Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-30
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Mitchell. gl.9 tai
Horse thieves ore operating 10 CodlOs-
ton county. 81 = 3.%'''''' q
A wagon bridge j. 70 b built scsoss the
jim u FireSSel.S SsssEsl& 1-ssE
Niobrara 10 sure Of one bank and thinks
II msy secure two.
The Albert Lea colonization society has
located its subjects st Ashton. 5eF
The Milwaukee company is building
very fine turn-table just east Of the depot in
Canton,
The first district Sundsy.school associa,
tion held its 6rst conventions At Canton last
Sunday. 7 #
flAirie fires have been burning in the vi
cinity Of Canton almost every evening of
the past week, .ess
wstettown. New York, and watertowp.
Wisconsin, have furnished most of the pop.
ulation for Wstertown, Dakota.
Twenty acres Of land have been set apart
Is i site for capitol buildings at Mitchell.
Brule City goes then ten better.
Railroad iron in large quantities is being
hurried rspidly.to thesfront over the Chica-
go, Milwaukee and St. Paul road.
Many Lincoln county farmers have COM
menced corn husking and al are confident
Of an upprecedentedy D large yield. -l
The Milwaukee coal house, derrick and
all, is now completed, and the engines on
that road are coaling up at Canton
} The Mitchell Capitol says that land hum
tiers are still plenty, and soon there will be
no land to be had anywhere near Mitchell.
IA small army of men are now engaged
in the construction Of buildings at Mitchell
and il is one Of the busiest places in the ter
ritory. - +s''. ss2i3s fia9ss.ss q
On Thursday morning Rransry with its
contents, belonging to Elmer Carr, five
miles east Of Dell Rapids was burned. 1t
contained about three hundred bushels oi
grain.
The father-iI.hw OF the manager Of the
Chicago s. Northwestern railroad IL taking
look at the country in CodinRton coun-
~. The old man has designs on some ia,
lands. S'aNsea
r. Mitchell Capitol: In accordance with The
plan for opening the Sand Lake dam, spok-
en- Of elsewhere, the deputy u. S. marshall
has gone up the river to arrest the parties
now engaged in building ii, and he is to b
followed in a few days by second party
which will tear out the dam.
Watertown News: President Keep
Vice President Sykes and General Manage,
HuRhitt, Of the Chicago & Nor,hwester1
railroad, accompanied ,. Mr.. 'Kelly.of New
York. and Mr.. Ssnborn. superintendent,
aud Mr.. Blunt, engineer Of thls division ol
the road. reached hereby especial ztratr
last Tuesday. They spent an hour looking
over our city.
Canton, News: The removal of people
and buildings from Beloit and Lower Can
ton to this place has nearly depopulated
those two towns. A resident Of Beloit, who
was in town the.6rst Of the week, on beinl
questioned as to what was going on in Be
lott, replied, Nothing, only that aresolu
ton has been passed to shoot the first ma,
seen upon the Streets" s'' = :
The commissioners of Dawson county
have selected one of the finest blocks il
Mitchell as site for county buildings. Th
deed for this block has been forwarded t.
Mr.. Lawler for signature, and in a few day
it will be returned and placed in the hand
Of any party whom the county commission
ers may designate, to be recorded as soon a
the county seat is located at Mitchell.
Dell Rapids Exponent: On Sunday th'
10Th inst. Hon. w. W. Brook,ngs of Siou,
Falls, introduced. TO the citizens Of Del
Rspids the entire governing power q Ia
6toux. City 4. .Penbina railroad. John i
Blair Of New jersey beine the head cente,
with his 1000, 900; g. G. Wicker, gene,
al manager; g. E. Merchant, general su
perintendent and J. s. Waffle chief engi
neei. making up the balance of tie party
Ara1fsaents wore made for the extensio
of the Pembins road to Dell Rapids in th
early rpring;. the Village providing th
right Of way for distance Of twenty-five