Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-04-20
DAKOTA CONVERSATIONS.

a county teachers institute convenes
ct Redfeld for q weeks session April %.
Armour is enjoying q good, steady
growth, which is better than an excited
boom.
The White Lake creamery building
being completed, the company is now
ready TO begin the manufacture OF bat.
ter.
The rumor that Geo. SchIooser, OF the
Blunt Advocate, was about to assume
control of the Pierre Journal is without
foundation.
Bishop bare ia OF Rapid City negotiat-
ing for q site for the proposed Indian
school to be erected from money donated
by the Astors.
August O. Paul, living neal Redfeld
has been arrested upon a charge of
obtaining goods under false pretepses at
Muscstine Iowa.
Farmers in Douglas county are work
ing like beavers getting in their spring
crops. The ground is in excellent son.
dition and prospects are good.
Potter county farmers are busy sowing
wheat. A much larger acreage will be
sown this spring than last, and the
ground is In splendid condition.
a new corporation has been organized
in Aberdeen for the purpose of conduc-
ting o general investment business under
the name OF the Union banking COM
pany. Capital stock, $4,000, 600
Sphinx county Odd Fellows are making
extensive preparations for their second
annual celebration, which occurs OF Red.
field April S6. A grand ball and ban.
quet will be given in the evening.
The Forest City and Sioux Falls Rail-
way company claim that they will haye
the road finished from Forest City &C
Gettysburg within Two months. The
right. of-way parties are now tn the field,
A match game Of billiards between K.
G. Foster, Of Grand View, and W. l.
Leonard, OF Wheeler, resulted in . vic
tory Tor the gentleman from Wheeler
The game was played at Armour and
considerable money changed hands.
John Steecker, a butcher, unmarried
after q prolonged spree. being unable to
procure whisky to sober mp, suIcided al
Gettysburg Tuesday morning. He used
o rife. putting the muzzle in his mouth
and pulling the trigger with q atee
worked by his foot.
Two Of White Lakes ex.saloonkeep
ers were arrested last week under war
rants sworn out by one James z. Owen,
for selling intoxlcanss contrary to law
and were taken to Piankinton and placed
under bonds for their appearance al th,
next term OF the district court.
The Union banking company hal
been formed ct Aberdeen and o ney
bank building will be erected. Among
tAose interested locally are F.H. Hagerty
A. Munger. F. W. Rogers, b. III. MARBLE
Charles A. Howard. n. q. Reilly end Q
III. Coe. The capital OF the concern i
$4,000.
At o special session OF the Sioux Fall
> couupAL WCoHCeSay hsBhs As AsnAOi
was reelected city attorney on the ZOE
!, ballot. There were four candidates TO
. city marshal and after b~alloting 10
times without breaking tho deadloc
) the election Of the other officers wa
/. postponed.
Tho news that the bonds for the com
) pletion OF the Aberdeen, Bismarck
Northwestern road have been sold, an
that tracklayIng will be commenced o
once causes great rejoicing in Bismarck
The road will be in operation IN Angus
and will be pressed north to McLea
county, where il will enter the great COL
fields.
During Q sever thunderstorm Nor
day night about 9 O'Clock P. B. Walle
deputy sheriff of Sphinx county, ws
= struck by lightning while walking upo
snes sidewalk IN Waterfront and instant
> IL killed. His home was ct Ashto
where he has q wife and four children
L His remains were taken TO hts hon
10 Tuesday.
'el Uaitsd States Marahsl Naratta 10
u Desdwcod Tuesday morning VII
George 3. Purmont, arrested for alleg,
peziu,y in entry Of land In New Mexic