The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-15
$50 AND $40 AN ACRE
Wonderful Increase in Valuation in
the Milbank Country.

q MILBANK, 8. D.-BU1ld1ng improve
ments In this city and through the county
are numerous and Of the most substantial
character. Four two-story brick buildings
are near completion on Main street Sew
eral handsome private residences have
also been built Never In the history of the
county have real estate transfers been so
numerous. Farm lands are changing
hands at from $50 to $42.5O an acre.
There is something of an exodus from
this county to North Dakota. Assiniboia
and Alberta in Canada, and to the Pacific
coast, while, upon the other hand, large
numbers of newcomers from Iowa are in
vesting in lands and becoming residents
here. Others still are investing in lands
in Canada for speculation, while many
are investing in the Baker Mount mines
in the state Of Washington. party Of
farmers who had sold their lands to excel
lent advantage made a recent trip to the
mines and, having brought back glowing
accounts of their richness, have invested
heavily and have induced others to in
vest.
The cooperative creameries in this
county are prospecting and are steadily
gaining new patrons. The cattle and hog
buyers are busy and shipments are be-
coming more numerous. The railroad Is
doing the heaviest freight and passenger
traffic ever known since the line was ex-
tended to this section twenty two years
gagged in business in this city, and there
is not a vacant store or dwelling house.
The following nominations were made
on Saturday at the Grant county republi-
can convention: Senator, Pierce Cahill;
representatives Edgar Kelley and John D.
Steiner; clerk of courts, w. F. Rabbit;
states attorney, Thad L. Fuller; auditor,
George H. Pinckney; treasurer, Nils Fors-
berg; Judge, S. S. Lockhart; register of
deeds. e. P. Brockman; superintendent of
schools, Grant Riggle; coroner, DR.. w. A.
Kriesel; surveyor, w. S. Crowl; county
commissioners. first district, Ben Moser;
second district, John Erickson. All nomi-
nations were made by reclamation. Sena-
tor Kittredge was Endorsed for reelection.
resolution was adopted instructing the
legislative delegation to support liberal
appropriations for the support Of the state
militia.
HURON, S. DIV. H. Thrall, in charge
OF Congregational missions in South Da-
kota, has returned from a trip in var
ious parts of his field. He assisted in the
ordination of two young Sioux Indians
to become pastors OF churches; one is
Henry Waukuterman, who will have
charge Of a church at Grand River, and
the other Benjamin Zimmerman who
will become pastor Of a church at Little
Moreau. He also assisted in the install
lation Of Rev. Frances Frazier. as pas
TOT OF the congregational church at San
| tee.-Miss Annie Larson and Louis Ped
erson, both Of Hitchcock, were united in
marriage.-Dr. e. G. Walton and wife
have returned from Plainview, Mimi,
where they attended the funeral Of their
son, William Walton. who was suffocated
by gas In a hotel in West Superior-A
convention of Beadle county prohibition
lists is called to meet in this city on Sept.
| %, to nominate candidates for the legis-
| lature and for county Offices