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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-05

, and game easily hid, and above all is the
mild Oregon climate.
The counties of jackson and Josephine
comprise district known as Southern
Oregon" being drained by the Rogue riy-
er and it's tributary streams. These two
counties are rich in minerals, both In
placer and quartz. There is good timber
standing in both counties. The country
in the valleys is we'll adapted to fruits
Of many kinds, and the peaches, pears
and apples of this region are unsurpassed
So is the climate of the two counties
The fruit industry here, as in most parts
of the state, is in infancy; now, but. Is
destined to become a great factor at an
| early day. }s'...G--< !: = . =
Douglas county is known as the Ump-
qua Valley from the river Of that name
draining it from east to west. Its south
ern part is given largely to prune rails
ing, to which it is specially adapted. A
good acreage is already out in this fruit,
and is being added to-; The eastern and
western portions of the county cont ain a
large amount of good timber, principally
| fir and pine.
Coos and Curry counties make up a
rough, broken district, we'll watered and
containing large bodies of fine timber.
Dairying thrives in these counties, and
st ock of all kinds is raised with profit.
No counties of the district offer such in
ducements to tho homeseeker as found In
these.
Lane county and a portion of each of
Linn, Benton and Lincoln counties, COM
plete the northern part of the district,
and are situated at the upper end Of the
| great Willamette valley. No richer coun-
ties in natural resources may be found
on the coast. In minerals, timber, fine
farming land, stock and dairying and fish
ing industries, their future wealth Is as
sured. The land is rich and produces well
In all grains and grasses. Water Is upon
every hand.
But a small portion of either Crook or
klamath county is within this dist riot
That of the former is all within the limits
of the forest reserve, and hence out OF
market. klamath has Its eastern tier OF
townships only in the district, the land
being generally heavily timbered.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-05

of individuals. When an individual hunts
up mineral school section, he is given
the privilege of buying the lieu land Sc
lected upon that section as base. There
are men who make a business of hunting
up mineral school sections, and who sell
their "base'' to persons who may want to
buy lieu land. Base sells at 81 per acre.
But lieu land selections may be made
which, with $3.50 for the lieu land. makes
the cost Of the lieu land $3.50 per acre.
But lieu land selections may be made
anywhere in the state where there is va
cant government land so that better land
may thus be obtained than could be Sc
cured by purchasing school sections.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-05
donated to the state by the general gov
eminent for public school purpQSes,

donated to the state by the general gov
eminent for public school purposes.
There are also tracts of land which
have heretofore been sold by the state,
but upon which purchasersshave permitted
their payments Of principal or interest
to become delinquent. Under the stat
utes, whenever purchaser becomes de-
linquent year in the payment of either
principal or interest, the certificate of
sale issued to him becomes void, an da re-
sale may be made to any person who may
apply for the land. In such case the
first certificate of sale is Cancelled and a
new certificate is issued to the subse-
quent purchaser, as though the first sale
had not been made. Lands of this class
are sold at not less than the same price
at which they were sold the first time,
which price varies from SIPS to 81 and
$3.50, as the. special case may be- 49,:
i, The power and duty of selling the
school lands is vested in the state land
board, composed Of the governor, sec
rotary of state and state treasurer. All
deeds are issued by authority of this
board, but the actual business, the nego-
tiations, filing Of applications, receiving
payments, etc., are performed by the clerk
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-05
Lands for Homeseekers in the Pacific West

on the sage-brush order, and, like other
parts of Oregon where a strong growth of
sage brush is found, almost Invariably
one will find a strong, productive soil
backing the sage-brush growth. IN
: Recent prospecting for water in this
brush country has practically demon-
strated the fact that water can be had
almost anywhere by digging or boring
down a very few feet from the surface,
rarely exceeding thirty feet. There is an
abundance of good, wholesome water.
The elevation being quite high, the eli
mate Is cool and delightful in the sum-
mer, but little sharp ard cold in the
winter. -
The population in round numbers is
about 1000 for the whole district. The
roads are nearly always in irst-class
condition. -
The principal industry is stock raising,
and the profits are considered good.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-05

price of $1.25 per acre. only one-ffth of
which need be paid in cash at the time
Of application. This landis scattered all
over the state, but, Of course. lies prin-
cipally in the thinly settled sections. Ir
the older counties, where, the land has
been brought under cultivation, and in
few sections wheresthe search for timber
sections are nearly, all taken. Thus in
Marion, ClackaJnas, Polk, Washington
and Yanhill7 counties the school sections.
we're bought years ago. and are now pros
porous farms or pastures. In Clatsop,
Columbia and Tillanlook heavy investors
in timber lands have SECURED the~school
sections. in most of sthsEot her counties,
however, there may be%found school lands
which'will in time support its families Of
Industrious farmers. The following is
list Of the counties, showing the number
of acres of school land for sale in each:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-05

