The Sully County watchman., June 25, 1892, Image 7

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CONGRESSIONAL.
MONDAY,
June 13.
SENATE—The
pension appropria
tion bill was reported back with
amendments and calendared. It car
ries a total appropriation of $146,737,
350 an increase of Sll,912,264over the
house bill, and $11,522,585 more than
last year. The principal items are an
increase of $11,907,634 for the army
and navy pensions.
The bill introduced by Mr. Peffer
May 26, to increase the currency and
provide for its circulation at reduced
rates of interest and establish a
bureau of loans, was taken from the
table. Mr. Peiter spoke in advocacy
ot it. It provides lor appointments
by the president of commissions to
establish loan agencies at the capital
of every state arid territory and other
convenient places to loan money to
people, secured by real estate, in
sums not less than 8100, nor more
than $2,500 to one person or family.
No provision is made as to the rate
of interest. To provide funds, treas
ury notes are to be issued at the rate
of $1.50 for every dollar's worth of
gold and silver coin and bullion
belonging to the United States. No
corporation or firm is to hereafter
receive more than 5 per cent interest
on short time, nor more than 4 per
cent for one year, or longer. Provis
ion is made for loans on agricultural
products in warehouses at the rate
of 4 per cent.
Much of Mr. Peffer's speech was in
denunciation of usury, which he said
was breaking down the republic. The
republic would go down unless the
people were saved. There is no way
of saving them except by destroying
usury, lie believed congress had per
fect authority under the constitution
to lend money to the people, as much
as to provide for carrying mails or
packages, or determining rates which
railroads may charge for carrying
freight or passengers.
At the close of his speech the bill
went over without action.
Mr. McPherson gave notice of his
intention to address the senate Wed
nesday on free coinage.
Mr. Morgan gave notice that he
would do so tomorrow. Adjourned.
HOUSE—The
house committee on
Indian affairs reported the house bill
ratifying the agreement for cession to
the United States of lands in Cher
okee outlet. It aggregates over
8,000,000 acres, which will be thrown
open to settlement if the bill becomes
a law.
On motion of Mr. Peel of Arkansas,
a bill was passed providing that In
dian children be declared citizens
when they reach the age of 21 years,
and shall thereafter receive no sup
port from the government provided
they have had ten years' industrial
training.
Mr. Otis of Kansas asked consent
for present consideration of a resolu
tion reciting improper conduct on the
part of Secretary Noble and Commis
sioner Carter with regard to the Max
well land grant said conduct being
alleged to be in pursuance of a con
spiracy entered into some years ago
by Stephen B. Elkins and J. William
son, and asking for a special commis
sion of seven members to inquire into
the matter.
Mr. Payne of New York objected,
and tne resolution was referred.
After action upon some District of
Columbia measures, the house went
Into committee of the whole on the
fortification bill.
After dispensing with the first read
ing of the bill, the committee rose
without further action.
In "consideration" during the morn
ing hour, the senate bill was passed
(with amendment), authorizing entry
of lands chiefly valuable for building
stone under the placer mining law.
Also a bill to protect settlement of
rights where two or more persons set
tle on the same section of agricult
ural public lands before survey thereof.
Adjourned.
TUESDAY,
SENATE—At
June
14
the opening of the
senate the death of Representative
Stackhouse was announced, and after
the adoption of suitable resolutions
the senate adjourned in respect to his
memory
HOUSE—In
the house today the sen­
ate amendments to diplomatic and
consular appropriation bills were non
concurred in and a committee on
conference appointed. The death of
Congressman Stackhousc had been
announced, and after the adoption of
appropriate resolutions, the house as
a further mark of respect adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, June 15.
SENATE—The senate spent four hours in
debate on the silver bill, Mr. Morgan occupy
ing about three fourths of the time in an
elaborate presentation of arguments in sup
port of the measure. He criticised the silver
plank in the Minneapolis platform as timid
and irresolute, while he gave it credit for
being a step to the front, and as to the com
ing Chicago convention, Mr. Morgan said the
democracy would also step to the front and
declare notonly that silver should be equal
with gold, but that it should have the right
of free coinage.
