Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-02-02
organized a society to be called the Penn
bina Social Assembly.

organized a society to be called the Penn
bina Social Assembly.
The Wahpeton Gazette says that that
town is regarded by many as the best in
the territory to locate in.
Fifty Canadian families with as many
car loads of goods will locate in New
Buffalo in the early spring.
It is is said that no one can understand
the remarkable growth of Fargo without
going to see for themselves.
Twenty.six persons have been licensed
to sell liquor in Burleigh county. OF
the number one is woman.
The surveyed line of the Dakota &
Black Hills railroad, from Mandan to
Deadwood, is 23O miles long.
The jamestown Alert commenced re-
ceiving telegraphic communication from
all parts of the world Jan. 2lst.
The new railroad bridge across the Red
river at Fargo, will be completed for the
passage of trains within two weeks.
A dancing school has been organized
in Fargo. for ladies and children in the
afternoon and for gentlemen in the eve
ming.
The First National bank of Bismarck,
in the fifteen months of its existence, has
netted $9,564.59 profits to the stock
holders.
Fargo wants two brick yards right
away, and predicts that 20,O00,O00 of
brick will be laid up in brick walls du-
ring 1881.
A new town called Kelso has been es-
tablished in Traill county, on the north
branch of the Elm, between Hill City
and Grandin.
The Plaindealer, of Grand Forks, is
getting up map of that city and addi-
tions, that will be given to the public In
about week.
The Continental hose company of
Fargo will give q calico ball on the one
hundred and forty-ninth anniversary of
Washington's birthday.
Fargo needs q board of health. It
seems the city officers whose business it
is to attend to sanitary matters are sadly
negligent of their duties.
Twenty-Five dollars and fifty cents per
acre was recently offered for half Sec
tion OF land situated twelve miles north
west of Fargo. and refused.
One of the way up contractors of Far
go will soon begin the erection of twen-
ty-two tenement house for New York
party, to be completed May 18th.
Some Of the local capitalists of Fargo
have organized company. to manufac.
for and $4,000 capital subscribed.
Mr.. VIM. Weaver prosperous farmer
near Casselton lost ten dollars per acre
by hail last year and made twenty per
acre on the increased value of land.
jamestown Alert: The oldest citizens
of Yankton say that its legislative halls
were never graced with q legislative body
SO supremely intelligent as the present
Durbin, in Cass county, is. the termi
nus of the railroad extending through
Richland county, and is SAID to be JUS
the place for enterprising young men t.
locate.
The Bismarck Sun states that Baby
mine will hereafter be known as Bly's
mine. and the proprietor has contracted
to get 10000 tons of coal out during the
current year. $50
| An elegant reception was given in the
parlors of the Headquarters hotel at Far
so last Wednesday evening in honor o
the Rev. Percy Barnes the new rector o
the Gethsemane parish.
John Bunnell, the engineer who rur
the first locomotive into Grand Forks
was the hapy recipient of beautiful sill
yer clock from number of his &. F.
friends short time ago.
A new stage line has lately been estab
lished between Casselton and the ter,ni
nus of the Breckenridge and Casseltol
railroad and reduced rates of fare tt
Minneapolis and St, Paul.
The Alert insists that jamestown is th
coming railroad city Of the future. TIL
Northern Pacific have lately made al
rangements whereby that city become
headquarters Of that division.
Walcott is the name Of new railroa,
town in Richland county. Warehouse
and stores, blacksmith shop and sectio
house are in course of erection, and
postoffice will soon be established ther,
Fargo Republican,: As the energeti
young men of Fargo have undertaken q
most everything IN the line of organic.
tions, what kind of o caper would it b
to have military company? Governt
Ordway would probably help the thin
along with arms and equipments.
Fargo Argus: The members of hoo
and ladder company, No. l hard, are pr
pairing quietly to give the grandest thin
} in the way OF o bal masque at Chapi
hall on st. Valentines night, Februar
l4th, that was ever attempted outside
one or two of the largest cities on IL
!, continent.
Fargo feels deeply grateful to Moo
head for the many social favors M
! courtesies extended to their people, m
announce their full appreciation and r
8 ciprocity for the same, but under no CO
siderations should the latter place be
: lowed to outdo Fargo in etiquette al
propriety.
e The Grand Forks Plaindealer thin
that the building now in use for j.
= for that county is shameful excuse f
one, and says that eight prisoners ha
been confined there at one time, in
~ place not large enough or dece
enough for dogs to live in. It calls
70 the grand jury to do something.