Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-09-22
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SOUTHERN DAKOTA.
Blunt has female base ball club.
Elk Point is talEypR 81 erecting town
hall.
Centreville h.s prospect Of an arte-
sian we'll.
Hay is worth four dollars ton in
Sioux Falls.
Pukwana claims $4,000 in improve.
ments during 1884. =
Sioux Falls roller rink" will open for
the. season this week.
The Union county bank has increased
its capital to $4,000.
Dawson county captured its frat frost
Of the season, the 1lth. go
Roscoe celebrated its first wedding
ceremony few days ago.
McOook county will hold q teachers
institute at Salem the 22nd.
A Brule county medical association
has been lately organized.
Kimball claims tho finest half mile
race track in southern Dakota
The Grant county faif VIII be held at
Milbank, the 25th, 26th and 9th.
The new roller rink, at Vermilliop, was
duly dedicated last Friday evening.
1t has been reported that the Ipswich
Bulletin has been sold at sheriff's sale
The Hutchinson county teachers in.
stitutefwill convene at Olivet on the
22nd.
"My Partner" will be performed by
the local Thespians Of Huron, at Water
town. IS fb
A daily line Of mail between Scotland
and Mitchell via Dakota City, is being
petitioned for.
A harvest lone picnic was held on the
bank of Lake Henry, Kipgsbury county.
last Tuesday.
Tie Mitchell band carried dH first
prize at the band tournament at Water
town, the 17th. -
Arrangements areAbo1t completed for
starting large creamery at Bijou Hills
another spring. gs
A. disastrous spfalrfe ate in Snlly
county, lately, destroyed houses, barns
and grain stacks. u 54r7:s :. .aIss u -
An Organization called the Hughes
County Liquor association has lately
been formed at Pierre. i,:a s S
A wopsn's relief corps, aus ilisry to
Stephen A. Hurlbut post, Elk Point, is
about being organized.
Tire sheriff of Sanborn. county has
sued the Mitchell Republican for libel,
claiming $4,000 damage.
Hon. J. 81. Stephens, of Springfield,
became the happy father OF twins, a boy
aud girl, on the 7th inst.
Mis-. A. P. Rose is a candidate for re.
election for county superin tendent Of
schools, for Faulk county.
The first court for Sphinx county was
held at Old Ashton last week, Judge
Seward Smith presiding.
John Baumeo has been arrested in
Turner county for numerically beating
his nine year old daughter.
Kimball has had an offer of three
story brick hotel, providing the people
will donate the lots and $4,000 bonus.
TIE Dawson county fair will be held
October 1st, End and 3rd and the San
born county fair the sth, 9th and 10th.
The fair of the Bon Homme county
agricultural society will be held at Tyn-
dali, commencing on the 3Oth and last.
ing three days.
The wives OF the members of Anson
McCook Post, G. A. R., of Hurley, have
purchased and presented to the post a
beautiful aag.
Joseph L. Cornet, editor OF the Grand
Army Scout and Mail, Philadelphia, has
resigned bis position on that paper to
accept the position of principal of the
city schools o + Flaud-au.
A lively county seat fight is under
way in Potter county. The two aspiring
towns are Forest City and Gettysburg.
A bitter feeling has been aroused and
serious trouble is expected.
A farmer livingin the northwest cor
ner of Dawson county, named Jorstadt,
was out hunting the other day, and while
leaning on his gun it was accidentally
discharged, the shot taking effect in bis
right side, which it is feared will prove
fatal.
Ida Emma Watkins, aged nine months,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. E. q. Watkins,
of Crandon, Sphinx county, won the ten
dollar prize offered by the officers of the
fair association, for being the incest,
fattest and fairest baby in the whole
county.
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