Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-12
NEleRsoRHoop NEWS.

MEsGHsoRHoop MEMS.
Diptheria still rages>at Sioux Falls.
Prairie fires are burning all about Flan-
dreau.
Sioux Falls Postoffice has been made
salaried one.
A large force. of carpenters arc kept busy
at Flandreau.
Gold is in circulation, 10 quite an extent
in Vermillion.
District court will commence in Moody
county in May.
Lots Of building being done in Niobrara
all winter long.
Union county has six insane people ID the
1Gxht tsota hospital.
H. 81. Greenway has been appointed town
marshall of Niobara.
the order Of the Temple Of Honor, holds
regular weekly meetings.
Rev. Mr.. Oaks will take up his residence
10 Springfield in the spring.
The ice bridge across the Missouri at St.
Helena, Neb., is still passable.
There is good deal Of sickness among
the Bohemians about Niobrars.
Measles and pneumonia are prevslen.
among the children at Niobrara
Sioux Falls brags on the "good old FASH
oned fights" they can get up there.
Both ladies and gentlemen are indulging
in the pleasure Of skating at Beloit.
Several parties from Iowa will immigrate
to Niobrara and vicinity 10 the spring.
Father Krizek was thrown from his bug
ey last week, only receiving slight injuries.
Butter and eggs are plenty around Mo
brara. at 12111 cents Per pound and per doz-
| en-.
Bon Homme is to have grand ..masque-
rade ball on the eve of Washineton's birth
day.
Cautonites are making preparations for
the legislative excursionists on Friday
next.
The new school house at Sioux Falls will
be ready for occupancy by the first of
March.
Postmaster Ga,z has been sppoinied
agent for the American Express company
at Be!oit
A number of people from Paddock atten.
ded the Good Templars ball at Fort Randall
on the 5th.
Little eight and twelve year old misses
are giving birthday parties in ST. Helena
Nebraska.
On last Tuesday night two pairs of mule
teams were stolen from Taylor's place on
Wolf creek.
A. T. Fleetwood, of Sioux Falls, has
been resppointed as postmaster of that SUI
buroan town.
A praise meeting was held in the Congre-
gational church at Sioux Falls on last Sab
bath evening.
Capt. w. r. Bourne, Of Sioux Falle, was
suddenly stricken with an apoplectic fit one
day last week.
The Vermillion Republican predicts q
heavy snow storm, the last of February or
the first of March.
Rev. G. NJ. Binks contemplstes giving
course of lectures at Springfield, during
the present month.
Citizens of Flandreau are agitating the
subject of building bridge across the Sioux
river at that place.
The streets of Flanireau are all named
and the Enterprise insistsIupon calling them
by their right names.
Mr.. S. E. Whipple, who has charge Of the
Paxton house. Niobrara, is an old and ex.
perie1ced hotel keeper.
A boy in Elk Point had his arm broken
by falling over the feet of a man who was
standing on the sidewalk.
There are from 500 to 1900 bushels OF
grain marketed in Beloi. daily since the
completion of the railroad.
Lumau Judd, cx-register Of the Spring.
field land Office, is engaged in the general
land business at Springfield.
The postof1ce at Sioux Falls is To be
moved into more roomy quarters, to i'm
prove postal accommodations.
During the month of Jannary, sixteen
cars of stock and one hundred cars of whea,
were shipped from vermillion.
A colt was run over by the Dakota South.
ern train one day last week near Vermil
lion, and both Of its hind legs broken.
Elk Point Courier: The other day ,
waiter girl in hotel was discharged fol
trying to force an old soldier to eat rice.
The Sew. nth-day Adventists are holding
series of religious meetings at Finlay
conducted by s. B. Finlay, Of Now York.
A lamp explosion in the Sioux Vale,
house. at Fiandreau,. one night last week
resulted in slight injury to the property
Drags have been running on several farm
in the vicinity Of Valley Springs On
man sowed his wheat on the 29th of lam