Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-08-19

general orders No. 2 pertaining to the
national encampment and the facilities
provided in transporting the veterans
70 and from Washington. Among other
things he says:
The headguarters Of this department will
m q. on Saturday, September lz,,via: the Chicago
s s M sSpe ssese sn ssri is' and Sn IN Tes 3 s;lsa; nv g.;
longer than two minutes is contemplated ia
to accompany. headqIarters train nom CHICAGO
TO Washington. but who go by separate route
to the former city, must be on the alert to
Round trip tickets viii be on sale at all
northwestern Railway stations in South
ako from September u to 90 inclusive,
Of October. Tickets are TO be presented in
Washington for Identification before the
Ali comrades without distincsionp who attend
the encampment from South Dakota should go
IN null Uniform, ana IT is expected that all the,
company headquarters train, and should a
delegate for any reason be unable to be present
at Washington he should notify headquarters
at once, in order that his alternate may be.
notified and the department representation
kept complete.
The South Dakota department. Grand Army,
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ltshed on arrival at the city hall, Washington
Dc n;tG saomtr Viii repair there iinmedinteiy
march, Tuesday morning. September %.
A cordial invitation IL extended to the de-
Corpse, staf. and all members Of the corps: also
TO the department commander of the Sons Of
Veterans, stan, and all members of that order
quarters to the Twenty-sixth National En-.
campment OF the Grand Army of the Republic.
A new charter was issued July. q. isS!:. to
non, IN accordance with the Ninth Annual
Department Encalnpment. Charters have been
issued to the following new posts: Custer No.
teen members: Merritt, No. l57, Wakonta,
mustered July la. tegs. with thirteen members.
The Condition or Crops.
THE following extracts from Bulletin
No. 1s give the condition of crops of
South Dakota for the week ending
August Q. as complied from reports
sent IN from authorizel observers in
t~wcnty-nine counties. and issued from
the United States Weather Bureau at
Huron:
generally very warm, with much sun
shine. aud only light. local showers
poorly distributed, except that Sunday
night, 7-sth, heavy rains fell over por-
tions Of Clark, CodinRton, Deuel. and
Grant Counties, whence reports indi-
cate that the rain was accompanied by
heavy hail and high wind, doing more
or less damage to all crops in its path.
Elsewhere rain is needed for all crops
yet to mature and gardens. In some
counties the continued warm weather
to some extent by shrinking the grain
and preventing complete filling. :.
The rye and barley harvest is prac-
tically completed, oats harvest and
haying far advanced and wheat har-
vest we'll begun.
The lower temperature of yesterday,
last night and to day will relieve all
crops.
by the 18th inst. much of the wheat
will be in shock or stack. as it is ripen,
ing rapidly, and farmers are doing all
in their power toward harvesting it Is
soon as possible.
Reports continue to indicate that
the small gram will be up to and prob.
ably above last years average in quail.
ity and yield. Corn continues to d.
we'll.