Where There Are No Bad Indians

The Sifleeton Indinn reeervation at tdie eaeïern bcmndary of South Dakota and eonta-ining one million acres of clioice feunnlng lands, has just been oipened for eettlemeut and offers to the homeseeker inducements that cannot be equalled. The soil ís rery fer tile, the country well watered, tliero being numerous small lakes within !te bounulkiry, and it is ■within a short ilist-anee of the northwest, St. Paul and Minneapolis, insuiing g-ood markets almost at the settlers doors. Thi.s is not a frontier reaervation, lmt is Burrouiided on all Bidea by au oiit. wi-ll aettled prosperana country. The reservation will be held for actual settlers, onl.v homestead enof 160 aeree being permltted, and .theie is room for more than 0,000 farms. 'To get the best. however, come early: Hrst come, first served. The ChiöOgo, Mihvaukee st. Paul Elailway la rhc only road whlch runs dfoectly through the reeervation. To reach it from the rast. boy tleketa to siiuimit. s. 1).. Waubay, 8. D.. Wilinot, S. D., ov Wtheaton, Minn. Summit Ls -w-ithin the reservation, the other stations on the border. All ticket agente in the ünlted States or Canada tiell tickets via. the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Battway. Foc lurther Information, apply to Geo. H. Heafford, General Passenger Agent, Chicago, 111., or to Harry Merr, Micli. Fa. Agent, Chic, Mil. & St. Paal Ry., S2 Griswold st.. Detroit, Mich. The barn and contents of T. J. Hallock, of York, were burned on Monday. Barn insured for $100, and contents for $400. The barn and contents belonging to Frank II. Sweetland, of Sylvan, burned at 12 o'clock last night, with 00 tons of hay. Origin of fire unknown. Iiisured in County Mutual, barn for $870; contentB, $1,200.