Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-03

The Springfield Time. bets the Ron
homme citizens 500 that the Times ha,
'he larger circulation. "Put up or shut up. !
me parties who design opening larvt
wholesale dry goods store IN Canton. vii
also nave branch retail house in P.rL
err "eo :" s'A
Inc name OF the town at the terminus o
the milwaukee branch is at last settled n
Is shannon, being named after Judge Shan
non. '"""
The wholesale poisoning of dog. in
Mitchell is the OCCASION of an nroari
zatlon called the Horse Thief pr );ection so.
ciety. - 'N'A e''
The Russian Mennonite colony on the
sou!hern edge of Dav!son county has EN-.
pioyed an Eogl'sh lescher to instinct their
children. " WV sAs'A
Albion Thorne retires from the editor.
shlp OF the Dell Rapids Exponent, and in
me last lsAue of that paper writes his
valedlctory. '
About twenty of the Sioux Falls gentle
men, hired hall, spread 4 lunch. and re-.
ee'ved calls from their lady friends on New
Years day. ~"
"A company has been organized for the
purpose Of erecting mandatory and
sugar refinery at Alexandra, to be called
the Jim River Sugar Refinery.
Work has been commenced by the ST..
funl road for the building of It's bridge
across the Sioux. The structure will con-
sist OF tw" spans. each $50 feet long.
The Flandreau Enterprise devotes five
columns, in its January lat number, 10 the
history and present condition Of zone of the
most promising towns in Southern Dakota"
The new Scandinavian paper to be pub
-isbed at Sioux Falls will be issued from
the Pantaeraph office Mr.. Fredricson will
be the editor and Mr. Wildt business mana
ger.
Inc warmest houses in this country are
the Russian adobea, walls two feet thick,
and heated by ovens built in the walls,
10 which heavy fires are built twice q
day.
Mitchell, like other large cities. has its
walking mania. The young bloods all
walk, money changes hands, and the city
gains an inch or two in metropolitan
notoriety.
Col. Davenport got caught in the late
blizzard, going from Sioux Falls to Rock.
port, and had to stop two days in shanty,
l2xlS feet, in which five horses and six
persons were crowded.
The sheriff of Minnehaha county in sum.
moning the jury for the current term of
court, drove one OF his favorte ma 20 through
the storm SO that she laid down and died at
Valley Springs last Sunday, entailing q
loss OF 1925.
The Enterprise gives us, as evidence that
tlandreau is fast acquiring the ways of a
city, the fact that seven fights occurred in
that town in one week; also that both night
and day police have been appointed.
Eden Sun: We are told that there is
only one girl Of sparkling age within six
miles of this town and that she is actually
fading away, with grief, because there are
only seven days in the week and she has
eight boys to spark.
Elk Point Courier: NJ. w. Sheafe spent
Christmas with his parents and sister at
Yankton, and returned Friday morning
with his pockets full of ink bottles, cigar
holders, Sunday school notices and two
kinds Of gum. He is just learning to man
ipuiate.
Dell Rapids Exponent: The rush of fish
down the river stopped the mill one day
last week by clogging the water wheels.
Tons of them were destroyed before gratings
could be made and deposited to prevent
them from entering the fume. The same
thing occurred once or twice last winter.
Sioux Falls Independent: Clayton Ev.
erett, the efficient manufactures of fine boots
ops1 shoa. f,r n G Gl;JJov &c, III a.,
because his wife is with him through the
holidays. Mrs. Everett is an accomplished
lady, and has a prominent place in tn.
Yankton schools as teacher, where she has
been for several terms.
The following figures indicate the amount
Of Sunday school work done since the 7tt
Of April by D. P. Ward, agent Of the
American Sunday school union for south.
eastern Dakota: Schools organized, 20
schools aided and visited, 55; conventions
and song servvices held and assisted, 80
amount distributed to schools and individ
uals in books and papers, Sl3O.32; bibles
and tes,aments given away to needy families
200; value of bibles sold, $50; miles trav
eled IN Sunday school work, 5,3l6.-Panta
graph.
The Paragraph gives an extended ac
count of how Christmas was observed a
Sioux Falls both publicly and privately, VI
clip the following: The finest tree eve
erected here was one which was put up a
the residence of VIM. Van Epps on Christ
mas eve. 1t WAS loaded with costly gifts
chief among which was set Of silverwar
worth $500 presented by Mr.. Van Epps Il
his wife. There was also massive silve
water set presented by Mr.. Van Epps to S
f. Blauvelt and wife. Mr.. Blauvelt ais
received from the clerks in Mr.. Van Epps
store, where he is head book keeper, fin
gold watch chain and charm. Every perso
in Mr.. Van Epps' employ here was also tn
recipient Of gifts Of various kinds, each re
ceiving $40 note and other presents max
ing as much as S25 apiece for them. With
out knowing anything Of what was in stor
for them, the employees had united in pu'
chasing large globe Of the latest improve
construction, which they presented to NJ
Van Epps.
GEN. HATCH IS SAFE.
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