Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1902-09-12
SEPTEMBER

PveM6 6eN ", 1907.
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sunnra.. The rsh.ll,or a. this account
tha arat war ~ 81 ore.ni.ation -,
vsrv fav eett,ar. n D.kot.
a, the flrst elaction = D.kota. which
occurred il sentember 1ss1 the mum.
ber 81 vot.. c..t .. hak ~ vhich Cen.
] Bs Todd thu democr.tic candi.
date for Congress. received 897: Cha,
p Booea ,ndanendent d.mocr.tic can.
didata race,vad no and K 4 Ball. the
republican candidate 70. The next
election occurred in October. 1852. soon
after the stampede Of settlers from the
territory caused bv tho manic produced
bv tho Indian ontbreak IN Minnesota
and The outraees suh,eouen,lv commit.
,ed in Dakota bv some Indiana in their
fight from tho troops nut In the field
against them Az this sacond election
there were 475 votes caat-100 leaa than
n the f,r.t-.nd Todd waa AGAIN award
Cd the election Z. deleeste IL Congress,
although tho certificate had b>sn
awarded 70 Gov. JAYNE upon Z large
number Of votes reported from Brule
Creek precinct ia Union county. and
which. were subsequently proven to Do
fraudulent. or more likelv Ind no exist
ence ONLY In the imagination Of tho II.
turning hoard Dakota was alow In its
recovery from the blow inflicted upon
il bv the Indian var and the fight Of
her settlers which resulted therefrom.
In 1881 tho population Of the territory.
ascertaiped by census authorized By
the governor a basis for tho apportion.
ment Of The membership Of the leeia)..
ture. va in round number 1900 This
number waa lesa the following vear.
and received no noticeable additions for
several wears thereafter. The flrst con.
.iderable influx Of settlers va what
w.s known Il ,he New York colony
which came In 1854 Considsring tho
obstacles which beset the early ssttle.
ment of the territorv. the long years
when IL va hand TO hand conflict
With tho eaunt wolf 81 poverty. what (
plorions schievanent Dakota has maiiel
The meaxre popula,ion Of 1e8l-vhich
included what i. nov the two Dakotss.
has increased 70 nearly ! million, and
the few hundred voters then confined
to : narrow atrip along the Missouri.
Big sioux and Red River Of the north.
now number over 175, 600
Then there was but one mail route in
the territory. and that . tri.weekly
from Sioux City to Fort Randall, and
onlv six uostofice,. Then the nearest
railroad was over 200 mills distant. Now
We have within the boarders Of the
state over 1 900 miles Of railroad. (there
.ra bnt 70 .tats. that have more. ! more
than tan thous.nd miles Of atare az star
route mail service and about 1900 post.
on3oes. The healthfuluess Of our clim.
a Il .t,ested bv thu death rate az oolv
III 10 eaoh one thousand nonulation.
While II tho balance Of the United
st.te. tha dsath rata = 1s "a everv
thou.and.
Ana tha intslH renca AZ our naonls i
aon., "a thair thrift Accnrain. "a tha
l.t..t st.Ai.tic. ~. numhar - nar.on.
= aonth D.Iot. mo - mt rsaa 4
l... I'm ~ M can't - tha nonnl.tion
~ho c.r not .r;t. . tr,A. nvar < AZ. ,ar
can't n IN limited $780, ,hs mar can't.
20. ~ 8. forr., !. a .nd tha lattar -
~ cant r.. rnmhar ~ children A..
t.ra,re, ~. rrhl,c .choo,. n sonth n.
Ut. !. .r..t.r th.r = either tha .t.te.
- cn,o..ao nal.-.-. F,orid. N.v..
!. Or..o,, - Rhod. I.,.nd :
mi. va.r the acreage devoted 10
wha,t n tho .,.ta il 4 600 900: corn.
soo ooo .nd o.t. am nm Tho esti.
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