
to enlist the sympathy of all civilization
In behalf oil justice fdr the negro. Each
State will be entitled to one delegate
for every i0.O01 colorcd population or Il
fraction thereof. 1t is not intended
that the convention shall be in any u
q political affair.
F%oTrsvlIIl. PA. special: Another
horror was added To the Pennsylvania
list of mine accidents by the flooding
III part of the workings of the I4ytle
Noai Compaay's c~oliiery near Miners
Vile. II Is sal! ,hat seven or eight
men have lost their lives and two 9TH
were in jeopardy. Six are Italians and
The others arc Americans. The Ital-
49,. wa enC SuhS way III
front of the main slope and they and
John zcrbe and James lloblin, who
were tmbciInk. were drowned. John
Buggy n WVliam Bell fell to the high
part OF the gJhgway, where they were
imprisoned in what is called tie saddle
of the vein. Rescuing parties we're at
once put TO work cutting their way to
where the imprisoned men could be
heard tapping on the coal. VIM. Bell
was rescued, and a party is looking for
ille. other man. The water that caused
the calamity broke in from and old
working.
NEW YORK special: V%incensco and
Josefo L.bertino of 1873 Baxter Street,
were accused of t~Orturing and swind-
ling Paolos Sarsano. On Jan. IL. Sar-
sano was TAXED sick and thought he
was going 10 die. lie says the Liber-
tino brothers called on him, said they
wore doctors, and offered to cure him
for 500. He paid them the money.
Then they b%lindiolded him, placed him
on the floor and prayed g him. At
ter that Josefo Libertino drew o razor
gashed Sarsano on the neck, back, ckest
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-04-29
THE SOUTHERN suMMARv.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, special: Mrs. j. p.
Weber OF WahpetOn, N. d., came t.
st. Joseph in search of her husband
who deserted her three years a3o. The
truant was found in the employ of q
wholesale bout and shoe house, and
when confronted by Mrs. Weber agreed
to return to Wahpeton with her. W lille
she was ut q hotel waiting for her hus.
band to pack up his effects he went tc
the apartments of q m with whom
ne mad been living and the pair took q
y train for other parts. Mrs. Weber is
without funds upon which to return to
Wahpeton. and has two children in DIES.
tltute circumstances there.
MlDpLETowN, Md, special: Two
young men who were returning from a
drive narrowly escaped being killed al
brunswick. When they reached the
railroad crossing in the town two freight
trains were approaching. one going
west, the other east. The horse became
unmanagcablc, and the young men
leapcd from the buggy. They both
seized the animal by the bride, but he
tore away from them and dashed OH
the track between the two trains. The
animals head was severed from his
body and the vehicle was smashed to
pieces.
BRIsTOL. Tenn. special: Word comes
from the mountain region of kentucky
that the wifi. OF Sylvester Harvol, u
wealthy farmer. murdered him and also
their infant while sleeping, by pouring
Kerosene Over them and setting fire.
The murdcress then started across q
field with her paramount. and both were
attacked and gOled to death by u vicious
| bull.
LOUISVILLE. NY. special: There were
seven attempts to burn the city inside
of four hours. Fifteen buildings were
destroyed. all inccniiary. and all in the
same section. Gne night recently there
were live %inccndiary fires in the same
n~cighborhood. Two arrests have been
made. One man had cotton balls satu-
rated with oil and Kerosene.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, special: -Four
negroes were hanged at Inverness for
the murder of Stephenson and Payne.
\ mob surrounded the Jail, overpowered
the sheriff, and hanged the men to trees
near by. They confessed and impli-
Gated two others, who will. no doubt,
soo be captured. The same fate awaits
them.
LOUISVILLE special: \ verdict for
100000 damages was rendered here
against the Standard Oil Company in
favor of NJ. j. Tierney. a freight con-
ductor on the Louisville n Nashville
Railway. He was badly burned by the
explosion of IL barrel of naptha not
properly labeled. shipped on his train.
ST.. Louis special: The second annual
meeting OF the Association of Military
Surgeons, National Guard of the United
States, convened at Memorial Hall here.
A large number of delegates from all
parts of the country are in attendance.
ATLANTA. Ga. special: III. j. Neal.
one of the attorneys IN the murder
trial here, made Il speech, and his gcs-
lures were so powerful that he dislo.
Gated his shoulder. The case had to be
continued.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-04-29
MIS- ING LINKS.
THERE are said to DO 1856 600 lepor. io

