Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-04-22
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SOUTHERN DAKOTA.
Five new bridges are TO built in Doug
las county this year.
A buildinR association is about to be
organized in Rsdield.
Charles Mix county raised 324,b63
bushels OF corn lastSyear.
CastaliaFi 10 one OF the best towns with
out a railroad in Dakota.
A lodge Of Odd Fellows will be o.
ganized at Marion the 2lst.
The p~enitentiary at Sioux Falls oon-
tains ninet5-nine prisoners.
The Yolga Tribune has started in on
the fourth year Of its existence.
Huron's new city directory will DO
ready for delivery by May lst.
A school at Norway had only one
pupil in attendance all last week.
Ths law IN regard to noxious weeds
will be forced in Brookings county this
season.
The Bridgewater Times claims the
earliest bouquet Of wild flowers of the
season.
The g. Al. r. of Mitchell are making
extensive arrangements for the oelebra-
ton Of decoration day.
Prairie fires near Brookings the irst
ofthe week destroyed in the neighbor-
hood $500 worth of property.
John ". Wilson. . dairyman living
one mile from Huron, was damaged
$1,000 by a recent prairie fire.
The knights Of Pythias, Of Mitchell.
assisted in the organization OF a lodge
Of that order ut Woonsooket, last Thurs
day.
The Brown county %semi-annual teach.
srs institute which was held in Columbia
last week was attended BY seventy dsle-
gates,
There will not be az much fax sown
in Douglas county this year as last.
Tho papers Of the county recommend
mixed farming.
Columbia Dispatch: The recent cleo.
ton disclosed the fact that there are 102
prohibition votes and 1l9 high license
votesin the city.
Jacob Stern, a Russian living ten
miles south OF ~Bridgswater, lost hi.
housc, barn, hay, seed, grain andEfarmine
tools by fire on the evening of the 18th
A littls child at Marion was fatally
burned by falling into a boiler OF hol
water, ono day last week. It lived IN i
critical condition for some days and Their
died in great agony.
The Deuel. County Advocate. says
Harrison Allen arrived from st. Pau
this week and will become a permanent
resident. He will erect q house on hi
! land adjoining town on the north.
Several railway station, agents met il
Huron the other night and organized Il
association. Representatives will b
sent to the national convention which
will besheld in Indianapolis some tim,
Mrs. Joseph Cotton, who died in Sa
lem last week was the mother OF clever
children. Two Of her sons gave thsi
lives in defense OF their country and tw'
more are christian ministers. She hal
also two sons-in-law who are ministers
= district medical association TO
Davison and adjoining counties was or
ganized st Mitchell Tuesday, with th,
following officers: President, D,
Andres, Of Mitchell, vice president, D
Dott, Of Alexandra; secretary, D,
HaIvsrsdn, Of Mitchell.
The Douglas County Chronicle says
that ths people OF Grand View will mol
to the now town. They hay,
spent Tins and money n building NJ
their town and propose to stay thsrs
The new to wn on the railroad will b,
located about four miles from Grand
View.
Aberdaen's new cleo trio light VA
teated last Saturday night and it WA,
found that the WAFER motor mast b,
abandon655so on account OF lack of fore,
from the artesian well. A steam engine
will hare to be put in which will delay
the complete lighting of the CITY b.
electricity several days.
a Webatsr, Day county, dispatch o
the Goth contains tho following: A
prairie fire on Sunday consumed the
dwelling and farm buildings Of Mrs
Dollinger. Whom tbs buildings caught
fire Mrs. Doilingsr and her mother
rushed to tho barn TO save the stock
The roof fell in and the mother wa,
bnrnedto dsath. and IN attempting to
save hsr the daughter was 40 badly
burned that shs will die. Asoa cams
home 81 night. and the night which
greeted him cndangers his reason.
NORTHERN NEBRASKA.
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