Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-03-27
SOUTHERN DAKOTA.

Bookings takes pride I'D Its college
and students.
The only child of Peter Wagner, of
Tyndall, died recently.
Two more artesian wells have just
been completed In Hurley.
Centrevllle has seven or eight dealers
in agricultural implements.
Prairie fires could be seer in all direc-
tions from Scotland Wednesday night.
Almost an epidemic of scarlet fever
seems to be raging at Springfield and
vicinity.
The late term Of court for Dawson
county was the most important one ever
held there.
One mine at Palisades has been sold
for $1,000. 1t is believed that there are
millions in it.
Judge Church of the fifth district dis
posed OF LII cases in five days at Mil
bank last week.
A station will be established by the
Milwaukee road at Utica, and a depot
built, in April.
The Huron Alaid is to be made an
all at home paper by discarding their
patent insides.
The farmers of Beulah township are
making a start toward building an ele-
yator at; alexandria.
George Schiller and Ada CLARK two
young society people of Plankinton,
were married the 24th inst.
A Sheridan Jones Is credited With the
intention of starting a paper in the west
end OF Hutchinson county.
The Forest City Social Hour club en-
joyed a pleasant session March 10th at
the residence of Col. Shaw.
A postoffice has been established on
the new route between Millto Rn and
Bridgewater to be called Westford.
Premiums to the amount of $lO,O 900
#iii be given by the Mitchell agricul-
tural society at their fair this fall.
Midtown has heard that all large cities
have q farmers alliance and in conse.
quence Milltown has organized one also.
The Alexandra Herald says: Seeding
is occupying a large share Of attention
now. and the ground is in grand con-
dit1on.
Charles II. Gray, of the Mitchell Re-
publican. has gone to st. Paul and will
take a position on the staff of the
Pioneer Press.
At a concert to be given at Alexandria
next Thursday evening, LIST prox, the
Yankton college band Will render some
Of its choice music.
Charles Wilcox of White Lake, has
been arrested on a requisition frons
iowa on q charge of obtaining goods
under false p~retences.
Mitchell was the place selected for
holding the next annual encampment
of the soldiers and sailors of Dakota.
June 22nd is the date.
Two Sons of Charles Plattens, who re-
sides two miles from Scotland, botn men
grown. have died recently not a month
apart of typhoid fever.
A four year old son of Mrs. s. Hendsr-
son, of Springfield, died on Monday last
after an illness of less than t~wenty-four
hours. Scarlet fever was the terrible
cause of his sudden death.
Henry Seller, of Scotland, has gone
east to purchase the machinery for a
new aud large creamery which he ex-
poets to have in active operation in
time for this summers work.
John Pease announces In the columns
of the Mt. Vernon Gazette that he has
not sold cut his interest in that paper
but has leased it for a term of two years,
during which time he will study law in
the law Office of Robt. Trip. at Yankton.
Mitchell Republican: Rev. Mr.. Par
adee received a letter last night saying
that a body had been found in the river
at Des Moines closely resembling that of
the missing young Methodist minister,
w. O. Alderman, who left Douglas
county some weeks since.
Scotland Citizen: Two children of
Mr.. Bauman, living in the western part
of the city died of diphtheria during the
psst week....A child of Hon. Paul
Landmann died of diphtheria q few days
ago. We are sorry to know that other
members of his family are sick of the
same disease.
The Idea Of Going West
To Colorado or New Mexico, for pure
air to relieve consumption is all a mistake.