THERE are said to DO 1876, 600 lepers ip
india.
THEannual crop of English walnuts in
Southern California reaches a, million
and d half pounds.
IT is said that Denmark, small as it
is among nations, consumes twice as
much liquor as Germany.
The members of the Yale Corporation
have voted to wear the academic hat
n gown at commencement.
The rarest thing in all Arizona, it is
said. is q thunder storm. Sometimes
there Is not one o ycar
BAI.MACEDA's mother has crossed the,
Andes on her way to Mendoza, where
she will visit her other sons, who are in
that city.
The lowest temperature ever regis
tered by the Thermometer in England
was at kelso in 1879. when the mercury
fell to 16 below zero.
A SCoTCH Presbyterian Church is en-
%dcavoring to saw sinners by expelling
u member who supplied u duchess with
milk from his dairy on Sunday.
The costlicst pocket knife made is
sold for $25. Its handle is of solid gold
and ii contains two small blades only
u nail file and a miniature pair of scis.
sors.
FoRrY-NINE years after being
wrecked q schooner sunk off Cape Mas.
inlet has been rescued by the waves
from her bed of sand. and within =
week will be floated.. The sea does give.
up its secrets. after all.
SAMUEL DAVIS of W%hitneyville, Me-,
who is 81 years of az shot four foxes
in one day, making a-.5tai of forty this.
season. He says that "fOXes are un-
common cute critters, but they're easy
to get if you know how"
EVERY politician has his notion Of
what may be. Col. Henry Watterson
points out that the logic of the situa-
tion is that the only names that ought
to be presented to the Minneapolis con
%vention are those Of Blaine and Nc
Kinley.
If we first lay down the sun and then,
place the earth one inch from it, thu
being the relative distance; then II
inquire ut what distance to put &
nearest fixed star, using the same scalN
we will find that 1t must be placed at
distance Of eleven miles.
DIR. THEoDoR WOLF, late the Sta
Geologist of Ecuador has made
special study of the Andes Of til
country. which he says are betwe
ten and twenty miles further ay
from the Pacific coast than most
our recent maps show.
AN enthusiastic reporter down
Texas went to q wedding the other
Ind was so impressed by all he SAN
that he INDUCED in this bit of fine writ
Ing: "a cloudless sky, ruled b4 the
radiant moon and gemmed with mill.
ions of stars. arched grandly the nup-
tial night"
THERE are some people who can't APP
prcciate poetry. The other day james
Griffin of Plymouth, Pa, returned homo
after an absence OF eighteen years.
When his wife saw him she remarked:
tBegone, I will have 70 Enoch Arden
business here" and James departed,
ceiling that he was , back number.
! lure enough.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-04-29

CHICAGO special: Hop Chung, an i'm.
porter of Chinese goods, was saved
from jail by President Harrison. Hop
was arrested because several ;ouns
girls We're found in his store by the
police. He told IL somewhat mixed
story. but presented an autograph letter
from President Harrison, i'm which the
PRESIDENT thanked him for a box of
Chinese toys sem by Hop Chung to
Eaby Mckee. He had also personal
letters from Hen Butler and other dig
nitarics. In view OF the letter Justice
Blumo discharged him.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-04-29

and arms. They srrinklsd salt ON the
cuts and rubbed the blood lover his
body. Next they poured u MIXTURE of
blood and ipccac into a cup and made
him drink it. Then they disappeared,
leaving Sarsano nearly dead. Sarsano
was in court with his neck and body
covered with scars. The Libertino
brothers were held in $1,000 bail for
further examination.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-04-29
Lumber by tho Milton Burned.

