Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-21

Sioux Falls through To the centre cf this
coonty. IL being pushed forward al a rapid
f,te.
Tso lads, mailing from Flandseas, seven.
teen aud eighteen yaaIp Of aeA paseed
through Herman recently on fool. without
2 ssatlin their pockses. hound for the Black
Scotland Citizen: Major Grimes, U. s.
quartermaster at Yankto1, was at Running
Water Saturday, accompanied BY Captain
Scott, who will take charge ofthe govern.
ment fright here.
The diagram Of the new Episcopal church
to be built In Canton represents an elegant
building, In the gothic style Of architecture,
ornament to the town.
Canton has been made distributing point
BY the Milwaukee rosd, where Immigrant
tickets will be sold BY the agents Of the
other roads in this country aud the lines of
ocean steamers In Europe.
The prairie fire last week came very near
burning Van Fps Touring mill al Dell
Rapids. By the timely assistance Of citi-
zens the %devousing element was chased into
the river and e~xtlnRuished, but it took hard
work.
Andrew Knudson,!wh lives eight miles
northwest of Swan Lake, lost bis ali by
the late psairie IRE. Five cows, three
calves, two mares and two colts, seed oats
aud corn, stable, harness and farm macbin.
cry were consumed.
TIE Vermillion Standard 10 speaking Of
Charlie Collins says: I'VE venture The
assertion that he has more cheek 10 one
piece; more tongue to the yard; o vim
to the surface; more brains to the cubic
foot than any man in Dakota.
The buildiug of . few side walks the
setting out of q few shade trees and the
enclosing aud sodding of the court house
square and other improvements. would
help vastly toward making Canton 1.-THE
most beautiful village In the Sioux valley"
A petition has been sent to the postmas-
ter general asking for the establishment Of
q postof6ce at Salem, the terminus If the
proposed extension of the Worthiogton
aud Sioux Falls branch of. the Sioux City
and st. Paul railroad in McCook county.
Another elegant structure will Soon be
erected at Sioux Falls which will be the
era house. This building is to be fifty by
uiAesy icot Auu Two etOTleS ntEn. xue
building will cost from S., 900 to $4,000.
Alexandra Herald: We notice that
General Dewey and late Prosecutor French
of Yankton. have formed . partnership to
engage In the practice Of Law, 10 that city.
This is an excellent combination, and We
predict for them . career Of professional
prosperity.
The Cameron Pioneer last week changed
from a four column quarto TO q six column
folio, with q patent inside, giving double
the space for home news that it had before.
The last issue closed volume one. 1t is a
good paper, it reprints our digest Of terrific
rial news. Good luck to it.
Flandreau Enterprise: Gen. w. n. H.
Beadle the territorial superintendent of
public education is in town attending the
teachers institute, The general 10 an indie.
fatigable worker in the cause of education
and is doing 6 great deal towards getting
the public schools of Dakota into first clasl
running order.
The teachers' institute jast closed in Lin
coin county was in point of members ane
every way . success. Gen'l Beadle closet
hislabos in the institute lastThusday morn
ing BY instruction in school economy. TIL
Elk Point Courier says his visits and Ia.
bors will long be remembered and appreci
ated BY the institute.
Elk Point Courier: Hon. j. P. Kiddel
judge of this district, during . cal: at thi
once Thursday, informed Us that the cour
docket WAS cleaned up and all old case
that have been dragging for years, and "
congratulate the Judge on beng able I
start ont ct the next term of court Wit
new docket and new cases.
Madison Sentinel: Our postmaster ha
some curiously addressed letters to look owe
occasionally. Below il . sample that cam
into his Office last night:
To Madison 7. 9: this letter will 60,
And when it gets there
That Mr.. Chas. Bean Will take it away.
Canton Advocate: The proposition
made BY Mr.. Wshl at the school mestipI
the other evening In behalf Of the Official
OF the Wisconsin Norwegian college, rela
institution to this place, Sioux Falls Q
Yankton, 10 one our people would do wei
70 consider. II Q donation of twenty acre
of land suitable, and sufficient non raise,
to pay freight on materials to this point |
pro6ered. the probability ID the college vii
be located here.
Canton Advocate: Very diegracefol pro
ceedings were those that occurred at the de
pot Tuesday evening of this week. A youul
girl, not ~ eighteen, of character no
above suspicion, was there, in company viii
. young man. Some person or persons pro
cured tar and poured it over them, ruinipI
the clothes Of the girl and completely satul