Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-02-10

THE BLACK NILS.

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Lead has telephone exchange and a
new news stand.
U. s. Marshall Raymond arrived in
Deadwood via. Sidney, February LIST.
Mail matter is now almost altogether
carried into the Hills by the way Of Sid
ney.
A brass band organized in Deadwood
q short time ago is called the Dakota
band.
A number of live coons are on exhibi-
tion at Elizabethtown. Admission five
cents.
Star and Bullock, Of Deadwood, are es-
tablishing fancy stock farm near that
place.
Hay finds q ready market in Dead
wood at twenty and twenty-five dollars
per ton.
The result Of the last cleanup of the
de Smet mine is said to exceed all previ-
GUS ones.
Three Lead City couples ere preparing
to commit matximony ct one and the
same time.
Some excellent free gold ore has been
found in tho bed rock Of the Badger NINE
near Lead City.
Food, and many necessary things are
becoming scarce in Custer, owing to the
delay of freight.
The Episcopal literary society of Dead
wood, is the first one of the kind ever es-
tablished in the Hills.
The organization of board of trade
IN Deadwood will promote the welfare
OF that city and of the Hills in general.
A mica mine on the Hill City road has
recently been discovered which is said to
be as good as any now being worked in
the Hills.
The question of incorporating Dead.
wood has lately been discussed by the
Methodist Episcopal literary society of
that place.
1t is estimated that the Homestake
company will have shipped from the east
over 100000 pounds Of machinery the
coming season.
The Washington mine at Custer has
lately made some encouraging develop.
ments, the ore body growing larger and
richer all the time.
Custer Chronicle: Eight freight out
fits for Custer are between Buffalo Gap
aud Red Cloud in the deep snow. and
their stock either lost or played out.
Deadwood Pioneer: The United
States grand jury were presented last
evening with box of extra Havanas,
by Judge Campbell, United States attor-
ney.
One of the Lead City business houses
was entered by burglars short time ago
and quite an amount of filthy lucre ap-
propriated. The authorities are after
them.
d. T. Bramble estimates to the Dead
woad Pioneer that twice as many goods
will be received in the Hills this year as
last and that the transportation will cost
more than ever before.
The Deadwood Pioneer with its usual
magnanimity. puts in good word for
FATTY Madden, q prominent man IN the
Hills who has recently disappeared, ow-
ing every body, and whom nearly every
one else believes has skipped for good.
Central City bad narrow escape from
fire not long ago, originating from the
careless handling of candle, which ig-
nited the inside of the old Langvishe
theatre. No great damage done, but it
was close shave. Their efficient hose
company did it.
The Central City Miners Union have
engaged two halls and two bands fol
their monster ball to be given on the
evening of the 22d of February. The
Union is resolved that this ball shall
eclipse all former efforts of the kind ever
attempted in the Hills.
The Deadwood Times thinks it sees in
Charley Moody's face the wild and hag-
gard look of the postofice seeker. The
Central City Herald stands ready to bet
"that Moody will not lay awake nights
thinking about it one tenth part as much
as his venerable pappy-in-law did for two
whole years."
The commission of John Johnston,
the newly appointed postmaster of
Speartish, is anxiously awaited for. AT
present the majority of the good people
of that place receive their mail at Dead.
wood, preferring to travel twelve miles
for it, rather than trust it the hands ot
the present p. m.
Central City Herald: Deadwood
papers are continually comparing notes
to see which has the very latest news by
mail, clipped from exchanges. They al
watch the Herald and gobble our specials
with the utmost sang frOid. Catch or
gentlemen we shall always have little
first class news for you at all times.
During wrangle over an overcoat be
tween Lewis O'Brien and Fred Hoffarc
in Deadwood, not long ago, the latte
drew knife and inflicted two frightfu
wounds in the neck and throat o
O'Bnen. The wounds of the injured
man were found to be very serious, ant
his escape from instant death very mar
row, although his physician is now Q
the opinion that he will recover. Hof