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Special Correspondence!
Aberdeen, S. 1).. March 27.L. H.
Storgaard, assistant manager of the Da
kota Farmer of this city, says:
''Farm conditions in the two Da
kotas are highly satisfactory at present
and promising i'or the future, and leave
little wanting. Crops for a long period
of years have been good, except now
and* then in a local spot2 prices for farm
products have been fair, and farmers,
as a class, are prosperous and comfort
ably situated, and in condition to take
advantage of opportunities in the im
mediate future. Government bank re
ports show these states to be in the lead
in per capita bank deposits, South Da
kota heading the list of all states.
These being entirely agricultural states,
it follows that a large per cent of the
deposits belong to farmers, and a sys
tematic analysis of the bank reports
proves this. The Dakota farmer is not
now a borrower he has become a lbaner.
"Last year's rust visitation, affeet
ing as it did the wheat crop in the more
level and humid stretches in the eastern
portions of the two states, was a mere
temporary setback. All other crops were
good. In a greater portion of South
Dakota wheat is no longer the staple
crop, and in North Dakota diversified
farming is making inroads on the old
standbv.
"The rust scare will have several
beneficial effects, some of which are
alreadv apparent. First, it rudely
called'the attention of the habitual
wheat-raiser to the necessity of adopt
ing diversified methods, to stock-raising
and feeding, to dairying and' similar
neglected avenues of prosperity. In a
forceful way it called the attention of
the carelcss'to the necessity of studying
the seed problem, to adopt proper and
scientific methods of cleaning, grading
and selecting and testing, and forced
Farmers of the Dakotas
^lw iVf Longer Borrowers
Large Per Cent of the Bank Deposits Belong 0
ThemAgriculture Prospering in a
Marked Degree.
No. 95560 acres, 7 miles from Hecla 300
acres under cultivation, balance in pasture and
meadow fenced and cross-fenced. A good,
7-room house, large barn, cattle-shed, granary,
corn-crib, all in first-class condition. A fine
artesfan well, with power attachment, feed-mill
and cream-separator. A nice young ore*hard.
Price $30 per acre one-third or more cash bal
ance 6 per cent.,
A beautiful, level tract
of land one mile from
town, improved with nice, five-room
house, all in fine shape newly-painted
barn. 16x-J8, outdoor cellar 10x16, good
shingled poultry house and other build
ings. A nice little home for someone,
and $2,500 buys it. A snap.
The Warner Land Co., Faulkton, S. D.
IT COSTS A CENT TO
WRITE KING.
AN ACRE.
5000 acres fine prairie land, 10 miles of
fence, artesian well, one mile from
county seat, long distance telephone
line. Buy all of it for a ranch, or buy a
quarter, or a Bection for diversified
farming. You ought to know King.
He'll make money for you.
JOHN H. KING,
Huron,
s. D.
SOUTH DAKOTA
CLAY COUNTY BAR
BALKS OR HOLMAN
LA.WYEES FEEL THEY OUGHT TO
BE CONSULTED.
Plans Attributed to the "Machine"
Not Relished in Southeastern Coun-
tiesOrvis and Dillon of Yankton and
Jolley of Vermillion Suggested as
Good Judicial Timber.
v. Special to The Journal,
3^\ Vermillion, S. D., March 28.While expressing
is"' a friendly feeling for John Holman of Yankton,
t\ .members of the Vermillion bar do not take
gfr? kindly to the announcement that it "a prac
3jj,tically been decided to give him the judgeship
|k of the first circuit when Judge B. G. Smith is
gf'^|elevated to the supreme bench. In filling this
"Hfe""
^'"'vacancye
the loca feel,
*J\cwith
inn
common
th attorneysl ofmemberscounties other i the dis
'trlct, that they ought to have something to say
jfsMn regard to the matter, iliey have not been
g^consulted, and do not expect to be. since It is
a?5:already given out. what is to be done.
jf\ There are several prominent lawyers in the
S'.. circuit who the bar feels would grace the
jj^,bench to a more satisfactory way than Mr. Hol
man. If Yankton Is to have the appointment,
It would suit the bar down this way if A. H.
Orvis or Senator C. H. Dillon were named. If
fej,Governor" Elrod does not deem it necessary or
expedient to name a Yankton man, he could
look a long time before he could find a better
judge for the first circuit than John L. Jolley
of Vermillion.
