Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-09-29

in his possession q fine white pelican
whose wings measure eight and one
half feet from tip to tip.
A three year old daughter of Il. d.
Shaw, OF K%ingsbury county, fell into q
kettle of boiling water receiving injuries
from which she died soon after.
Mrs. Charles Barber, of Wheeler,
Charles ak county, who tried to de-
stroy herself by hanging and afterwards
by cutting her throat, has since died.
The Chicago comedy company went
to pieces at Sioux Falls last week. The
Press says that town was never afflicted
vita such an inferior company as this
one.
In some upacoountable manner a
form was thrown off the press ct the
Sioux Falls Argus Office one evening
recently while the edition was being
run off.
There were two people baptized in
Devils Lake the other day, of the
Baptist persuasion. The question arises
where was the proprietor of the lake
that day.
A largo building is being erected heal
the Hughes county line in the Winneba-
go reservation, for q school for Indian
children, under the auspices of the Do
minican fathers.
ALL of the Indians on the Fort Totten
reservation have gone into camp for
three days. a feast of dogs and other
good things will be one of the at
fractions of each day.
Ono Of the attractions at the Bon
Homme county fair will probably be q
cavalry company composed of the DASH
ing and handsome young ladies for
which that section is noted.
Alexandria narrowly escaped q serious
confagration last week. Some children
playing with q bonfire set fle to o large
stack OF laths, which for a time threat
ened to cause great damage.
The low stage of water in the river at
Sioux Falls has brought the outlet of
several sewers above water, and the
result is that q horrible stencil is en-
dangering the health OF the city.
The Aberdeen district medical society
has been organized with DIR. A. Grant,
president; DR.. Il. f. Diefendorf, vice
president; DR.. j. w. Evans, secretary,
and DR.. w. q. Warner, treasurer.
Superintendent Archibald's treatment
OF the insane at the hospital at james
Town is Receiving nigh COMMUNICATIONS
from an always critical public. The
institution is crowded to it's fullest
capacity.
A lady up in Miner county was obliged
to fee from the wrath of her husband,
who had promised to cherish and protect
her as long as he lived, and ask protec-
tion OF a neighbor the other day who
cheerfully admitted her and cared for
her, while the contemplate apology Of
a man was ordered off the premises and
had to 20.
Tho prisoners in the jail at Mitchell
are kicking about the culinary depart
ment that furnishes them with grub.
They wrote on insolent letter to the
cook, for which they were locked up in
separate cells.
Three men who were at work shing-
ling a barn neal Wilmot the other day
were suddenly precipitated to the ground
by the scaffolding giving way, and one
man, named Sparber, sustained serious
Injuries which will probably cripple him
for life.
Edward P. Dougherty. Indian agent
at the Cheyenne agency, was once an
officer in the regular army, and it was
he with a command of t~wenty-six men,
who captured John Wilkes Booth after
his skillful hiding from the officers OF
the law for q number OF days.
Valley Springs Enterprise: Gilbert
Lee, OF Highland township, is the proud
father of twin girls; they weigh fifteen
pounds and make the second pair OF
twin girls inside of four years. This
makes five children in the family, one, O
boy, having been born between the
births Of the twins.
Pierre Free Press: Last Friday a
stranger came by the farm of j. K,
Hamilton, a few miles northeast of
Pierre, canght Mr.. Hamilton's ten year
old boy, fastened o chain to him and led
him into Pierre, and on getting him
here tied him to o flag pole IN front Of
the court house with the chain. On the
way into town a stranger attempted to
stop him but was prevented by q re.
%volver. 1t is needless to say that the
boy was nearly killed by fright.