Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-01-10
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Another GOAL vein discovery has beel
made in the western part of Wells coun
ty.
Groton and Aberdeen sre the only tw,
towns in Brown county where liquor ii
now sold.
Pensions granted: D. N. Shepard
Plankington; g. NJ. Stormont, Iroquois
"a. Pfennings New Salem.
Robinson & Rowe, ~ex-saloon keeper.
at Huron, have petitioned the county
commissioners to grant them license to
sell liquors, and, in case of their refusal
asking their reasons for denial. They
intend to make q test case of it at once
Eva Fsnton, with the Foote dramatic
company. took an overdose OF morphine
at Fargo FRIDAY night. Whether it was
taken with suicidal intent or sot is not
known. BY prompt methods she was
restored to consciousness and seems re.
covered.
A stock company hss been organized
with headquarters at Aberdeen. under
the name of the Northwestern Seed com.
pany. The paid up capital is $25, 0Oe,
and the company proposes to introduce
farm and garden seeds especially adapted
to Dakota.
Prohibition virtually rules in Miller
since the Law went into effect on Jan. /.
Grape was heavily festooned over the
door of one saloon in respect to the
death Of alcohol, and upon another, the
leading saloon in the place, was Che
legend This Property for sale"
The Western farm mortgage COM
pany are making preparations to em-
bark in the banking business in Aber-
deen shortly. Prominent eastern stock
holders are now in the city looking up @
suitable building. II one can not be
procured the company will erect q
large brick building in early spring.
Forleon Sohneller, 9 farmer living four
miles southwest of Iroquois, Shot him
self fatally Friday. He got out of bed.
procured the shotgun, laid down again
putting the muzzle close to his head and
pulled the trigger. One of his daughters
lately married against his will and he
gives this as his reason for the deed. He
leaves Q wife and IL children.
A. M. Garter, a confidential clerk in
the Aberdeen National bank, was dis.
charged recently. A rumor was current
on the streets last Thursday afternoon
that he was q defaulter and had skipped.
Cashier Moody, upon being questioned
said there were some little matters that
Garter had left which the bank officials
could not at present explain. That if
he was o defaulter il was over 500.
The semi-monthly cleanup from the
mines in the Deadwood district amount
to about $125. 900. During the year
:::. closed Sc =rR.isss;sn pstsn:=
on mining claims were made In the
United States land Office in Deadwood
against "A for the year 1886. Forty-one
mineral entries were made and the same
number Of receipts issued during this
year, being II more than in the proceed.
ing year.
The Northern Pacific and Christian &
Co.'s elevators at New Rockford were
burned Friday night. The fire caught
In the former. A strong wind was blow
ing and the flames were soon oom-
inundated to the latter elevator, which
stood across the railroad track. Farm
ers rsised big crops around New Rock.
ford, and both elevators were filled with
grain swaitIng the breaking Of the Enow
blockade for shipment. Eighty thoua-
and bushels are understood to have gone
up ID smoke.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
road has taken the FIRST step for hand
ling its own commercial business, using
their " wires wherever possible. They
removed all business on Chicago. Mil.
waukee and st. Paul points from the
Western Union office to their own depot
ct Aberdeen, Jan, l. It is learned the
intention OF the superintendent, G. e.
Simpson, is to keep charge OF sill new
wires erected by his company instead
OF allowing the Western Union company
|a contract.