The cattlemen of Clay county elected the,ir
inspector for the ensuing year. After a dis*
enssion of the new law, a vote was. taken -and
resulted the election of William A. Ufford
of Fairview township. Cattle shipments from
this territory are heavy at certain times of
home the lesson that the only safe
method to pursue is to plant only such
seed as has proven itself indigenous to
these states, has ably resisted its nat
ural enemies and has withstood nature's
method of selection. It has effectively
checked the ruinous tendency to send
abroad each year for 'fresh' seed, thus
bringing-
Is a sure money-producing investment. Miner county is in
the corn belt of South Dako ta and has an unbeaten record
asVcorn-raising county. Its lands will double in price in five years.
160 acres 8 miles from Canova, lays
fine. 100 acres under cultivation, $25.00
in acre.
160 acres 2 miles from Canova, 80 acres
under cultivation, lays fine, $30 an
acre.
SOUTH DAKOTA, the only statot in the union producing in abundance the four
great staples. Whenat. Corn, Gold and Live Stock. No finer farming.or stock
country in the world than
CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA.
great staples, Wheat, Corn, Gold and Live Stock. No finer farming or stock
Ranches. Close to towns, railroads and only a short distance from the state
capital. "Write for particulars or come and let us convince you that we are right.
WILLIAM W. WAITE & CO., Blunt. South Dakota.
HOMESTEADERS ,L0CATED, Deeded Lands Bought and Sold. Property
in city of Pierre a Specialty. Wri te Us. Laughlin & Thayer, Pierre, S. D.
Land Interests wishing space on
South Dakota Weekly Page,'write
WARD D. WILLIAMS,
Manager Northwest Advertising, Min
neapolis Journal, Minneapolis, Minn.
A square section, 640 acres, in the
Eee Valley, 480 acres in cultivation.
All fenced and cross-fenced6 miles
in all. Two sets of farm buildings
main house and barns worth $4,000
fair buildings on another quarter
trees and shrubbery in yard two
good artesian wells, flowing about
50 gallons a minute each. An ELE-
GANT FAKM.
Send for free advertising- matter.
A large list of my own land.
FAULKTON, S. D.
the year, but the work of the inspector wiU
not be strenuous for the most part.
Auditor Frank EricksOn of Clay county was
called to Pierre today to meet with the state
board of equalization for the purpose of receiv
ing instructions regarding the prope'r assessment
of the couuty. The county assessors will .meet
with the county board on April 4 to receive
the instructions of the state board .-/It-vis hoped!
that the new arrangement "will ma'liej^tbe-assess-.
ment more equal and bring more, assessable "prop-'
erty to the surface. .j. ''-.'T.-B. i
t~s&-i&ijev
ISOUTH IN
f*
more uncertainty with each ex
periment.
'Soil robbing,' in vogue in all new
countries, has about TUU its course-here,'
tho nature's original supply b# fertility,
is by no means exhausted. The fprofeg
sional pioneerthe nomadhas either
moved or has changed his ways, and an
intelligently sane system of diversifica
tion, embracing rotation of crops and
conservation of fertility and moisture
is the rule. The breeding of pure-bred
stock has received a wonjderful impetus
in the last hjalf decade.
I have rejcently returned from a trip
thru North Dakota, meeting 'twenty
seven audienjees of farmers and even
in the extreme northwestern counties
of the state, a region but recently set
tled and where.the original store of fer
tility has as yet hardly been touched
even there it was a live.question among
the farmers as to the best way of saving
their original capital rather than
hauling the farm off by-1
the wagonf
load, a practice* that'has proven .'ruinous
to many of the older states.further-east.
All of these and many other factors
make for stability to. Dakota agricul
ture and promise permanancy to our
prosperity. The mania for 'booming'
died years ago, and-with it the '4bpoin-
ers,' and whatever we are enjoying of
progress and prosperity is based upon
the natural wealth of the country and
a broad and comprehensive understand
ing of its conditions on the part of our
peoplea combination that is safe,
sound and lasting."
CONSIDER
that farm cannot be
duplicated outside of
South Dakota for less
than"$60 an acre and my
opinion is accepted as far
where, I am known.
I own and control lands
in this sta te that I can
sell at from $8 to $35 per
acre. 'Write me.
CHAS. EGGABROAD,
Aberdeen, S. D.
"$-
SECOND REVIVAL ..i
4
Hoosier Eva^elist Opens Meetings in
Christian Church at' Aberdeen.
ABERDEEN, S. D.Rev. H. H. Harmon of
Columbus. Ind., an evangelist of great power,
assisted by Professor Easton of Chicago, as
vocalist, has begun a revival meeting at the
Christian church. The Baptist revival meetings
condncted by Chaplain White, closed on Sunday
evening.
The addition to St. Luke's hospital has just
been thrown open to the public. The .estimated
cost is $20,000, and the capacity of the,'hospital
is doubled.
Rev. C. C. Todd, who for ten years bad been
pastor of the First Presbyterian church, con*
ducted his last service in that capacity on
Sunday, his resignation taking effect on April 1.
