Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-07-11
ers are expected to be in attendance.
Normal school work will be the spe-

ers are expected to be in attendance.
Normal school work will be the spe.
cialty.
A match game of base ball between
the Kimball club and the Chamberlain
club, resulted in victory for the former
by large majority.
The leader of the Queen City cornet
band, OF Sioux Falls, has resigned and
that institution will probably disband
during the hot weather.
The new postoftice to be called Han
son, at vogle Heights, between Alexan-
dria and Mitchell, has been established,
and Mr.. Volge sworn in as postmaster.
Sphinx county has two convicts in the
Huron jail awaiting trial in the coming
term of court. One on charge of MUIR
der and the other on charge of theft.
Tho cancellation of stamps at the
Ipswich postoffice for the last quarter
amounted to s5626l. The registered
letters for the same quarter numbered
337.
The Mitchell races, although spoiled
to great extent by rain, have been pro.
ductive of much enthusiasm. and a
strong interest in turf amusements is
being awakened.
The Dell Rapids jasper is said to be
as serviceable as Scotch granite. The
Exponent thinks good opportunity is
offered for tomb stone manufacturer to
locate works there.
While daughter of VIM. Griffith, of
Brown county, was picketing COW, not
long ago, it became frightened and en-
tangling her IN the rope, threw her down
and fractured limb.
A young lady near Sioux Falls has
plowed twenty acres this season and
sowD it to wheat with her own hands.
In addition to this she is said to be
good and true, and handsome too."
| The Chamberlain Democrat was one
year old July 3rd, and in honor of that
event and of the glorious Fourth, it's
issue of that date was printed in red and
blue ink-giving the national colors, the
red, white and blue.
Milbank Review: By another yeal
the probability is that, in this section OF
Dakota we will not have to depend upon
imported Strawberries, as we are com.
mencing to grow them at home in Grant
county in great abundance.
The Faulkton Times says that agricul
ture is the paramount interest of south,
ern Dakota east of the Missouri river
that all other interests depend upon its
success and prosperity, and in the hands
of the farmer rests the destiny of Da
kota.
= Sioux Falls Press: Bishop Hare, &C
companied by W. l.. Dow and brac
of engineers, went out yesterday morn
. ing to locate the Episcopal college, pre-
paratory to the erection of that valuable
improvement, which will occur at once
= The building will be enclosed withou
delay.
According to the Aberdeen Republ
can, the large increase of acreage in th
wheat crop of Brown county, has resul
ed in a very large sale of twine binder
A careful estimate shows that nearl
nine hundred machines have been sol
). by the different agencies at that poin
- and their branch offices at Groton, G.
lumbia, Frederick and Ipswich.
% The Olivet Record says: In passjn
!, from this place to Providence, one ca
see fifteen groves which have been d,
. stroyed by the tree pest-the beetl
- Timber that is stripped by this venomou
insect will entirely die, as it has bee
q thoroughly investigated in this count,
"a But short time after the bugs have 1ir
ished their work, the tree can be easil
>, lifted out of the ground.