Of eastern Oregon, where there is less
moisture, and where there are greater
extremes of heat and cold The average
annual rainfall is about forty inches,
which is less than that of many localities
along the eastern seaboard and in the
Mississippi valley. Water courses abound
and irrigation is never required. The
range of temperature tiss from 20 degrees
above zero in winter to IS degrees in
summer, although it rarely reaches either
OF these extremes. The summer climate
is the finest in the world, and the winter
climate is better than that Of any other
northern state.
The principal, products of this district
are wheat and other cereals, vegeta bles,
berries and fruits Of every kind comm on
to the temperate zone, while a vast
amount of capital is devoted to the lum-
Der, stock and dairy industries. =. -. :
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-05
OREGON CITY DISTRICT

Little Desirable Farm Land Still
Open for Settlement.
. Oregon City land district includes the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-05

The land referred to is composed of the
10Th and Seth sections in each township,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-05
STATE SCHOOL LANDS

Nearly 100000 Acres offered for
Sale at $1.25 an Acre.
400. 900 acres Of school land at the low
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-05

About sixty townships of this district
Run forest reserves, lying along the east
line of the district. The Grand Ronde
Indian reservation includes in the-neigh-
borhood of 10000 acres. This and the
Siletz reservation, which was thrown open
to settlers several years ago, includes
some of the finest land in the district.
Probably 100000 acres Of the land in
the district, Incorporated and unre-
served, are still unsurveyed.> 1t is prob
able that much the largest proportion of
this will not be in demand for many
years. ITO come, owing to it's character
and location. A specific description of the
lands still vacant cannot be given. They
are largely broken and mountainous, and
in the timbered regions are what are.
known as "burns," where the forest fires
have destroyed the valuable timber
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-05

Columbia, Lincoln, Marion, Multnomah,
Polk, Tillamook. Washington and Yanhill,
nearly all of Linn, and portions of Crook
and Wasco.
The total estimated area Of land in the
district is 7,599,757 acres, of which 1885,
500 acres was reported at the close of the
fiscal year, on June 80. 1901, as still .un-
reserved and -unappropriated. This un-
appropriated land is distributed among
the various counties of the district, as fol-
lows:
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-07-24
OF SILVER.
First Cyanide Plant to York siIve,
Ore

First Cyanide Plant to York silver
Ore Succeeds.
G. A. Allen, Frank Allen and G. II.
Krause have started their cyanide plant
on the tailings Of the old Iron Hill ST.
yer mill at Carbonate camp, lear Dead
wood. The Allen brothers had the plant
IN operation last summer, and cleaned
up over $40 in silver. 1t is the first
plant to be operated on silver ore In the
Back Hills, and was an entire success,
giving an average extraction OF IS per
cent, running twenty-five ton a dav.
It has now been enlarged to treat sixty
tons, and will run as long as II Is posi-.
BILE to work out Of doors this fall. The
plant consists of a steam pump and a
series Of tanks. all out in the open, and
the tailings are handled with a team
and scraper. A number OF minor i'm
provemants have been added to II, and
II is believed better results will be OBJ
tanned this year than were possible a
week ago.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-07-24
Resume OF the EsWS.
90
4W.xSs
80
Accidental Iaappenins..

Acctentni happenings
Lightning struck some storage tanks
at Jennings, La, spreading oil over o
large territory and endangering the en-.
tire oil field.
While the United States steamer
Michigan lay at her dock at Erie, Pa,
h NJ. B. Grover freighter drove into
her, causing $4,000 damage.
A feed wire on the Elevated railway
at New York fell, and charged the
structures n even the streets below
to such an extent that many were pros
trated.
Lightning struck the storehouse Of J.
X. Craven, about ten miles southwest
of Carthage, Tex, and killed two men
named Fields and Ponder and seriously
injured Mr.. Graves.
A dynamite explosion occurred In
Nine No. 80 of the Berwyn-W White Coal
company, at Windberg, Pa, while
blasting. Four men were injured, Rog-
er Hardy fatally.
Congressman Frank c. Wachter OF
Baltimore, Md, was badly bitten on
both hands, while ~endeavoring to de-
fend his little daughter Hattie from an
attack by a large Newfoundland dog.
The daughter vas also badly bitten.
Lena Rohmer, aged twenty-five. OF
Gretna, Neb., jumped in front of a
Union Pacific train, evidently with the
intention of committing suicide. Both
her legs were cut off, and she will die.
Miss Rohmer was en- route to Glenwood
Springs for her health. 5
Two boys, Anthony Rukhanp, aged
sixteen, and Adolph Burelier, eighteen.
residents Of Detroit, were drowned in
Cass lake, a small body Of water about
twenty-five miles from there. In COM
pany with May WEBSTER, they were row.
ing. The boa began leaking, and cup
sized before they could reach the shore.
The girl was saved, but bot boys sank.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-07-24