He has not fully decided upon his plans for
the future, but it is understood that he is con
sidering a proposal to take charge of the mission
ary work of the denomination in northern South'
Dakota. The matter will be decided at a meet
ing of the presbytery at SisseUnTon AprU 11.
Lloyd Stocks, a 12-year-old boy. was caught by
Agent Joyce of the Great Northern in tfig net
of robbing a freight car of some candy. He
was arrested and will probably be sent to the
reform school at Plankinton, where his 10-year-
old brother, Nounin Stocks, was sent last week
for complicity Jn the robbery of the office safe
of 43. H. Allen.
At ths recent town election at Frederick water
works bonds in the sum of $4,000 carried almost
unanimously. License carried by a vote of 44
to 23.
NOMINATIONS AT YANKTON
Regular Party Candidates Up in All
Wards. V-'^"
YANKTON, S. D.The caucuses of both tHq
republican and democratic parties nominated
the following, for aldermen: HspublicanFiret
ward, L. W. Shaller: second. George V. Fran
ces: third., Jacob Rathgeber .fourth," Einef
Johnson. DemocraticFirst ward, Charles Ed-
South Dakota's
Corn County
Special Correspondence.
Salem, S. D., March 27.It is not
generally known thruout the east that
McCook county, S. D., is one of the ban
ner corn counties of the country, never
theless, it is true. This county is pnly
thirty miles from the Iowa line, and is
certainly one of the best in the state.
Lands have trebled in value in the last
eight years. W Gibson has just of
fered one ofhis farms of 160 acres, 120
cultivated, fair buildings, 7% miles
from town, at $32.50 per acre. As far
as I am able to learn, this is one of the
greatest bargains offered in the state.
4,000 ACRE S
In a solid body In the
Ree Valley in Hand County S. Dak.,
Located 12 miles from Miller, the
county seat, and only 8 miles from
Eee Heights.
Located on the Proposed Extension
of C, M. & St. P. Ry.
All choice, level land, deep black
loam soil and clay subsoil. Watered
by a flowing well, which flows about
75 gallons of pure water per min
ute.
Two sets of farm buildings.
Schoolhouse located on the land.
About 200 acres under cultiva
tion and balance is in its native
state and covered with a luxuriant
growth of native grasses, which will
cut from 1 to 2 tons per acre, on
which cattle will grow fat every
month in the year.
This is all choice agricultural grass
land, suited especially for grazing and
dairying purposes, with rich soil and
fine surface. The above land consist
ing of 25 choice quarter sections is
very desirable either for locating a
colony or for a large stock farm.
Price only $12.50 per acre subject
to prior sale or advance in price with
out notice.
C. WHITEHOTJSE & CO.,
Sioux Falls, S.
W also have a large line of fine
improved farms and .choice Sioux
Falls city property.
Have Two .Farms
Most Sacrifice
160 acres, four miles from Saleui, the
county seat of McCook county fair
buildings, land lies tine. $35 per acre.
320 acres, two miles from Salem
200 acres cultivated well watered.
This is elegtnit and a bargain at $45
per acre. I will sell it for $37.50
per acre.
Salem, S. D.
THIS LAND AS WELL
AS IT GROWS IN
ILLINOIS.
320 or 640-acre tract. 7 miles from Iro
quois, all very best farm land, nearly
level, 30 to 60 acres on each quarter culti
vated no other improvements. er acre,
$16.00.
T. J. fc
Sroggsioas,, S,
BEST HOMES, LEAST MONEY
Where they are and how to reach them
Only the cost of a letter asking for
information will give you a full and
complete description of many good
bargains in grain, dairy and stock
farms in eastern South Dakota. Full
directions as to cheapest railway fares.
Address
A. N. WATERS,
-P.e_JSn?-elV
Kingsbur County, S.' D.
1,600 acres east of Mellette, 1,200 un
der plow, balance pasture and meadow
all fenced. Soil deep black loam, per
fectly level land. 2-inch artesian well,
flows 4,000 barrels a day. Fine im
provements, cost $9,000. For sale on
easy termsmight take sbme trade.
Write for'bargains.
KISER BROS.
See J. J. JACKLEY, Pierre, S. D.
For the best bargains in South Dakota
Farm Lands.. I Correspondence so-
160-Acre Farms
320 Acres
640 Acres
1,120 Acres
1,440 Acres
licited with regard
to investments and
placing of farm
loans. 6 per cent
paid on farm loans.
Land from $5.50 an acre up.
ReferenceNational Bank of
merce, Pierre, S. D.
Com-
wards second, Frank Kalda* third, B. E.
Pioket fourth, Henry Tauinien.
