Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-06-01
NKToN DAKOTA TERRITORY, EVENING" JUNE l. 1885,
s,er aeres 9 Of breaking with valuation of

acres OF breaking with valuation of
$52,343.
Bangor, very new town in Walworth
county, contains several musical instru-
ments and considerable talent in q mu-
sical way.
Onida Journal: Everything now be.
tokens an immense harvest this fall.
Warm weather and heavy showers IN
abundance.
The proprietor of the Milbank Review
has increased the value of his Office over
Sl,OoO by the addition OF new Prouty
power press.
The Ollvet Rural Voice has it's new
power press up and in running order
and is very proud of the same. We con.
gratulate the Rural Voice.
The post office at Diana will be- q
money order Office after July lst, in view
OF which, the postmaster has been re.
CURED to furnish an additional bond,
A little son of H. P. Benjamin, of AL.
exandria. will probably lose his eye sight.
by the accidental spilllng of concentra.
ted lye all over his face and into his eyes,
The Big Stone Herald says: Grass
and grain have rain rarely looked more
forward than at present, being from
three to Biz inches long and promising
in appearance.
Parties from st. Louis have been in
Sioux Falls for some time, negotiating
Tor the purchase of one thousand car
loads ofgranite blocks to be used for
paving purposes.
The White Lake Times says: A half
dozen passenger conductors, most of
them on this division, have recently
been bounced" for some offense, the
character of which we did not learn.
The officers of the agricultural society
OF Brookings county, are getting ready
for the grandest display and the finest
exhibition this fall that that county or
any other, possibly, has ever known.
Big Stone Herald: A very heavy hal.
storm prevailed along the bills Thursl
day. At the new town of Wilson, win
dows were smashed in, and the next day
hail-stones were found as large as hens
eggs.
Miss Horning, young school teacher
living twelve miles north of Brookings,
was found ded IN her bead Monday
morning. She was shopping in Brook
ings Saturday and returned home op.
parently in good health.
Campbell county has between 1000
and 5000 head of cattle feeding on its
nutritious grasses. It is safe to predict
that in five years the number will reach
10000. The Courier believes that the
present value OF said stock Is 100000.
Scotland Citizen: There is a move
ment on foot to start new town on the
line. of the Yankton-Springfeld stage
road about two miles north Of the town
OF Bon Homme. The object of the
movement is to absorb the old town,
postoffice and all.
Columbia Sentinel: A cat belonging
to 5. w. Waters has adopted and is tax
ing care Of large brood of motherless
chicks. Tabby had number of small
kittens that died, and soon after was
discovered trying to hover and protect
the chicks, which seem to take kindly to
her motherly attentions.
May 2Sth was the fourth birthday
of the Dakota Huronite. It began on 9
Washington hand press; it now uses O
steam cylinder press. The Huronite comes
ont in new and improved form, with 6
handsome new heading. It is fine sheet
geographically and editorially and de-
serves to succeed.
A. Anderson, a lawyer of DeSmet, has
been missing since Sunday. The last
seen of him he was taking the train
at lroquois. Letters have been received
from him saying that before they were
received he wonld be gone and his body
lost. He is Dane, five feet ten inchet
high, and has light mustache.
Plankinton Free Press: Last Satur.
day the entire membership of the Con
gregational Sabbath school went on
fishing excursion to Plankinton LAX,
cast of town. and from the way they
were hauling in the fish VIXEN We arrived
there at five o'clock We suppose th,
scheme was to catch all the fish ant
thus prevent fishing on the following