CIV. Herrefd Names Delegates 10
Commercial Congress.

CIV. Herrefd Names Delegates 10
Commercial Congress.
Gov. Herreid has appointed the foi-
lowing delegates from South Dakota 10
he thirteenth annual session or the
Trans Mississippi Commercial congress.
70 be held in st. Paul, Aug. 1922. 1907:
Hon A. B. Kittredge. Sioux Fails, ;.
D., United States senator from South
Dakota.
Hon. Robert ]. Gamble, Yankton, ).
n. United States senator from South
Dakota.
Hon. c. H. Burke. Pierre, s. d.
congressman.
Hon. E. w. Martin, Deadwood, 8. D''
congressman.
c. ]. Mcleod, Aberdeen, 8. d.
Judge John E. Garland, Sioux FANS
S. D.
Judge D. Haney. Mitchell, S. d.
H. l.. Loucks, Altruria. S. D..
A q Ringsrud, Elk Point, S. ID.
David Williams, Webster 8. D.
Geo. N. Williamson, Eureka, s. d.
II. r. Horner, Pierre. S. ID.
Harry Sanbcrn. Huron, S. d.
M. r. Baskerville, Watertown. 3. ID.
The subjects for discussion ove irri-
cation. rivers and harbors, i~nter-ocean-
ic canal. Pacific cable, merchant mar
Inc, st. Louis Worlds fair, 1908, trade
with the Orient, consular service, rail-
road transportation, statehood, preser-
walton of forests, beet root sugar, trade
with Mexico, advantages Of American
travel, exports and imports through Pa
cihc and Gulf ports, need Of home FAC
tories. good roads and drainage.
Prof. N. f. Hansen, professor OF nor
ticulture at the state agricultural col
lege, Brookings. s.. D., and Gen. w. H.
H. Beadle, Ill. D., president of the state
normal school at Madison, S. D., Will
deliver addresses before the congress.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-07-24
SOUTH DAKOTA crops
weather Bureau Reports Condition.
M F~ayOra BILE.


as Favorable.
The temperature during the week av-
eraged about the normal, possibly a
little below, and there was much sun
shine. The showers that occurred were
fairly we'll distributed and were gener-
Gus in some localities. There was a
little local hail injury, but confined TO
small areas. The soil is generally sutfi-
GENTLY moist. but some localities VIII
soon need more rain. The conditions.
on the whole, were generally favorable
for the healthy progress Of crops.
Late wheat and oats are heading well.
Early wheat is generally filling In the
middle and southern counties. and some
fields of early oats are beginning to
ripen in the southern counties. Rye
harvest Is in progress, and some early
barley has been cut In the extreme
southern counties, both crops promis-
ing good yields.
Corn, though on the whole. still back
ward, has made rapid growth. Guilt
walton, though retarded by rains in
some localities, has generally pro-
crossed well. and in some of the more
southern counties considerable Of the
earliest corr has been laid by.
MIllet and fax continue to make a
healthy growth.
Potatoes are doing well. and are, on
the whole, very promising.
Where not damaged by the frost of
June 81 and the gale Of June "a, fruits
are doing we'll.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-07-24
Personal.

