Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-03-24
SOUTHERN DAKOTA.

~ 0AsHEIE IE1IAo AL1s
A AIRS. Lewis is deputy post mistress
~ Carthage,
A newspaper is among the new enter
prises of Wakonda.
Mr.. D.. NJ. Slemmons is tie new post
master at Montrose.
A three story depot hotel is pro-
ieeted at Marion Junction.
j. .. Smith. aged seventy-one years,
died at Sioux Falls the Goth.
John Fl. King has sept in his resigna-
ton as postmaster of Chamberlain.
Mitchell is figuring on q creamery,
with decidedly favorable prospects.
Pierre's fire department viii hold an
art loan exhibition some time in April.
Kites, tops and marbles have been
brought into spring use by the Sioux
Falls youth.
A Young Mems Christian association
is one Of the organizations that Pierre
is talking of.
The south Dakota tiremen's tourna-
ment will be held in Pierre June 14th,
10th, 10Th and 18th.
Four car loads of movers goods were
unloaded at Mitchell last week, all from
different towns in Iowa.
The Austana college at Canton ant
the public schools will close the 25tt
inst, for Ole weeks vacation.
The uniform rank knights of Pythiss
of Sioux Falls, will give "a grand ball al
the close Of the lenten season.
A Kingsbury county farmer offers tt
give $1,000 for county buildings if the
county seat is located on his lund.
A.number Of our neighboring towns
are organizing base ball clubs in antici
patton OF the summers campaign.
The right of way for the railroad from
Scotland to Mitchell has nearly all beer
secured through Hutchinson county.
Sneak thieves are abroad in Bio,
Hills. They steal sugar and thing
through pantry windows and back doors
The semi-annual examination of tn,
teachers Of Turner county will be hels
in the pubic school building ut Hurley
April eth.
The Pierre Free Press says: Prepare
tions are well under way for the erec
ton of d large number of dwelling
houses during the next sixty days.
D%iphtheria is making sad havoc in th
town of Wittenberg, Hutchinson county
Five children have recently died from
that dread disease.
Canton will vote on a proposition t,
bond the city for 1000 to procure waite
works. The election will be held th'
First Tuesday in April.
The largest party of the season q
Canton occurred the 18th, at the
Merchants hotel. Progressive eucbr,
was the main feature of the evening.
Sioux Falls Press: o. w. Buck re
ports that l,274,770 cigars were made i,
southern Dakota last year, and tina
100000 of that number were made il
Sioux Falls.
Sioux Falls Press. Yesterday wa
the duilest Saturday Sioux Falls hal
seen for many week. There wer
scarcely any farmers in the city, an,
business was quiet.
The Marion Sentinel says Hon. b. X
Wagner has gone to Chicago to see wha
can be done toward getting the Chicag,
u Northwestern to extend its line from
Yankton on up through Bon Hommt
county.
Mrs. Cecilia Vanscoy died at Huron
last week at the age of twenty-th tire
years. She had been just three weeks
wife, and was the only daughter of Rev
q. ID. Ballentine, pastor of the DeSme
Baptist church.
Sioux Falls board of trade is in sue
a stagnant condition that the CITY dc
rives no benefit whatever from the o,
ganization, and there is talk of reol
ganizing it or ~disbandlng and formin
q new organization.
A two months old baby was left o
the door step of Mr.. Fred Zoimer. 9
White Lake, the other night. The bah
was we'll attired and in o robust con
dition. 1t was given inio the hands c
the county commissioners.
Mrs. John Sutherland died very aud
denly at Pierre last Thursday after onl
a short illness. A few hours oil
babe was left never to know
mothers care and love and one othei
child aged one year and a half.
The. silver mine excitement st Pail
nadea, in Minnehaha county, still RACES
Sioux Falls is very much warmed up o.
the subject and it is believed that it i
a sure find and will bring great richie
to the fortunate owners of claims.