Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-10-21
from oantreville through Douglas oouu-

The Northwestern road from Salem to
Mitchell will ~nrahably be in running
order by January /, 1887.
Andrew Larson, of Grand Forks, is
a term of thirty days in the
jail for beating his wife.
Some one has stolen the Milbank Re-
view office cat and a reward of twenty
Eve cents is offered for her return.
The Lake Preston Times has entered
upon the sixth year oil it's existence. 1t
will soon be enlarged and improved.
Rapid City has a magnificent water
power, and gets all the fall that is
needed within two miles of the city.
Peter Nierva was instantly killed
while digging o well near Jamestown,
by the we'll bucket falling upon him
from the top.
Mrs. John s. Pyle was nominated
superintendent of schools for Hand
county by the democratic convention at
Miller and respectfully declined.
jamestown ladies are interesting
themselves in a move to devise ways
and means for raising charity funds for
the relief OF the destitute this winter.
Secretary and Mrs. Mccormack, of
Grand Forks, gave a phantom party not
long ago, in honor of their guest, Miss
Cushman, a society belle OF Bismarck.
The pillow works at Watertown are o
profitable and paying institution. Their
plows are in great demand and give
perfect satisfaction. This years busl-
ness has amounted to $500.
At a reception rendered the teachers
at the close of a normal institute recent
ly held at Howard, Superintendent and
Mrs. McClaren were presented with q
handsome chandelier by the teachers.
The Courier News says that Water.
town in it's rapidity of growth has had
few parallels and in substantial develop
ment no superior in all Dakota, which is
noted for its rapid u%pbuilding OF cities,
A prairie fire which originated on the
farm of III. A. Thompson, of Sully county
last week burned a team OF horses
valued at $500, houses, barns and hay
Onida was in some danger for a time
but hard work saved her.
The residents of Grant centre town
ship, Grant county, presented a petition
containing seventy-eight signatures tc
the county commissioners recently pray.
ing that no license be granted in tina,
town. The petition was laid over.
Prof. A. Z. Free, of Deadwood, was
recently married to Miss Lille R. Ger
ard, n of his first pupils in that CITY
Prof. Free is principal OF the higt
school and stands at the head of the
educational interests of Deadwood.
The Redfeld Journal is very enthu
~siastic over the beautiful groves of trees
which are found growing in Yanktor
and neighboring counties and says there
is no excuse for not having thousands o
acres of trees growing in Sphinx count.
to-day.
A prairie fire burned pretty close tt
Fort Sully the other day. The "troopl
fought nobly" and finally succeeded il
extihguishing it. The colonel issued
circular, thanking the command for 81
brayely facing the fierce flames of the
burning prairie.
Real estate in Lead City is becoming
active and advancing; houses to rem
are not to be found; new and rich min
eral camps are being opened there ant
ON the whole it is believed that Lear
has a permsnency that no other town il
the Hills can boast.
jamestown Alert: A party of eigh'
surveyors are now at work near Spirit
wood lake surveying o line running
west, parallel with the Northern Pacific
They have surveyed and driven grade
stakes for a route running between th,
alkali and Spifitwood lake.
The. Watertown insurance company
has been incorporated with o capita
stock of 100000 all taken in that CITY
and viii be ready for business Nov. lat
The officers are: President, A. @. Mel
lette; vice president, M. W. Sheafe; sec
Rotary. e. P. Fahnestock; treasurer. I'll
ID. Walrath.
The thirteen year old son of Rev. A
FL. Robbins. of Lake Preston, was prob
ably fatally injured last week Will,
blowing. The horses ran away drag
ging him a distance of q quarter of {
mile. When found lie was totally I'M
conscious, and remained SO up to --latest
accounts.
Watertown has FIVE railroads and Q
sixth building, thirteen manufacturing
establishments, sixty.one retail stores
thirty three private offices, four banks,
five losrIng institutions. three news
papers and printing offices. four saloons,
three billiard halls, eleven hotels, Six
restaurants, four lumber yards, four
grain elevators, FIVE grain warehouses,
four livery stables, six blacksmith shops,
SIX church edifioes, three large school
buildings, Assoc court house and q
United States land office.
Rapid City Journal: While the typhoid
fever that has ragged in this vicinity