Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-01

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The james river is higher now at Rock.
port, than At any time since last spring.
Jacob Max, of Yankton, is proprietor Of
q hardware and dry goods store at Memo.
New buildings are going up in every
direction, all over the new town site of Scot
land.
A farmer living near Spirit Mound,
WINS an OK that weighs over TWO thousand
pounds.
The name of the largest hotel of Canton
has been changed from the Harlan to the
Merchants.
A deer was killed just west Of Vermillion
fifty pounds.
The work of putting up the telegraph !ine
between Beloit and Sioux Falls, will be fin.
ished next week.
Elias Chamberlain, an old resident of
Union county, died after q short illness las,
Friday morning.
Scotland will soon have a large steam
Touring mill, built Of chalk stone, by some
wealthy Russians.
The next issue Of the Swan Lake Era will
be printed at Parker, with an increase oftwo
pages of home news.
A farmer near Hooker lost his house,
furniture and all of his property BY a prai-
rio fire . short time ago.
The Southern Minnesota railway Co.
have decidedto build their western extension
from Roscoe through Madison.
The good people of Elk Point gave q do
nation on Thanksgiving evening, for the
benefit of the poor of their city.
Swan Lake Ere: The honeymoon of q
cameron" couple has been spoiled by
a tiff over what the baby's name should
be.
A horse thief named Thomas Albright,
escaped from the custody of Sheriff An
drews, of Turner county, last Monday
night.
The school superintendent Of Hutchinson,
Armstrong, Hanson and Dawson counties,
propose holding a teachers institute early
in February.
All mail matter directed to Rochester will
be delivered from the Cameron postoflce
hereafter, because of the discontinuance of
the Rochester postofice.
The calaboose at Flandreau was found to
be on fire last Monday night. and was sup
posed to have been fred By . drunken
teamster. 1t Was discovered in time to
prevent much damage.
The 8. G. & st. P. railroad surveyors tn, {
have been camped on the west Vermillion
river. were burned ont Wednesday afternoon
by prairie fire. Their tents were burned
and miscellaneous articles destroyed. Loss,
about $l25.
Rockport Pioneers: The question now is,
what are the Northwestern engineers doing
in the james valley so long between Rock
port and Yankton, and why should they 90
u Pierre by way of Yankton from Kings-
barry county?
On Monday last Roscoe experienced its
second disastrous fire, all caused BY the
careless knocking Of ashes out of a pipe.
Three head of cattle we're burned aliye, and
a large barn containing several tons of hay
were consumed.
= Jacob Allink, q Young German living
near Beaver creek, was found nearly dead
{ bv the road side last Saturday morning
When he started for home he was in an in
toxicated condition, with a spirited team tc
manage. He was taken to . place of shelter
. and died in a short time.
, A couple who were married at Siouz
! Falls . short time ago. took . drive the day
after the wedding. 1t was a cold cay, and
+ the bridegroom wrapped the bride 30 com
pletely up in buffalo robes that when they
reached their destination she had tainted
. away. 1t was several hours before she wa,
= revived.
d The Flandreau Enterprise contains Ii,
+ following facts in regard to the Southsr,
i. Minnesota railroad. gathered from tn,
superintendent Of the new division : Tn,
iron is now all rolled, or ON the way, 70
completing the line to Flandreau. TIL
track-layers hoped to reach Pipeston
Thanksgiving day. The holes for the tele
graph poles are all dug to this point ant
the poles are at the end Of the track. Flo
4 this winter the regular passenger trains vii
i run through from Lacrosse to Fulda daily
An accommodation train will run from
n Fulda here in the forenoon and back :
- Fulda in the afternoon. We will then b
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