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dSHluSlou, u. ", Jan. 20
Mr.. Martin, Of South Dakota, ano
Senator Borah, of Idaho, are
pushing bills of similar nature
in the two branches of congress,
the object Of which is to ma
available for town purposes, for
places like Newell, one-half the
funds available from the sale OF
lots.
Good roads is popular topic,
always, and the federal conven
ton held at the national capital,
within the week, is only part of
the great movement being ad-
]. vanced in different portions Of
the country, and which was of
much the same nature as the
meeting soon to be held at Dead
wood.where it is understood four
states will join. At the meeting
here, Mr.. Underwood, majority
leader of the house, was one OF
the speakers, and told the dele
gates that he policy Of the differ
ent sections of the country, each
demanding the adoption of differ
ent schemes, would never secure
proper legislation. He. urged
united action. Speaker Clark and
Representative Borland, of Mi
souri,, and many other southern
congressman addressed the con
yention. Attention was direct
to the fact that railways of the
south were advancing the work
and that the southern railway
has especially arranged "gooc
roads trains" that have Travelled
thousands Of miles, and shown
good wagon roads methods
every part of the south. Judgg
j. Y. Ronald, of Seattle, con
ffibuted an interesting paper re
viewing the progress OF goo%
roads in the western states.
Some of the South Dakota pro
jects have way of appealing t.
the poetical end Of this politica
settlement of ours here in the
capital. For instance, the aver
age denizen OF this section OF
American dirt may fail to appr
ciate the practicability OF cartin!
two carloads of young elk from
the jackson S Hole country to tn
Black Hills, to be turned over t.
the care of nature and fores
rangers; or Of the proposal tc
fence in about twelve thousanD
acres of land in the Wind Cav,
National Park and fill it witt
bison. elk and deer-and pc,
haps, after all, there is not mucl
in the proposition that is yer.
practical, but from a sentlmenta
standpoint such ideas as these
sweep the average easrerne
clear off his feet, because of th
enthusiasm the very suggestion
create.
Owing to the good nature tina
! has been restored within senator
ial headquarters for South Dakc
ta, two newspapers of the stat
have Deen vindicated, both SCI,
ators are happy, and the patron
the knowledge that the senat
Of the postoffices at Parker an
Alexander will get their mail, i
will no longer withhold confirm
tion of Mrs. Hackett, the new
paper woman of Parker, or of
B. Yule. at Alexander. Thus
the art preservative again viz
dicated through the success {
these disciples of Franklin an
Gutenberg.
Ii the plan to raise sugar bee
on the Belle Fourche irrigatio
project proves successful, Il
coming season, Representa-,
Martin, who is responsible fo
the trial, expects to be able t
secure the cooperation of IL
reclamation service to the fulle
extent in developing, so far
lies in the power Of that brane
of the government, the industl
in South rakota.
There is no doubt but VIII;
Postmaster General Hitchco,
made quite hit with his pr
posaf to annex the Telegram