Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-10
HEIcHBoRnooD NEWS.

-Elk Point contains 9lO inhabitants and
is growing.
Sioux Fall has six saloon,, two having
recently closed doors.
g. r. Freeman, Of Elk Point got. 81, ,OO5
for eight horses last week.
Prof. G. M. Binks has returned to Sioux
Falls after an extensive lecturing tour in the
southern part of the territory.
The Times says that s. Hutchins, pro-
prietor of the Sioux Falls & Madison stage
line, has purchased the hotel at Herman,
and will take possession Of the same in
short time
Sioux Falls Times: 1t has been ascertain.
ed who started the fire last week which did
80 much damage in the northern part of the
county, and it is thought that the guilty
party will be brought to trial.
According to the Sioux Falls Times, the
commissioners of Minnehaha county have
placed the liquor license at $50. This is
in violation of the new law, which says that
county license shall not be less than 5000
nor more than $500.
The law firm of Wall & Disney have dis
continued their practice in Sioux Falls and
intend to 60 to Brule City to begin practice.
They will have nice, quiet time all by
themselves, for while, but the country is
bound to fill up soon.
The Elk Point election resulted in a
choice of the following gentlemen: Mayor
l-E. B. Wixon councilmen, Joe Coverdale,
G. F. Mallahan, J. NJ. Talcott; clerk, M. B.
Kent; treasurer, J. B. Brubacher city jus.
tice, J. A. Wallace marshal, Fred stobel
street commissioner, Abe Strobel.
In the Sioux Falls land Office, during the
month of March, there we're 1876 Homestead
entries, making 2O,150 acres, l39 pre-emp
tions at 22,24O acres 78 timber culture en-
tries, or II ,53s acres 43 cash entries o.
2.42l acres Is soldiers' prescriptions o
1000 acres 80 final proofs on homestead
or l2,609 acres. Total, s295s acres.
i The Milwaukee, Sioux Falls & Red Rive
railroad company has been organized an
incorporated. The intention of the comps
pany is to build road from Lincoln count
to Lake Kampeska, a connecting link be
tween the NJ. & st. P. and the c. & N. W
The directors are; Melvin Grigsby, G. K
> Howard, Artemus Gale, B. F. Campbell
]. NJ. Washburn, N. E. Phillips, Thos. 3
, Brown, E. w. Caldwell. Henry Calender
VIM. Van Fps, R. S. Alexander. w. ]. Sih
bison.
IElk Point Courier: We learn from N
G. Curtis that Mrs. Walter Fuller, livin
on the Broken Kettle in Iowa. was burne'
to death last Saturday at about IL o'clocl
by a prairie fire. The lady ga,
the fire coming and started to 60 to tn
stable to let calf out, but the fire caught ii
in her clothes and her hair, ears and nos
were burned of. The husband in his et
forts to save her got his right hand burned
and may possibly be compelled TO have
amputated.
Sioux City Journal: There was whole
sale discharge of passenger conductors OF
the Iowa division of the Central railroa,
this week, the discharge to date from tn
10th. Ed. Chamberlin, John Luby, Chas
G. Pratt, George Frink and Frank Ketchun
are the individuals who procured walkin,
papers. No reasons being assigned for tn
discharge, Mr.. Chamberlin went TO Chicag,
to inquire into the cause, but upon consnlta
ton with the general superintendent Of tn
!. road, could not obtain any satisfactory in
formation.