Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-07-06
DARoTA CONVERSATIONS

spA hOIA CCNAeEE SANEUNS
Ool Ghas, Ksith recently sold quar-
ter of o section of land few miles from
Yolga for SS, 800.
Faulkton's city election resulted al
most unanimously in favor OF $4,000
bonds for the artesian well.
JemeB o. Brlen was shot Tuesday night
at Neche by g. Neriz with whom he had
qaarselea. O'Bfien cannot recover.
| A number of German families from
Russia have this spring joined their
friends in Foster and Eddy counties.
The democrats elected the county
superintendent of schools in Hanson
county by a majority of 2 in vote of
444.
ly, but need rain right away. One or
| 1.-TWO more rains woull be guarantee OF
an immense crop.
Ole Oiestsd and wife, living 10 miles
north of Hunter, were struck and killed
by lightning Friday night. An 8 months
old baby was uniniured.
Mrs. Alice Cook, the victim OF last
January's blizzard in which, it will be
Remembered, she lost part of each foot,
has sufficiently recovered TO be elected
Mercer county's superintendent of
scbools.
lhe Sioux Falls Press publishes a
list of business Improvements begun In
/, Sioux Falls this season, which up to date
aggregate nearly 100000. 1t is esti-
mated that the value of improvements
during 1888 will be So 100000.
/ The Beadle county democrats have
, elected A. J. Sweater of Cavoar, F.
!, D. O'Brien OF Hitchcock, George w.
Woodbury., g. i. Handley, r. T. Ran
doli, NJ j. Tinnen of Huron, delegates
to the convention at Jamestown.
, The official vote OF CLARK county for
county superintendent has just been
: completed. William A. Oarley was
! elected by majority of two votes over
t l.. 8. Lyon. The vote stood: Carley
1896. Lyon 3s4, w. j. Austin 314, Ellie
t Benjamin 231
: The WORK of laying iron on the Cando
. branch of the Manitoba road began
: Saturday. The branch is fifty-seven
!. miles in length and extends from
Q Church's Ferry to st. John, county seat
of Roiette county, passing through
> Oando, county seat of Towner.
Pensions granted Dakotaians- Origi-
: nal invalid: Tolave Olson, Lincoln
James Wright, 9alens. Increase: Dharle.
0 e. Cort, st. Lawrence, Tulare; Peter
o Liberty. Coral: James K. Tuft, Grafton
James l.. Bayle, CLARK; George W. Rit-
!. ter; Aberdeen, Ninor Rswdon, Roanoke
At Aberdeen on the Fourth W. 81
Hough, sprinter of Britton, formerly
Iof Pittsburg, Pa, won two heats in q
l0O-yard dash in 102 s and 10 seconds
beating Mr.. Hopper of Iowa, the vel
known spsintel, in close race. The
stakes were $40o. and over $1,5Ol
changed hands.
Four saloon keepers OF Salem were ar
rested on the Fourth for violating tn,
the local option law and held to appea
under bonds of 5000 each. A petition i
before the board of county commission
If ers now in session praying that the ques
10 tion of local option be voted upon IN M
: Cook county at the next general cleo
tion.
James Collins q plasterer, killed Lyma,
q Moore Wednesday morning at Mintt
: by stabblng HIM to the heart with cas-
't knife. About IL o'clock Tuesday eve
y ming Moore and several other com
l. panions went into blacksmith shop {,
10 drink keg of beer. While drinking
10 Collins entered, but was immediatel
n ordered out. Upon refusing to 60
o, row occurred, Collins drawing o knit
and stabbing Moore and almost seyerinl
the hand OF another. Collins was fakei
to the jail st Grafton Wednesday morn
ing by Constable Lawrence.
During November and December 1887
and January 1883, William Scott, Rapi
City, Oak, Is alleged to have cut an
removed from vacant non mineral publ
lands in Dakota 51S Norway pine treel
g. which he manufactured into 1903 900 fee
= of sawed lumber. all being found at hi
y - saw mill. The value OF the lumber
" $12 per l.G0o where found. The ageu
says the trespassing was willfui MI
y, Hawkins concurs in the recommendation
OF the land commissioner that crimine
suit be instituted against Scott, and ais
that civil suit be commenced againt
him for the value of the lumber at ST
per 1000.
Torn by storm.