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich, special: w.
n. Kclly's sawmill. at Sights Siding,
about eight miles from here, took fire
and was burned to the ground. The fire
extended to the lumber yard. In re-
Spouse to Il call for help two special
trains were dispatched with firemcn to
assist from here. About 1000. 900 feet
of lumber was burned. THE loss is $lU,-
600, with small insurance.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-04-29
To secure Now settlers.

AT Aberdeen Mayor Moody has called
q mass meeting of citizens to discuss
and devise systematic plans for secur-
ing new settlers for that and adjoining
sections. 1t IL believed much can be
accomplished, ~ . good movement
West II now stated.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-04-29
SOUTH DAKOTA CROPS.
Glenn's Bulletin Shows Everything In
Fine Condition..

THE following extracts are from s.
W. Glenn's crop bulletin, issued from
tho United States Weather Barcau at
Huron. for tire week ending April 10.
giving the condition OF crops In South
Dakota up to that date:
The precipitatioa train or snow) dug
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-04-29
IIa.o Bail In Dakota.

TIE Yankton College Base Ball Club
of the South Dakota Inter-C Collegiate
League, are fencing and fitting up their
grounds, near the Northwestern Rail-
way Depot, with u grand stand in good
shape. The Vermillion University Club
will play in Yankton at an early date.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-04-29
Rustlers Repulsed.

WoRD was brought into Deadwood
that q battle between cowboys at pres
ent ON the spring roundup near the
Little Powder River and rustlers had
been fought. resulting in o repulse for
the rustlers, who have become cmbold-
cned by their recent victory over the
cattlcmen. 1t is expected that trouble
will cnsue again, as the rustlers are de-
termined to get into the roundup, and
the cowboys are equally determined to
keen them out.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-04-29
PC. m.nent soMoo, Fuod Loans.

LAND COMMISSIONER RUTH is sending
out circulars TO the Board of Invest
ment OF the permanent school funds of
counties, which state that at a meeting
of the BOARD OF School and Public
Lands it has been decided to loan the
permanent school fund upon real estate
at q per cent net to the State. The
boards are authorized TO make loans on
school bonds or real estate ut the rate
above designed. Counties wanting
money to invest will make application
for tho same to the Commissioner under
the seal OF the county. The rate fixed
by the board heretofore has been : per
cent. on real estate net to the State.
The q per cent. is the lowest rate that
| funds can be loaned for according to
the constitution. Tho county boards
can make a higher rate and pocket the
difference. All the board asks is that
it receive the & per cent. Probably
most of the counties will demand u
higher rate to pay for their trouble in
handling the money.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-04-29
To lrrlrate 5000 Acres,


Huron, will have general supervision of
the irrigation of over 5000 acres of
land. situated in that part of the State
the coming season. A solid section of
this acreage lies near Claremont, and
is owned by the Artesian Irrigation and
Power Company of Huron. The we'll
is now being sunk and bitches and res
crvoirs surveyed. MIR. McMilliams will
also have charge of the s00-acre farm
near Westport. and another of the same
size, owned by Minneapolis parties.
near Ipswich. All indications point to
successful irrigation this year on o
large scale. aud Engineer Me- Williams,
who has had much experience in Colo
RADIO aud California, is simply delighted
with the prospects.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-01-29
Dynamite in the Drug Store.

