Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-03
NE,sHBoRHooo NEWS.

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Land seekers are numerous in Sioux
Falls. i~#
. The townste of Freedom contains IS
acres.
E. G. Whalen will .tart newspaper at
Dell Rapids y. =.
Meckling is to have the best literary club
in Clay county. -
Land agents claim to do a rushing bu.i
ness at Sioux Falls.
Steps are being taken to secure money
order Office at Gary. -.
The Scandlnavians ale holding daily sir
vices in Vermllion.
The Catholics of Sioux Falls have decid.
70 erect church edifice.
The Swan Lake public school averages an
attendance of "a pupils.
j. A. Carpenter, of Beloi, sent 1900 lbs of
To Milwaukee on Friday
There is grca, demand for tenements
both at Canton and Beloit.
Kampaska is only one year of age yet has
over five hundred inhabitants.
There is considerable building about Fin.
lay during these pleasant days.
The name Of the new paper at Madison,
Lake county, will be the Leader.
The store Of Rogers Bros, of Brook6e Id,
was closed by creditors last week.
The Congregational society Of Sioux Falls
will soon have church of its own.
Gary, only six months old, has had thirty
thousand dollars invested in building.
The Episcopal ladies, OF Sioux Falls,
have a weekly sewing society meeting.
Chas Boehrig will engage in the agrlcul-
sura business in Springfield in the spring.
Sneak thieves are disturbing the peace
and serenity of tie rural village of Sioux
Falls. .-
A, the temperance meeting at Vermi!lion
last Sunday evening fifteen signed the
pledge.
Theicitizens of Meckiiog are preparing to
g We donation TO Rev John Hubh, of Vcr
million.
There will be daily Sioux City mail
carried to Be'oit b. railroad from the first of
February! . i
The Sioux Falls Independent has changed
its day OF publication from Saturday 10
Thursday. '.3sS
/ A new depot is completed at Eden. SIZE
'24 by so feet. Fairgiew will also have new
depot soon. =:
Chas. Wood ef Minnesota is contempla-
ting the establishment Of jexelry store in
Msndreau: ,t's;.-
| Asligbt landslide. below F.atrssex, caused
d short delay of,he down train, On Mond.y
oflast week s....., l..t. L.
| s4Whististhe popular saloon game Sioux
Falls That's what they call il, but it's
spellsd poker, <s5..:.:3ssssis $3.50
There is;hlk Of having Rev. Mr. Lazier,
Of Sioux City, delivers ssfiea Of Temperance
lectures in .Vermillion.ss
Rev. M. McLooney, the new pastor of
tho Consseationaf church at Sioux. Falls. is
giving general satisiaction. = n
Rev j. E. Denton commenced a, series Of
meetings on Sunday evening IN the Episco-
| pal church at Springfield. ~ .
\ B. F. Crouch, of Finlay is making prepa-
4 tiops to go into the agricultural imp plement
4 business at that place in the spring. u
| Lee & Prentis sre building new bridge
across the Vernillion river, at their stock
farm. 1888 feet long and 9 feet above water.
!. Lars Jordalen. 90 years of age, and one
of the Oldest settlers OF Clay county, having
lived there twenty years, died last Monday.
Thelpeopls Of Furner. county are con
graduating themselves over, ,be new ssil-;
road they expect to have before many
months p. ..i.. 5a
There is man ESQ called 10 Verm, illion
WIN ,ndulses in the manly ,pastime oi
whipping his w,'eisrd ,mnirs bis family
"ut III thu cold.
Atont tif'y persnns s,lrrded the Concre.
ga'onal mlta society in Vtrmillinn ou
Wednesday evening, ut the residence al
Mrs. K. B. Finley.
Some Of The pupils Of the high school ol
Beloit claim more than ordinary dramatic
talent They are giving entertainments in
the school building. , fdSS+1
The Y. P. L. c. Of Vermillion gave az
entertainment in the Baptist church on
Fridsv s,enise. cnusstinx If charades
declamations, Dialogues, Ansic, etc. 50
"The boys" ii RrNcoe gave a dance .,
the school house last Friday evening which
was the pleasAniesi affair Of he kind evel
given in that section Of The country.
The SWSn Lake amateur dramatic asso-
citation, hiss decided TO render iheispiix htly
farce entitled ~Box and Cox" 10 the Epis