He was followed by Mr. Palmer, who moved
to strike out all the bill except th5 first sec
tion, which fixes the standard of gold and
nilver dollars and makes those coins legal
tender, and permits owners of silver or gold
bullion to have it minted for their benefit
and without charge.
Mr. Stewart spoke in support of the bill and
Mr. Cockrell presented figures to prove that
just before the demonitization act of 1873,
coining of silver dollars had not virtually
ceased, as often asserted, but was going on
continually.
No action was taken on the bill.
Mr. Morrill will address the senate to ©ppo
position to the bill tomorrow. Adjourned.
HOUSE—After transaction of routino bus
iness, the house went into committee of the
whole on the fortification appropriation bill.
Mr. Beckenridge of Kentucky, briefly
explained its provisions. It appropriated
92,412,272, being §l,3l2,427 less than the amount
of the bill of last year, and authorizes the
secretary of war to make contracts for cer
tain work involving further expenditure of
$l,:i76,000.
After remarks by Mr. Grout of Vermont,
the committee rose and the bill passed.
The house then went into committee of the
whole on revenue bills.
The first bill called up by Mr. Shively of
Indiana was the bill to reduce the duty on
tin plate.
Mr. Shevly's speech elicted a good deal of
lipplause from his party colleagues and was
attentively listened to.
Mr. White of Iowa.made his.maiden speech
Jn favor of the bill.
Alter remarks by Messrs.O'NeIl of Pennsyl­
vania and Itaines of New York, the commit
tee roseand the house adjourned.
Thursday, JUNE 18.
SENATE—The silver bill was discussed by
Mr. Morrill, who was replied to by Mr. Stew
art, and it went over without action.
After a short discussion the anti-option
bill was referred to the judiciary committee,
Mr. Washburn stating that the bill would be
reported promptly by the committee.
A conference report on the river and har
bor bill was made by Mr. Frye, who stated
that an agreement had been readied on all
but two amendments, which were for a boat
railway around the Dalles of Columbia river,
and for a canal in the state of Washington
to connect the waters of Lake Washington
with those of Puget sound. After along
session the senate insisted on its amend
ments and agreed to a further conferencc.
It then adjourned until Monday next.
HOUSE—The tin plate bill engrossed the
entire time of the house today. But little
attention was paid to the debate. On both
sides interest was largely perfunctory, and
the house adjourned without taking action
on the bill.
FRIDAY, June 17.
HOUSE—There was an unusually large
attendance in the house today. The river
and harbor conference report was submitted.
There was a disagreement upon it, and a fur
ther conference was ordered. The remain
der of the day was consumed in fillibuster
ing over the Sibley claim bill, and the house
adjourned without action.
NORTH DAKOTA NEWS.
Edgerly jubilated over Harrison's
nomination.
The State Bank of Edgerly has
opened for business.
Dickey paid out $900 in one month
for bounty on gophers.
Over $15,000 worth of books are now
in the State library at Bismarck, and
another consignment selected by
Librarian Flint are expectcd every
day.
A defect in the present law prevents
the appointment of deputy boiler
inspectors. There are more boilers
in the state than any one man could
inspect in eighteen months.
It is reported that a party of James
town hunters had started a herd of
seventeen buffalo in the hills. In this
case two of the cows got in with some
cattle fifteen miles northwest of
Edgely.
The va ant desks of the deceased
members of the Legislature, Repre
sentatives Daily, of Walsh county
and Thompson, of Trail, were deco
rated with flowers at the opening of
the extra session.
At a special meeting of the Yalley
City board of trade, it was voted to
donate $250 to assist the Alliance
committee in taking care of the dele
gates to the state meeting to be held
in that city.
Mercer County has the largest
acreage in grain that has ever been
sown. It all came up even and is
growing very fast. Now that the
June rains have set in there is every
indication of another large crop.
The Bismarck Tribune credits Hon.
J. B. Wineman, of Grand Forks, as
the man that discovered the defect in
the law that there was no provision
made for the selection of electors of
President and vice-President of the
United States.
