Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-08
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Little four year olds frequent billiard a.
looms In Sioux Falls.
A man 10 Codineton county hes corn
over nine feet high.
Sioux Falls hes q reform club With one
hundred and ffty members.
Eggs soil two for . cent, and butter ok
cents . pound In Elk Point.
Sioux Falls has never been 90 quiet and
dull a. at the present time.
The Ponca Courier entered upon ito Third
year Of publication August 9th.
The foundation of Grlgsby's new block,
In Sioux Falls 10 nearly completed.
j. @. Burbank has been succeeded as
treasurer of Richland by John Void.
Mrs. J.. Il. Rarrelle. of Elk Point, who
has been quite III for some time IL rapidly
recovering.
Hon. E. W. Miller. of Elk Point, has put
down 1865 feet of new sidewalk 10 front Of
his residence.
Two cattle cars are being built at Gov
ington to 'be used 10 carrying stock from
Ponca, Nebraska.
From some sections about Sioux Falls
the most discouraging reports come In con-.
corning the crops.
Last Saturday was . big day for Elk
Point. They had q horse race. u,w would
they survive a circus!
There are said to be six thousand oxen
engaged in freiRhtipg on the Fort Pierre
route to the Hills.
The first suit that ever occurred In Nc
Cook county came up before Judge Carr,
at Cameron. q few days ago.
Armstrong county pays only g 90 a. her
part of the court expenses at Oltvet last
week, and complains at that.
A reduction on freight from 80 to 20
cents pei. hundsed has been made between
Ponca, Neb, and Sioux City.
Mr.. sheafs. Of Elk Point, bought one
hundred and fifty bushels of new wheat at
sixty. five cents Q bushel, last week.
The seventh-day adventists tent will
soon be removed from Sioux Falls to Can
ton, and a series Of meetings will be begun
there.
Some time this month the editor of the
Sioux Falls Times will commence the pub.
~lication of q branch paper at Lake Benton.
MINI.
Watertown has q dramatic club. Its
first appearance upon the boards will be in
the rendition Of the drama, THE Chimney
Corner"
The meetings which have BEEN held in
Sioux Falls BY the seventh day a~dventists,
for the last six weeks, will be concluded
next Sunday.
Bon Homme Citizen, Aug. 2: Sheriff NJ.
A. Baker. and his fair bride were in town
last Sunday. They we're the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Mccoy.
Sheafe, of Eik Point, has given up the
wheat and flour business. and Joined a sor,
OF dramatic serenade troupe. He is the
leading star and sings heavy bass.
CD. Spoberg, a mason, died In Sioux
Falls last Saturday. from the effect of a
piece Of tin entering his knee. Lock jaw
set in and finally caused his death.
Mrs. Cora Kranse, aged II years, of Pom
ca, Neb,, died, a few days ago after an ill
ness of only three days. She has been
married three years, and leaves two chill
dred, the youngest only two weeks old.
A man 10 Sioux Falls has a mare of which
he thinks so much that he has put a bonnet
and pantaletes upon her. and he contem-
plates making her a present of some chew
ing gum, a bangle ncckless and q red bor-
dered handkerchief.
The S%eventh.dsy Adventist, Elder 8. B,
Whitney, is q resident of Herkimer county.
N. Y. He was sent to Dakota by the gen
eral conference of the Adventist church in
October, 1879, aud has since held meetings
at different points. During his stay here
he has won the respect of all classes, and
will leave many friends behind to wish him
God speed.