Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-06-25
Nefgnborhood News.

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Elk Point is preparing for a celebration
on the 4th.
Eastern parties contemplate the erection
of a large brick hotel in Vermillion.
Beloit and Canton have each promulga-
ted 4th of July programmes.
Scarlet fever of a malignant type prevails
in Spring Valley, about two miles from
Swan Lake.
The Clay county Patrons of Husbandry
have resolved to observe the 4th by a I picnic
in Lincoln's grove.
NJ. D. Thompson, commissioner for Gus
ter county, who returned to Vermillion
from the Black Hills some time since, has
about given up his intention of going back
TO the Hills. AT first he thought of taking
in a quartz mill, but mas given up that pro-
iect also.
Swan Lake Era: Financial writers talk
much these days of "the dollar of our
fathers" but when a Dakota editor is fortu-
nate enough to get hold of one of the dol.
lars OF his Uncle Sam he shoyes it down
in his waistcoat and troubles himself not in
the least about the money of his other re-
%lations.
Correspondence Vermillion Standard
The prospects Of Lodi and her surround
ings were never better, and as q conse.
Quence there is a general brushing up
among the enterprising ones. The farm
ers are all feeling good over the fiattering
prospects for an abundant crop. Small
grain never looked better. The grain de
stroyers are now seeking new quarters, and
little injury that can hear of. Farmers
are busy getting their machinery ready to
cut grass and grain, and are rejoicing over
the thought that machinery will be o
some service this season. In one month.
: time, everything in the shape of grain will
4 be ready for the sickle, and the harves
fields will be a scene of busy life such a
Q has not been seen for years.
: Canton Advocate: Notwithstanding th
hoppers remain, and apparently no dimi
ID mutton OF their number occurs, they chang
Z location and appear to move northwar(
d thus leaving some fields entirely free, an
passing into those where they haYe nc
i. been before. In some fields of rye, nea
h the Sioux river, and particularly thos
where grass stands high, the heads of tn
n stalk are covered with them as the day d.
ar clines, and by sunset the outskirts of tb
rs fields are literally alive with them, but Il
particular destruction seems to follow the
nj nights rossting perch. Occasionally
H. full grown winged hopper appears anon
the smaller ones, whether they come frol
a an early hatch in the locality, or drop froi
lr those flying over, is uncertain. On Satl
at day and Sunday many were flying from th
ne south, but flew very high, none LlightinI
I'd Our farmers mostly are of the opinion tn;
70 the danger from those now here is past,
70 grain has grown so rapidly. and they hay
ne thus far subsisted without doing materi
IN injury, and as they seem to relish the tel
der grass equally with grain and more S
be and their movements northward and ahal
nc doning their first Locality, indicates a desil
to leave in all probability, when winge
al they will fl. north, and before doing mu6
To further injury. The crops look splendid
never better, and so much that farmers a
to feeling almost independent once more, al
nj. believe there is a God in Israel who wi
cd rescue them from the Philistines,