Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-09-16
DAKOTA CONVERSATIONS.

The county tax of Roberts county is
twelve mills On the dollar.
The money order Business of the
Fargo post office is immense.
The Valley Springs creamery shipped
1000 pounds OF butter last Friday.
| Twenty-Five skunks we're killed in the
neighborhood of Medora last week.
Trial county's Mutual insurance com
pany has reported its assets at $4,000.
The Turner county teachers institute
will meet ut Hurley this year, Sept. 9th.
Work on Beookings' artesian we'll re-
mains at q stand still, waiting for a new
boiler.
There were bnt three indictments
found ut the last term OF court at Yer
million.
Judge Barnett, OF Fargo. sentenced
thirteeen DRINKS the other day. Ten
went to lail.
The north Dakota exposition opened
at Grand Forks the 18th with a large
Attendance.
The OhantaHqua literary Club of Val
ley Springs have ordered q new and
complete library.
Lake county's school bonds have been
sold at par to a school furniture com.
pany of Battle Greek. Michigan.
Miss Eta Mccormack is spoken of as
a candidate for lady Superintendent fol
the schools of Minnehaha county.
81 Eddy county farmers get from FIVE to
J ten cents more per bushel for their wheat
BY hiring a man to grade and ship it.
Bookings agricultural college opened
Wednesday, the 10Th, with 80 large
/ an attendance as could be accommo,
dated.
a decrease in travel is noticed in
Marion, via the Running Water line,
since the completion ef the Scotland
Mitchell branch.
! Volga's fair opened the 14th. James
Money, the farmers candidate for mem.
, Der of the territorial council, made the
opening address.
Fargo schools were obliged to close
last Monday on account OF the cold
The thermometer registered at fifty
eight above in the high school room.
, ~ TaatisY Springs offers a good opening
for a good physician, the present one
DR.. Coyle, who is an excellent doctor,
having more than he can possibly do.
The father and mother OF Leander
Bass feel convinced that his sdeath was
unquestionably a case of suicide, but
that it was committed Wills in delirium.
He left an estate OF $4,000.
The Manitoba railway has let ths
contract for grading Q road from Ellen
dale to Ludden. The right OF way agent
says the road will be running into Ellen
dale some time in November.
The Washington Springs Herald oon-
tains several testimonials of the good
character of the editor from his former
college professors. Somebody mnst have
been libeling the editor of tho Herald.
A train on the @. M. q st. p. railroad
ran into . team of horses near Aberdeen
Monday, belonging to o farmer named
Wilson. One horse was killed instant
" and the other had to be.shot as both
legs were horribly mangled. MIR. Wilson
was thrown from the wagon but was not
seriously injured.
H.S. Dunlap, of Kimball. who was
arrested q short time ago for beating
his wife, belongs to o good family in
the south, is an attorney Of energy and
ability and only four years g was
married to . most estimaole lady from
his old home. Whiskey was at the but
Of the trouble and he abused his young
wife until she could endure it no longer.
He was sent to jail.
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Smoke Baxter's Lucky Star Be. Cigar.