Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-03-16
have the county seat. We don't want
the world. Douglas county will at least
reap her just reward and have "a rail-
SOUTHERN DAKOTA.

sickness Is abatlng In Iyndall.
Whooping cough is prevalent in Mill.
There is great demand for houses to
rent III Flandrau.
Several nice residences will be built
at Memo this summer.
A farmers alliance is to be organized
IN Hutchinson county.
Hurley has new creamery which will
be In running order soon.
An artesian well is much desired by
the people of Alexandria.
A new drug store is to be opened at
Milltown in the near future.
Eli Perkins, the great humorist, lee
tured IN Mitchell the 10Th inst.
The Daily Huronite has been enlarged
to last double its former size.
A number of children at Tyndall are
seriously sick with scarlet fever.
Hon. 9. G.. Williams is expected to
lecture in Flandrau at an early day.
More snow fell at Alexandria last week
tnan at any one time III years previous.
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Boyles, of Oliyet, is slowly
recovering from a very dangerous i'll
ness.
Nine car loads of horses have been sold
IN Alexandria during the past two
weeks. 'e'ss 7he
Sioux Falls is very much excited just
now over the prospect of a new opera
house.
A grand ball will occur at Mitchell on
the evening of st. Patrick's day liz the
morning.
The projected improvements Alex
andria for this year are estimated at
100000.
Mrs. Dora Elfert died at Alexandria
OF heart disease, last week Aged sixty
nine years. w
Editor Ryan, of the Bridgeweter Jour.
nal, has been recently married. Long
life to him.
Hutchinson county claims to rank
second to none in Dakota from finan-
cial standpoint.
The Northwestern railroad company
Itspay over eleven hundred dollars taxes
In Turner county.
The farmers of Dawson county are
taking steps toward the erection of o
large elevator at Mitchell. ~
The people of Mitchell and vicinity
are contributing generously. toward the
success OF an agricultural fair to be
given there next fall.
The Old Settlers ASSOCIATION of Del
Rapids held their fifth annual gathering
in Odd Fellows hall the first of the
month. There were over two hundred
people present.
Grand View Chronicle: A large
crowd of Russians were in town Satnr
day. They were calling our commission
ers pet names because there was no sa
loon iu Grand View. sg
a family in Union county, near Beres
ford, by the name of O'Connel, has hac
nine children added to its number in
] the last five years. One set of triples
and two pairs of twins help to make uE
i the number.
Sioux Falls Leader: A report was il
circulation last week that the body o
A. L. Fleetwood had been found IN
Milwaukee sewer, but no accurate 1nfer
nation has yet been learned of hl'
whereabouts.
Adaughter Of Capt. O'Leary, who
lives near Flandrau, died very suddenl,
one morning last week. She retired t,
bed at the usual hour and was found II
the morning in an unconscious condition
aud died soon thereafter.
The Mitchell Republican says: TIL
marriage of Captain I. Il. Merrill of th
Blunt Rifee and Miss Mertie Mont
gomery, of Fargo, recently. is the ro
mantle outcome of an acquaintance be
| gun at the Fargo encampment.
Hanson County Advocate: The aatter
ing prospect of new railroad crossing
the north end of the county is making
the residents along the propose
1 route feel generous enough to donate tn
right of way through their farms.