j. N. Faithorn has been elected vice
president of the Chicago g. Alton Rail
road company.
G. w. Curl of Chicago will remarry
his former wife, from whom he was re-
Gently divorced on account of M. w.
Kirk.
Mrs. Maria J. c. Mason, the nearest
descendant of Thomas jefferson, died
suddenly at Alto. a., aged seventy-sev-
Ell years. -. G.
Mrs. Elizabeth DAILY, aged seventy
three, the mother OF Dan Daily, Lucy
Daily Ward, Marguerite DAILY vokes
and Capt. Billy DAILY, is dead at Revere,
Mass.
William Heath Lyon. for many years
a leading merchant of New York, is
dead at his home in Brooklyn. He is
said to have been the first American
merchant to enter Paris after the rev.
olation of 1S4S.
Rev. Joseph Eisner, Jewish rabbi,
and prominently associated with High
street left Baltimore re-
Gently en- route to Jerusalem, accom-
panied by his wife. where they expect
to end their days.
Col. George c. Tichenor, for ten years
a sufferer from locomotor ataxia, is
dead at Orange, N. J., aged sixty-three.
Gen. T. J. A. Morgan, commissioners
of Indian affairs 'lnder President Har-
r;son. is dead In New York, aged sixty
TWO. Fe%s soaxSaAgsRs ,. -pEN
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-07-24
Washfngton Note..


\ Consul Meade cables from Canton
that over 10,o 900 persons have died of
cholera In Wwelian.
The Spanish war veterans, now num-
oering 145.0 0 meet in Detroit Sept. 20
%. The president will address them.
The government has decided to con-
sieer the appeal of Bolivia for arbitra-
ton between that country and Brazil
over the territory of Acre.
Indian Commissioner Jones will re-
turn to Washington the latter part OF
the month. after an extended tour on
the Pacific coast and among the agen-
cles and Indian schools of the West.
The secretary of war has directed the
appointment of an army retiring board
Of army officers, with Gen. Kobbe as
chairman. To meet at st. Paul to exam
Inc such officers as may be ordered be-
fore il.
AS soon as Gen. Macarthur takes hold
at New York 1t is expected that he viii
cooperate with Rear Admiral Higgin-
son In drawing up a complete and def
mite plan for the game of war between
the army and navy, which begins the
latter part of August.
The navy has pressing need of more
regular surgeons than the law allows,
so Secretary Moody has had recourse to
an old law, permitting him. in such
cases, to make temporarp use of acting
assistant surgeons, not to exceed TWEEN
ty-five l n number. He has appointed,
among others, William S. Rucker OF
Wisconsin.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-07-24

.Iames Cochrane of RocnlOf'
turned from California, after
the winter. and has again eA" ~
session OF the Mining properly n
his name. situated FIVE iu. ~ q
Rockford. It was sold last ! N
Chicago syndicate for sioo,0 n,a I
tenth payment was made. AIN 4
nut down 100 feet, when uls a,ascj
lost. and. after conducting an mo]
quest extending over seye' N 4
work was stopped and some K 4
mepts were allowed to Iaps ,sr 4
as the option held by the :. ~
exrlves. he announces thar - cs1
Tin taking out ore again ior urr,tsd
tion of his thirty-ton .ssr !
cpartz min. For several i ID
Cochrane cleared nm ayeras
a summer working at the m
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-07-24
From other shores.

The coronation bazaar. in the botanic
gardens, opened In London by the
queen. Melted 500. 900 for the childrens'
hospital.
The French tribunal of commerce has
declared the 'Caisse Generate des Fam
lies to be i~nsoivent. The liabilities
are said to be 10000, 900 francs.
Gems. Maxilon and Moviso, convicted
of treason at Cebu, were each fined So,
900. the former also TO suffer ten years
imprisonment and the latter seven
years.
At the banquet for King Victor En-
manuel of italy at st. Petersburg. the
mutual toasts showed a most cordial
state of affairs between the king and
the va
Cholera is spreading somewhat in the
Philippine islands. The ratio for Ma
Mia is maintained. The rains now fall
Ing not have checked the disease mate
rally.
Prof. Wagner, city architect, a v the
city OF Venice isdoomed to destruction.
He says the subsoii has d~eteriorated
and the piles and pillars are rotten and
nc longer able to stand the pressure
upon them.
Andor Papp, an agricultural student
az Budapest, has been entertained at a
banquet by his fellow students and pre-
sented with a jeweled rapier, in recog-
pition of his having fought four sue
cessful duels in one morning. He re-
ceived but Two slight wounds. He Sc
rjously wounded one man and disabled
the other three.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-07-24
MASONIC TEMPLE.
Corner stone Of New Buildins :
nj Chnmberlain.

w
Under the direction OF ChanO'
Lodge No. Sc, A. F. and A. NJ Wy
ner stone of their new temple
berlain was laid recently. Inc
monies were performed in the
of an immense crowd, visiting ~
being in attendance from many -
boring points. The ". NJ. OF lM
Col. G. l.. BroCkway. cohuu.
services. Music was furnishes
Chamberlain band and a sp'tnus
club. The new temple WIZ 80
very commodious lodge DON 49,
hall, kitchen, reception ro.u
rooms. etc, and will be heatea
air. The building will be lsg
every respect. and when conn., y /
cost in the neighborhood OF ~ \
equipped, 1t is likely Una. u
room will be used by the Vari0~
of the city.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-07-24
REPLY TO JUDGE TAFT.
Commission OF Cardinals IL PrcpaI
Ing One.