The Crystal Call is responsible for
the following: "Pride does not
always exist in town, but occasionally
bobs up in the rural districts as well.
One day last week a western farmer
drove up to the west side of town
with his lumber wagon and ox team,
accompanied by the women folks of
the family, and an observer was sur
prised to see the ladies get out of the
wagon and walk into town, a distance
of at least a quarter of a mile. Too
honest to go in debt for horses and
carriage, and too proud to ride in a
farm wagon, they walked while visit
ing the fashionable and aristocratic
city of Crystal.
Hon. G. A. Matthews of Brookings,
and Miss Bertha Van Dusen were
married at Prentice, Wis., Wednes
dav. June 8. They will be at home
July I.
The 11-year-old son of E. M. Fitch,
of Flandreau was found dead in a cel
lar used for the storage of gasoline. It
is supposed that while drawing the
oil he was overcome by the escaping
gas.
One of the most fearful accidents
in the history of Cincinnati was that
of the fall one day last week of the
bridge which was in the course of con
struction over the Licking river,
between Covington and Newport, Ky.
Sixty-eight workmen were on the
structure, twenty of whom were
killed and the balance were more or
less injured.
State Land Commissioner Euth has
not yet been able to make a list of the
number of acres of school lands sold
this year and the price received for
the same, but an approximate esti
mate made of the returns from each
county will not be far out of the way.
The list is as follows: Bon Homme,
$41,420 Brookings, $20,310 Brown,
$1,200 Clay, $38,742 Codington,
$1,980 Grant, $29,240 Hanson, $1,
280 Hamlin, $8,720 Hutchinson,
$83,809 Lake, $28,484 Lincoln,
$129,000 Minnehaha, $82,000 Moody
$15,335 Turner, $127,740 Union,
$68,700 Yankton, $61,900 Roberts,
$7,000. This makes a total of $746,850
to be added to the permanent school
fund. The total sales last year will
not vary much from this year's sales.
COMMANDER HOIT SPEAKS.
The Full Text of His Last Order to t)M 6»
A. R. Posts.
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF SOUTH
DAKOTA, GRAND ARMY OP THE REPUBLIC,
GENERAL ORDERS NO. 4.
ABERDEEN, June 15,1802.
Thefolio
wing appointments of Adjutants
have been made by Colonels of Division, and
the same are hereby confirmed:
Division No. 1—James Fitzgerald, Beres
ford.
Division No. 3—W. H. Sanborn, Parker.
Division No. 4—C. H. Van Slyke, Sioux
Falls.
Division No. 5—F. H. Clark, Plankington.
Division No. G—Levi Brown, Ethan.
Division No. 7—E. V. Miles, Wessington
Springs.
Division No $—E. T. Sheldon, St. Lawrence.
Division No. 11—Granville W. Demarest,
Watertown.
Division No. 12-E. C. Stillwell, Clark.
Division No. 13—John H. Shirk, Faulktoa.
Division No. 14—J. N. Carver, Britton.
Division No. 15—EmmetCole, Aberdeen.
Division No. 1(i—J. F. Streit, Hermosa.
Division No.
1 7
—Wilber Peck, Deadwood.
Colonels of Divisions Nos. 2,9 and 10 are
requested to make their appointments of
Adjutant and send In the name without fur
ther delay.
Additional appointments of comrades to
serve upon the Staff of the Department Com
mander are hereby announced. They will
be obeyed accordingly:
Aides-de-Camp, Thomas Scarvell, Groton
£. 11. Couse, DeSmet J. Cummings, Brook
ings A. 8. Mitchell, Volga C. A. B. Fox,
Lake Preston B. S. Wheeler, Iroquois J, D.
Dauser, Tyndall John P. Brehl, Faulkton.
Comrade M. E. Robinson, of Blunt, is
appointed Major of the 8tli Division, vice W.
H. H. Barker, resigned.
The following Posts under suspension have
been re-instated:
Harney, No. 28, Rapid City John A. Dix,
No. 30, Ilighmore Gen'l. Sheridan, No. 43,
Bloomington Wm. Stanley, No. 148, Her
mosa.