The democratic city convention will be held
this evening and the republican convention on
Wednesday evening to nominate candidates for
mayor, marshal, treasurer, justice and city as
sessor.
SAYS E HAS TIN
Johnson Will Make Trial Run on Black
Hills Property.
HOT SPRINGS. S. D.E.C. Johnson,-owner of
the Gertie mine at Hill City, expects to make
a test run soon. He has been unable to get
eastern capitalists interested and is Installing a
small plant necessary to make the run with
his-own efforts. Mr. Johnson is confident "that
there is tin in paying cuantities in the Gertie
At the time the Harney Peak Tin company was
At the time th Harney Peak Tin company was
operating the mine tho Gertie was considered
among the very best, and Mr. Johnson has sunk
the shaft much deeper and the mine shows up
better now than when the Harney Peak company
quit work.
GROTON HAS SMALLPOX
Epidemic Had Been Diagnosed as
ChickenpoxQuarantine in Vogue.
GROTON, S. D.DrXMcNutt of the board
of health was here yesterday from Aberdeen
and diagnosed a prevailing epidemic of what
w.as supposed to be chickenpox as smallpox.
Quarantine and fumigation has been the order
today. Temporary hospital accommodation have/
been secured for two .or three patients, and
every precaution has been taken to prevent the
spread of the disease.' Nobe of the business
places has been affected by the quarantine, and"
it Is hoped by prompt and vigilant action to
prevent further spreading of the disease.
ELK POINT, S. D.The Ringsrud Mercantile
company has bought a quarter block on Main
street, opposite the old Merchants* hotel, and
will soon commejca the construction of a large
well-appointed, two-store solid brick buiaiing, to
cost in the neighborhood of $25,000.
GETTYSBURG, S. D.Mrs. C. R. CTark'has
sold the Clark hotel to Bernard Kuen, of Bowdle.
Rev. S. T. Weaver. D.D., of Chicago, has
begun a qprks of evangelistic services in the
Methodist church.
_ ^*X 4 ",*_*
Not one in twenty are free from
some little ailment caused by inaction
of the liver. Use Carter's Little Liver
Pills. The result will be a pleasant
surprise. They give positive relief.
Special Correspondent)*.
Aberdeen, S. D., March 29.Nine-
teen hundred and five is beginning to
"shake out" homeseekers and invest
ors for the great northwest and every
indication gathered from "heart-to-
heart" talks with-. .business, financial
and land men is all to one point, a
"rattling" good year for all in South
Dakota.
South Dakota'business and land in
terests are alive attd -wide awake to the
great resources and advantages the
state has to offer the homeseeker and
investor and will join together in a
systematic and follow-up campaign of
publicity for the state, and you can
stick a pin here'' that the Ret-to
gether spirit is as strongly exemplified
in this state as anywhere on earth. It
is worth a day's journey on foot any
where to just meet South Dakota men,
and absorb some of the faith they have
in their state, and these men are the
right sort,'' big-hearted, generous and
broa'dgaged. "No knockers in the
bunch," one and all for South Dakota,
and every, man "boosting" his neigh
bor. Such men,. among the, land fra
ternity are King of Huron, Whitehouse
of Sioux Falls, StransTcy of Pukwana,
Randall of Canova, Harry Hunter of the
St. Paul Railway Immigration depart
ment, Mitchell of Volga, Avery of
Sioux Falls, Warner of Faulk
ton, Martin of Northville, Conway
of Onida, Laughlin & Thayer
of Pierre, Eygabroad of Aberdeen,
G:bson of Salem, Waters of De Smet,
Kiser Brothers of Redfield, Byrne of
Faulkton, Sullivan and Swaford of Iro
quois, Waite of Blunt, Williams of
Gettysburg, Jackley of Pierre, the
Gettysburg Immigration association,
and hundreds of others that I heard of
fyy, reputation but have not had the
pleasure of meeting personally. These
and many other land men of" splendid
business ability and recognized in*-
tegrity, are the "home finders" for
thousands, flf homeseekers each year and
their faith, pafti'^nce -owl-/generous treat
ment of their idtents ahbwn in the dark
days w\ll 'be reward'ecl dining 1905 and
already the fruits' of their work are be
ginning to "loom up," as many homc
seekefs^are getting readv to look their
gooc] over this vear. It is not my in
tention to "play any favorites'*' in
S^u'th Dakota or put any individuals dn
a. pedestal, but there is one man who is
doing, a giant work in building up the
state whom I deem it an honor to call
my friend and that is John G. Lund
of Minnesota, who has vast* in
terests in the "sunshine state" and
has spent and is spending thousands
of' dollars to place its great resources
A solid section, six hundred and
forty acres (640), fine prairie land,
nearly, level, only $12.50 per acre,
and .onlyt five miles from Gettys
burg.
