Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-10
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Work has been resumed on the new
Christian church at Springfield.
A new iron bridge to cost $2.5OO, is con.
templated at Dell Rapids to span the Big
Sioux.
John Collins was che successful biddel
last Saturday for the ferry charter at old
Poncs agency.
VIM. Gibbons, of Scotland. lost one Of
his oxen last week, probably from the ct.
fects of over heat.
A little three year old son of Geo. Board.
man named Ebert. was drowned In the Big
Sioux river at Sioux Falls recently.
The delegates to the republican county
convention in Clay county, elected at the
primaries, are reported solid for Kidder.
The church property of the Methodist
society at Sioux Falls has so far cost g..
108.15. of which amount 81, 871. 90. is still to
provide.
The machinery for the new grist mill at
Roscoe. Moody county, has been contracted
for, and the establishment is to be In run
l ulnR Oruer IN OCtOOer.
A. j. Sweetser is having a building erect.
ed in Sioux Falls south of Phillips &
Browns, which he will occupy as q book
and music store as Don as it is completed.
His residence on the hill is finished. A. ].
proposes becoming a fixture in Sioux Falls.
Roscoe Express, Aug 8: For the last few
days grasshoppers have been flying over to-
wards the southeast, but not in very great
numbers. Some fear that they may alight,
but if they do there is no danger Of their
laying their eggs in this vicinity.
Springfield Times August 9Th: John G.
Mead arrived home from the Black Hills
Tuesday afternoon by the steamer Durfee,
dc speaks in glowing terms of the richness
OF the Hills in precious metals, and of the
natural beauty of many sections Of that
auriferous country.
Springfield Times, August 9Th: 8. Simp.
son has called a democratic county conven
ton to met in Brewery hall in the town o,
Tabor, on Saturday. August II. for the pur.
pose of appointing five delegates to repre-
sent this county in the democratic ~terr;tor
ial convention.
Following was the business of the United
States land Office at Sioux Falls during tn,
month of July, as reported by the Panta
graph: 124 homestead entries, 1898 acres
l29 timber.culture entries, 19,943 acres 10;
prescriptions, 21,60O acres 81 cash entries
$1,945.ss; IS final proofs on homesteads
5,4S1 acres.
A correspondent of the Sioux Falls Pan
tagraph writing from Flandreau, Mood,
county, says the wheat is in bad shape tc
harvest this year, as a rule being 20 ripe
and the straw so crinkled down by the we
weather that many farmers are obliged t.
cut their fields with their haryesters an
pile the grain in gavels without binding.
The Minnehaha county medical and su,
gical association was organized on the 8.
by the election of the following officers
DR.. Joseph Roberts of Republican, presi
dent; DR.. S. Olney of Sioux Falls, vice
president; DR.. j. s.. Phillips of Sioux Falls
treasurer; Dr.. L. o. Tanner Of Sioux Falls
secretary. The meeting adjourned to NEE
the last Saturday in August.
The Roscoe, Moody County, Express, o
the Sth says: Harvest in this section i
nearly completed, In fact it will all be don
before our next issue. Stacking has alread,
commenced and will be carried on to an ear
" completion. The yield is not as large q
was expected, but there will be fully two
thirds crop, which ought to satisfy GU
farmers, considering the condition Of III
crops in other sections of the country.