Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-31
WESTERN PlcMNes.
NEBRASKA.

Land hunters ard prairie schooners with
out numbers in Fillmore county.
The contracts for the extension of the
. Central branch to Beloit have been let.
salina Herald, 18th: Mr.. Ambrose Bee
be has been harvesting rye the past week.
Mr.. Dorsey, of Fremont, sold land to 70
actual settlers in Dodge county last week.
The county seat of Cass is Plattsmouth,
all the same rs before the special election.
Twenty thousand acres of grain in Mer-
rick county are insured against damage from
hail.
Kearnev officials have captured five horse
thieves lately, and there didn't any get
away.
Col. Clarkso on, Of Schuyler, Coliax coun-
ty, sold over $4,000 acres Of land during the
last two months.
The demand for land in the vicinity of
Central City has rapidly increased during
the month Of May.
In the upper part of Mira valley, Valley
county, there are about $4,000 acres Of land
in a body still vacant.
Wyandotte Herald: Nearly one hundred
cows have died here this spring from eating
too much white clover.
District "A, in North Blue precinct, York
county, has received twenty new settlers
within the last thirty days.
The Wyandotte Herald is confident that
the "fnture great city" is to be built within
the limits of Wyandotte county.
Learned Enterprise: Hodgeman county
is to be organized soon. The customary
preliminaries are being effected now.
J. P. Miller, residing IL miles east Of TIE.
cumseh, sawed this spring 1000 feet Of fen
cling boards from trees planted in 1870.
Waterville has 5000 peach trees, and is
specializing on two bushels to the tree. The
town, therefore, wants a canning factory.
No bad luck intervening the farmer of
johnson county will have fully 100000
bushels of wheat TO sell before the first of
July.
Humboldt Union: Wednesday A. w.
Crawford exhibited a stalk, said to be Eng
lish blue grass, three feet and two inches in
height.
By the late census Saunders county has
2S,9SS swine, 9.944 cattle, 5,95S horses, and
1887 dogs. The population Of the county
is 1854.
Newton charges $500 per year for liquor
license. and three saloon keepers have walk
ed up to the captains Office and planked
down the lucre.
An estimate based upon the census returns
makes the population of Summer county
twelve thousand.
Kinsley Graphic: Thomas Carter, who
has been farming near Nettleton, in this
county four years. has never failed to have
a good crop of wheat.
The Wilson County Agricultural society
has sent ar invitation to Col. R. G. Inger-
soil, Of Illinois, to address the county fair to
be held at Fredonsa next fall.
Governor CARRIER has offered a reward Of
5000 each for the arrest of the murderers Of
L. L. Holbrok, Herman Allen and the two
Sutton Brothers found dead on the Dismal
some weeks ago.
The citizens Of Juniata and vicinity have
organized a militia company, with 8. ].
Shirley as captain, E. L. Dutton first lieu
tenant, A. V. Cole second lieutenant, and
George Watkins first sergeant.
At a meeting of the wool growers of Sa-
line snd adjoining counties, on the LIST inst,
organization, styled the Wool Growers
association, was perfected by the election of
E. Scott, president, and F. Robb, secre-
tary.
Holton Signal: The Kansas Central has
recently purchased thirty new freight cara,
which viii be placed on the road immedi-
ately. The company is now running two
there is business enough for five.
Lawrence Tribune, Last Saturday Dr..
Evatt. H. B. Rodgers and two of Mr.. Rod |
gers boys, killed one hundred and eighty
one rats at Hill home in a space of sixteen
feet square. In moving a hog-pen the den
was unearthed, when the slaughter began.
Eureka Censorial: Mr.. A. Howk told
IL. that n day last week, q little son of MI.
while out on the prairie herd
ing cattle, found q wolf den, and captured |
nine including the old wolf, which he
succeeded in mastering by means of a spade.
Lawrence Tribune: The question as to
how Quantrill spelled his name has been
settled by Hon. John Speer, who has re-
ceived and old receipt from Mrs. w. R.
Wagstaf, Of Paola, which contains the au-
tograph Of the boss murderer. The sigma
ture is w. c Tranquil.
Manhattan Enterprise: The citizens Of
this place contributed literally to the aid
of the Nicodemus colony. The agent who
here only a few days, says he received
S25.7 rs in cash and 2,400 pounds of provis-
ions, which il more than he raised in some
towns twice as large as Manhattan.
WYOMING.
The territorial librarian expects to re.
celve very soon the first instalment of books
purchased with the $2.5OO appropriated for
the benefit of Wyoming territory by the re.
cent act of congress.
The lowest bidder for the erection of the
hospital at Laramie City, under the auspices
Of the Sisters of Charity, was Mr.. A. Rey-
nolds. This is the institution to which the
territorial legislature appropriated $1,000.
Does anybody remember the fact asks
the Cheyenne Sun, that We have a compul-
Iory system Of education here In Wyomingi
Very doubtful, We think. yet neverthelt IS
just have that sort of a thing, and peo-
pie pay about as much attention TO it as
they would to q dissertation on the best
mode of promoting the growth of rutabsga
by the learned commissioner on
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