The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-07-10
S. D. CROP BULLETIN.

sible to irrigate 10000 acres of land.
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S. D. CROP BULLETIN.
Conditions on the Whole Show General
Improvement.
Huron, S. D., July 3.-The crop report
for the past week says:
The weather was moderately warm
| the fore part of the week, with cool
nights, and warm the latter part. There
were scattered showers, frequent In the
| extreme southeastern counties, and on
Sunday night there were fairly good to
heavy rains in the upper James and
| Sioux river valleys In some of the
northern counties, however. wheat,
had been considerably damaged by
| drought previous to the rains; else
where small grain crops are generally
In promising condition, and doing well,
but little too rank In growth in some
southeastern localities, with a tend
ency to lodging and little rust re-
| ported.
Early wheat, oats and spelt are head
Ing, but with short straw in many
northern fields; barley is generally in
| head, and rye Is generally filling well
and IN promising condition.
| Except in the previously dry north
ern counties. corn has generally made
/ very good progress, but Is still some
what backward. On some lowlands In
extreme southeastern counties, corn is
! foul, and there has been some loss from
excessive moisture; elsewhere cultiva-
/ ton progressed very favorably.
| Flax has generally done WELL though
| held back by drought in northern
counties.
Potatoes are generally very promis-
| ing and are making fine progress.
I,c., ,.rIr 1N<,@, 1Nrv, tr,SJ
!, by showers and is in very good condi-
| ton in southern counties, but short
| and backward in a number of northern
counties, where the hay outlook is not
generally encouraging.
Alfalfa Is generally In very good con-
dition, but harvest was retarded by
rain in the Black Hills and extreme
southeastern counties.
There was some local damage by hall
in several counties.
Supreme Court Decisions.
Pierre, s. D., July Sin the supreme
court yesterday opinions were handed
down in the following cases:
By Justice Haney-
The Price Baking Powder company,
appellant, VS.. James Madison, Meade
county; reversed.
Elliott M. Root ct al, of the Atlantic
Dynamite company. appellants, VS..
Thomas Sweeney, Pennington county;
affirmed.
Thomas Medley, appellant, VS.. David
d. Roberts, Hughes county; reversed.
Frederick w. Boetcher, appellant, VS..
i. J. Thompson ct al, Campbell coun-
ty; affirmed.
George A. Brink ct al VS.. Merchants
and Farmers Mutual Insurance Assoc
citation Of South Dakota, appellant,
Clark county; reversed.
Gustave Anderson vs. Reid, sMathney,
ct al. appellants, Minnehaha county:
affirmed.
BY Justice Corson-
! William. H. Weeks, trustee, VS.. ST.
neon II. Cranmer ct al. appellants,
Brown county; Judgment Of lower court
reversed as to John w. Cranmer and
affirmed as to S. Fl. Cranmer and En-
ina A. Granmer.
Chritoper ]. Hezel, appellant, VS..
/ Gottleib Schatz. Mcpherson county;
| affirmed.
Reservation State bank, appellant va.
4 Peter Holt and w, D. Lane, Roberts
1 county; affirmed.
Martnda Aldous appellant, vs. Will
liam =. Diversion, Clark county 4 re-
4 versed. ' Is Z q
G. 3. Waite. appellant, VS.. George L.
Fish, sanborn county; reversed.
George W. Murphy, appellant, VS.. j.
II -. = sAASS, NJ ait county dlIlcme0.
i robert EWart, ct al, vs.. N. J, Kass.
appellant, Beadle county; reversed.
State of North Dakota, defendant in
4 error. VS.. Joseph w. Eckhart, plaintiff
In error, Butte county; reversed.
n BY Justice Fuller
Morris III. Kelly, receiver, VS.. G.
4 Oksal. appellant, Roberts county; re-
yersed. This Is an appeal from an or
Il der OF the circuit court sending q suit
4 to recover from a mutual hail insurance
4 company to referee for trial. and this
Il action of the court is reversed
a The court also handed down decis-
ions bearing on the same matter in the
leases of Morris IA. Kelly VS.. Paul
kvello. T. q. Thoreson, Jerons Smith
u John Nordquist. John J. Lewis, d. 81
a Sauby, Almon Coffaa, Andrew e. Kelly
Il N. III. Nelson, James I. Mafpin, Ole Sa-
a Their, Ole Myhre, =. Eide, Ernest III
a stad, Ole Holum, G. III. Grant Frank II
Fowler, julius Grade, Peter S. Brats-
berg, Joseph r. q Flermite. Ole Peterson
u all from Roberts county.
n Arthur w. Spouhelz of Madison was
!, admitted to practice on certificate
from the law class Of the State uni.
Iversity. and John Garrett of Sious
q Falls was admitted on certificate
from the supreme court Sof Indiana.
Government Is in Hurry,
Rapid City. s.. D., July 3.The United
States land office here Is DESTROYS q
3 faurrying through the disposition O,
lhomesteads on the government fores
! lreservesi In the Black ii Ills. and an atiai.
tional special agent. George #. Wilson
B has been sent here from Washington
Ito assist r. II. adsworth, the agen
& who has been here several months ii
niaking the investigations.
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