Rome, July 19.-After the pope had
read the last American note on the
subject OF the friars and their lands in
the Philippines, Cardinal RampoIla,
papal secretary Of state, convened the
commission OF cardinals t consider a
reply. So far no answer has reached
Judge Taft, though in a personal let
ter to Cardinal Rampolla, Judge Taft
said:
AS the document from Secretary
Root is conclusive, and as I wish 10
leave Rome as soon as possible, I beg
your emiuence secure me and the gen.
tlemen accompanying me a farewell
audience as early as his holiness will
de'gn to grant It,"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-07-24

-. manages

A f-.'r encounter betW ,sun|
e-lne Eillman and AIRS. y ..e,,sJ
o1,oet. . few daes ago, he's NH
a damage suit for 5000 Oe,' prs d
Cd by Mrs. Rlllman agains, M ID
FER. The plaintiff alleges " hs
.he encounter she SUSTAIN hare
which are Of a pernia,,ns copas
Two ease. witch Is attraea ~ priaf
rtle interest, owing TO VIZ ,osuee
being iedies OF some Il ccaa
10 tried AT the next Ter"
Hutchinson county.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-07-24
Criminal.

Five young men OF good character are
under arrest at Belleville. H., charged
with assaulting Mrs. Abraham Gran. a
colored woman, beating her husband,
and so injuring a two-weeks'-old baby
that II died.
Henry Castle of Houston, Texas, af-
ter a pleasant conversation with his
sweetheart, Miss Lima Stevenson for a
few minutes. drew a pistol and shot ler
dead. Castle was arrested. Jealousy
is the alleged cause.
Four negro women engaged in q aent
with racers at the door OF a CHI
near Stockbridge. Ga, in which u lie
Miller was cut to death and Rachel
Roberts seriously wounded. Jealousy
was the cause OF the fight.
While rowing on the Ohio river with
several friends, a few miles below Ca
SEVILLE. KY, Mrs. Samuel Sturgis. the
wife of Capt. Sturgis. a well known
mine operator of Union county. was
shot and killed by some unknown per-
son who fired from the bank of the
river. No arrests were maze.
James Conover, a farmer, residing
twenty miles from Cincinnati, beat his
wife TO death with an ak and then
shrouded her remains for burial. He
met his son and struck him with the
AK, dangerously w%ourding him. Con-
over then escaped. He was recently
released from an asylum for the insane.
Because she learned, three months
after her marriage. that her husband
was her half brother. whom she be-
lieved dead. Mrs. Maggie Wagner, wife
of Fred Wagner, a wealthy farmer liv-
ing near Russellville. Mo-, swallowed
carbolic acid and died In great agony.
in her husbands arms. with Lis name
upon her lips.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-07-24

Frankfort, Kentucky, is somewhat
alarmed over the wonderful prepon-
derance Of female babies there. This
is the first intimation e given that
such a thing as too many Kentucky
girls could be possible.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-07-24

The Chicago m,lkman who dis.
proved the charge that he sold poor
milk by exhibiting in court half a doz-
en- fat babies fed from his dairy prod
uct knew the value of circumstantial
evidence.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-07-24
HIRE MEN TO FILE.
Big Cattle Companies Hire Men tn
File on Fenced Lands.

Men are being engaged by the differ
ent large cattle outfits to file upon land
enclosed by their fences, so as to avoid
having to move the fences. Most of
the men engaged are given two-years'
contracts, with the agreement tina they
are to receive 5000 apiece for each quar-
ter-section they make proof on. A large
number of men have been hired in this
n during the past few weeks.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-07-24
Gift From Carnegie.

Kew York. July 19.--Andrew Carne-
gle has promised TO give Clark univer.
sity 100000 toward the $3.50, 900 needed
to secure a bequest OF $500, 600 under the
will of the late Jonas @. Clark, saws a
Worcester, Mass, dispatch.