The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1892-01-22
The Farmers Cca:sns;.n.

Standing room was at a premium
yesterday Afternoon ia the court honse.
The occasion being u convention of
Black Hills farmers, to deliberate over
the propriety of securing tue services
OF. Melhoane, the ram maker, as Il
means OF irrigation for next seasons
cfop. Farmers and representatives
from every part of the country were
there; two from Oeiricns were present.
three from stursis and several more
from the up country districts. IL was
u NEST successful gathering. in the
work of which intense interest was
manifested from first to lat,
MIR Homes, who has been active in
bringing this question to a focus was
invited to address the meeting. He
stated the substances of a lette. that
and been received from Melbourne,
and recommended the adoption of the
plan of organization that Custer
county had endorsed, which reads as
follows:
Resolved, That q committee Of three
be elected from each county to fovm q
county executive board. That the
chairman of said committee act with
the chairman from other counties as an
executive board to contract with Pro-
lessor Melbourne and perform all
necessary business with his county.
That this committee also appoint
two persons from each precinct to
solicit subscriptions in dollars and cents
and report to the county board.
The precinct appointecs to act as q
standing committee to report their acts
to the county board and assist them in
tls work.
That the subscription paper to be
circulated be worded as follows:
We the undersigned agree TO pay to
the Goodland Artificial rain company
through the executive board Of ths
Black Hills counties the amount set
opposite our names, providing the SAID
company or their agents produce suiii-
Gent artificial rain to Insure the grow
ing of good crops, for the season of
1852, and we further agree to give
sufficient security to the said executive
board for such amounts at such times
as they may demand.
On motion of Henry Behrens Sec
onded by Zach Holmes, the organize
ton of Custer county. as read was &C.
ceptea, separately, by each county
through their delegates and by the
meeting on behalf OF Pennington, as
that of the Black lii!lssscountics.
The representatives from outside
counties were then invited to retire to
The adjoining roolms and perfect their
organization by the election Of three
committeeman from each, while Pen
nington did the same in the nam room.
The result was as follows:
Pennington c~ounty-Ilevi McGee.
Zach Holmes, Rapid City; a. j..
Mccain. Luverne p%ostoliice.
Fall River county-prcston Sharpe,
". w. Smitison, Oelrichs; w. b. Tee,
Buffalo Gap.
Meade county--C. V. Gardner, Pied,
mont; An House, Bend lostotico;
Frank Rood, Sturg1s.
Custer county--lI. j.. Churchill, a
L.. Spragne, IM stcnger, lie, mosa.
a motion prevailed 10 have the clair
appoint IL committee Of three TO CO.
respond Immediately with M%elbourne
and ascertain definitely on what tsr,as
he could agree to cause rain to tile
Black Hills country. The char named
Lew Niece, Zach Holmes ard A.. j.
Mccain.
The several committees then retired
and after comforting together resolved
to meet again at Piedmont, Saturday
january so, at ten o'clock q III. Law.
renee aud Butte counties were res
~pectfully urged to perfect tl,ei,
organizations and be represented at
The meeting Of committee at Piedmont