SOUTH DAKOTA
infective Page 1
K?J
An Appreciation of John Gi Lund
A Little Pen Sketch of a Man Who "Does
Things."
i
iU'V in
LUND FOUND HOMES FOR THIS BUNCH, INCLUDING THE "PORTER."
A. 6. Williams,
eiiysbfiBFg, S. O.
AUDITORS MEET
WITH STATE BOARD
HARMONY IN ASSESSMENTS
SOUGHT I N SOUTH DAKOTA.
State-Wide Movement to Increase the
RevenueState Capitol Commission
ers Soon to Meet to Plan for New
BuildingSales of School Lands
More Than Meet Expectations.
Special to The Journal,
Pierre, S. D., March 28.The state board of
equalization is meeting today to outline the
method of procedure for the meeting 'of county
auditors with the board tomorrow. The. state
board wUl try as far as possible to bring har
mony in the different county assessments. If
this can be done in a manner that meets the
approval of the county auditors it will be a long
step in advance in state assessments.
As soon as the auditors' meeting a*d the sale
of school lands are out of the way, Governor
Elrod wUl call a meeting of the state capltol
commission to decide upon what lines this work
will be carried out. .The first step will undoubt
edly be to use the available funds for securing
plans, and getting the grounds in shape for the
new building. In regard to sales of lands for
this purpose, it is not likely that any offerings
wilt be made before fall, but there is ques
tion that some of the lands willv
GOLD FOUND IN LARGE QUANTITIES
By farmers of Northville and vicinity in raising Wheat. Kye, Oats. Barley,
Speltz, Corn, Potatoes, and all kinds of farm produce and selling it at the
Northville market, the best market town in the great sta te of South Dakota.
Land here is making the farmers,rich and happy and is rapidly rising in value.
If you are renting or are not satisfied with your location, or have money to in-
vest, you can't do better than to place yourself in correspondence with Ezra
Martin, who has for 23 years been a resident owner and farmer of North-
,ville, S. D.
$400 Guarantee on 160 Acres of Land in Brule County,
South Dakota. Price of Land from $8 to $15.
I guarantee to sell your land within one year at an advance of $400. You agree to give me
all above $400 for my commission. Brule county Is in the famous Missouri River valley, the
corn belt of South Dakota. These lands have never been advertised and are selling for just
about one-half their actual value. Don't wait until it is too late, but get some of this land, and
double your money within the next three years or get a nice home. Corn fed cattle from this
county, topped the Sioux City market In 1004 and we ship over 600 cars of fat hogs per year.
Lands in Indiana. Illinois and Iowa that produce no better crops sell from $50 to $100 ner acre
Write to or call on J. A. Stransky, Box 108. Pukwana. S. D.
be placenoon the
market before^ the close of this year.
p, Boost for School Fund.
The sales of state school lands, which" will
be closed this week by.offerings in Lake. Miner
and Kingsbury counties, promise to bring over
a half million dollars ta the fund, the sales
in the counties in which 'offerings have been 'made
to date almost reachimj that sum. Results so
OUJxNAlj.^
truthfully before the homeseeker and
investor. I have no hesitation in saying
that all the reliable land and real es
tate men in the state when it comes to
doing great work for South Dakota are
off the "same piece of silk," as John
G., but I know him personally,
and no matter how narrow-mind
ed, small or insignificant a man's
character may be he cannot but fail to
broaden out and feel some of the milk
of human kindness in his make-up af
ter talking with this "great big fal
ler Lund is coming and coming fast,
and they can't beat him out. Starting
as a "poor boy," utilizing the brains
that he had, together with a great, nat
ural gift for organization, he has built
up what is probably the greatest real
estate and land company in the United
States, with loyal associates represent
ing him in every section of the coun
try, who have to a certain extent ab
sorbed his methods of doing business.
Go out into South Dakota, North Da
kota or Minnesota, talk with other
land interests and real estate men that
you might think would be envious of
the wonderful success of this 36-year-
old "land king." Do you think you
can scare up a "knock" on this man.
"Not on your life." They will tell
you what John has done to advertise
their section and the good lists of de
sirable lands he has placed in their
hands for sale,. and the thousands of
dollarg worth of good he has done for
the state. If you want to find anything
wrong or off color about any other
land interests in South Dakota, North
Dakota or Minnesota keep away from
Lund for he don't know how to say
anything but the best of everybody,
and that is one of the secrets of his
success among menhis absolute faith
in that there is much good in every
man, and that is one of the reasons
why he is "coming fast." One year
after moving to Minneapolis Lund' ha3
been elected to the state legislature,
made chairman of the committee on
public lands and today is the most
talked-of man'for our next governor of
any man in the state.
