Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-11-06
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will begin December LIST.
NORTHERN NEBRASK A.
Creighton has q prohibition club.
Harrington is q great hog market.
Surprise parties are all the rage at
Wakefield.
Niobrara has a permanent and sub
ssantial look.
A teachers association will be held at
Emerson the 18th inst.
-Four new houses are in process OF
erection at Harrington.
Work.o on the new M. E. church at
Coleridge is progressing.
The town of Concord, in Dixon coun-
ty, is having a little boom.
A new round house and turn table are
about completed at Ponca..
A horse thief escaped from the Cedar
county jail the other night.
Harrington enjoyed it's first torch
light procession last Wednesday.
Revival meetings are being held in
the Wakefield Christian church.
The Ransom dramatic company played
to good houses at Ponca last week.
Organization services of the Homer
Lutheran church were held last Sunday.
The Presbyterians of Harrington have
ordered new folding chairs for their
church,
Rev. g. W. Olinger, of Burt county,
was the prohibition candidate for CON
gresham.
The finest school building in north
Nebraska will be completed at Niiobrara
this month. aa9
The fall term of the district court for
Knox county has been adjourned to
December 9TH.
Harrington looks forward to the es-
tablishment of a Catholic college in
the near future.
Evangelistic services of the w. O. L.
U. were held IN the Lutheran church at
Ponca Oct. 31st.
a Mrs, Buchanan who has lived at
Ponca for twenty-five years has lately
moved to st. Helena.
The yield of corn in Cedar county is
not as large as last year but the quality
makes up for the quantity.
The new residence OF the Catholic
priest of Harrington is just completed
and is q model of workmanship.
The Congregations church at New.
castle was burned last week. It was VAL
ned at $1,5oo and was partly insured.
The first convention OF the w. O.. t.
Y. OF Dixon county, was held in the
leading room Of Ponca, on October 18th.
u. Mcintyre, OF Creighton, received q
letter from q brother the other day from
whom he had heard or known nothing
for thirty-fve years.
Ponca wants q railroad bridge at that
place but consoles itself with the
thought that if it don't get it, that is a
good place for one any way.
~. O. Joy. county attorney for Dakota
county, is the happy father of a pair of
twin babies, a boy and q girl, both
averaging seventeen pounds.
Col. Band, OF dakota City. who had a
crippled arm was SO unfortunate as to
have it broken again at the wrist the
other day while playing with a pc.
horse.
Creighton Pioneer: Confirmation
were held in the Catholic church
Tuesday by Rt. Rev. Bishop O'Connor
and his assistants, sixty six persons
receiving the sacrament. On Tuesday
they visiteithe Bohemian settlement
on the Verdigris and seventy were COR
firmed.
Two hundred and fifty hogs have died
at Ponca OF hog cholera during the past
two months. All OF the animals SO far
afflicted with this disease have been
shipped in, there being no cases to speak
OF throughout the county. Last year
hog cholera prevailed in Dixon county
but il has been different this year ex
cepting In a few instances.
9. W. Primmer, a prominent Cedar
county farmer, was found wandering on
the prairie some miles from his home.
after two or three days of mysterious
absence, a short time ago. It was
thought that he became suddenly del
ranged as he was in an irresponsible and
pitiable condition when found. He was
taken to his home and the best of med
ioal attention procured. It is hoped he
may soon recover.
B. 9. Holt, g pioneer settler Of Knox
county, attempted suicide a short time
ago by shooting himself. Although
instant death did not enaue, he was
very low at last accounts, and probably
cannot recover. Poor health and
business considerations had IN
settled his reason. He. was.|
universally respected. His dying
request urss 20 be buriSd with the
American flag wrapped abont him and
under the onors o! the G. "a, r.