Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-04-24
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Seeding is finished in Moody county.
Egan is going to have a new $1,000
school house.
Over fifty pupils attend the Pukwa.
ma public. school.
Vermillion publicly and elaboratsly
observed arbor day.
Sioux Falls experienced a regular dust
blizzard. Wednesday.
Two first class hotels will be Scot
lands portion hereafter.
Dell Rapids has q philharmonic So
oiety with forty members.
There arc t~wenty-three boarders at
the Vsrmilllon university.
Flandrau is all excitement over tho
prospect Of its new railroad.
A new two story brick block is in pro-
cess of construction at Scotland.
Editor Tinan, of the KInfball Graphic,
is preparing to commit matrlmony.
Anton Aren, boot and shoe dealer at
Scotland, has made an assignment.
The Pierre Chatauqua circle will cele-
brate arbor day in a BETTING manner.
Miss Nellie Wright, of Sioux Falls,
teaches 9 class.ln ste%nography at Egan
There Will be o larger acreage of wheat
sown.in Union county this spring than
last.
The recent Cyclone in Minnesota has
caused the growth Of a number Of cy-
clone cellars in Plankinton.
Orders have bsen received at Fort
Snlly requiring the .saeps to commences
regular target practice on May 18th, to
continue for four months.
Pukwana Press: Wheat is up sufi-
gently to make the fields look green.
Everyone is very much encouraged with
the prospect of the coming harvest.
The Mitchell Republican says: Con-
tractor Winston expects to have two
hundred teams at work on the Mitchell
Scotland grade by the middle OF next
week.
The Sioux Falls Press insists shat a
better system of sewerage for that town
is q positive necessity and cites the
number Of cases of typhoid fever as the
result OF imperfect sewerage.
The Sioux Falls Leader says: The
improvements in buildings IN south
eastern Dakora this year will greatly ex-
coed in the aggregate all that has been
expended during the past | -ur years.
Beadles oounty's board OF commits
sioners have authorized the district at
torney to institute proceedings against
parties owing money to the county as
per indictments rendered at the Iats
term Of court.
While digging a we'll near Sioux Falls
the other day, large pieces Of wood were
found seventy.thres feet below the sur
face, which were in the process OF pstri-
faction. Some small pieces were thor.
onghly petriied.
The residence OF Rev. w. q. Brearley,
of Pukwana, with all OF its contents was
destroyed by fire, which caught from the
pipe, last Sunday. A library of
1000 volumes was burned Two thousand
dollars will not cover the loss.
Mr.. Folsom, who recently retired from
the Dell Rapids postmastershIp, has
served the public in that capacity faith
fully for eight years. The Egan Express
Mr.. Folsom has given such uni
versal satisfaction that were the matter
eft toa vote of the patrons he would re-
,eivs nine out of every ten in favor OF
retention.
A fierce prairie fire burned into the
,ity Of Huron about noSa Thursday, she
,2nd. while the wind was blowing q gale.
destruction to the entire
,ity. and only for the united efforts OF
he fire department., assisted by several
men. was tho town saved from
,eing utterly wiped out of existence.
There was soraa sonsiderabls loss within
he city limits and without doubt thelsas
pill be great in the country.
The Farmers Mutual Protective as.
ociation at Plank1nton has a member
hip Of nearly 5000. Insurance is
one on the mutual plan, each member
I the entire number bearing his per
emit. of the loss. of his neighbor. Last
ears experience OF the association,
ncugh there were numerous destrue-
we hailstorms. was that this mutual in
is cheaper than any other and
cry satisfactory. A Ere department. is
, be added.
News About Town.
1t is the current report about town thas