Comrades intending to visit Washington,
D. C., during the National Encampment, will
need the national countersign, and Post
Commanders should communicate the same
to members of their Post only.
In view of better times and the greater
prosperity dawning upon our State, the Posts
are urged to recruit their numbers, both by
bringing in new available members and tak
ing back the suspended upon terms adapted
to the financial condition of the parties inter
ested.
Post Officers who have kindly sent in to
Headquarters reports of Memorial Day exer
cises have the thanks of the Department
Commander therefor. Any further reports
of this nature are requested to be sent
directly to Col. C. B. Clark, Dept. Chaplain,
whose postoffice address is Mitchell.
The attention of the Commander, Adjutant
and Quartermaster of each Post is particu
larly callsd to the fact that the semi-annual
reports should be made out immediately
after June 30th, and, together with the per
capita tax (fifteen cents per capita semi
annually) forward at once to the Assistant
Adjutant General.
GENERAL ORDERS NO. 5.
The 400th anniversary of the discovery of
America will be the most important of all the
centennial observances through which we
have passed, and should everywhere in
America be appropriately and systematically
marked. To this end the Department of
Superintendance of the National Edu
cational Association have appointed the
State Superintendents of Education as a
general committee to lead the celebration in
the several states. An executive committee
was also elected to prepare a uniform pro
gram for use in every precinct in the repub
lic, and to take direct charge of the move
ment. This program will be published and
distributed to each locality on or about Sep
tember 1st, 1892. It will be simple but
impressive and worthy of the occasion. It
will provide for morning exercises in the
school houses, especially arranged for the
pupils, also for an afternoon celebration in
the largest hall, designed for the public gen
erally, at which the older pupils will be pres
ent by delegation or en masse. And the
executive committee having said in its mes
sage to the teachers: "Invite the Vet
erans of the War to send details to every
school house to assist in the morning Salute
to the Flag, as well as to act as escorts to the
pupils in the afternoon parade," the Com
mander-in-Chief, desiring that we be fore
handed in the matter, directs Department
Commanders to officially advise their
respective commands of this intention to
celebrate Discovery Day, Oct. 12th, 1S92, in
the schools, and to issue the necessnry orders
to secure the required aid and assistance of
the comrades in the ceremonies. Therefore.
Department, Staff and Division Officers are
requested to interest themselves in, and by
every means in their power, support the
movement.
Post Commanders are directed to confer
with the school officials and teachers of their
respective localities at the proper time, and
assure them of the hearty co-operation of
the Posts in such exercises as may be
arranged for the comrades to take part in.
Also to issue orders for the assembling of the
Posts Oct. 12th, in uniform, with badges, and
have detail present at the school houses
sharp on the hour fixed for raising and salut
ing the Flag.
The Woman's Relief Corps and the Sons of
Veterans are most, cordially invited to join
with the G. A. R. in helping to make this cel
ebration an ever memorable one to the
tliirteeen million school children in the
United States. By command of
[OFFICIAL.] JAMES B. HOIT,
JOHN ACKLEY, Dept. Commander.
Assistant Adjutant General.
•14,000 for a Schoolma'am.
A case which has attracted much
attention, throughout the entire
Northwest, was concluded last week
in the Faribault county, Minn., district
court, when the jury rendered a
verdict of $14,000 in favor of Miss Lent,
the school teacher who was so bru
tally maltreated and maimed for life
by the parents of one of her pupils
named Crusen. The case was one of
the greatest legal battles ever fought
in the district courts of Southern
Minnesota. The defendant set up a
plea of justification, and battled
against the array of evidence against
them with dogged persistence. The
young lady is a mental and physical
wreck, and a criminal action will at
once be commenced against the
Crusen's. There was intense excite
ment during the trial here, and the
result is universally commended.
Henry Duclos, of Chamberlain, a
prominent farmer of Brule county,
last week committed suicide by hang
ing, in the county jail.
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS.
The famous Keystone mines situa
ted near Deadwood are in litigation.
W. B. Wampler lias been appointed
postmaster lit Sisseton, the reser
vation.
Pontoon bridges on the Missouri
seem to be uncertain property. Both
Chamberlain and Pierre a#e having
trouble.
