Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1880-04-26
THE BLACK HILLS.

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ID: u. Bramble reached Deadwood
April 18th.
Timber claims are scarce in Knox and
Holt counties.
Two new hacks are plying between
Lead and Deadwood.
Watch out for five dollar counterfeit
gold pieces in Deadwood.
Hay has advanced to sevcnty-five dol
lars per ton in Deadwood.
The Millerboro Sabbath school starts
In with forty-nine scholars.
The demand for laboring men at Rock
erville increases every day.
The Deadwood Press thinks that Dead
woods prosperity is just dawning.
Three hundred and fifty men are now
employed upon the Rockcrville flume.
The janitors of the two Deadwood
court houses have struck for higher
wages.
What has become of the Deadwood
News? We have missed it for several
weeks.
The Caledonia hotel that was burned
at Terraville short time ago is being
rebuilt.
There are no surplus people in Rapid
ment can get it.
Our Jim Blanding has completed his
hotel at Sheridan and is now doing a
rushing business.
The Rockerville dam will be sixty feet
high, three hundred and fifty feet long
and twelve feet thick.
Deadwood has become so civilized
that refusing an invitation to drink is
not considered an insult.
The Rapid Valley is rapidly growing
in population, and the newcomers are
all of the most desirable class.
The telegraph and telephone are both
in good working order from Rockerville
to Sheridan and to Rapid city.
The owners of the Grand Junction
mine, near Custer, think their mine
worth just an even 100000, and ask that
amount for it.
A bunch of oats, containing one hun
dred and twenty-seven straws, all from
one grain of seed, was exhibited in Lead
city the other day.
The cause of the fire which consumed
the Caledonia House at Terraville, was
miners candle, which was left burning
in the upper story.
Judge Moody has concluded to give
Pennington and Custer counties an extra
term of the district court beginning the
fourth Tuesday of June.
The Times says Geo. Stokes, of the
Deadwood Press, will be permanently
disfgured by the attack recently made
upon him by AL. Hockett.
There was mass meeting of the Edu-
cational society, in Deadwood, Oh last
Tuesday evening, to consider the build
ing OF the Spearfsh college.
Some magnificent specimens of fine
gold rock from the Minnesota mine were
exhibited in Lead lately, that would
gladden. the heart of any one.
The Rockerville Glee Club gave a
very creditable and enjoyable entertain
ment at Rapid City recently, for the
benefit of the Congregational church at
that place.
A petition is being circulated and gen
orally signed in Queen Bee City, request
ing the county commissioners to open a
wagon road from Sheridan to Rockford
via Queen Bee City.
The Rapid City Journal says if the
Grand Jury for this term have not per
formed their full duty no part of the re-
sponsibllity for their failure can be fast
eded upon Judge Moody.
The Great Eastern mill cleaned up re-
Gently after twelve days run and found
the result most satisfactory. This mine
is evidently destined to take position
among the leading bonanzas.
The Deadwood Pioneer misses Col.
Donan, and so do the young ladies of
the Perfectly Lovely" A late number
OF that paper says: We have been III
quired of 1900 times as to his, Oonans)
probable return. If he doesn't come
home soon We are going to shut up shop
Our Office is invaded twenty times day
by female urchins, yclept, girls-"Per.
fectly Lovely" etc. Come back, colonel