Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-04-07
NelshsorAeoA News.

the freightipg business from Yankton To
the Black Hills.
The 4Fase SSlleax City journal says II Is report
ed that sight Winnsb.go Indians were
drowned in the Missouri Thursday evening
opposite Dakota City. According to ru-
NOR, four Indians went out upon the
island to hunt aud pulled thoir ska up out
Of # easefrw:Aielh Fase- aati washed The crafl
away. Four others from the shore attempt
cd to rescue the four on the island, but
their skiff was crushed In the Ice and they
weis drowned, II ose upon the island also
drowning from the rise OF the water.
Sioux City Journal, April 6:-Fhere VI,
rived by the Central mixed tain yesterday
morsing about twenty Black Killers on
their way to the diggings, one of whom was
robbed between Fort Dodge and Nsvell,
while asleep. or his pocketbook containing
abou. SO. The money was in an inside
vest pocket, and the thief 10 order to &c.
tho poctetbook cut slit several inches
ng In the outside OF the garment. After
securing the plumber be left the train. The
Back Hitler remembers the man He ask
ed permission to occnpy . par. of hs seat
and as aeon as he went to sleep the rascal
went through him In professional style
The Elk Point election, says the Courier.
passed of very quietly on last Monday and
resulted in the re election Of nearly the en-
tire 10. Of old city officers The officers
were nominated at the caucus on ea!utdary
evening aud there Was bus one ticket In
the neld There was quite spirited fight
over the office Of marshal between Jack
Lynch III. regular nominee and Joe Cover
dale, but Jack come of victorious with the
very small majority of seven. They wsre
both popular, candidates. The officers
elected arc a. follows: Mayor, NJ W.
Shsafe, Jr.; city clerk, D. W. Myers; city
treasurer, j. s. Tslco,t, aldermen, Geo r.
Freensn, j. T. Talcoit, Geo. B. Steckman I;
city marshal. Geo. NJ. Lsnch, street com
missioner, A. E. Eddy.
| The house on the farm of G. r. Bennett,
two or three miles south OF Elk Point, was
entirely consumed BY fire one day last
week. The family living in the house lost
nesrly all their household furniture.
| Elk Point Courier Mike Hoffman's in
ventive genius has developed aud has
brougn, forth new grasshopper detroying
machine. Mike has q model Of his ma
chine on exhibition In :his hardware store,
and he says grssshopper will turn deadly
sick at sight of it. From It's working Ne
have 40 idea that Mike has produced .
good thing and advise our farmer friends
to call in and examine il, and take pltter n
| from It.
| Tho Era remarks that navigation opens
on Swan Lake about twelve days earlier
this than last year
/ The last rise Of the Vermilliou disaInng-
ed the bridges somewhat. but they are
crossable again.
Swan Lake Era.-Simon F. Andrews,
sr., has bsen appoiated county sapeFin.
tenden, Of public shools vice T. H. Judson,
who failed to qualify.
Rev. E. n. Fsrnsworth, of the Seventh
Day Adventist church, has been holding
mestipgs At the school house In Swan
Lake the past few weeks.
The whooping cough has been raging
throughout Turner county for the las,
month or two
Swan Lake Era &Rev. s. r. J. Hoys,
son of Dr.. Hoyt, preached At the Episcopal
chapel in Swan Lake, last Sunday evsning.
Mr.. Hoyt has recently returned from Ave
years sojourn ~ missionary among the
Chimes. His Sunday evening teimsn ~
characterized by logical accuracy oi
Thought and psrcision of language, and the
positive nature of good and evil was set
forth with 4 clsarness and brevity quite
rsre in the pulpit