Quite An explosion took place in
DR.. Kinks drug store on Saturday
last. A customer from the other
side of Mason and Dixon's line,
wished to compound 9 linament
which requires two acids that don't
mix without considerable care in
che operation if an explosion would
be avoided. The doctor was not at
homo and Charley Haines was handl.
ing the drugs. The customer whose
name is Phillips, ordered the acids to
be put in q bottle and shaken to-
gether. But the bottle was scarcely
corked when an explosion occurred
which blew the splinters of glass into
Charley's hand and face, and broke
hole in the show case. Fortunately
NO serious damage was done. The
customer did not stand on the order
of going when the explosion took
place, but doubled quicked for the
line. The two acids when placed in
contact generate gas very rapidly
and require to be mixed in an open
bowl or vessel, or an explosion ID
the result.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-01-29
New Agricultural soclety.

A new organization which will
probably be named the Southern
Lancaster County Agricultural
Society will soon be formed. II is
the outgrowth Of the farmers insti--
tutes and fairs held for the past
several years at Black Barren Springs,
under the auspices of the State Board
the Fulton Farmers Club and the
Grange. Some active members of
the Club and Grange have been at
work for some time on the project
and subscriptions for fifty shares of
stock, at $40 each have been made.
A meeting will be called in q few
days to organize the association and
elect q board of managers. These
places have been suggested for the
location Of the exhibition buildings
Black Barren Springs. Fulton House
and Paramount, the last two on the
line Of the Lancaster, Oxford aud
Southern r. r. The project 10 in
the hands of men Of business and
capital and will be pushed to final
success. Horse racing will not be a
feature of it.-Orford Press.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-01-29

The jury in the case of John P.
Leight against the Philadelphia.
Wilmington. and Baltimore railroad
after being out all night rendered a
sealed verdict Saturday of $500 for
the plaintiff. Leight sued the COM
pany for $40, 900 damages because
the company failed to open the draw
bridge over the Bush river quickly
enough to allow parties to whom he
hired boats to pass through.
A new trial was refused In the
case of Mrs. Jesse Hughes, of Hayre
de Grace. who was awarded one cent
damages by jury in her case against
the Philadelphia. Wilmington and
Baltimore railroad for carrying her
past Havre de Grace In 1883. The
court took the ground that the
verdict rendered Was in accordance
with the evidence given and that the
plaintiff failed to establish the fact
that the train did not stop at Havre
de Grace that night acclaimed.
Henry F. Fisher Was sentenced to
the penitentiary for two years for an
assault upon Edward Clark, his step
father, with intent to kill. John E.
Jackson was sent to the House OF
Correction for six months for larceny
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-01-29

Mrs. Susan B. McConaughay, resid
ing near Iron Hill, died after short
illness of pneumonia, aged 10 years.
Miss Sarah Brown, daughter of Rob-
ert Brown of Sylmar, died of diphtheria
on Wednesday evening. She was about
20 years old.
Philip Daugherty, residing near
Lewisville died on Saturday last in
his 80th year. His wife died two
weeks previous.
John 7. Slicer of Pennington, and
father of DR.. j. B. Slicer, died on
Saturday last after . severe illness.
Funeral at Rose Bank Cemetery on
Tuesday.
Benjamin F. May died on Monday
last at his home in Baltimore. aged
about eighty years. He bad been in .
feeble condition for long time, the
result of old age chiefly. His remains
were brought co Elkton on Thursday
and inferred from the residence Of his
son, w. F. May. The deceased waa q
resident and prominent business man
of Elkton for q number Of years and q
very pronounced and active union
man at the breaking out of the rebellion.
After the war he removed to Baltimore
where he was grain inspector fora time
Afterwards he followed the business Of
commission merchant till failing health
and declining years compelled his
retirement from active business.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-01-29
Cooperation.

How TO Cooperate is the title oil
q book advertised in the MIDLAND
JOURNAL which every farmer, at any
rate, should read; and other classes
are not less interested in this prob
lem of the day. We call special
attention to this book, brief text Of
the contents being given in the ad
vertisement, and hope sufficient in
terest will be felt in the subject to
call for . number of the books. The
Grange and Alliance are investigat
ing on these lines and will find this
volume of great value in aiding to o
better understanding Of the principle
and benefits of cooperation. If