Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-06-13
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Blunt contains over 500 buildings.
A double wedding occurred in Sioux
Falls Tuesday.
Nine Thousand dollars are to be invest.
ed in improvements at Fort Snlly.
The deaf mute school at Sioux Falls
has closed for it's summer vacation.
A buffalo was killed ten miles west OF
Howell, in Hand county,a week or two
ago.
The citizens of Faulkton are arrang-
log for grand Fourth of July celebra-
tion.
Andover's strawberry festival was
success, all but the Strawberries. which
did not arrive.
The Catholics of Kingsbury county
will celebrate the 4th in DeSmet, with o
picnic and ball.
Ordway will celebrate July 4th by
laying the corner stone of the new
Methodist university.
The farmers of Jerauld county. ha,e .
organized an agricultural society and
will hold their first fair this fall.
A herd of buffalo were seen in Fanlk
county the other day, one straying al
most to the door of farmer, only five
miles from Faulkton.
A Mr.. Blackman, living near Vox Pop
uli, while assisting nelghbor with an
unruly COW, received kick in the abdo.
men which caused his death.
The county surveyor Of Hughes coun-
ty has received Instructions 10 establish
the boundaries OF the old government
road leading from Pierre to Fort Sully.
The insurance adjusters fixed the dam
age to the Cataract house. at Sioux Falls.
by reason of the late fire. at $3,OS2.69 q
sum entirely satisfactory to the propn-
etors.
Mrs. Geo. Wilcox, living near Clyde
postoftice, iu K,ngsbury county, was
killed by lightning last Friday, while
standing by stove preparing the even
ing meal.
The business houses of Sioux Falls
we're closed on Wednesday and Thursday
afternoons in order to give the merchants
ond their clerks an opportunity to at.
tend the turf sports OF the park.
The Mitchell Republican says dwell
ing houses and living rooms are in great
demand, and that not less than fifty
dwelling houses have been erected this
season, aud large number are still
needed.
J.D. Reeves has severed his connec-
ton with the Columbia Sentinel and
will start again in the newspaper bust
ness at Grotop, in Brown county. Chas.
8. Baldwin will continue the publication
of the Sentinel
The city fathers. of Sioux Falls have
received proposition from the represen-
tatives OF the Erie telephone company,
looking to mutual adjustment OF the
differences existing between the city and
that corporation.
Aberdeen's postmistress. Miss Mary E..
Hannaman, daughter of Hon. William
Hannaman, of Indianapolis, deceased,
chairman of the sanitary commissions
during the war, has rendered her resig-
nation, preparatory to filling another
Office.
Blunt Times: Miss Major. editress of
the Norfolk Spy, was left in charge OF the
Harold Star when but little over six
teen, during the editors absence. The
person who was to furnish copy did not
do so and Miss Major edited and printed
the paper alone.
Sioux Falls Press: Jack Clancy, who
was bound over to the grand jury for de.
molishing Madam Doyle's furniture. re-
ceived telegram from Parker yesterday
announcing the death of his eister, and
requesting his presence at the funeral
which occurs soon.
Columbia Dispatch: 81. @. Hamilton
informs us of sad case of suicide, which
occurred last Tuesday, about six miles
northwest of Detroit. A son of John
Dorscb, German, eleven years old, be.
came offended at his mother end went
to the stable where he secured halter
strap and when found was hanging by
the neck dead.
Redfeld Journal: A very large mum
ber gathered at the rink Wednesday
evening to witness an orange race. The
contestants were four ladies. The sue
cessful one was Mrs. Yarwood. -Four
dozen oranges were placed at one end Of
the hall and each contestant was to take
one at time and deposit it in dish at
the other end, the starting point, each
lady having dish. Mrs. Yarwood Sc
cured fourteen oranges, Mrs. Cory
twelve, Miss Foster and Miss Haag
eleven each.