Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-09-14
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NORTHERN NEBRASKA.
Hartington's Catholic church has q
new organ.
The corn crop in Washington county
is an excellent one.
Knox county fair commences the 2lst
and closes the S4tn.
Homer, Dakota county, will soon have
q new Catholic church.
The Wayne county fair will be held
from the 10Th to the 18th.
The Dixon county fair a1 n takes
place Sept. 21st, 22nd and 23rd.
Dixon county has the biggest orop OF
melons eve before in it's history.
The Wakefield, Dixon county, fair
will be held the 2sth. goth and sOth insts.
A new school house at jackson, Dako-
to county, when completed will be a
credit to the town.
Mrs. Meng died at her residence ID
ST. Helena last week at the 20 OF
seventy-nine years.
The Presbyterians Of Wayre have
taken steps toward the organization of a
law and order league.
Wakefield has experienced q shortness
Of water all summey, and the early in
PRODUCTION of water works into the town
may be the reg1lt.
Mrs. Henry Norton. one of the early
settlers 9f Cedar county, died last Sur
day She a q lady universally re-
spacted and beloved.
Volume one, number one, Of the
Harrington Democrat, has made its
appearance and is q very clean and
wholesome looking sheet.
A temperance picnic was held 9
Ponca last Friday, which was partici.
pated in by the Band of Hope, Good
Templars and the W. @. II. U. ladies.
The editor Of the Cedar County Non.
pareil says if he had the money now due
him in Cedar county he could pay every
cent he owes and have enough left to
buy q printing Office.
TIE annual Cedar county Methods,
camp meeting which has been in opera,
ton between Harrington and st. James
for the past twelve days was not as greal
q success as usual, for some unknown
reason.
The Hermon, Washington county
Independent, with John Bradford a
editor, has reached us. It is q bran new
publication and is to be fearless, indie
pendent and outspoken on all poIitioa
questions.
Dixon county is q prohibition count,
and Ponca is o prohibition town ye
there are occasional violations of th
law but, the Journal says, it is not one
tenth as bad as before the no-iicens,
board were elected.
Lee Peterson, q seven year old boy a
Neleigh, was badly injured recently b.
being dragged a quarter Of a mile by
COW with Q rope tied around her necl
and also around his body. His injuries
are dangerous, it is feared.
The Ponca Journal believes in temper
ance and in prohibition and favors til,
submission OF an amendment TO the con
stitution OF the state prohibiting th,
Manufacture and the sale OF liquor, bu
does not believe that the formation of
third political party is the practical wa,
to reach the desired result.
Harrington Herald: A nude tram,
has been seen in the vicinity OF st. Pete
and Harrington taned almost black, ap
parently insane. The parties seeing thu
Wild man report his appearance as being
treacherous and wild. He carried /
large bundle, avoided being interviewed
and concealed himself as much al
possible.
Two men entered the house Of ]. g
Tuose, Of Wayne. one night q short time
ago, and demanded his money or hi
life. AS Mr.. Tuoss bad NOR.
money than life to spare b,
handed over twenty-seven dollars AMI
twenty-five cents and kept his life in re
serve. He now offers o reward for til,
capture of the thieves.
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