Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-11-02

ion OF the Davlslon county 1all anu TO-
it to be in a very bad condition.
The Madison Sentinel says: A freeze
10 of a few weeks here is about the
,nly Indication of winter we ever have.
A. O. Newland, clerk of the Campbell
house at Scotland, died of typhoid
ever last Friday, after only a short
illness.
Mrs. Walter Colman has entered the
field as an independent candidate for
superintendent of schools of Lake
A lady who was born IN 1915 has
made q homestead entry upon q quarter
of land neal RichardtoD, Stark
A Mrs. Cavanaugh, of Letcher, at
tempted suicide not long ago by cutting
her throat with a razor. Her efforts
were unsuccessful.
FL. +. Talbot, a piano tuner, says there
are more pianos in the Black Hills ac-
cording to population than in any other
section OF its size.
The eighteenth anniversary of the
birth OF the ancient order of United
Workmen was celebrated at Aberdeen,
Wednesday evening.
Capt. VIM. Thompson, the pioneer
democrat of the Missouri slope, will
celebrate his seventy. fourth birthday at
R;ppoorok tho ms inst
Wolves are devastating hen roosts
around Prairie Rock, in Turner co unity
A Mr.. Mathlson, who is q deaf mute, lost
over forty in one night.
The old fashioned spelling bee
promises to come into high favor In
many Dakota towns this winter to take
the place of card parties.
Mltchell's leading bakery and restau-
rant closed it's doors the .other day.
Chattle mortgages and other debts were
the cause of the failure.
Bismarck needs a humane society to
look after the farmers who leave their
horses standing from noon until mid
night with neither food OF water.
belmont is the name OF a hourlshing
town on the Milwaukee road ten miles
east of Armour. Its greatest wants are
o post office and a hardware store.
Mark Walters, an employee of the
Madison Sentinel, claims to have work
ed in more printing Offices than any
other four men In the United States.
The schools Of Brown county show
wonderful improvement in the last two
or three years and the people are
warranted in taking great pride in that
fact.
The Olivet Rural Voice reports a case
OF CHAMBERS about four miles from that
town and recommends immediate action
being taken to prevent the spread of
the disease.
w. B. Movery has resigned his
position as station agent for the Mil
yankee road at Madison. Mr.. Movery
has been fifteen years in the employ OF
this company.
The school OF mines at Rapid City
will be of great benefit to the Hills
country. 1t has heretofore been neces-
sary to send to Omaha in order to de-
termine tbs value OF ore.
Bismarck is thinking Of adopting the
Gamewell system of fire alarm. -Four
boxes will be required which witt
batteries and wires will cost seventy-ivt
dollars apiece per annum.
The residence of John Bushnell, o
Worthwhile, was discovered on fire las
Saturday and the flames were onl.
extlnguished after q hard fight. 1t wa
, thought to be the work of an i~ncendiary
The building at Huron now used TO
the surveyor generals Office is to b
remodeled for a dwelling house to b
occupied by General Taylor's family
when the office is removed to its ne,
quarters.
Mary Doomas, who reached Terravill
direct from Norway, three weeks age
: and who came to this country for til
purpose of marrying Andrew Lein, on
' of her countrymen, died Of a fever con
tracted on ship board.
The Maud Howe theatrical troup
went to peices at Mitchell last weel
Two leading members left for Chicag
aud one, a young lady, remained a
= Mitchell where she will teach e~locutior
music and dancing this winter.
8 Cornelius Gleason, q bachelor fsrme.
was found dead in his yard by q neigt
J Dor on Tuesday evening OF his HON
near Ipswich. He lived alone, and b
y body was only discovered by acciden
He died OF rheumatism of the heart.
Mitchell experienced another q,
Sunday morning the work, it is believed
of an inoendiary. One hotel and tw
livery barns with all their contents wei
entirely consumed. Twenty-one horse
!, persisted in the flames. Loss not state,
Hon. f. M. Battelle, the new regist,
of the States land office
ar Fargo, assumed the duties OF the off.
Nov. 1st. Mr. Battelle's family CO,
II sists of a wife and seven daughter
If ranging from thirteen months ia thi
teen years.
lR Parker Press: A donble wedding
IN Rev. Kaufman's home in Childstow
took place Thursday. This is probab