Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-05-16
nElcHsoRnooo NEWS.

Sioux Falls hopes to secure Col. Ingersoll
for lecture.
Union county is to haye new jail and
an addition to its court house.
An energetic hail storm woke the popula-
tion Of the Sioux valley last Mouday morn
ing about two o'clock.
John Hunter, one of Sioux Falls most
esteemed citizens, was last Friday stricken
with paralysis of the left eide.
Thompson & Lewis and I. S. Ingersoll,
Of Vermillon, shipped two thousand bushels
of oats on the steamer Fontenelle for the up
river. country.
Sioux City Journal: The Illinois Press
association expect to visit this section Of
the country in June and preparations are
already being made for entertaining these
knights of the Faber while in this city.
Vermillon Republican: H. j. Austin
left yesterday for his summers surveying
work on the upper Jim. His party con-
slsts of s. N. Palmer, A. D. Rush, William
Dennis, David Goode, Walter Ross, Geo.
HOennger and Frank Taylor.
Gary Interstate: The emigrant train is
now coming into the country, team after
team arriving each day. The claim shan
ties are springing up all over the country
like magic, and the railroad company arc
disposing of great deal of their fine land
in this county.
Elk Point Courier: A boy by the name
John Davis was caught in the gearing OF
G. w. Pa,ten's mill at the Palisades, in
Minnehaha county, on the 7lh of this
month, and mangled go that his life is de
SPARED Of. This we learn from letter to
this office written by Mr.. Pattep.
The town Of Costain has been laid out Al
the Vernillion river crossing of the Chica
60, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad, TWEEN
ty.6ve miles west of Canton, twenty-five
miles southwest of Sioux Falls, and twenty
five miles southeast of Cameron, bein
situated on the route Of the daily stage lin
from Sioux Falls to Yankton.
The Catholics of Sioux Falls have pur
chased the remainder of the block in McClel
lan's addition in which the lots owned by
them are situated, now giving them tn
whole of it. A mass meeting was called 70
, last Sunday, at Clendening hall. to tax
steps for erecting church thereon. 1t hs
been decided to at once proceed to the eret
tion Of temporary church building, at
cost of about $1,000.
Paragraph: Last Monday evening, Will
a party of half dozen Vermillion gentle
men were coming up to Sioux Falls, Sheri
Mcdonald and DR.. Salmer, who were ridin
together, we're struck by lightning, but nc
seriously injured. The subtle streak struc]
the husky sheriff most spitefully, maxim,
him feel as if shillalah had whacked hin
across the left forearm, and thin stream o
ice-water had trickled down his back ius
under the skin.
About week since young N an at Win
nebago agency, IS years old, who went BY
the name Of George, was attacked by six
Indians and killed, as they supposed, bu
shortly afterward came TO and struggled ou
Of his shallow grave in the sand, and in 6
halt.conscious state made his way back tC
the Indian camp and was again attacked
and killed. The affair was not known til
the other day, when the braves, amid tn
excitement Of a wardance, rected it as on,
2 of their deeds of prowess. Officers are nov
: arrested the suspected parties preparator
to trial.
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