Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-25

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| Revival meetings are being held nthe
Methodist church at Sioux Falls.
A dramatic entertainment will be given
at Flsndresu some time this month.
District No. II Clay county, will build q
large brick school house hiscppnI season.
. There are several, case, Of luaf iseer and
chicken.pox among the little ones at Sioux
Falls.
Revival meetings are in progress at Mill
tawn, under theauspices Of the Methodlst
church.
A cow broke loose in stable at Brodk-
field and killed two heifers beeide iniurfng
other stock.
The Bapsists of Sioux Falls are giving
social entertainments, including singing,
recitations, ETC.
A sixty foot drive-well is being put down
In Vermillion to be used in case Of fire, or.
dered by the city council.
About one hundred piles have been driv.
en- near the bank of the Missouri river at
the washout at Vermillion.
A calico hop will be given at Sioux FAlls
next Wednesday evening by the members
OF the eight to Twelve" club.
Rev and Mrs j. A. Palmer, of Valley
Springs, 1eny empha,ica'iy the report that
they are not Lying happily together.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Y. Hall of Evansville,
his father and mother of Mrs. NJ. w. Sheafe
reached Elk Point Tuesday on visit.
Clay county has ffty-four school districts,
l,70S children between FIVE and twenty-one
years Of age, Vermillion contributes 304.
A number of the people Of Elk Point
went to Portlandville Sunday, tobe present
at the dedication Of the new Baptist church.
A correspondent of the Sioux Falls Pan
tagraph calls attention to the weakness in
the school laws, in quite alenethy article.
The Congregational society of Sioux Falls
have appointed a committee to take steps
towards securing lot on which to erect q
church.
Thomas n. Davis farmer living near
Dell Rapids, died at his nome where he
had resided tor. eight years. on the Goth of
January.
Madison, Lake county, claims to have the
same push and enterprise, and the same sem
timent Of pride in the town, that has done
so much toward making Sioux Falls what
it is.
The members of the Lutheran church at
.Bloomingdale, gave their pastor a surprise
party on New Years, and presented him
with handsome bureau and other house,
hold articles.
Union County Courier: OF the first ten
men examined for grand jurymen only one
was found that had been in the county less
than ten years, many of them being here
over fifteen years.
The Exchange hotel 1t Dell Rapids.
came near being destroyed by fire, caused
by the explosion of a lamp. 1t was only
saved by the presence of mind displayed by
the clerk ofthe house.. asI5
A very enjoyable tea party was given BY
Alex. Hughes and lady, of Elk Point, on
Tuesday evening. After the sumptuous re-
past the guests were treated to come music,
and recitations from parties present.
Vermilliou Republican: We have been
requested by q number of subscribers to call
the attention of our legislative assembly TO
the necessity Of a. law. requiring every
miller to keep posted up in his mill his rate
of toll. ,t@%
An Elk Point telegram to The Sioux City
Journal, states that on Wednesday, B. NJ.
Brink was engaged in threshing on his farm
six miles vest Of Elk Point, and while re-
moving some straw that had cloeged behind
the cylinder. it suddenly ioosened and his
right hand was carried against the cylin-
der and terribly mangled. The DR..
Comfy were Immediately called and found it
necessary to amputate the hand at the wrist,
which was done.
Paragraph The experiencessof the
Sioux Falls bank since resumption of specie
payments, has been much the same as that
of banks all over the country. Instead of
there being demand for gold, the yellow
stuff is accumulating id the Golfers Of the
bank, and the accumulations have amounted
to over $4,000 more than could be paid out,
people generally preferring paper money,
owing 20 its greater convenience, and many
persons depositing small amounts Of gold
which they had been boarding, 7
The distinguished men of Elk Poirt are
becoming decidedly musical. The Courier
says: The concert last; Wednesday night
demonstrated the fact that Elk Point is full
OF singers. OF course none questioned. it,
but they wanted to see II demonstrated. and
they did. The lawyers carried OF the palm.