Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-07-27
DAKOTA ooNDENsArIoNs

Burleigh county republicans convene
at Bismarck August 11th.
Pensioned-Dolos Y. Wait, Olaremont
Erastus A. Devsn, De Smet; Jas. Glllen,
Canton.
The farmers convention at Redfield
Endorsed the prohibition nominees for
district attorney and sheriff.
A plsn for system OF sewerage has
been presented to the Watertown city
council and will probably be adopted.
L.. Sonrs, q prominent Watertown
architect, was brought before Justice
Weeden on charge of wife beating and
fined $40 and costs.
Rev. Mr.. Walton has resigned his
charge as pastor of the Congregational
church at Highmore, to take effect in
the middle OF August. He goes to the
Hills.
Hand county is going TO build $780,
700 court house next spring. The ques-
tion is being now agitsted by the people,
who seem to be nearly unanimous In
favor of the project.
O. w. Olds, formerly residing near
Leola, Mcpherson county, was arrested
after long chase by detectives on a
charge of obtaining money by mortgag-
ing another man's property.
Peter Anderson, Custer county far
mer, took Ella Steele, the fifteen year
old daughter OF neiehbor, drove to
Rockville and married her. The father
had Anderson arrested on charge OF alb
duotIon,
North Dakota Methodist ministers
were in session ct jamestown Wednes-
day. The election OF officers resulted as
follows: Rev. a, G.. Blbee, Fargo,
president; Rev, B. M. Spur. Valley
City, secretary.
Hand county farmers in the spring
thought the corn crop was q failure this
year, but the weather for the past three
weeks has been just what corn needed
and they are looking for the best crop
they have had for FIVE years.
William Benway, rich half-breed of
the Pierre country sues for the recovery
OF the property awarded to an alleged
wife by an Indian court, which decision
was sustained by the Indian department.
at Washington. The woman claims the
property on the grounds that Benway
deserted her and he denies ever having
taken her aB his wife.
President Raworth, Of the Fargo board
of trade. who has just returned from st
Paul, reports that the board has sue.
ceeded in getting reduction of from
ten to thirty per cent in freight rates
out of Fargo: the new rates to 20 into
effect about Aug. 1st. This concession
places Fargo for the first time in posi-
tion to compete with eastern wholesale
points.
Things are looking up in the Black
Hills. A Deadwood special says
Engineers end surveyors laid out the
ground for the reduction works, and q
gang OF men will be put on the works
Ibis will have q reyiving effect on
mining interests in the Black Hills
The Hartsfeldt smelter has been started
up at Galena, twelve miles from this
place, with good results, and will make
this one of the liveliest camps in the
Black Hills, as there is an abundance OF
ore and good miners in that district.
DIR. Alloway, territorial veterinarian
who made an examination of John B.
Reeds herd of cattle in Minnehaha
county, in which it was published that
pleuro- pneumonia existed, returned to
Sioux Falls Wednesday evening. de
reports the herd entirely free from dis
ease of any description. The cause of
death in the herd is owing to exposure
and starvation. During the latter part
OF January Reeds hay gave out, and
neglecting TO proTide sufficient fodder
thereafter the cattle began to die during
February and March from the caupss
stated.