The 2-year-old child of Conductor
Frank Maynard, of Marion Junction,
died from the effects of being scalded.
The town of Centennial in the
Black Hills country was visited by a
juvenile cyclone last week. Several
small buildings were more or less dis
turbed.
At the republican ratification meet
ing held at Woonsocket, S. T. Wins
low was formally announced as a can
didate for governor before the coming
republican convention.
Alonzo Chase, of Redfleld, has been
elected to the honorable position of
instructor and director of Yolapuk
for South Dakota at a recent session
of the North American Volapuk
associatoin.
The new artesian well at Madison
is progressing rather slowly. The
depth reached is in the neighbor
hood of 350 feet, but as the casing is
being put in as fast as the work goes
on there is little or no danger from
caving.
The books of the state library have
been placed upon the shelves con
structed in the library room at the
capitol. The books have been packed
away in boxes ever since they were
packed up for shipment from Bis
marck three years ago.
J. P. Grove, of Papillioa, #ttio
bought 560 acres of wild land north
west of Plainview, has just received a
steam breaker with a capacity of
turning over 246 acres of ground per
day. The ground will be put to flax.
H. L. Loucks, vice president of the
national alliance and editor of the
Dakota Ruralist, has been summoned
to Washington on account of the
death of L. L. Polk, president, and to
take charge of the affairs of the
organization.
The first load of new hay was placed
on the market at Sioux Falls last
Friday and held at $10 a ton. It was
of the best quality and yielded from
one to one and one half tons to the
acre. This is a good year for hay
and within a few weeks the market
will be glutted.
Jas. Owen, of Pierre, has closed his
0,000 contract with the government
for the erection of the Indian school
at Flandreau. He also has secured
another $15,000 contract at Rosebud
and one at Standing Rock. Mr. Owen
expects to close an even $100,000 in
contracts during the month of June.
J. W. Jones and Kenneth Harris,
two newspaper men of Hot Springs,
engaged in a street exhibition of the
manly act one day last week. Harris
carried off the belt, although the
lighter man by forty pounds. No
gloves were used, but Jones attempted
to apply the knife. The trouble grew
out of a newspaper controversy.
The republican central committee
held a meeting at Madison last week.
The convention, at which state
officers will be nominated, will be
called to meet July 20th, at Madison.
The citizens of that place will see
that the crowd have ample accom
modations and the convention will be
held in the pavilion. Hot Springs
came very near winning the "prize."
The corporate board of Redfleld col
lege consisting of 21 members from
various parts of South Dakota met
Tuesday and elected the following
board of trustees: W. W. Taylor, R.
B. Hassell, D. M. Evans, Thos. Ster
ling. J. E. Robinson, D. R. Tomlin.
W. H. Thrall, J. F. Hall, all of Red
fleld G. A. Wood, of Milbank C. W.
Gregory, of Mellette A. Loomis, of
Columbia.
Melvin Grisby, of Sioux Falls, is
figuring with Chicago parties for the
representation of his ''Smoked Yank"
in panorama form. The capitalists
figuring with Mr. Grisby have made
an offer to Pliilloppo, the greatest
panorama painter in the world, to
prepare the scenes. Philloppo's usual
price is $100,000. His greatest work
is the '•Gettysburg" panorama.
The grand lodge, Masonic, in ses
sion at Sioux Falls last week, elected
the following officers: Grand master,
H. J. Rice, Huron deputy grand mas
ter, R. C. McAllister, Madison senior
grand warden, W. C. Allen, Groton
junior grand warden, F. H. Files,
Sioux Falls: treasurer, C. E. Hines,
Woonsocket secretary, C. T. McCoy,
Aberdeen. The next session will be
held at Yankton.
The grand chapter of royal arch
masons met at Sioux Falls last week.
The secretary's report showed that
there are in the state 1,348 members
distributed among twenty-four subor
dinate chapters. The following officers
were elected: G. H. P., E. B. Bracy,
Mitchell D. G. H- P., Robert F.
Sedan, St. Laweence G. K., L. G.
