Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-06-24
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SOUTHERN DAKOTA.

Some of the best land in Douglas
county is in the vicinity Of Harrison.
The Aurora county court house will be
completed by the fret of September.
A Anewsdealer at Plankinton sold 1880
newspapers during the month Of May,
H. @. Payne, of Aurora county, has
had ap offer Of $4,000 for his homestead.
The town of Harrison, in Douglas
county, has been laid out in blocks and
lots.
A base ball association has been formed
in Kimball and suits ordered from Chi
cago.
The public schools at Miller have been
closed to prevent the spread OF scarlet
fever.
Geo. Trumbo has recently built a
$4,000 residence on his Choteau creek
farm.
Blunt, Klmball and Columbia, have
been promoted to presidential post
offices.
The assessed valuation of Sioux Falls
this year is half million greater than it
was last.
The Gothamites, on original play, will
be presented July 4th, by Sioux Falls
combination.
The Sioux Falls Argus has moved into
new and elegant quarters in the Masonic
temple block.
Judge Palmer is holding court in
Kingsbury county; from there be goes
to Codington.
Mr.. Marvin, of Douglas county, had
four horses killed by lightning during
recent storm.
The number OF acres Of land under
cultivation in Brown township, in Au-
rora county, are 1886.
An unknown man was crushed in q
we'll at Salem, day or two ago, 80
severely that he will die.
Harmon Willie, of Aurora, Brookings
county, was arrested, tried and fined for
assault, on complaint of his wife, not
long ago.
The largest pasture IN Brookings
county is owned by s. A. McElmurray.
1t consists of 160 acres enclosed with
wire fence.
The meanest man IN Pankinton, the
Standard says, is the one who refused to
pay his advertising bill because one word
was misspelled.
Horse thieves are getting in their
work in the vicinity of Chamberlain and
the number of anti horse thief associa.
tions are increasing.
Fifteen new buildings have been
erected in De Smet this season, and it is
estimated that three times as many more
will go up before fall.
During recent storm in Charles Mil
county several houses were unroofed IL
the neighborhood of Wheeler and one
was torn all to pieces.
w. E. Catou, Indian trader at For
Bennett, claims to have thrown up th.
first hat in the convention hall at Chi
cago, when Blaine was nominated.
Aubrey Lawrence, of De Smet, is pre-
pairing to take four years course at thu
territorial agricultural college, at Brook
ings, beginning with the first term.
The agricultural college at Brooking
will be opened September 10th. A com
petent lady will be secured as matrol
and lady students will be admitted.
An average from two to ten person
are located in Campbell count, ever
day, and a large number of cattle hav'
been driven into that section this sea
son.
A freight brakeman named Ramsey, Q
Howard, was run over by the cars Will
making up the train at Wentworth las
Monday, severing both legs from hi
body. He died few hours after.
The American eagle will not soar q
Wheeler this Fourth. Last years cele
bration nearly ruined the communlt
financially, and they have concluded t
forego the pleasure OF celebration thi
year.
The youngest editor in Dakota j
Thomas II. Ayers, of the Vermillio
Plain Talk, and son of Il. g. Ayers, q
Aurora. He is eighteen years old an
has reputation as first.clas
journalist.
The barn of John Stuhlmiller, VIII
lives near Klmball, was struck by light
ming last Saturday night, and burned t
the ground. The loss in stock, agri
cultural implements, grain and Prov
sion, is estimated at $4,000.
One hundred new boxes have beel
placed in the Castalia postoffice, at th
expense Of the postmaster. The Repub
lican says this office delivers more mai
and does larger business than an
Office on the line between White Swa
and Chamberlain.
The Charles Mix County Record sayf
Arrangements are being made to max
Wheeler market for buying fax. ]
satisfactory arrangements can be mad
with the steamboats, to carry grain,
warehouse will be built in time to har
die the present crop of fax this fall, an
ship it to points below.
A Startling Discovery.
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remarkable discoveries. The fact th
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