The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-31
CENSUS BUREAU AS
MARRIAGE AGENCY
s. D. COMMISSIONERS WILL ASSIST
BOSTON MAIDEN.
State Statistics Bring Joy to Heart Of
Eastern Woman Who Asks to BE
Put In Communication with Bach
elor-Department Will Endeavor to
Find the Right Man. 58 III
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Pierre, s. D., Oct Sl.--Miss Anita Weston
Of West Summeryille, Mass, has written to
the census department asking to be put In
communication with some South Dakota bache-
!or. She calls attention to clipping show
Ing the large preponderance Of men over women
In this section, and says:
1T almost took my breath away just to
think of all those old bachelors out there. Here
1t Is Just the opposite; unmarried men 50
scarce that congress is considering plans by
which they may be protected from persevering
females. =. :
Now, If the old bachelors are really SO plen-
Of them right away. Consider 1t your duty as
a Christian II yeu will, only please don't infer
from this that any man will do. would like
TS Dtea WITH With refined educated
% years Of age, brunette of medium height
and build, and stenographer. she admits
frankly that she has yearning to have a
Commissioner Robinson is doing his best to
| fill this order but feels that he needs the
assistance Of the press to help him in this the
first application to help out a maiden forlorn
| thru the census department.
The sale Of state building lands in McPher-
! son county was a most satisfactory one to the
| members of the state capitol commission. While
| the lands offered were appraised at from $40 to
SIS acre, the sale price was above that
figure. the tracts offered bringing s91e more
than the appraised valuation. The highest price
paid for any one tract was SIS an acre, and
several sales were made above the $40 mini
| cornrraiss1oner Bach reports that he could have
sold ut least twice as much land had 1t moi
been for the fact that the farmers have beel
delayed in their threshing operations and are
he left Eureka many of the German farmers
| asked that he make second offering Of lands
| their summer crep.
| While the lands were sold with an option Of
three payments, about one-half that was pur
chased was paid for In cash. One thing that
as it was ALL with the exception Of forty
an askf farm by S the
because they knew just what they were get
ting, and 1t was not matter of speculation or
their part Other offerings will be made II
Faulk and Hyde counties this week, and goot
sales looked for, H. .-El 80.
Funds for River Work.
| Major Chittenden, of the river service while
| here said that he had at his disposal for this
point on the river about 81, 500, besides a small
incidental fund which could be used hero II
be need of work here the coming year to saw
work done In past years. " @-a - a
Louis La Plant can sometimes be prevailed 0,
rop old ms in
part OF the northwest fifty years ago. He tell
Of buffalo hunt up near Fort Yates in whicl
none of the others Of the party cared to repea
for him. He, with a party Of traders wer
at that post building stockade, and ran on
of fresh meat. A party was formed to ge
a supply, o: the men driving a cart i,
which to bring back the game. 80 "
Leaving the post the party scattered, and l.
Plant, after tramping several miles, discovers
la herd Of about 1000 buffalo at point wher
he could get within easy gunshot by working
his way along dry ravine. He picked out
fine, fat yearling and, aiming low behind tn
shoulders, pulled the trigger Of his fintlock
but it flashed In the pan. After several at
tempts he found that the gun, for some reason
But he was out after meat, and did no
propose to be left from this cause. Z He Stripe
off his clothing with the exception of re
} shirt and his moccasins, and, taking his kee
hunting knife in his hand, made quick das
for the herd. After running alongside for a fe,
rods, he picked out fine calf and, dashing ii
cut his throat, but BY this time the frightene
herd herd vas Of Of st g. 1umnlRering run, and BY II
struggle with, the calf he found himself in Il
: midst Of the frightened herd. - ~. - Pm
Quickly stripping of his shirt, he lodged an
ran thru them, Shaping the animals in the fac
, with the garment. After dash which NEAR
! death in slip or fall, he landed on the ede
! Of the herd where he dropped to get breath, an
twas pleased the coming over a hi
near at hand. The. calf was hauled In ar