Levoy, Webster G. S., Chas.E.Hinds,
Woonsocket G. T., Jas. S. Huston,
Redfield: G. S., Geo. A. Pettigrew,
Flandreau G. Q., Rev. John H. Bab-
4' if ,•
cock, Mitchell G. C., J. E. Bennett,
Clark G. P., H. T. Corson, Sioux
Falls G. R., H. J. Ainley, Rapid
City G. M. J. C. Knapp, Milbank
G. M. S., S. J. Coyne, Aberdeen G.
M. F. V., T. J. Ry'el, Madison G. S.,
Frank Ivunerth, Sioux Falls.
After a three day session in Sioux
Falls, the South Dakota world's fair
commission adjourned to meet in
Woonsocket on the 23d. Secretary
Gibbs has gone to Chicago to secure
plans for a building and to at once
proceed with the work of construc
tion. The funds which have been
contributed by the citizens through
the circulation of subscription papers
now amounts to nearly $20,000.
C. T. McCoy, grand secretary of the
grand lodge A. F. and A. M., says in
his report that there are now in the
state seventy-nine chartered lodges.
During the year three new lodges
have been organized, one at Hill City,
one at ITeckla and one at Crystal
Lake. The total membership is 3,
725. The gross receipts for the year
were $3,008.25. In widow's charity
fund there is $500. Upon this fund
there has been practically no call dur
ing the year.
Under Louis Richards' supervision
and permission, Doctors Pahl and
Harvison hauled a forty-foot seine in
the artesian lake at Kimball. The
catch was not heavy, owing to the
weeds at the bottom which lifted the
net. Two nice carp, weighing about
four pounds each, were caught and a
few bullheads. The haul, however,
dragged to shore a large turtle as big
around as a peck measure.
Mr. H. L. Bras of Mitchell, has
been appointed chairman of the com
mon schools for the educational
exhibit for the World's Fair for South
Dakota, by Prof. J. W. Mauck, super
intendent of the educational exhibit
of the state. The task assumed by
Mr. Bras is no light one, taking into
consideration the fact that there are
3,000 schools in the state, the exhib
its of which he will collect and
arrange for exhibition.
The county auditors met last week
at Watertown and organized the
County Auditors' Association of
South Dakota. J. A. Stanfleld, of
Minnehaha was elected president of
the association. Mr. Case, of
Edmunds county was chosen secretary
and Harris of Hand treasurer. Com
mittees were appointed by the presi
dent on accounts, assessment, tax
ation and legislation. The object and
aim of the association is to adopt a
more uniform system of auditing
county business.
On Wednesday, June 29, the woman's
world's fair board for South Dakota
will meet in SiouxFalls to devisep lans
for the work of their commission.
There will be present Mrs. William
Duff Haney of Rapid City, Mrs. J. A.
Trow of Madison, Mrs. A. C. Mellette,
wife of the governor, and Mrs. J. S.
Oliver of Huron. They will meet the
ladies of Sioux Falls and arrange for
the organization of a woman's world's
fair club and for a local entertainment
which it is proposed to give for the
benefit of the women's fund. The
work assigned to the commission is
the educational exhibit, finance and
domestic economy. On behalf of the
state the general work of the lady
managers, appointed by the lady's
board at Chicago will be in co-opera
tion of the commissioners, the lady
managers being honorary members or
the women's board for the state.
At the fireman's tournament held
at Watertown last week, the best
appearing hose company on parade
was No. 4, of Sioux Falls, the Madison
hook and ladder the best drilled and
hose No. 2, Sioux Falls, the best
looking. Geo. Fox, of Yankton, won
first money in the single men's coup
ling contest. Time, five seconds.
Charley Ford, of Miller, won second
money in five and one quarter seconds.
In the green hose race Watertown
won first money in forty-five seconds,
and Sioux Falls second money in
forty-eight seconds. In the ladder
men's contest A. E. Elliot, of Madi
son won the championship medal in
five and one quarter seconds, and E.
Rodgers, of Mitchell, won second
money in five and two-thirds seconds.
Elliott having won the champion
ship medal three years in succession,
now retains posession of it. In the
band tournament Sioux Falls carried
off the $100 prize and the Clark band
won second money.
