Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-05-17

liam is in for twenty years. There are
now eighty-five inmates in the pen.
The Huron Times predicts that in .
couple Of years there will be no demand
for imported apples in central Dakots;
the formers are 80 generally setting out
apple trees.
The Huron library association have in
preparation play that will be rendered
early in, June. The Times is assured
that it is the best thing ever attempted
by home talent.
The Times says: Faulk county has
the best government land that is left
anywhere in Dakota. She has one town.
ship that is yet unsurveyed. No better
land lays out doors.
Preparations are being made by the
farmers of Bon Homme county for SOW
ing an unusually large amount of Aax
on breaking. The success of last year
has given an impetus to this industry.
Two steam gang plows are at work
near Washington. They ore operated by
q steam threshing engine, to which six
plows are attached, and are capable of
turning over thirty acres of sod daily.
The Blunt Times h one of the best
weekly papers published in Dakota. It
is four page, eight column journal, all
printed at home and filled with good
home reading and home advertisements.
Arrangements are being made for q
soldiers reunion to bo held in Redfeld
on the 18th and 18th of September next,
in which all the G. A. r. posts, and old
soldiers in Dakota are expected to par
ticipate.
Miss Flora May Silsbee.aged nineteen,
died at Sioux Falls, last Sunday, OF
consumption. Her home was in James.
vile, Wisconsin, and she had but recently
come to Dakota with hope of repairing
her health.
s. Christianson is under arrest at Elan.
drau on a charge of killing N. Jenson.
Chrlstianson had whipped Jenson's dog,
and Jenson and his wife and son went
for revenge. Being attacked, Christian.
son hit Jenson on the head with club.
killing him.
Mitchell Republican: The prospect
for an excellent crop was never better
The ground is in good condition and
small grain is growing rapidly. Those
who have fall plowing ready for corn are
now planting. The first of June viii
probably see all the corn planted il
south Dakota.
Ipswich Tribune: During the pas
three weeks over 100 tons of bones hav,
been purchased by dealers in this city
for shipment to Chicago, where they ar,
ground into fertilizers. The first car
load of freight shipped from this static,
consisted of buffalo bones, and severs
cars are now loading at the depot.
Blunt's Touring mill is rising rapidly
since the arrival of the materials, which
were delayed on the road. The founda
tion walls are up and the frame will b,
in another week. The mill will begi,
grinding, at the rate of $50 barrels day
about the first Of October. The engln'
will be sufficient for 300 barrel mill.
The Ipswich Bulletin is informed tina
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul rail
way company have arranged for the SUI
vey of all the government lands lyin
in Campbell and Mcpherson countie,
Large tracts in these counties have no
been surveyed owing to the defcienc
in the government appropriations, bu
the railroad company, appreciating til
necessity for such surveys has come t
the front, and advanced the none
necessary to defray the expenses, tskin
surveyors script therefor.