Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-07-08
NORTHERN NEBRASKA.

NORTHERN NEBRASKA, .
West Points public library has ex
pired.
4 The building boom at Creighton con.
tinues.
The assessed valuation of Harrington
is $4,000.
!, The Coleridge liberty pole is fifty.siz
feet high.
| Harvesting of rye has commenced in
Knox county,
i Growing corn is full of promise
throughout northern Nebraska.
4 The schools at Norris and at Coleridge
closed on account of diphtheria.
Rev.J.P. Sparrow, of Creighton, is
recovering from o severe illness.
The Swede settlement, near Coleridge,
is rapidly increasing in numbers.
Three hundred Santee Indians helped
along the celebration at Creighton.
Service on the mail route from Creieh.
ton to Harrington has commenced.
The Ponca Indians had q formal
Fourth of July celebration at Niobrara,
Creighton has received its hook and
ladder outfit and is sure of its opera
house.
A new school house is to be built in
school district No. As, Knox county, this
summer.
The Baptlsts of Creighton, have com.
pleted their new church and are quite
proud of it.
The estimated cost of Niobrara'e
municipal government for the ensuing
year is 5000.
The corner stone of the new NJ. E.
church at Ponca, was laid Saturday with
appropriate ceremonies.
The population Of Dakota county is
4,o4O. The total value of all property is
$l,o76,139.s5. About $4,000 acres of land
are cultivated in the county.
Harrington Herald: Warren Saunders,
eighty.one years old, and Uncle Phil.
brick, seventy.seven, of Atep, are the
two Oldest men in Cedar county.
| The Nebraska Central railroad, an old
enterprise recently revived, bids fair tc
become something more than paper
railroad, before the year expires.
Creighton Pioneer: The capital stock
of the Knox County Agricultural society
is gradually on the increase. Farmer
from all parts of the county are taking
an interest in the matter.
Creighton is over run with machin,
agents, lightning.rod men, insuranc,
agents, ETC.. and the farmers are thinking
of adopting the shot gun policy in orde
to get time to pillow their corn.
/, The Ponca Journal says: In Dixo,
county, along Aoway creek, South creel
and Daily creek, there are at least on
hundred excellent water powers. N,
better can be found in northern Ne
braska.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Coleman, of Creigh
, ton, had the misfortune of losing one
their little children on Tuesday, b,
general paralysis, caused from injurie
received from calf, which it was play
, ing with.
A buffalo was observed swimmin
across the Missouri river near Chotea
creek, in Bon Homme county, the othe
! day. He was killed by the party VIII
| discovered him and the hide and choic
: portions of the carcass taken to Niobrar,
A postofice has been established
! the Swede settlement in Knox count,
which has been named Thorson, after th
Oldest settler in that vicinity. The frs
mail taken to that place was on Tuesda
= of last week, which was brought fro1
Harrington.
Substantial building in Creighton
; the order of day. Among the numbere
| houses now under course of erection ON
part completed the Pioneer gives th
following: Ttacy's restaurant, the ne,
= opera house, the wagon manufactor,
Holbrook's residence, March's residenc
: and Ash's residence.
Niobrara News: Geo. Wilson, Fran
! Lester and Jack Ford left Fort Benne,
= distance Of 800 miles from this place
, a sklff last Thursday at 10 o. M, arrive
here Monday at 5 p. m. having made til
trip in four days and nine hours. Thi
is the fastest time on record.
81 Ponca Journal: In Dakota county th
apple crop is expected to be large th
season. Colonel Warner will have loo
bushels, John Finnerty 1900 bushel
numerous others will have from 500 I
1000 bushels. If Dakota county can d
!. SO we'll in the fruit line, Dixon, Ceda
= Wayne and Knox can do the same.
al A Herrick item in the Niobrara New
I says: The Missouri river got on ran
page couple of weeks ago and overAowe
the bottom lands to the depth of sever,
t feet; flooded the saw!mills and drol
most of the people ont on higher land
At Leo's saw.mill several fish wei
' caught from the doors and corners of Il
! dwellings,. The water is now fallin
9 rapidly. The mills will start up ne,