Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-16

Mrs. Badie. wife of . farmer living be.
tween Utica and Scotland, was stricken
with apoplexy yesterday morning and died
before night. She was 40 we'll as usual In
the morning and was experimenting her
domestic duties when the stroke Frustrated
her.
H. N. Hill, of Gsyville, has raised this
year, from seed planted in June, squashes
between two and three feet in length. A
considerable portion Of ground in that re.
9ion was planted with vegetables after the
grain crop had proved . failure, and in every
instance astonishing results were achieved
We learn from the Marion Gazette that
I'll. Field passed through that place Mon.
day Of last week with six car loads Of cat.
tie and n Of horses en- route for the Black
Hills. The stock was purchased in the
vicinity Of Usage. Iowa, and was shipped
from there to Marion in cars, and from the
latter place will be driven to the Hills.
The PembIna Pioneer says the Press and
Dskotaian's report Of the crops in the var.
ious counties OF the territory. which placed
the wheat yield 10 Pembina county at IS
bushels per acre. is too low. I'VE are not
particular" adds the Pioneer, "about q few
bushels of wheat, but the facts are that old
Pembina county is good for 80 bushels TO
the acre, for 1879 Please make a note OF
IT,"
J.. Hagemann, living some twelve miles
northeast Of Yankton, near the Walsh set.
Element, met with an accident this morning
by which he lost his little finger of his right
hand. He Was engaged in threshing, and
BY some mishap his right hand was caugh,
in the machinery and injured so that the
little finger had to be amputated. He was
brought to town and his wounds dressed
and the amputation made by DR.. J. B. Van
Velsor.
Another farmers team INDUCED in a run.
away this morning. The team started from
one of the elevators and ran up Douglas
avenue to Fourth street and down Fourth to
Capital where il was caught. In going up
Douglas avenue the wagon collided with =
sign post west Of Third street, breaking off
n Of the front wheels and bringing the
post and sign to the ground. In addition to
the breaking Of the wheel the wagon was
somewhat wrecked, but the horses we're not
hurt.
John Pope Hodnett, formerly collector
of internal revenue in Dakota, and who
stands upon the personal platform that he
is "an Irishman and q gintleman. and d-n
the man that says to the contrary" has
been encouraged BY the recent occurrences
in California to show the country that
while he may be an Irishman and, accord
ing to his own estimate of that character, 4
gentleman, he il At the same time . fool. A
few days ago he called on the comptroller
of the treasury and on President Hayes,
demanding the instant payment of certain
unpaid claims of working men which he
alleges were provided for BY act Of congress
more than q year ago. he told President
Hayes that il the claims were not paid
within ten days he could lead . force of de-
termined men against him that would make
his seat not worth the cloth that covers it.
At q meeting of the labor league on the
same night he repeated these absurd threats
adding that an army Of $4,000 men could
be raised in twenty-fours to march on
Washington.
The proposition considered last night BY
the council for securing . right Of wy
through town for the Dakota 6outberu
railroad track aud cafs seems the most
feasible and yet presented. The project 10
to straighten the Rhine By RAINING it down
Seventh street. The railroad company can
then build it's track aloneside the creek and
10 tho street without being compelled to
construct bridges or tressle work. The OF.
ovation required 70 produce . creek bed
will furnish the earth needed BY the rail-
road company for it's enbankment, Ole side
of which can bio covered with strong plank
to protect II from the action of the water.
By this means . street now rendered use
less BY the winding Of the Rhine can be
msde On avenue Of drainage and q rail
thoroushfare. 1t . small expense, and Q con.
siderable amount Of property, 10 citv lots,
reclaimed sud made valuable. This scheme
Va originated By Governor Edmunds end
Bartlett Trip and the couscil hss sp
pointed COMMITTEES 10 inyestiGste is mer-
|ts and report thereon.