Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-07-09
DAKOTA CONVERSATIONS

The county commissioners of Dawson
county have ordered another election on
local option.
The most severe thunder storm for
years passed over Moody county Satus-
day morning at 2 o'clock.
The territorial Sunday school convep-
lion meets in Mitchell this week. Five
hundred delegates are expected.
Two saloonaeepers were arrested and
bound over at Mitchell Saturday for vic.
lating the injunction against selling
liquor.
the Job of building the new school
house at Parker has been let to Lenord
u Cooley, of Sioux Falls for 81 600.
The highest bid was SIS, 200.
In settinS off fireworks at Mitchell
Wednesday night a rocket exploded pre-.
msturely and set fire to box Of pieces
scattering them in every direction. Sew
ersi persons were slightly injured.
lightning struck the residence OF r.
P. Hall. Of Mitchell. Saturday afternoon,
dangerously iniuring Mrs. Hall and
shstteFing the kitchen stove. the electric
duid having come down the chimney.
The stonemaaons of Sioux Falls who
struck few days ago fc. nine hours
work at ten hours pay have declared
their strike off, and have made applica-
tioa for their old positions at the same
salary OF forty cents an hour.
During severe wind and hail storm
that passed over Salem Friday the
Pioneer house was struck by lightning
and several persons severely shocked
In the southwestern portion of the
county the crops are considerably
damaged.
j. OBJ Scobey, formerly OF Brookin gs,
once partner OF George w. Mathews and
preside mt of the territorial council when
the capital removal bill passed in 1883,
Is now the business end Yf the Farmers
Voice OF Chicago. The Voice is a howl
lag free trade sheet.
The people of Elkton have purchased
ten acres of land near that town and
have entered into contract to deed it TO
MIR. Alslp as soon as he shall have burned
half million brick. BE is a practical
briekmaker and claims the clay the best
he has seen In Dakota.
A heavy wind storm struck Howard
Miner county, at one O'Clock Saturday
morning. Several buildings in the
country were blown down, trees broken
and other property damaged. 1t was
followed by q heavy rain and some hail,
bat not enough to damage crops to any
extent.
The outiook for the local option law
in Brown county is far from promising.
Petitions have been in circulation for
some. time by liquor men, who now
claim that they have secured over L.
.loO signatures to petitions calling for
a resubmission of the question this fall :.
The total vote cast at the last regular
election WAS 5000.
Labor day wss celebrated in Sioux
Falls Saturday by the knights OF labor
and the county farmers alliance hold
ing Joint celebration. The attendance
was large and the parade was long
one. In addition to the farmers and
knights of labor in line there we're the
stonecntters, printers, cigsrmakers and
eriek!ayess who belong to unions.
at meeting OF the county commits
sloners OF Cass county Friday petition
with over two Thousand signstures was
presented, asking that the sale of liquor
be again submitted TO a votes OF the
county. The petition was granted and
On election ordered, to be held on Mon
day, Nov. IL. The petition was circu-
lated by those who favor high license,
and the commissioners have pledged
themselves, If prohibition is defeated, to
Tx the license at $500.
The Flandrau Indians had their
Fourth of July celebration on the 5th.
The place of meeting was in and
around William Rogers grove, two
miles north OF Flandrau. After ell who
had gorged themselves with roasted OK
the following exercises we're gone
through with: An address by the Rev.
John Eastman, several songs by the
Indian choir, foot races, pony race, tug
OF war and game OF base ball. Il was
estimated that 800 Indians aud 1,0Ov
white people were present.