The Dickinson press., 1893-02-18
THE DAKOTAS.
INTERESTING ITEMS SENT BY
SPECIAL TELEGRAM,
Important Events OF the Two Da-
kotas Summarized In Terso
But Reliable Lang
uage.

ANVIL u W SO lOlIlc u lew uHNS
| ago.
Barney Breen's residence at Devils
Lake N. d., and portion OF his house.
hold effects Were destroyed by fire recent
ly. Loss 5000.
The South Dakota Morgan Stock
Breeders Association will exhibit some
of their animals at the worlds fair from
the ranch OF Don Z. Needham, OF Crow
Lake, Jerauld county.
The road from Park River to Langdon,
N. d., is still blockaded. No train has
reached there for a week. A snow-plow
has been trying to fightits way through.
The Thermometer sunk as low as 80
degrees during the storm.
Turner county, s. D., farmer has
figured out the profits ON 211 fowls for
the past year as follows: Total receipts
from same, $2,22S.52, including eggs,
young chickens, etc. sold; total expenses
OF raising and handling, $S79.14, leay-
ing profit per fowl OF $G.39.
Two years ago it was impossible to get
loan on South Dakota lands except
under extraordinary conditions Now
! the loan companies are seeking business.
Since Dee. 16, 1892, one Aberdeen loan
agent has put out $;3S, 900 on farms at
straight rate of 8 per cent, the money
loaner paying the agents commission.
A sad case is reported at Parker, S. D.
A deserted wife, the daughter OF heart
less father, who turned herirom his home
because she had fits, committed suicide.
The girl, subject to epileptic fits. with no
home, her peculiar malady making it un-
pleasant for strangers to harbor her
around, deserted by her natural pro-
tector, took this means OF relief and died
III agony.
Warrants We're sworn out at Fargo,
N. d., few days ago charging eight
places with being resorts for selling
liquor. A sheriff posscraided the places,
claiming to find liquors in all of them, as
follows: Headquarters hotel. John
Mason S restaurant, j. X. Flynn's above
the sherman house, Pete Roach's cigar
store, Tom kcnncdy's place, Eagle hotel
and John Nelson's restaurant.
Mayor Peck OF Sioux Falls, S. d., has
called IL special election to take place Feb.
%, to vote on tile issuance OF $40, 900 6
per cent, 30-year bonds for the erection
of Il high school building. Sioux Falls
has seven school buildings and 1,3OO
pupils in her schools. The bonds will un-
doubtedly carry. The school boards re-
ceipts from the state school land funds
show the annual increase in the interest
IRON that fund will pay the interest on
these bonds.
The volume OF business transacted at
the United States land Office in Abar deem.
S. d., continues to beof a very gratifying
character. The number OF home stead
filings for January, 1893, exceeded those
OF any other january in the history OF
the office. During January the officials
sold 4 .O93 acres, which amounted to $5,-
1867. There We're 73 homestead fiji.
ings, covering 1 ,545 acres; Az final
homestead proofs rrceivrd, covering g.
$40 acres, and 8 final timber culture
proofs made, covering l ,2SO acres. In
January, 1883, 81 homestead filings were
made, and in January, 1893, CD filings.
Those were the highest figures for that
month up to the January just past.
The act OF March ., 1889, opening the
great Sioux reservation, provided that
all lands taken bysettlers from February
10, 1893, to February 10, 1896, will only
cost the settlers IS cents per acre when
hey make final proof OF the same. All
lands taken prior to this date will cost
HE settlers $ % per acre. There are
still over 3 1000, 600 acres of good farm.
ing land Oh the reservation in the Cham
berlian land district.
The register and receiver ,lnticipate q
rush for this land ON the morning OF
February II, asseveral land seekers have
arrived in town the past week and are
not making their entries until the IS cent
limit comes on the morning OF February
IL.
} A band of robbers is said to be opcrat-
ing down the Jim river in the vicinity of
Yankton, South Dakota. The other day
they called at the house OF John Brenn,
an old bachelor, and inquired the way to
the next town. He refused to go to the
door when the intrudcrs burst it open
p and with black handkerchieis about their
faces three men rushed inside They de-
manded Brenn's money and when he
; said he had none they assaulted him,
pounded him ON the head with the re-
volvers, and tying his hands and feet
with his suspenders. They then ransack-
ed the house but found nothing, leaving
Brenn insensible OH the floor, where he
was rescued by neighbors next morning.
Brenn was supposed to be wealthy.
A. W. Wilmarth, OF Huron, and T. L.
Boyce, OF Sioux Falls, have gained vic
tory in one OF the capital location bond
SUITS In the case OF Mrs. Schactzel, OF
Sioux Falls, VS.. the city ofHuron, enioin-
ing it against the payment ofcertain capi.
tai bonds and warrants, Mr.. White, a
bondholder, interviewed as defendent
and later obtained an order from the
court, dismissing his intervention with.
. out prejudice to Il new action against the
city Judge Campbell has set aside thia
order on the ground that White, by his
i voluntary appearance in court submitted
) himself to DISSATISFACTION and stood in the
relation OF a defendant. Thecase attract,
much attention, as upon it's disposition
} character.
t Henry Parry, a real estate dealer o
!, Mitchell, S. d., has unique method OF in
6 ducing settlers to come to South Dakota
! He is engaged in talking up the merits o
/. thestate, and his method of procedure is tc
y attend tile various farmers institutei
r and present the claim of the state il
0 short addresses. He also carries sample,
. OF products and literature to correspond
!, !, and after his address he answers what
ever questions are put to him. He find
. that the tenant farmers in the state
/, visited, who have to pay from $500 t
: 500 a year rental, are becoming dis
couraged, especially when th " realiz
that the same amount OF money will al
most buy them a farm in this country
The young are also getting interests
!. and propose to strike out for themselve
= in the the spring. Mr.. Parry expects t,
Il see the largest immigration this seaso