Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-03-07
DAKOTA NEWS

DAKOTA NEWS.
Eggs are worth sixty cents o doz-
en- in Rapid City.
Sphinx county has an outstanding
indebtedness Of 1891.
Whist parties are becoming quite
numerous at VermilliOn.
Hundreds Of tons of hay are being
shipped from Montrose.
Milbank has been declared the
county seat Of Grant county.
Walsh county is to vote on issuing
$4,000 bonds to build q court
house.
Lewis Johnson OF Lcnnox market
ed $685. 600 worth of hogs one day
last week.
The Mandan Pioneer says the bad
lands Of Dakota will become a pop
| ular summer resort.
Doolittle & Graham Of Mitchell
have issued 5000 pamphlets adyer-
tising Dakota and their business.
The ladies Of the Congregational
church at Plankinton gave a Martha
Washington party on the 22nd.
s. d. Bennett and sons Of Nord-
land have trapped about 1900 musk
rats since the beginning Of winter.
A lodge Of good templars was Or
ganized at Egan last week, with
something like eighty charter men,
bers.
There is a large number Of cars Of
stock bound for Dakota OH the side
tracks between Winona and Lake
Benton MINI.
Billy Dwigan is the name of a
man living ut Miller. Hand county
who is twenty. eight years old and
forty inches high.
The Mitchell Republican filled four
teen columns with facts and fancies
concerning the advantages of Mitch
ell and vicinity last week.
1t is predicted that before the
close Of the present year the Sitting
Bull mine at Deadwood, will pro-
duce $500 600 in bullion.
The building committee Of the
Masonic temple association Of Sioux
Falls have accepted w. L. BOWS
plans for a temple to cost $4,000.
A ball of small cut wires weigh
ing 81 ounces, also Il gold charm,
were taken from a cows stomach by
Mr.. Gender near Clark, q few days
3 nee
It is estimated that the Indians
have hauled 800 cords of wood to
Chamberlain this winter. 1t is quite
a lusiness, and the wood is a good
thing to have.
The hoard of trade of Bismarck,
are getting out an edition Of 10000
copies Of a paper, in which TO adver-
tise the advantages Of that locality
over any other section in the far
north.
From all over the east come re-
ports Of the preparations for the
great rush to Dakota in the spring.
One hundred thousand new settlers
will build homes south Of the 46th
parallel next season.
According to measurements taken
Wednesday, Of the Missouri river at
Yankton, the distance square across
The stream, inclusive OF sand bars,
il less than half a mile at most pla.
ces in that vicinity.
Egan Express: II Dakota is still a
territory, she offers better homes, for
nothing to honest workers than the
eastern states will give them after a
life-time's hard labor. Is not this
fact worth considering?
Dakota Journal. It is generally
understood that in case Judge Moo
dy fails Of a reappointment, then
Judge Bennett, formerly of the Ter
ritorial bench is quite likely to re-
ceive the appointment to the vacant
seat.
Mitchell Mud: John w. Walsh,
ex-postmaster at this place, who was
forced to resign his position about a
year ago, now turns out to be q de-
faulter to the amount of $1,000,
which his bondsmen will be obliged
to put up.
Brookings Press: Since the editors
and land agents OF Ashton, Sphinx
county, began abusing each other,
the business men thought they saw
the immediate need Of q cemetery,
and went right at it and purchased
the ground.
MI. Dawson. a scientist, who has
been investigating the resources Of
the northwest territory, has discov-
cred inexhaustible deposits of coal
in the Bow and Belly river regions.
He claims that the supply in a sim