Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-12

1879.
The city fathers of Vermitlion will build
. bridge across the mouth Of the Vermillion
river.
Witherspoon's two stores in Swan Lake
are to be removed to Parker in short
time.
The Watertown dramatic club rendered
finely the play, Hands Peril" on New
Years night.
Parker will haye bank, with $25, 900
capital. in full operation, not later than
February 1st.
Vermillion Republican Wslter Carr,
OF Yankton, was in the city Tuesday pay
ing his taxes.
The VermiIlion valley stage line did not
lose trip during the late severe cold and
stormy weather.
The Kaucher Bros. are arran ginp 10 give
grand ball at the new Sprin. .fell srist
mill, on the goth.
The post Office at Renshaw, BrookinRs
county. has been ordered to Volga, and the
establishment of new office at Balnbridge,
same county.
The Milwaukee company will commence
running mixed train. with passenger car
attached to Running Water soon.
The Gary Inter State has enlarged to a
five column folio, with no patent about it.
1t is lively, wide awake, newsy paper.
The Dakota and Milwaukee railroad
companies have arranged for the construc.
tion of "Y" connection of their lines at
Canton.
Vermillion Republican: Wevery much
regret the serious illness of Gov. Howard
We trust he will permanently recover from
his painful malady.
A consignment to one firm at Firesteel of
IA barrels of whiakey, was received st Mar.
ion in one day recently, and still Firesteel
is called deserted, defunct town.
Three children in one family in Vermil-
lion are deaf and dumb, two girls and one
boy. They are all attending school in the
Council Bluffs deaf and dumb asylum.
Pantagraph: Bartlett Trip, E-q, o.
| Yankton has been in town for some dayson
legal business. He always finds 4lathers Of
warm greetinge when he comes to Sioux
Falls.
The Gazette, in it's Last issue devotes two
or three columns to "Marion's" growth in
the past Eve months. She is healthy, we'll
developed girl for one raised by hand SC
suddenly.
Springfield Times: Governor Howard
Of Yankton. is slowly recovering from his
recent attack of neuralgia of the heart
His many warm friends here will rejoice a,
his complete recovery.
The Marion Gazette hears of family by
the name of Walls, living five miles iron
there, who during the HOLIDAYS lost fou'
children with disease resembling diphthe.
ria, but having symptoms like lung fever.
Parker Era: The Press and Dakotaial
Office Of Yankton has issued neat and con
venient calendar for 1880. The workman
ship is excellent and it is another specimen
of the first class printing done by tina
enterprising institution.
The following taken from the Sieu,
Falls Paragraph shows the amount of bust
ness done in the land Office the last month
of last year: "a homestead entries, 1925
acres; 81 supreme court scrip entries, 1854
acres; 80 preemption filings, 4S0O acres
26 timber entries, 1868 acres; 15 cash en-
tries, 800 acres 4 military bounty land wal
rant entries, GAO acres; Al final proofs O.
homesteads, 6,24S acres.
The long delay 10 getting post Office 9
Brookings, was occasioned by there bein
an Office 10 Miner county called Brookipe
Crossing. The department objected 4
having TWO Of the same name, nence th
necessity of changing the name of the NJ
ser county office, which at last has b.,
DONE The Brookings county Press sly
that it was entirely through the efforts I
the Hon. G. G. Bennett that It was accom-
plished and extends thanks to him, for b
, efforts in the matter.