The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-03-28

the Market.
At the meeting of the delegates at
Deli Rapids a few days ago 1t was de-
cided to hold the annual encampment
OF the Lake Madison Veterans asso-
citation at Dell Rapids, on July z, =,
4 and D.
Judge w. D. Sites, police Judge in
Sioux Falls, recently had the misfor-
tune to break a bone in his ankle
which will incapacitate him for bus
mess for several months. He was
crossing the street and twisted his
ankle in q rough piece OF paving.
Since the Decentralization, cranks
have been deluging the South Dakota
authorities with letters. One received
recently, signed 81. n. L." locates him
in a lumber camp near Houghton,
Mich, under the name OF Hunter or
Fisher. The writer says the location
is given under hypnotic influence.
Wheat acreage will be largely re
duced this spring in the vicinity OF
Milbank. Flax and corn will be cor
respondingly increased. Farmers are
more interested in stock and dairy.
ing than aver before. The creamery
company have 600 cows pledged for
it's support. The tow mill project
has over 5000 acres OF flax promised.
The warm wea ther of the past two
weeks has loosened up the ground
greatly in portions OF the state. Con-
siderable wheat has already been
sown and farmers are out in force,
either getting their fields ready to re-
ceive the seed or are in the act OF SOW
ing the seed. But little snow has
fallen this winter, but the ground Is
in good shape to receive grain and
with plenty of rain South Dakota
will come to the front again.
<. l.. Dovney, ex.secretary OF the
state board Of agriculture, during his
absence has been in Illinois and Ne.
braska. He says that during the win
ter the city OF Lincoln, Neb., has had
to feed thousands who would other
wise have starved. The conditions
in Nebraska he says are infinitely
worse than here. All through Illinois
he says there is much complaint and
d general business depression, which
would open the eyes Of some South
Dakota towns. Mr.. Downey says
that he does not know OF any place
that a dissatisfied South Dakotan
could 60 to better his condition.
Returns have been received from a
sufficient number of the A. o. u. w.
lodges of the Dakotas to warrant the
asse rtion that the proposition to
postpone the grand lodge session has
been carried by an overwhelming ma.
jority. But a legal question has been
discovered, and unless the grand lodge
is held an Injunction is likely to be
called for by leading members to COM
pei the session to be held. 1t was the
intention OF the grand officers to use
the funds thus saved to assist men,
bers OF the order in purchasing seed
wheat n other grains, but the legal
complications may change the situa-
ton.
Judge Plowman, OF the eighth Judi
cial circuit, has signed a decree OF di-
vorce in favor OF Stephen A. d. For
dyce from his wife Hattie Fordyce.
This is the second time Mr.. Fordyce
has obtained a divorcefrom this same
woman within the past three years.
They were married first in February,
1898, divorced in April, married again
in September, 1894. The grounds up.
on which both DEGREES were granted
was desertion. Verify some of the
courts OF South Dakota are not only
phenomenal, but they can take i'm
the emergency Of q case, especially if
there be a sunny.haired female we'll
represented by q fluent attorney.
Land commissioner Lockhart in
an interview a few days ago stated
that school lands over the state leas.
ed at much better prices than he ex-
pected. The average in the aggregate
will fall below that Of last year, indi.
eating that farmers will give more
attention to raising feed crops than
heretofore. In the military reserva-
ton in Marshall county, $1,000 acres
were leased for more than double the
price paid last year. In Minnehaha
county about 1000 acres were bid in,
some o; them on five.year leases. Mr..
Lockhart is looking for indemnity
.andsto takethep place oEcertain tracts
deemed undesirable. II possible, he
will select enough to replace some Of
the lists already sent to the depart.
ment at Washington.
The annual meeting OF the South
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