Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-04-13
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SOUTHERN DAKOTA.

SOUTHERN DAKOTA.
yolga has market days twice a month.
Saeak thieves are working Sioux
Falls.
Clay county CONTAINS fifty organized
schools.
A citizens league has been organized
OF Elk Point.
There is q great demand for houses to
rent IN Hurley.
Canton ia}to have a musical carnival
the last of the month.
There is great scarcity OF hay in
Br1le county this spring.
Miss Nellie Wright teaches ste
biography in Dell Rapids.
Two hundred and thirteen votes were
cast in Scotland last Monday.
Hyde county's only democratic jour
nal has suspended publication.
Y Madison dealers are selling q wonder
ful amount OF farm machinery.
Flandrau proposes to build two miles
and q half OF sidewalk this year.
Fifty new volumes have peer lately
added to Mitchells public library.
An Alsen merchant marketed 1000
dozen eggs;in Vermillion last week.
A bogus check man done up Doland,
Sphinx county, one day last week.
Two hundred and fifteen pupils at
tend the Scotland public schooles.
The Mitchell university opened last
week with thirty students enrolled.
Sioux Falls is thinking OF appropria-
ting $4,000 for . system of sewesage.
The farmers Of Clay county have de-
clared in favor o. q county fair next
fill.
Lake county's agricultural fair will
occur at Madison September 22nd to
the 25th.
The Sioux Falls cornet band will
blossom out in new uniforms about
Easter.
Flowing water was struck in an
a~rtesian well at Meckling at depth OF
2Os feet.
The celebration Of Arbor day by the
public schools Of Clay county is being
discussed.
Five hundred horses heve been solo at
Scotland during the last three-quarters
OF o year.
A large class from tho Vermillion
high school has been promoted to the
university.
The Mendelsshon Quintette club will
give an enter tainment at Sioux Falls
the 28th inst. j
The younger members of the family
OF ]. p. Cody, Of Bon Homme, aIe sick
with scarlet fever.
Twin Durham calves we're born in
Canton last week weighing 100
and III pounds respectively.
The Mitchell light guards held their
annual meeting for the election oil Of
hsefs on Wednesday night.
49, lahe last issue d the Sioux Fails
Leader contained over twenty.six
columns Of Advertisements.
The Kimball Graphic has commenced
IT'S fifth Year and at no period OF it's ex-
istence has it been 30 prosperous as now.
The medical fraternity OF Aurora,
Dawson, Hanson and adjoining counties
will meet and organize ut Mitchell April
20tb.
The ladies OF Bridgewaser will give 4
'carpet ball" festival, whatever that
may be. April 18th, for The benefit 81 the
band.
Moody counts first twins appeared
April Alb. They were girls and came
into the family of Mi. and Mrs. John
Clute.
Clay county teachers enjoyed d most
pleasant and profitable session Of Ave
days. There were over eighty III atten:
dance.
A lare prairie FIRE ran through apor.
lion OF Brown, county last week and
Frederick narrowly escaped being
burned alive.
The young ladies composing the Dell
Rapids broom brigade. wear uniforms
during drill and present q very attrac-
i've appearance.
The Alexandria Herald says: South
Dakota may not be admitted this year,
but she is putting in aud will raise the
greatest crop ever harvested.
Miss. Bates who taught q school one
mile from Alexandria last winter, travel
ed 600 miles In going to and from her
home and the school house.
The wife of Thos. Jordan, OF Hutchin-
son county, died during child birth, a
few days ago. She was buried from the
Methodist church at Scotland.
Dell Rapids people are agltating the
subject Of holding an agricultural fair
this fall, to comprise the counties OF
Moody, Lake, and Minnehaha. s
Canton's broom brigade is composed
81 sixteen charming voting girls, every
one showing remarkable ability in
catching on to military orders.
Miss Cora Roberts, of Marion, woni i
prize Of 9 handsome pair OF vases Tor
being the most popular young lady in
the town, at q fair held last week.
It is reported that out of some forty
doctors, who have been practicing with
9 diplomas, examined at Huron only
i've received certificates to practice.
A serial story has beer commenced in