The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-12
'DOWIEIIES MOVE
TO BUTTE COUNTY
EXODUS OF FAMILIES PROMISED
FROM ZION CITY.
Former Follower Of Fallen Elijah Goes
to New South Dakota Country to
Secure Land for a New Colony
Aberdeen Schools Open With Enor-
nous Increase in the Attendance.
Special to The journal.

oPecial 70 Ine journal, ' -
Aberdeen. $. D., Sept. 12.-sixu families
county South Dakota, In the next few weeks.
This announcement was made today by r. v.
iVerson OF the Illinois city, who arrived here
on his way to Evarts, where he will go u
the new country by automobile and secure a
large tract of land for the disconnected Zion.
ISIS. The deserters from Elijah IL will number
ABOUT 24o, counting men, women and children,
and Iverson said that many more will join
when they see the others leaving. - 4
Explaining the reason for the exodus from
Aloh City, lverson said that the dissatisfaction
only question of few months, If the pres
ent conditions continue, till there will be left
SO few In the former Dowie stronghold that
the whole scheme will fail and the once -four
ishing city be deserted He said that he was
commissioned to go to Butte county and secure
options on land enough for about eighty fami-
lies, sixty having already decided to leave.
Aberdeen Schools Open. II.
The city and high schools began their new
school year today with an enormous increase
in attendance over former years Attic two
new schoolhouses have been built this summer
al OF the nine schools report every grade
filled and In some instances to OVERLOOKING. The
board OF education faces hard proposition and
IT Will undoubtedly authorize the construction
OF more buildings to meet the unexpected de-
s mhno Inc nigh school has an enrolment this
school year Of l21, as against $50 last year.
The normal began Its school year with the
usual exercises made more elaborate this wear
on account of the great increase in the en-
able growth In its two years history and it
starts on the third year with every prospect
OF more than duplicating its past successes
Evangelist for South Dakota.
At meeting of the state board Of directors
OF the Christian church of South Dakota, held
at the local church, 1t was decided to put an
evangelist to work in this state and adopt
otner means to further the work Of the church
In this section. The board did not make an
appointment, but LETT the matter to Rev. F.
D. sapp OF this city,. who will extend call
IN behalf of the church to Rev. 0. M. Thorn
ason, who Is now doing pioneer work as an
evangelist In the sfate OF Washington.
Chance for Capitalists. .
A matter Of great importance to CAPITALISTS
OF the northwest was settled at meeting of the
Greater Aberdeen club today The urgent need
fof more homes was made the subject for in
7estlgation by special committee which re-
ported today that at least 100 more families
homes ...' NN
Notwithstanding that about eighty new resi-
oences nave been built this summer and thirty
more are in course of construction the SUNNY
TAILS sadly short Of the demand. The commit
Tee therefore recommended that the situation
De made public with the hope that enterprises
private or otherwise, would invest here and
build homes. Three classes of homes are rec
Observation-Disclosures that will rent for $25 to S35
month others to rent for about SIS month,
ana nat OR apartment buildings. The committee
says mere IS no question of the investment
proving thoroly sound and realizing handsome
returns. 81 = - -
- Track Laying Resumed. - -
Track-laying has been resumed on the Min
neapolis St. Louis railroad and unless some
thlng unforeseen happens, the steel will he
trains will be operating from WATERFOWL to
Aberdeen by Oct: is. The steel gang went to
work this morning about six miles west of Wal
lace. The graders are now far enough in ad-
vance 10 permit OF the work being carried to
completion. s.
Ice Plant for Aberdeen.
There Is every probability that this city will
on loot to organize a company with capital
or 500 600. Several men have already subscribed
about $4,000 worth Of stock.
Isolated Tracts Sell Well,
Thirty isolated tracts of government land were
sold at public auction at the local United States
land office today. They are in Mcpherson, Wal
WORTH and Campbell counties. The minimum
price set BY the government, S1:25 an acre,
was run up In many instances to IS, the high
est price bid being 50 acre for tract
OF 10 acres in Walworth county. The total
acreage sold was 1927, which melted the gov
are usually considered the poorest lands, but
the bidding today showed that there is a de-
mand for all kinds of South Dakota property.
Will Grow Winter Wheat.
Several farmers in this county will try to
grow winter wheat by seeding this fall. Two
have experimental and the results have been
more than satisfactory. In one case thirty
bushels We're threshed to the acre and in the
other twenty-five bushels. It is estimated that
there Will be at least twenty farms in Brown
county seeding before the end of this month,
They will pillow the ground, drill in the seed
and then drill in small quantity Of oats for
a covering during the winter.
Tobias Gets Year. -
Charles Tobias. arrested at Bradley, s. D..
on the charge Of robbing and burning a mail
pouch, pleaded guilty at his trial at Deadwood
and was sentenced to one years Imprisonment
In the county jail III this city. He escaped
from here while he was awaiting trial and was
captured three days later at his Bradley home