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

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Corn is only eighteen cents per bushel
in Oakdale.
A blizzard visited Herrick on the night
Of April 18th.
Two new saloons began business in
Niobrara last Monday.
A settlers home protection society is
in full blast in Knox county.
Business and building in Niobrara are
progressing very handsomely.
Poncaites think it would be a wise
thing to organize fire company.
The Turner society at Niobrara are
preparing to erect hall there for public
use.
Wheat is worth one dollar and half
per bushel, and potatoes one dollar at
Niobrara.
Ponca is soon to have another extern
siye dry goods store, and wants base
ball club.
Niobrara has great hopes that the Mil
waukee company will make that city its
crossing place.
The work Of grading the railroad line
commence next week.
Niobrara first-cass brass band will
reorganize and take in more members,
making in all seventeen.
Three cars of spikes have been crossed
to Covington for use in widening the
track OF the Niobrara branch.
The Odd Fellows lodge was instituted
in Niobrara last Friday night, and seven
new members were "taken in.''
The last Knox County News contains
column of county jottings that are just
what the subscribers appreciate.
a destructive prairie fire swept over
the southern part of Dixon county last
week doing great amount of damage.
Near the postoffice of Apple Creek in
Knox County, portion of ground sever
feet. ~
Niobrara Pioneer: The immigration
going into Dakota this spring is i'm
mense, and northern Nebraska receives
her full share.
Niobrara Pioneer: A. B. Wilcox and
family We're passengers on the steamer
Black Hills on Monday. One more ex-
cellent family added to our city.
Three of the leading professionals of
Niob-ara have entered into a written
contract to abstain from the use Of all
intoxicating liquors, and tobacco in any
| shape forevermore.
Niobrara News: Mrs. n. G. Campbell
whose life has been dispaired of since nv
last writing, is now thought to be i'm
proving slowly, under the care of DIR.
Van Velsor of Yankton.
Since the Ponca postoilice was made
a money order office August 9Th 1871,
there has been S,771 orders issued. Du-
ring the first quarter of the present year
orders were issued amounting to over
$1,000.
Mrs. Charles Banckes. wife of the pro-
prietor of the Omaha Post, suicided by
poison last Sunday morning. Despond-
ency over the loss of large fortune is
assigned as the cause This was her sixth
attempt at suicide.
The steam saw mill of George Beard
shear, four miles from Ponca, burned
last Tuesday. The fire was first discov-
cred about three o'clock in the morning,
and is supposed to have been the work
of an incendiary. Loss, about $500. No
insurance.
| On Monday fight which promised
| fair to be interesting was ANONYMOUSLY
brought to close at Ponca by one of
the combatants suddenly disappearing
through hole in dilapidated sidewalk
covering n sewer in the southern part of
that town.
The st. Paul and Sioux City company
have sufficient material on the Nebraska
side of the Missouri for the fifty-one
miles of road between the Columbus
junction and Oakland, needed to COM
plete the Omaha line, and material for
the rebuilding of the narrow-gauge be-
tween Covington and Ponca.
Ponca Journal: An old lady named
Jones, arrived in town Saturday evening,
in search of her son. She lives in Iowa.
Her son who is about twenty years old
ran away from home about two years
ago, and she has lately been hunting for
him through several counties in northern
Nebraska. Mrs. Jones is in very intirm
health, and is almost heart-broken
through the heartless conduct of her son
The dwelling house of J. E. Bennett OF
Ponca was burned to the ground last
Monday morning. Furniture, clothing
and everything was consumed. Loss
over 81 900 and no insurance. The Journ
nj says the rare presence of mind dis
played by Mr.. Bennet's little boy
Slliti ic, uuiAli6, Ullc uIc, Is SouletuluS IT
markablc for one of his age, being onl,
seven years old. He was one of the las
to leave the burning building, throwing
out everything and anything that cam,
in his way. Too much praise cannot b,
said of him.
Niobrara Pioneer: We have noticed
with pleasure and without envy til,
name Of brother kingsbury of the Pres
and Dakotaian in connection with til,
coming delegateship for our next neigh
Dor Dakota territory. Dakota delegate
have always favored northern Nebrask,
. and the mere mention of Mr.. Kingsbur,
in connection with the candidacy hits al
his old friends through region of coun
try in both Dakota and Nebraska wher
. he has been so we'll known and Away
liked for nearly a score of years. w
should rejoice to be sure Geo. w. Kings
bury was the coming delegate. He i
t every inch true man, and no man bet
t for deServaS n cOOS,,ic,,c,,s Motion fro,