Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1876-06-07

Point Courier. @.4@
The Elk Point Courier of last week is
responsible for the following: "a little son
of J. Z. Busey, Esq, living in the Sioux
Valley, caught catfish in the bend of the
Big Sioux river just below Portlandville,
few days since, which weighed one hun
dred and six pounds" .#'.''.%
A we'll informed Clay county farmer in
forms us that the acreage of corn planted
this year exceeds last years crop by about
one-fourth, that of barley about one-half,
while that of wheat is considerably less
Other crops are about the same as last
year. All kinds of crops look exceedingly
WE'LL Ve7mizzton Republican,.
To say that Major Dickey was happy
when he heard of the appointment of Don
Cameron as Secretary of War would give
but faint idea of the situation. The Ma
jor left on Friday for Washington to meet
his old friends and associates, and believes
he will be given as good a position as the
one he was in when he incurred Belknap's
displeasure and was invited to step down
and out.-Bssmarek Tribune.
The Yankton Press of the Sd inst says:
"Last Thursday the dead body of man
was found i'll ihe Missouri River just be-
low St. Helena, by Henry Davenport of
that place. The corpse was not much de-
composed, and the body to all appearance,
had not been in the water more than q
week. 1t had on pair of pants, overalls
and shirt Mr.. II. Felber, of St. Helena,
who gave US the information, says, there
were the initials ~. c." found, either on
the clothing or person, (he had forgotten
which). Twenty dollars in money was
also found on the body, which bore no
marks of violence Coroner C. A. Evans
held an inquest, the result Of which he
had not learned. The body is undouoted-
ly that Of Joseph Coatesworth, roust-
about on the steamer Key West, who was
drowned at Yankton Agency, April 18th"
An exchange says that Dakota man
got mad at the editor and stopped his pa
per. The next week he sold all his corn
four cents below the market price; then
his place was sold for taxes because he did
not know they were due; he lost the nom
nation for supervisor, because he only
heard of the convention three days after i,
had adjourned; he lost $40 by betting. on
Columbia three days after Cornell had won
both races; he was arrested and fined s.
for going hunting on Sunday; and he paid
$500 for lot of forged notes that had been
advertised, and the public warned not to
negotiate them, two weeks. Then he paid
big Irishman with leg like derrick
three dollars to kick him all the way to
the newspaper Office, where he paid four
years subscription in advance, and made
the editor sign and swear to written
agreement to knock him down and rob
him if he ever ordered his paper stopped
again. ''.'' f~'
The educational and religious depart
ments of the Yankton agency must not be
overlooked. The Episcopal churches have
erected two school buildings here-one Of
wood and the other Of chalk stone. They
are boarding schools for each sex and in
them the youthful Indian idea is learning
to shoot-not in the traditional Indian
style, but in manner much more effect
i've. The Rev. St. George Young and the
Rev. Mr.. Cook have charge of these
schools, and under their charge the young
Indians are improving rapidly in mentaI
culture. They are taught to read and write
in both the Sioux and English languages
and their progress is truly remarkable
considering the crudeness Of the under
standing upon which these devoted teach
ers have to work. A church is connected
with their schools, and besides this, th'
Rev, Mr.. Williamson, Presbyterian min
lister, has here built church and is main
taining religious exercises with good et
feet. Civilization seems to have made al
inroad upon the Yankton Indians The,
are acquiring habits Of industry, are be
coming educated and gradually civilized
and are acquiring a homelike feeling and
| love for home whjck hncas we'll for fhei
future and all this under the management
of Maj. Gassman.- d Dakota;an.