Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-10
NelGHsoRHooo NEWS.

The remains Of Frank Hanna we're in.
tered at Tabor.
FL j. Brace. of Elk Point, was robbed of
$4l7 by tramp last week.
w. w. Aurner has been appointed assis.
tant assessor Of Turner county.
The Springfield land Office did an unusu-
ally large amount of business last week.
Deacon NJ. D. Weston died last week at
Elk Point of pneumonia. aged sixty-one
years.
Frank Aidrch has left Springfield for
Pierre, outitted for the seasons freighting
business.
The river and barbor bill sppropria,cs
$4,000 for the improvement of the Missouri
river at Vcrmillion.
With the first peep Of spring the tide of
immigration has begun to flow across the
Dakota border and the prospect j. that va
cant claims will be few and far between BY
the time the season closes.
An attempt was made to place Dixon
county, Nebraska, under the operations of
the general herd law, but it failed and in it's
stead the legislature gave the county a
night herd law, which requires the herding
of stock between sunset and sunrise.
Hon Homme Citizen: Chas. McCollum
has at last cleared the lower end of Bon
Homme island of all females and extra
choppers. Charley has been working with
this end in view for some time. He de-
serves credit for the good work done.
The land office business at Sioux Falls
for February foots up as follows: Home.
steads, 40. 1858 acres; timber culture, 81,
4.639 acres final proof, 50, 8,456 acres pre-
emptions, %. 5000 acres; soldiers declara-
tory statements, IL, 600 acres cash entries
Is. GAG acres total, 26,4SS acres.
The Northern Nebraska Journal is in
formed the volcano at Ionia still continues
the same as it has been. 1t does not erup,
any more nor any less than usual, while the
rumbling sound neither increases nor dimin.
ishes and Notwithstanding the cold wea,he,
this winter the grass on the volcano is az
green as it ever was.
Springfield Times: The boys arc all
away up on stills over the report that the
Yankton opera troupe will show two nights
in Springfield next week. If they do, there
need no one ge, up church festival for the
same nights, for the Opera" would draw
the crowd at IS cents head while any other
attraction would remain empty with open
doors and awberries and cream as an in
ducement TO come in.
Sioux Falls Independent: An impromp,u
reception was given Mr. and Mrs r, F.
Pe,tigrew at the Cataract last Tussday even.
ing. The band serenadel the couple and
the many friends welcomed Mrs. Pettierew
to her new home The freedom of the
city" was rendered the happy eouply by G..
H. Windsor when due altention was paid
to the table, spread as Harry knows so we'll
how to arrange on such occasions. The
evening was one long to be remembered by
all in attendance.
Gary Inler-State: Last week, Mr.. Lewis
Shsmpine, while digging we'll, found lot
OF shining metal, which he brought to town
and submitted it to some of our old miners,
who have turned over the soil of California
and Nevada. They pronounce it silver and
gold 1t stood the nitric acid test, but in
order to be thoroughly satisfied with respect
to its value specimens were sent to Mum &
Co., for investigation. On Saturday, Geo.
M. Bowman went prospecting up the gulch
above town and found some fine looking
specimens, which were also sent to the same
place for an assay.