South Dakota is the Best.
Editor Tom Rishop of the Volga
Tribune, has just returned from an
eastern visit and in a recent issue of
his paper sizes up the outlook as fol
lows:—The editor of the Tribune, has
returned to "God's country" of pure
air and sunshine, and speaks the
story of all true Dakotians by saying
he was glad to get home. He saw the
people and country of several states
during his absence, and nowhere did
he find times or prospects better than
here. The people of South Dakota
have reason to be proud of their con
dition as compared with those of any
further east. Wages are better here,
and the crop outlook way above our
neighbors. The corn raising states
will have a hard time the next twelve
months—one-half a crop for them
would be a large estimate.
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Hold Your Land.
Farmers have seen the dullest and
hardest times they will ever have to
pass through. For the past fifty
years a constant stream of immigia
tion has been flowing into the United
States, spreading out over unoccupied
government lands and opening up
new farms. The passage of the
homestead law greatly accelerated
the immigration movement. State
after state was occupied, increasing
the yield of farm productions far
beyond the wants of American people,
forcing the productions of the farm
to seek the markets of the world, to
reach which involved long hauls by
rail or water to the seaboard, and
thence by ocean steamer to foreign
ports. Overproduction kept down
prjces so that the margin of profit
for the farmer has been small. While
immigration was thus continued and
the supply of government lands held
out, there was no reason to hope for
the price of farm products to improve.
But a marked change must soon come.
In five years from this there will
be little if any good government land
without an occupant. Soon, with
the immigration that will continue
and the natural increase of popula
tion, the nation will consume all
that its farms will produce. Manu
facturing yet in its infancy, will
employ the men who cannot get
farms: the increase of mouths to be
fed will go steadily on, but the acres
of land can never be increased. There
is no more land in the world now
than thear was on the morning of
creation and never will be any more.
The probability is that those who
are living twenty years from this
writing will see the beginning of
importation of wheat into the
United States. The price of wheat
and farm stock has in the past ten
years touched its lowest figures
Soon prices will begin to advance,
slowly at first, but more rapidly as
the years roll by, until agricultural
pursuits will be among the most
profitable of all industries. Then the
farmer who owns 160 acres of good
land with comfortable surroundings,
will be one of the most independent
men in American society. The farmer
should hold to his farm. He can
leave no better heritage to his
children. Year by year it will become
more valuable. Fifty years from
today South Dakota acres will be
worth from $40 to $100 per acre.
Farmers, hold on to your farms.—
Conklins Dakotian.
Justly Indignant.
On Memorial day the people of
Alcester woke from their slumbers to
witness a strange sight. For the first
time in its history, a rebel flag waved
over a church building in the loyal
State of South Dakota. There on the
spire of the Congregational Church,
waved the emblem of the Confederacy,
showing the colors, we are informed,
of at least two of the trustees of the
church, one a genuine Johnny Reb
and the other a representative of that
class who did their work in the dark
during the late rebellion—a copper
head. It appears that the old soldiers
of Alcester and vicinity made prepara
tions to observe Decoration Day and
intended to use the church building
for that purpose. Upon making ap
plication to the copperhead trustee
they were informed that they coulC
not have the church, as they would
spit tobacco juice on the floor and
otherwise dirty it up. Tho copper
head trustee then went Reb trustee
and they, being a majority, fixed the
matter to their own satisfaction.
Great indignation is manifested by
the old soldiers and all the loyal peo
ple of the vicinity.
A New Railroad.
Information has been received at
Yankton that Norman W. Gifford, of
Chicago, the promoter, who has been
to work upon the project of the con
struction of a railroad from Yankton,
to Norfolk, Neb., has let the contract
for grading 30 miles of the road to
Michigan railroad contractors. This
road will probably be completed and
in operation before snow flies. It will
afford a southern outlet for all the
grain and live stock in the great
James river valley and will develop a
section of country now traversed only
by east and west lines. The counties
and precinets, with Yankton and
Norfolk, have raised a bonus of $1,300
000 and are awaiting eagerly the com
pletion of the road.
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