Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-02-26

end then IL down and ponder. By and BY
they will rssdh ! e~esclssios.
the BLACK Ralls.
Hay 10 worth $40 per ton in Deadwood.
Bobtail ia longing for = postofics and q
school.
Whoopius cough is taking . boom 10
D adwood.
Tue Old Lexington mine IL turning gu,
ore worth $50 per ton.
Ashen farm" has been located a short
distance from Deadwood.
The capacity Of Beadwood's water works
10 5000 gallons in "a hours.
The average monthly production of gold
10 the Black Hills lie $425,OO0.
Col. Louusberry of the Bismarck Iri-
bune, reached Deadwood Feb 10th.
One merchant at Crook City, sold over
$4,000 worth OF merchandise last year.
The Treasure Trove mine in Bobtail
gulch. is attracting . good deal of attention.
Mrs. Simmons. the noted Couk and. Boueh.
ton witness il = niece of Senator Conkline's.
Two Young men of Central lifted, a safe
weighing 1880 pounds, and won . $50 bet.
Two firms in Rapid City ~wholesaled
$4,000 outside Of their city business in
1879.
An average Of $15, 1000 per month ia sen,
away from Deadwood in post office MONEY
orders.
The wife Of Judge b. N. Mcguire, of III,
Rapid City Journal, died at her home, Feb
fuary 18th.
The Black Hills Herald is authority fol
the statement that Inez Sexton will marry
John Mellor.
Col. Donan denies it and We give it up
but honest, now, hope to die, didn't you get
valentine?
The Deadwood Times favors Fargo a. tn,
best place for the next territorial republican
convention.
One hundred and eighty-6ve thousanc
dollars in bullion were sent Out from Dead
wood Feb. 10Th.
The Custer Chronicle wants the Hill
counted out whenever any bond.yo,ing Il
railroads comes up.
Z. d. Burke, editor Of the Custer Chron
icle has been appointed clerk Of the distric
CVuks VI OuDter county,
So great was the crowd in attendance a
court during the Boughton trial, it becam,
necessary to lock the doors.
Fanshawe 4 Co, at Fort Meade, OUTSIDE
of their suffers business, sold over $4,000,
worth of merchandise last year.
Several hundred dozens of eggs wer,
shipped to Deadwood in one week. They
still sell for go cents per dozen.
The building Of the Alta 40 stamp mill
has given the new tow of Myersville, neal
where it is located, quite q boom.
The final eurvey of the Redwater railroad
has been made. The work Of construction
will be commenced the first of May.
Judge Leeper left Deadwood Feb. 20th
for st. Louis. taking with him the remain.
of his wife for inserment at that plsce.
A small dve.stamp custom mill is what 4
needed at Galena, to run in opposition IA
the Florence mining and smelling company.
Col. Lounsberry declares his COMPRESSION.
al aspirations "of:" His trip to the Hill.
il on business, and to electioneer for Ben.
nett.
The contract has been let to Deadwood
parties for furnishing 1000, 900 feet of lun.
Der for the eighteen mile Rockerville
fume.
A prize skating match occurred at Dead.
wood, Saturday night. The best amateur
got q silver cup, and the second best a
chrome.
One Of Deadwood's leading Law lights is
also q shoemaker, and has opened up q sole
repairing institution in connection With hip
Law office.
Custer City has a new drug store, a mum.
Der of new lawyers, q Sabbath school, and a
literary organization, while eggs remain
very scarce and high.
The charge given by Judge Moody to the
Jury in the Boughton case, was plain and
explicit in all its features and phases, ex.
hlbiting profound legal ability.
Saw mills running, quartz mills building,
new houses going up every day, causes
M%yersyille in Rockford district, to present
a very business like appearance.
Three hundred men will be employed in
building the Rockerville fume throughout
the summer. The cost of the ditch and
6ume complete will not fall below $25O,O 600.
Judge McLaughlin's three story brick
block, just completed in Deadwood, ia
claimed to be the abandonment and bes,
building in the territory, outside of Yank.
ton.
The Sidney & Black Hills stage COM
pany have officially given the amount Of
bullion thew transported from the Hills 10
1873, which amounts to q little over four
million dollars.
The Deadwood News thinks that in view
of the surplus of business and the storpape
Of much winter work, the business man
Who 10 now paying current expenses NAV
deem himself q fortunate man.
There is plenty Of all kinds of work in
Deadwood and throughout the Hills for
men Who are willing to work, At good wsxes,
still there are . great number of idlers, Who
complain Of hard luck. poor fare, etc.
There was an incipient FIRE at the Roch-
ford. Miner printing Office. and but for the