Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-20
xEIeHsoRHooo NEWS.

Moody county farmers are seeding their
email grain.
The building business has opened in earn
est at Niobrara.
-Four sets of burs are 10 be added to the
Dell Rapids grist mill.
A daily passenger train is one OF the
coming events for Gary.
The Roscoe mill has water enough 10 run
twelve hours out Of twenty-four.
Will Felber, of St. Helena, is preparing
to open a hardware store at Niobrara.
The infant daughter of Charles L. Parker
died at Niobrara last week, of Group.
Gary saloons close on Sundays in Gary,
by order of the county commissioners.
Emigrant trains are passing through Dell
Rapids bound for the valley Of the Jim.
The Niobrara Pioneer hears Of disas-
trous prairie fire in Plum valley, by which
Mr.. Grover lost all he possessed.
The Jim river fever has broken out in
Deuel. county, and many young men are
preparing to pull up stakes and move west
Fish are captured in the lakes of Deuel.
county at the rate OF two hundred an hour,
per pitchfork. One man can operate one
pitchfork.
The pill dispensers of Minnehaha,
Moody, Lake, Brookings and Deuel. counties
are discussing the feasibility of medical
association.
Dell Rapids Exponent: Mr.. Ingleson,
of Brookings county, who met with the ac.
cident mentioned in our last issue, has aince
died Of his injuries.
Sam Kaucher has taken contract of
Robt. A. Hineman, to build his mill at the
mouth of the Verdigris. 1t is to be ten
thousand dollar mill with FIVE run of burrs.
Pioneer: The land business is quite brisk
of late. A number have taken claims south
Of town. The wonder of all newcomers, is
that SO much good land has been left vacant
10 near Niobrara. .
Roscoe Express: Hon. o. l. Huseboe,
representative from this district, was in town
last Saturday for the fret time since his re.
turn from Yankton. Mr.. H. made a good
member, and was gladly welcomed home by
his many friends.
From persons recently down from the
stock region on the Niobrars, the Pioneer
learns that stock is doing quite we'll. Meth
ing like the amount Of loss has been suffered
BY the stock men on the Niobrara, as bv
those on the Platte.
Roscoe Express Several parties who
took up claims in this county, but we're away
through the winter, have returned and COM
menced operations. They report that We
will see such an influx of immigration as
was never before seen in new country.
Suit is about to be commenced author.
izing the removal Of the county books from
Flandreau to the county seat of Moody
county. which is located on tie south half
of section 80, township 1O7, range As, about
50 rods from the town plat of Roscoe.
Niobrara Pioneer: Messrs. Big Crow
and Big Star two of Spotted Tails braves
were in town Tuesday. They eaid they
were hunting mules, and had passes to that
effect. But they bought quite little bunch
OF ammunition, and we're very desirous o.
securing cartridges.
The old settlers Of Deuel. county have ef-
fected permanent organization by electipg
Capt. II. II. Herrick for president; B. j.
Cochrane. vice president; L. ]. Gortor,
treasurer, and w. II. Donald.on, secretary.
There is a membership of over seventy.
The hrst meeting will be held in June.
Canton News: Last Wednesday Sheriff
Dixon arrested w. w. Montgomery. Orip
and J. Hinckley, of Delaware township, for
taking forcible possession Of claim occu
pied by Michael Yaser. They were exam.
'ned before Justice Cuppett, in the evening,
and after careful examination of the whole
matter, they were bound oyer in the sum Of
500 each to appear At the neg, term of the
district court.
Sioux City Journal, 10Th: A case Of
death from burning Va. reported in ,hi. CITY
Yesterday, although full particulars could
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