Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-09
nElcHsoanooo NEWS.


Claim jumpers are numerous in Moody
county.
Postmaster Stoughton, of Dell Rapids, is
sick again.
Alexander Humphrey died at Niobrara
on the 4th.
Wood sells at seven dollars per cord at
Dell Rapids.
Martin & sibbison are building the finest
store 10 Dell Rapids.
Loads of lumber leave Dell Rapids every
day to be used in building claim sbanties.
A white swan four feet and eight inches
high was killed in Brookings county last
week.
The Rockport Pioneer estimates that
100000 bushels of wheat will be raised in
the lower Jim valley in 1880.
Rev. Mr.. Kent, Of Mineral Point, Wis
consin, has located at Dell Rapid in the in
terest Of the Methodist church.
One year ago April second, the first board
was sawed at Fountain, Brookings county.
Now it is common occurrence for the
Fountaneites, to saw up whole lumber yard
in day.
Immigrants are pouring into Brookings
county at wholly unprecedented rate.
Claims are being taken rapidly, buildings
are being erected, and the county is filling
up with good class of citizens.
A level headed Michigander, on being
asked what spot he would select for home,
replied that call things considered he pre-
fered southern Dakota to anything he had
found elsewhere in the United States.'
Niabrara Pioneer:-About IS families are
making arrangements to came out from
Ohio to this county. They are all from on,
county and desire to locate in one body
Mr.. R. E. w. Spargur of this town, is max
ing the necessary arrangements to receiy'
them.
Brookings County Press: Immigratis,
has set in earlier this year than it did last
and the indications are that it will be 'hea
vier and continue longer. If immigration
continues at the present rate for the mex
three months, Brookings county will contai
seven thousand inhabitants by next fall.
The Dell Rapids Exponent Is in receir
of railroad news which it is not just no,
at liberty to publish, though it does 50
that "if the. .shriekIof the iron horse is nc
heard in Dell Rapids before the close of th
present year We are not prophet"
Niobrara Pioneer:-The Niobrara an
Yankton stage line is now operated b
Messrs Dodge 4 Rutland, who have put o
covered wagons and otherwise improved th
line. Anton Rutland will attend to the bul
iness on the Yaukton end of TIE route an
A. R. Dodge will lock after affairs here.
Brookings County Press, 3d:-Canby ha
a narrow escape from prairie fire last Sal
erday. 1t came within few feet of o.
Lunds's and E. P. LIE Seur's barns. Th
wind was blowing gale and had thea
buildings caught the entire town would hav
burned. The livery men loaded their hal
nesses and othermoveables, ready to evacuat
the town. John L. Swinson packed hi
books and valuable papers, and many othe,
made arrangements to leave on short motto,
The entire available force were mustered {
fight the approaching FIRE fend and it va
with difficulty controlled just in time to sav
the town.
Dell Rapids Exponent, 5th: The pr,
irie fires have ragged entirely uncontrolle
during the last week. The air is heav
with the smoke Of burning grass and
night the sky is red with the lurid glare {
the beacon lights that fash from every hi
top. On Sunday strong northwest win
set in, and until Thursday it blew col
tinuous gale, ddrivlng the devouring ele
ment before it with astonishing; ;,,rapidit,
Miles Of country hays been burned owe
and great amount Of damage done. Man
hundred tons of hay which was stacke
along the river have been burned, viii
smouldering heaps Of ruins mark the plac,
where stood the barns and grsneries of
number of the settlers.
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All kinds of ornamental and other gra
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