Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-06-19
1t is claimed to be the finest opera house
on the Southern Minnesota road.

1t is claimed to be the finest opera house
on the Southern Minnesota road.
Father O'Haire, Catholic priest,
made speech in Huron at the Blaine
ratification meeting, and delivered leo
ture in favor of protection to American
industries, the evening previous.
| Sioux Falls Press: The boys are
bringing in hatsful, pailsful and baskets.
ful OF wild strawberrles. and they say
the yield this season is larger than any.
thing they have known or heard of.
The Brule Sioux recently demanded q
toll of one dollar per head on 700 head
of cattle being driven to the Black Hills,
and on being refoed took forty head to
hold until the sum demanded is paid.
Redfelds celebration this year, the
third in it's history, will surpass any
thing heretofore known in the James
river valley. bon. John E. Bennett, of
Clark ,uaty, will be orator OF the day.
The Clark Pilot is assured that the
Dakota & Southern railroad will be
built through to that point this season.
It is expected that the iron will be laid
into Bristol, Day county, by August LIST.
Sioux Falls Press: The population of
both the city and its tributary farming
country continues to grow rapidly, and
substantial building Improvements are
keeping pace with the demands of this
section.
The Plankinton Free Press says: The
editors and printers Of Aurora county
will form brigade the Fourth of July
at the railroad, and march through all
the principal back alleys and vacant lots
in the city.
The Canning, Hughes county, News.of
last week, contains an account of the
finding of coal in paying quantities near
that town, and company has been or.
ganized for the purpose of developing
the vein.
Grant County Review: The roller
skating rink is creating furore of in
terest such as has never before been
aroused in Milbank. Men, women and
children flock there at all hours of the
day and evening.
The Fairbank Tribune says: Since
the completion of the Milwaukee road
up the Jim river valley, but little freight
is shipped on the Ordway branch of the
Northwestern. owing to the management
OF the latter road.
Blunt Times: Cards are out for the
coming wedding of Mr.. j. Homer Rus
sell and Miss Lou Denton, of st. Paul,
on the 18th. The bride is one OF five or
six young ladies who came under her
brothers escort last year and made
claims in Sully county, about six miles
northeast of Blunt.
| The Blunt Times has been informed
that the Burlington & Cedar Rapids
railway. which Is approaching Watertown
has projected its line westward from
there to the Missouri, an that it is con,
sidering the eligibility of Blunt as q
station or point toward which it will
work its way. 1t comes to Watertown
from Minneapolis.
The banking firm of White & Weidner,
of Howard, are under arrest for embezzle.
ment. 1t seems the gentlemen quarreled
among themselves when Weidner drew
his money out of the bank after business
hours and skipped leaving White 30
short of cash that he was unable to d.
business. The bank held deposits to the
amount of about S25,0O0.
Red6eld Sun: In ride of sixteen
| hundred miles we saw no town Cthe
metropolitan cities OF ST. PAUL, Mime
apolis and Chicago excepted) that ap.
pears so full Of life as Redheld. And We
would hardly be willing to exchange
, places with those for pleasant place tc
. live IN. Further than this stranger
things have happened than the location
of the capital of south Dakota in thi.
, city.
Pierre Recorder: A miserable wretcl
z named Patrick Quinn, residing with hi
8 family on Missouri avenue, near th'
grove, was arrested by Sheriff Comfor.
/. about eight o'clock last evening, TO
{ beating his wife in o shameful manner
The woman was found in fearful condi
/ tion from the effects of the choking ant
blows she had received, but refused Il
prosecute her husband this morning, ant
, begged for his release, and he was il
+ consequence discharged.
The body found in the James river al
Q Rockport recently, and thought to b.
that of John Schmidt, supposed to hav'
been murdered by Michael Bechtel, ha.
been subjected to close examination
. 1t turns out to be the body of Bechtel
instead of Schmidt, and it is thought
, that Bechtel was lynched by some O.
Schmidt's friends. A man named Green
now in Jail at Mitchell, claims to hav.
seen John Schmidt at Faribault. If tha
is the case brutal murder has beer
committed. Some arrests will probably
be made on suspicion.
A Remarkable Escape.