The Lund company have offices in
Chicago, Oinaha and Minneapolis and
at thirty other points, and the home
Seeker or investor who is tired of rent
ing high-priced lands and wants to es
tablish a new home for himself and
family cannot do better than spend one
cent and address a postal to the Lund
Land' agency at Chicago, Minneapo
lis or Omaha, where it will at once re
ceive careful attention and every help
-will be extended in establishing him in
a home where he- will enjoy permanent
independence and prosperity.
Ward D.' Williams.
GETTYSBURG IMMIGRATION COMPANY
has farms for sale or exchange. Stock-ranches
a specialty. Here Is one of 6,000 acres, all
fine, level and tillable land, fenced and cross
fenced: good flowing well, a good set of build
ings. Will-exchange for good income property.
Also land for sale on crop payments. Write us
for what you want, as \je certainly have it.
Would be pleased to hear from agents. Now
is the time to invest.
GETTYSBURG IMMIGRATION CO.,
Gettysburg. S. D.
far show that mest of the land offered was taken
at prices far above the appraisement, and the
average selling prices for this year, wfien footed
up, will show that the sales were at more than
double the minimum price of $10 an acre.
A new railroad proposition was sprung this
week in the filing with the secretary or*state of
articles of incorporation of the Chicago Wis
consin & South Dakota Railway company, with
headquarters at Pierre, and a capital of $1,000,-
000, the purpose being the construction of a.line
of road from Viroqtta, Wis., to Pierre, 767 miles.
The incorporators are A. S. Hendricks, Sidney
Hendricks and Charles S. Hendricks of Chicago,
L. L. Stephens and F. A. Stephens of Pierre.
Blunt Returns to License.
The town of Blunt last year voted "dry" by a
vote of more than two to one. For a year "the
town has been in more less of a turmoil over
prosecutions of blindpiggers and a druggist, and
at the election this spring the verdict of two
years ago wag overturned by a vote of more
than two to one, the people coming to the con
clusion that of two evils of saloons or blind
pigs, the license was the lesser.
At a prelminary meeting of the old settlers
of Pierre it was -learned that an association
was formed in 1S87, with Colonel S. M. Laird
as president and C. W. Richardson as secretary.
Mr. Richardson appeared at the meeting with
the books and records of the former association,
and after looking them over it was decided to
revive the old association instead of creating a
new one. The old organization only provided
for the membership of those who came to Pierre
in 1880, but it is proposed to allow .those who
came in 1881 to become members. A meeting
has been called to complete the organization and
select officers.
At the meeting of.stockmen of Hughes county
a warm contest for the place of inspector devel
oped between William Congdon of Cbapelle and
Dr.. Marvin of Blwnt. On the first ballot Marvin
was one ahead, but with enough scattering votes
to prevent a majority. On the second ballot the
vote stood 43 for Marvin and 44 for Congdon.
The new inspector is a young man who has
handled cattle ever since be was large enough
to ride a pony.
Charles Thompson of Recluse put in his spare
time the past winter in collecting and mounting
specimens of wild animals found in his sec
tion of the state, and has brought In the collec
tion with the intention of presenting a part of it
to the historical society. His finest specimen-is
an old beaver, who at some time in bis life
lost a forepaw In a trap, and with he shows
lifelike specimens of gray wolves, coyotes Ud*
cat, porcupine, skunk and prairie dog.
Marc
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TEE WAY TO SOUTHDAKdTA
Special Correspondence.
Sioux Fallsj S. D., March 27.If you
are interested in South Dakota and the
opportunities for success now offered
there, it is important that you post
yourself about the rates and train ser
vice to South Dakota points offered by
the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
railway.
From St. Paul, Minneapolis, Chicago,
Milwaukee, Rock island, Davenport,
Dubuque, Des Moines and Sioux City,
as well as from other points in Illinois,
Minnesota, Iowa and Missouri, direct
service to South Dakota is offered via
the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
railway. Its main lines and branch
lines fairly gridiron the rich agricul
tural and stock country that lies east
of the Missouri river in South Dakota.
The mileage of the Chicago, Milwau
kee & St. Paul railway in South Da
kota is more than 1,200 miles, and by
the building of extensions, is being rap
idly increased.
The "principal lines of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & St. Paul railway in South
Dakota follow:
Sioux City and Dakota Division
From Sioux City, Iowa, to Mitchell,
S. D. Yankton to Platte Elk Point to
Eean via Sioux Falls.
Iowa and Dakota DivisionFrom
Canton to Chamberlain.
