Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-04-07
Dunsmore, s. D. March q.

many TeaNerS are interested IN
South Dakota directly or
through relatives and friend,
and feeling an interest myself
in your readers, they being my
friends and relatives feel con-
strained to give a few items for
your columns, while we have
just passed avery strenuous life
this winter having had a winter
lasting from November II UNI
til February % and a siege of
Small PcX which lasted several
weeks in which all ten of us
had the delightful experience
of testing the pleasure received
/ from the aff1iction we all recov-
cred, W IS remarkable with
such o [ ~ 7 of little ones. On
February % winter broke it's
hold; a gentle west wind sent
in brought with it the balmy
warmth Of the ocean currents
which coming up the Eastern
Asiatic coasts cross the Pacific
to our shores little south of
Alnet Islands, ladened with the
balmy atmospheric of the Trop-
les; the snow began to melt Old
Sol lending his aud, the work of
removing 20 inches or more
snow on the level any depth in
the drifts. This month accord
ing to my experiences and testi-
monies of the oldest settlers has
no PRECEDENT in point of beauti-
full weather, it has been like
May up to date. Many people
have had their wheat in for
over a week though others pre-
fer to wait until after Easter
I for seeding, all are busy. Such
a strenuous life as the people in
our country will lead for the
next few months is only possible
] with such pc eple,such q country
and such favorable conditions.
Steam breakers together with
many gas engines are beginning
to steam up, you can hear their
whistle for miles finishing their
thrashing which they were un-
able to complete last fall. Sonaa
of those engines pulling 12xl2
inch breaking plows getting Sd
} an acre for the work. Every.
one nearly in this country is &
specializing banker as we'll, as
farmers out of money borrow
all they can get and invest in
land and improvements fine
stock ect. Undoubtedly there
is a great future before this
country if | am a Judge for sue.
cess such prosperity as will at.
tend the farmer. If present
high prices are in iicativa of
what shall follow, is the great
est Inducements o activity thai
the country has witnessed since
tho latter part Of the "6O's".
| The foregoing conditions taken
with the success the Western
political sentiment in Congress
has attained is good reason for
US t. rejoice. BY Che way Can
aonlsnl IS undoubtedly dead,
the onn man rule that has beer
: rested in the Hna8|ser Of the
House fer over twenty years
coming down from ex-speaker
: Reed is forever at an end We
hope. While accofln' S Of how
) the speaker governs Legislation
are given in some Of the leading
papers it is a mystery to many
what Cannonism means and &
brief review of a few points may
2 not be amiss at this time anl
place. Obviously to facilitate
legislation and insure the adop
ton Of party measures regard.
less Of public needs, the
|speaker was empowered to ap
| point the committee upon rules
that should prevail n the cours.
of the business. 1l'ha camm;tte,
consisting Of $ jac'a ling tn,
speaker the ciiair:,;3n If saie
committee. Jtl.- 2 members o!
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