Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-12
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Fred Meyers, says the Mail, has the best
looking efice in Firesteel.
The Baptist society of Finlay are talking
of building q new church edi6ce.
B. F. Putnam, of Centreville, Turner
county, last week received $500 of back
pension.
There are fourteen candidates for sheriff
and four for county Judge, in Dakota coun-
ty, Nebraska.
Hail stones. as large as hens egg, fell in
the storm last Friday-in the upper Yer
million Valley.
Prof. Culver will continue as principal
of the Vermillion schools at . salary of
$500 a year.
1t is estimated that the corn crop in Clay
county will be fully three times larger than
that OF any previous year.
Joseph Allen intends opening = lumber
yard at Swan Lake. He will also buy grain,
and pay the highest cash price.
Jas. A. Childs informs the New Era that
in the vicinity Of Childstown the wheat will
average from IL to Is bushels to the acre;
oats SO bushels barley 80 bushels, and corn
will be a No. l crop.
j. w. Walsh, of the Firesteel Mail is sick,
and A. J. Waterhouse and w. E. Crane are
running the paper while the malady is rum
ming the editor. II the malady is as great a
,,ooo,. M tho ,.o tou, ~ooouoro tba od,tnr
will die.
John Martin, an assistant United States
entomologist, has been examining bugs and
things in the neighborhood Of Firesteel. An
old hen with a brood Of chickens will des-
troy more insects than all the human bug
scientists in the world.
New Era: Several Of the citizens of Fin
lay are making strenuous efforts to procure
the pardon Of Dr.. Parsons, now in the De-
troit penitentiary convicted Of conspiracy
to rob the us mail and express on the
Sioux Falls stage last spring.
New Era: The frat school ever held in
Turner county was taught by Mrs. Aurner
in the old Episcopal church at this place,
commencing June 5,h, 1872, and ending
three months later. The echool was sup.
ported by private subscription.
Mr.. Herman. contractor on the grade Of
the e., NJ. & st. Paul road near Firesleel,
} had a span of horses stolen last week. He
had employed four strangers to work for
him, and as the horses and the new work.
men disappeared about the same time, he
has q suspicion that the men he entertained
we're not angels.
A mare belonging to Lyman Webster at
Finlay was killed by lightning a week ago
Saturday. A colt by her side was nninjured.
During the same storm the stable of a man
named Christianson, nine miles south of
Swan Lake was struck by lightning and
burned. A COW in the stable was instantly
killed.
John Gartmaker and H. Ludens, lads of
about sixteen years of age, living near Swan
Lake, broke the sickle of a harvester with
which they were working, and fearing pun
ishment. hitched the team to a wagon and
struck out for the east. At Sioux City they
offered the team for sale at go low a price
that suspicion was aroused, and they were
arrested. A requisition was procured and
they were taken back to Swan Lake by De
putty Sheriff Dwyer of Turner county.
Firesteel Mail: 1t will be remembered
that some time ago a man named johnson
was killed while he was attempting to cross
; the country from the Indian reservation t.
5 the Jim river. At that time it was suppos
! ed that the deed was committed BY ION,
: white man, but it has lately been ascertain
ed that an Indian is responsible for til,
preparation Of the crime. At the time o
. the killing the Indian was accompanied b,
!. his squaw, and she ha' "peached on him.
A party is now after this governmental