Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-02-08
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soUTHERN DAKOTA.

SOUTHERN DAKOTA.
The Athol literary society is no more.
The liquor license at Flsndrau is
90.
Potter county has over twelve hun.
dred inhabitants.
The De Smet Leader has completed
volume number one.
The Dolsnd literary society is In q
Aourishing condition.
A number of cases of diphtheria are
reported from Watertown.
DeSmet will probably have frat.
class creamery another summer.
A scheme is on foot to establish cof-
fee and reading room in DeSmet.
r. 81. Smith has been appointed depu.
ty district attorney for Hand county.
The Kimball Graphic has an lrrespon.
slble column for the benefit of chronic
grumblers.
The Odd Fellows of Dell Rapids have
lately added seventy dollars worth Of
chandelier to their hall.
S.J. Conkliu, has assumed control of
the Watertown News after years rest
from journalistic labors.
st. Lawrence has building associa.
tion. The amount of stock is 5000 in
200 shares of twenty. five dollars each.
81. F. Mayhey, of the Letcher Blade,
has bought out his partner w. r. Pooley.
and will at once improve and enlarge the
paper.
A. Goodman and wife, of Roscoe. have
recently lost four children by diphtheria,
and their residence was burned just after
the last funeral.
The Plankinton Standard says that
Aurora county farmers will commence
seeding in few days, if the recent fine
weather continues.
The man Weeks, charged with at
tempting to murder his own daughter at
the Hotel Artesian, Aberdeen. has been
released on his own recognizance.
The first consignment of material for
the state normal school-two car loads
Of stone from the Dell Rapids quarry
was unloaded at Madison last week.
Meetings are being held in Jerauld
county, for the purpose of taking action
in regard to giving the Huron & South.
western railway company right of way.
DsSmet Leader: Among Dakota's
great agricultural advantages. not the
least is absence of fences Except barbed
wire) for hired m On to roost on and med.
itate.
E.J. Valentine, of Valley Springs. was
lodged in the county Jail Tuesday under
$1,000 bonds, for the shooting with the
intent to kill Henry Harvey. of that
place.
All of tie newspapers in Sanborn
county are declared official papers and
the legal rates allowed by law for pub
fishing the proceedings of the board will
be equally divided.
Ipswich Bulletin: A petition is being
circulated by Mr.. Ashcraft. asking Judge
Edgerton to issue an order creating Ed
munds county into q judicial sub,divl-
sion. At present we are annexed to
Brown county for judicial purposes.
Louis Dacoteau and Ed ward Ortly, two
enterprising Indian farmers, living in the
foothills west of Wilmot. are each erect.
ing commodious dwelling on their re-.
spective farms. of modern style, finished
substantially, at cost of not less than
$500.
Conrad Kruse, one of the most prom
inent farmers of Brule county, was
instantly killed on the 30th ult., near
Chamberlain. by the running away Of his
team. He had no family. Previous to
settling in Dakota, he was for some time
teacher in the Davenport, Iowa,
schools
The register and receiver of the Mitch
ell land Office have prescribed the follow
ing forms in final and cash proofs: Tes-
timopy of claimsne Ind witnesses receiv-
er's receipt or affidavit in duplicate;
special afidavits and copy of citizens
papers; proof of publication, and appli-
cation to purchase.
N. G. Mcfarland, commissioner of the
general land Office at Washington. has
officially announced that the order dis.
barring U. T. Letcher from practicing as
an attorney before the Mitchell land
Office has been revoked, but be refused to
disclose the information upon which he
made the order of disbarment, although
it has been demanded by Mr..
Letcher.
Frankfort Advocate: Our neighbor-
ing school township of Lincoln has
erected nine school houses this fall and
winter. Contractor d. NJ. Jennings says
he will be ready to turn them over to the
authorities very soon. 1t shows the
phenomenal growth of Dakota when it
is considered that less than two years
ago there were but three or four perma-
nent settlers within that whole school
township.
Castlewood Times: A petition has
been unanimously signed IN this town
and forwarded to the Chicago & North
western railroad company, praying that
Mr.. Castles, who was discharged without
Q cause. after the late wreck near Water
town, be restored to his former position
as conductor. We understand that all
along the line where he is known the
same has been done. He did everything