When was it published?

March 31, 1882 in The Grant County Herald

Domestic News March 31, 1882

The Grant County Herald

Q: What sub-type of article is it?

Education, Migration Or Settlement

Q: What keywords are associated?

General Beadle, Dakota Census, School Districts, Rapid Settlement

Big Stone City, Grant County, South Dakota

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What is this article about?

General Beadle struggles to keep up with rapid settlement in southern Dakota while conducting a census via newly forming school districts, having supplied blanks to 1,100 initial and 200 additional districts in two weeks.

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General Beadle, in his efforts to procure a census of the southern half of Dakota through the school district plan, finds that the rapid settlement of the country is liable to keep him busy. Since he sent out his first installment of blanks to eleven hundred districts, some two weeks ago, he has been notified of the formation of about two hundred additional districts. These have been supplied and the general has hopes that by working early and late he will be able to keep up with the educational advancement of Dakota.-Press and Dakotian.

What sub-type of article is it?

Education Migration Or Settlement

What keywords are associated?

General Beadle Dakota Census School Districts Rapid Settlement

What entities or persons were involved?

General Beadle

Where did it happen?

Southern Half Of Dakota

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

Southern Half Of Dakota

Key Persons

General Beadle

Outcome

general has hopes that by working early and late he will be able to keep up with the educational advancement of dakota.

Event Details

General Beadle is procuring a census of the southern half of Dakota through the school district plan. Since sending out his first installment of blanks to eleven hundred districts some two weeks ago, he has been notified of the formation of about two hundred additional districts, which have been supplied.