Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-10-02
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST COLLECTED
FROM ALL SOURCES.
Death of the Man who Left Mon.
astery Twenty Years Ago to De.
vote His Life to Missionary Work
Among the Dakota Red Men.
Death of Bishop Marty.

The news of the death of Bishop Marty,
formerly of the Sioux Falls diocese. was
shock to his many friends there. Though
man Of retiring nature Bishop Marty
had host of friends in all denOmina-
tions and in the state at large. Martin
Marty was born in Switzerland in 1884.
He studied first In the school of the Jesuit
Fathers and then in the Benedictine mon
astery of sour Lady Of the Hermits, !"
finishing thorough and severe course Of
study at the age of 20. He was ordained
priest at the same place two years later.
In 1860 lie came to America and settled in
Indiana, where branch of the order had
been established. The house was erected
into an abbey in 1870, and Father Marty
was made mitred abbot by the appoint
lnent of Plus TX. He became convinced
that there was call for him to work
among the Indians Of the Dakotas, and in
1876, leaving the abbey to the charge OF
the prior, he left for what was then wil-
derness Of prairie, for the vast Dakota.
Three years we're spent in labor for the
red men. In the summer of 1879 he was
iii tho British possessions. In August,
1879. he was made vicar apostolic of Da-
luta. He did not learn of his appOint-
men: until few months later, and was
not consecrated until February I. 1880.
On February he resigned his abbey, and
OIL that day successor was elected by the
chapter. In 1889 the diocese of the Da-
kotas was divided and Bishop Marty was
appointed to the episcopal see of Sioux
Falls, being transferred from Tiberias to
that place. In March, 1926, lie was made
bishop of st. Cloud and left Sioux Falls.
Condition of the Crops.
'rIo SnjJo,u;,rrN l,ullotin xvac iSoun1 INV
she weather and crop bureau:
Tho temperature during the week
averaged considerable below the normal,
with cool nights and killing frost gem
orally on Saturday morning. The frost
injured only vines and grasses, as the
staple crops were all matured except pos
sibly a few limited patches of late flax,
corn and potatoes in localities. The cool
weather of the last two weeks stopped
the growth of the late corn and induced
ripcnlng, and it is safe to say that the
crop quite generally is well matured, will
yield abundantly and of excellent quality.
Reports continue to indicate that il is the
hest crop for many years and farmers are
well pleased with the result. With the
exception of few localities, all earlier
crops have been we'll secured and the
gathering of the later will now be pushed
with vigor. Taken as whole, the season,
except in localities, has been very favor
able one. Unfortunately there was lack
of moisture in many loca lities at time
when it would have been very beneficial
to wheat and oats, but these crops have
proven fair to very good and there are a
number of localities where they were ex-
cellent. Barley and rye were very good
generally.
Good to heavy rains occurred over most
counties during the week and were bene-
fetal in putting the ground in good condi-
tion for fall blowing quite generally, all
though there are localities where only
Right showers occurred and more rain
would be very acceptable.
Tnreshing was retarded by rain in some
localities, but not seriously, and this work
lsmow being pushei.