Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-04-18
CONDITION IS IDEAL
MANY SETTLERS FOR MELLErrE
coPNrY PASS THROUGH
MuRDo FOR CLAIMS.
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST

From the Capitol City, the Various
State Institutions and From
Many Different Parts Of
the Sunshine State.
Murdo.-A large number of the new
settlers who will file on claims in Mel
| lette county are arriving in Murdo
en- route to the newly opened country
and the number is increasing every
day. White River, the place desig
mated as the selection point, is an in
land town. most of the people are
coming to Murdo as the nearest rail-
road point Autos and livery teams are
making regular trips between Murdo
and White River every day and many
are driving over the land to make
their selections so that they may have
better idea of the land before the
day upon which they have been noti-
fed by the government to appear at
the map room. The weather conditions
and roads have been ideal for the To-
Gators and homesteaders this spring
making it possible for all who wished
to inspect the land to travel over it,
! and large number have taken advan-
tage of this opportunity. Several To-
cal real estate firms as we'll as others
from neighboring towns who have es-
tablisheo offices in Murdo have made
lists and descriptions of the various
| tracts of land opon to settlement and
are ready to assist the homesteaders
| in selecting the most desirable quar-
! ters OF land. Far;ncrs IL this vicinity
are busy with their spring seeding and
the ground is in the best possible con-
dition. The rains last fall and the
snow during the winter months have
put much moisture into the ground
| and the farmers seem much encOur-
aged this spring. Those who sowed
winter wheat-and there was large
acreage of it put in last fall-report
that it is coming along fine, the winter
having been almost perfect for such
| crop.
Honor Mrs. sherrard.
| Sioux Falls.-Honor will be paid
to the memory of one of the greatest
women in the history of South Dako-
ia. if the efforts of the w. G. T. u of
the state are crowned with success in
securing money for a memorial for
| Mrs. w. B. Sherrard
Mrs. Sherrard and her husband
were the founders of the South Dako-
ta Children's Home of this CITY, which
has done such a great work, and 1t is
| in appreciation Of what she did for the
state in securing homes for the child
ren that the w. c. T. U. seeks to have
the people of the state honor her mem
| ory by placing frieze in the capitol.
This frieze will depict Mrs. Sherrard
holding a child while two infants lie
at her feet. 1t will be the reproduc-
ton of picture taken of her a num-
| Der of years ago. Her success in the
government of children was phenome-
nal. She directed the conduct of
children chiefly by the intonation of
her voice, and seldom resorted to cor
| poral punishment. She toiled inces-
sanity. 1t was common practice for
her to go to bed and, after her hus-
band was asleep, to get up and either
write or sew until / or O'Clock in
| the morning Her disposition was uni
formly sweet. She never lost her self
poise, no matter how trying the situa-
ton, and those associated with her in
her work never saw her chastise a
child while in disturbed frame of
mind. This was what gave her such
great success I'M the control of large
girls. AS far as her duties permitted
she wac active in all good works. She
was consistent member of the board
of directors of the Women's Baptist
| Missionary society of the west. Mr..
Sherrard, who yet is alive, pays this
tribute to his dead wife: ''In all the
years of struggle never heard her
say she wished to lay down the bur.
den. Her confidence in the wisdom
and goodness of the Lord never fail.
tered, and in discussing the various
problems OF life and the course we
should pursue she would always say:
\ know not why or how, but I do
know that whatever comes will be for
the best In the dark days of our
work, when If our health had given
way there was nothing but the aims.
house in sight for US, she never fall.
tered