Chicago, Milwaukee d? St. Paul Railway the Homeseek
ers' Route to the Corn State.
Special Correspondence.
Pierre, S. DM March 25.Pierre is
certainly the gateway to the greatest
and best Homestead country Uncle Sam
has ever opened to his people. Across
the river from Pierre is the city of Fort
Pierre, a beautiful little city of about
1,000 people, who are full of business
and enterprise. Three miles west of
Fort Pierre and outside of the Mis
souri River valley, lie the great table
lands of what formerly was the Great
Sioux reservation. This land has been
taken up rapidly by homesteaders out
for a distance of about forty miles, and
it is the greatest wonder that all has
Farms, Wild Land and Rashes
27 Years' Residence. Square Dealing.
Write for Bargains.
Natural
Gas to
light
and heat
our harries
The Homestead Country
West of Pierre, S. Dakota
not been taken. It is such a beautiful
lvinp country as far as the eye can
reac.h nothing but beautiful prairie
land, covered with a luxuriant growth
of natural grass that cures on the
ground, and is as nutritious in the win
ter as it is in summer, the proof of
which one can easily see in the hun
dreds and thousands of cattle thereon
now fat enough for the block. Any
male citizen or numarried female more
than 21 years of age can file on 160
acres of this land for a homestead, and
after fourteen months, with eight
A S. Mitchell, Tf uu fa,
VOLGA, S. D.
The
most nutritious
on Earth.
DUNSEITH TOWNSITE CASE
Great Northern Extension Precipitates
a Fight for Ownership.
GRAND FORKS, N. D.The Dunseith townsite
case, so-called, was taken up for trial in the
district court at Rolla this morning before
Judge John Cowan of Devils Lake. The case is
complicated and the fact that a Great Northern
extension is to be built from Leeds to Dun
selthjjutkes it of more importance.
Twenty years ago the Turtle Mountain Coal
&.Land company was organized bv Ohio men,
one of the objects being to lay out the townsite
or. Vunseith. It was expected then that the
new town would be on the Great Northam nuiin
line, but this was an error, and interest in the
new townsite lajjsed. 'Jhe deciion of the Great
Northern' to build to the town springs a fight
for title to the 440 acres making up the town
site.
Giles M. Gilbert claims 160 acres of the land
by title- from the government, having filed a
homestead, and he and Frank Berro and Alphonse
Oullet claim the rciwaiiiuer of the townsite by
purchase from one of the officers of the Turtl*
Mountain Coal & Land companv. Thev also
allege title from the feet that thev have been
in undisturbed possession for twentv vears.
William Wright, a Nelson county "prisoner,
was .given a double sentence in the district
court here yesterdar by Judge Fisk. and will
serve four and a half years in the penitentiary.
Wright was first arraigned on a charge of
grand larceny for stealing merchandise to the
value, of $70 from Congressman. Gronua's mer
cantile establishment at Lakota. He pleaded
gqilty to the charge and was sentenced to two
years. He was then arraigned on a charge
of burglarizing the same, store, and on pleading
guilty was sentenced to serve two and a half
years, the sentence beginning .upon the comple
tion of the first one, which began at noon yes
terday.
Wright is regarded as an all-around bad man.
He was arrested in East Grand Forks last fall
on a charge of sandbagging and robbing a man.
but the best that could be done when he was
arraigned was a charge for assault, and he
served sixty days in the Crookston jail. He
made his escape from the lockup at Lakota a
week or more ago. He dodged the sheriff, who
was in the temporary jail, and ran to a stable
belonging to Howard Stearns. He saddled a
horse there and" was in the act of getting out
of the barn when again arrested. He was taken
to Bismarck last night.
Judge Fisk has decided ihe case of the State
Finance company. Minneapolis, against A. C.
Mather In favor of the. plaintiff. The action
was brought to set aside tax certificates and
receipts for the payment of subsequent tases on
the. east middle twenty-two feet of lot 9. block
21, arid the mm Wftttr tiwwfcjHw* fH t-'
11, block 21, **nd tae io^seven. fee*
isfe"'
James Eiver DivistenFrom Mitch
ell, S. D., to Edgeley,* N. D. Aberdeen
to Evarts Orient to Linton.
Southern Minnesota DivisionFrom
Flandreau to Wessington Springs Mad
ison to Bristol.
Hastings and Dakota DivisionFrom
Big Stone City to Aberdeen Ortonville,
Minn., to Fargo, N. D.
You can leave Chicago-via Chicago,
Milwaukee & St. Paul railway any
evening and-reach most'any point in
South Dakota as far. "as Chamberlain,
or Aberdeen the next afternoon. From
the Twin Cities one. can leave in the
morning and reach Milbank in the af
ternoon and Aberdeen in the evening,
or one can leave the twin cities in the
evening and reach points in this part
of South Dakota in the morning." On
most of the branch line's in South Da
kota service is offered daily except Sun
days, and connections with main-line
trains are uniformly good.
