Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-09-18
nEIGABoRAoop NEWS.

Bon Hommc Citizen. Sept. 18th
Bon lIomme ia to have a new harness
shop. This is an enterprise that has long
been need ID and We feel confident that It
will be paying one.
We were informed last week that C. H.
Mattoon of Jim river and who was an old
time resident of this precinct; was killed
while on "bender," in the Black Hills,
last month.
Now that the west side of the Jim" river
is protected, by the settlers, from the in
roads of fire, timber is beginning to grow
oil along its western border. No need of
timber culture there if nature shall be per.
mitted to do her work.
Several Of the town boys went "croaking"
melons one night last week. Some of them
being acquainted with the exact location
Of the Mennonite's melon patch led the way.
When near the forbidden fruit" they pros
trated themselves and began to tread their
way through the tall grass and sunflowers,
1t wasn't Ion before one Of the boys heard
some one excl .im; "oo-oh-as-ugs. in ooking
over the situation the boy found his knee
on the chest of sleeping Mennonite-who
had been sent to guard the melon patch.
notwithstanding all this, the boys got the
melons.
Springfield Times, Sept. 18TH
Mrs L. N. Judl is visiting friends in
Yankton.
Will Finley has received the appointment
as boss carpenter at old Pouca reservation.
Mrs. Enos Culver, we understand. has en-
gagged to teach school in Yankton the COM
ing winter, aud will remove to that city
soon.
And now comes Tommy McCrca with a
turnip that measures thirty inches 10 circum-
ference raised on his farm few miles north.
east Of Springfield Next
Our district school building is being
moved this week to lots directly north OF
the Times flee, and the public school will
open one week from next Monday. Miss
Addie Perkins has been secured as teacher
The surveyors Of the Covington,' Colum.
bus and Black Hills railroad line reached
Santee agency Tuesday last. They are sur
veying line directly up the river, anu will
also run line some distance back from the
agency, striking the river at the mouth OF
BaZille creek.
Dakota County (Neb, Mail.
The grade is being pushed rapidly on the
Black Hills branch Of the railro I'd, regard.
less Of the many obstacles now being placed
in the way, by those who are opposed to the
development, Of north Nebraska.
There was created quite little exci,em. n,
over lost child, in neighborho d ten OF
twelve miles northwest Of this city, on
Tuesday A little boy two years Of age, III.
son ofwidow Mrs. Crosby, wandered away
unnoticed early in the morning, and afte,
searching faithfully until four o'clock in
the evening, the baby lad was at last dis.
covered about mile and half from home
We publish the following from the pro.
ceedinga of the commissioners of Wayne
county, at their meeting held at Laporte
Aug. 25, 1877: In the matter Of the Coving.
ton, Columbus and Black Hills railroad
company and the proposition % iasue bonds
to aid in the construction Of the same. Nov
at this time comes the said company by its
agent, Eli Robinson, and it appearing to the
satisfaction Of the board, ~ we'll from the
evidence offered as from personal examin.
alton ofthc work done on the road, that the
grading Of the road has been completed in .
good and substantial manner amply suffi.
cient TO make good roadbed 80 as to bt
continuous from the junction Of the same
between Dakota City aud Jackson in Dako
ta county, with the road now completed, te
the town Of Lapoite, in Wayne county
And, that the same hsd been done in accord
ance with the proposition on which said
bond. were voted, aud said grade thus being
completed, said company is entitled L
S44 900 Of the bonds voted in this behal
upon the filing Of bond 10 this county b,
John IL. Charles, trustee, satisfactory I,
said board, for the faithful performance o
his duties ~ said trustee and from said com
pany for the completion Of eaid road accord
ing 10 the proposi ion submitted by ,ait
company To said coun,y.
NIobrara Pioneer. Sept 18th
W. learn that Judge valsntine has dcci
dcsi the cAae Of Hiamsn VI. Hos in faver q
the def. ndsns and finds the nra,,rrtr on fh