The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-07-07
Dakota Doings.

day while suffering from dclirum tremcns
lie thought dogs and cats were following
him around. Y
SpcariSh valley, Black Hills, was visit
ed by terrific hail storm last week, whicl
almost totally destroyed all thewheat crol
in its track,
During the high wind last week Il new
house At the Springfield depot wasunroof
ed and two cars were blown from the
track \ number of outbuildings in the
vicinity were Frustrated.
Yankton Press: Speaking Of star route
contractors, we are reminded that the
comet is the boss star route traveller, but
will likely escape prosecution rs he is get
ting away from Washington at the rate Of
100000 miles day.
Daring Gen. Espcrson' four years nd
ADMINISTRATION of the survcyor-gcneral'
Office there were surveyed sol townships,
aggrc2ating over 1000, 900 acres of land
OF this, iifty-six townships were in tn,
foothills of the Black Hills.
Yankton Herald: The new bridges OF
the Sioux City and Dakota road have
been built two feet higher than the ole
ones and the roadbed will be grat
to an even height to avoid the inconven
fence of high water in the future.
Yankton Press: T. Y. Doud who re
turned from St, Paul yesterday gives ,
rather gloomy account of crops in Mime
sofa. The season has been too wet fo
corn and smaller grains have had success
sion of disasters in the unfavorable charac
ter of the weather Dakota corn bids fail
to excel the crop in Minnesota.
L. S. Favorow was arrested at Flandra,
charged with assault with intent to commi
rape Oh the person of Mrs. Chris Norder
I'm, He plead guilty and WIS taken to tn.
Sioux Falls Jail for sake keeping, but cs
capped last week. He had Just completed
a term in the pcnitentiary for horse steal
ing.
The Sioux Falls Paragraph says the
item which has been current in the news
papers, to the effect that license is nee
essary before people can get married in
this territory, is incorrect. All the per,
mission that is required of fellow in Da,
kota before he can get married, is that Of
his girl and sometimes also that of the
gossip-mongcrs in the ncighborhood.
The Alexandria Herald tells of bank.
CT of that place who has suffered much
annoyance lately from people bring in dogs
and offering them as collateral for loans.
Some practice jokcrs had started the re.
port in the country that he was taking
such securities and there were plenty Of
people ready and willing to help along his
business boom in that direction.
Fargo Rcpublica: 1t may interest
some of our eastern readers who imagine
that North Dakota is an artic region, tt
know that 200 miles west of Winnipeg
is a splendid wheat region, and the fines
wheat is produced 1000 mics north o
that point Add the immense whoat reg
ion of Manitoba to North Dakota, ant
then you can realize that we are not fa1
ont Of the way when we claim that this i:
The granary Of of the globe,
lankton Press John S. Picrson, o.
New York city, has generously donated a
valuable collection of books pictures. etc,
to the Dakota insane asylum. Comprised
in the benevolent gentleman's
donation are seventy-six volumes Of mis-
ccllaneous books; one hundred and six
teen pictures, consisting of chromos, etc. .,
for the ward halls, day rooms and dormi-
tories; annd forty mounted slides for
magic lantern exhibitions; also a number
Of papers, pamphlets ETC.
Yankton Press: Nearly four years age
Mons Nelson, Scandinavian, was con-
victed Of rape, committed upon a little
daughter of a Mr. Larson. in this city.
lie was sentenced to the penitentiary fol
six years, and over three years when his
friends made application to the governor
for pardon. which was ultimately grant
ed, and Mons Fclson is now on his farm
in Union county. Circumstances have
since arisen which raised a belief in his in
nocence, and that the crime for which he
suffered was committed by another man.
Iankton Press: The jury in the Cam
eron case from first to last stood substan
TALLY seven for conviction and five for &C
quittal. Cameron is placed in a delicate
position by the failure of the jury to agree
lie is left in the custody of the United
States marshal, and that official requires {
bond OF $4,000 before he will allow his
prisoner to go hence. Cameron coulc
give the bond in Sioux Falls, and he is
now cndeavoring to arrange with the mar.
shal for visit there in order to get bonds
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