For complete information about rates
and train service to any point in South
Dakota, address any representative of
the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
railway, or W. Dixon. 365 Bobert
street, St. Paul, Minn., Northwestern
Passenger Agent or F. A. Miller, Gen
eral Passenger Agent, Chicago.
Low rates to South Dakota points
every Tuesday in March and April.
months' residence, can prove up and
obtain patent from the government by
paying 50 ceuts an acre or, if they live
on the land five vears, can get patent
free of cost. Besides this, 160 acres
more can be filed on as a reservoir or
water right. Within a year there is
no doubt the 640-acre homestead bill
will become a law, and then parties
having previously filed will have a pref
erence right to take land near or ad
joining them to make a 640-acre home
stead.
This land is certainly as fine lying as
one would wish to see, and the soil is
the best on earth. It is worth to you,
KODAK SNAPSHOT ON THE PRAIRIE 50 MILES WEST OF PIERRE,
SHOWING LAY OF THE COUNTRY AND CATTLE THEREON.
Taken March 12, 1905.
as soon as you file, $10 an
will get more Ar
acre,. anId aluabl every year
won't burn up or blow away. It is
a better asset than cash in a bank.
Homesteaders who filed last fall on
these lands are now hauling out their
household goods, farm machinery and
lumber to build their houses. In five
years this whole country will look like
the best part of Iowa after the sturdy
homesteader .gets his improvements
made, which he can do with the natural
facilities easier than anywhere else on
earth.
A Rare Business Opportunity
On account of business changes requiring the
removal of the president of the company from
the state, the oldest, largest and most complete
abstract office in South Dakota, with real es
tate, insurance and publishing lines, will be
sold on reasonable terms. Unless yon bare the
necessary funds and want a first-class business
do not address
H. M. Avery, Sioux Falls, S. D.
Corn,
Oats,
Wheat,
all
kinds.
We hate all these and they are South Dakota products. Cheapest
Good Land on the market. Write uscome and see us.
The Sully Co., Land & Abstract Co. 1
SULLY COUNTY, ONIDA, SOUTH
in our
1etsd
banks an
pock-
DAKOTA.forty-seven
^,,ock,
21 *,D
If* i9
feet
rea
of lot 11. block 21. on the ground that sneb
description was defective. Judge Fisk holds that
the -description is defective and that the de
fendant has no Interest in tho property. Mr
Mather has about $700 Invested in the property",
and the case will be taken to the supremt
MORE JUSTICES NEEDED
March Term of the Supreme Court
Opens at Fargo.
FARGO. N. D.The regular March term of
the North Dakota supreme court began here this
morning with a calendar of ninety-seven cases,
lass eot:iity furnishes eighteen and Grand Forks
has eisht. The rest are divided between twentv
seven -ountles. Three of the actions are against
the city of Fargo. The work of the court is
beromiug so heavy that the change from three
to live justices will soon be" imperative.
Several candidates are. taking the examination
for aduiisslou to the bar under the state board.
This Is the first time the board has acted In
its official capacity, as the court appointed
formerly three attorneys to do the work, when
unable to take personal charge. The new board
is composed of Attorneys Smith of Fargo and
Burke of Devils Lake and Professor Bruce,
dean of the law school at the state univer
sity. The examinations will continue thret
days.
In order to dispose of bis property, at Leon
ard. C. W.' Hill took chances of beins sent to
The penitentiary. He was the hotel man ther*
and a year or more ago was convicted on a
blind-pigging charge. Last fall he was re
arrested and released on $350 bonds. As a
second conviction meant a penitentiary sentence.
Hill forfeited his bonds. Last week he returned
to his old home, sold his property and again
disappeared without being found by the officers.
Mr. Wellman. inspector of weights and meas
ures, has named C. B. Wade of Fargo his dep
uty.
Since the political elevation of Theodore Roost
velt anything'connected with his life while
ranchman in the western part of North Dakota
has especial interest. His cabin, shown at ft.
Louis, was a great attraction and will again bt
shown" at Portland. Richard Johnson of Ward
county proposes to add to the collection, ana
announces that he has an old buggy, the orig
inal ownership of which he can trace directly
to President Roosevelt while the bitter resides
in the Bad Lands.
This was the last day for registration in the
city election. There are contests in four of
the sbc wards, with three candidates in two. ^5s
LAKE CITY, KINNBurglars entered the
Ua^ijIi^iicJicbjs^Gludt and^carried away 2
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