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Newspaper
The Warner Sun
Location
Warner, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1887
Page
3
The Weekly Trade Review notes a sweeping commercial revolution driven by the interstate act and currency shifts, with gains and losses across regions and sectors. It cites rising lumber demand, mixed railroad earnings, and shifting trade patterns affecting cities like Cincinnati.
Letters from Gov Church Ex alias Edmunds and Judge Edgerton extoll Dakota Territory as a favorable home, noting climate health soil and rapid land and railroad growth. They compare Dakota to Eastern states and Illinois Wisconsin praising schools, banks, and diversified farming while urging settlement and investment in Bismarck Jamestown Grand Forks Fargo and other towns.
Step by step guide explains two land classes open to settlement in Dakota government land and railroad land. It details homestead requirements 160 acres five years residence or six months with improvements and payment options 1.25 to 2.50 per acre for quicker title and special provision for ex soldiers. Timber culture law specifics include 160 acres and eight years to prove title with fees and cultivation requirements.
A fragmentary tale recalls an Irish Union veteran who offered General Lee a gift basket at his Richmond home after surrender. Lee declined the basket but suggested delivering it to a hospital. The piece also recounts a Gettysburg incident where a wounded Union soldier asked Lee for mercy, then received a steadfast, compassionate response from the Confederate general.
A Virginia ex senator now worth $20 million once worked as a railway brakeman. D Edgar Crouse, heir to a Syracuse millionaire, plans a $125,000 stable on his city estate. A physician attends Emperor Selee while the monarch sleeps, a rare nightly scene with few others present.
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