Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-08-06
DAKOTA CONVERSATIONS.

A Methodist camp meeting opened
at Deadwood sunday.
The fat men of Miller have challenged
the fat men of st. Lawrence to play o
game OF ball in each town.
The north Dakota pharmaceutical So
ciety will hold its annual meeting in
Jsmestown August eth and 9Th.
Mrs. Chaske and her husband, the
Sioux Indian, have returned to their
tepee from their dime museum tour.
Mr. Nett is stacking 1000 tons OF hsy
for feeding just east OF Elk Point. He
will winter 1000 head OF cattle there.
A heavy rain and hailstorm visited
Beadle county Saturday afternoon.
Crops In the southeast part Of the conn
ty were somewhat damaged.
The Hand County agricultural society
is preparing to issue its fret premium
list. The prospects are good for q splen-
did fair the first week in October.
Huron people are working up an ex-
~cursion from south Dakota to go to In
dianapolis and call on the next president.
The scheme Ia incubating with . fair
prospect at success.
Friday afternoon there was played o
very interesting game OF base bali on
the fair grounds, between Vermillion
and Elk Point mines. which resulted in
q score of 10 to 16 in favor of Vermlllion
A l6.year-old son OF Hans Hansen,
living near Virgil, in the southeast Part
of Beadle county, accidentally shot and
allied his younger brother Friday even
ing. They were playing with an old
musket.
Indian Agent Clifford OF Fort Berthold
has been trying to get away from that
station for three months, but the senate
delayed the confirmation OF his success
sor, Mr.. Jones of Steele, Oak. Jones is
now in Cincinnati fixing up some odds
and ends.
The weather servioe gets away from
the truth occasionally. The prediction
for the 1st day Of August, northwestern
Dakota, was stair, warm weather and
variable Winds" Ii was not fai., IL
rsined half a day, cloudy all dsy, cold
enough for an oyercoat, end the winds
we're no: variable.
Arrangements have been completed
for an athletic tournament to be held in
Aberdeen about August 15, under the
auspices OF the Z. NJ. O. A. q programme
consisting OF foot racing, jumping, turn.
ing, base ball. etc, has been arranged,
and q purse of $500 has been raised tc
be distributed as prizes.
Huron's grain storage capacity will be
increased by the erection of an elevator
near the Manitoba track by the North.
western elevator company, with 81 900
bushels capacity. The Winons com
pany will change their warehouse inte
an elevator, and Archer & Howe viii
build q large fat warehouse.
The territorial board OF agriculture
adjourned Friday after perfecting ar
engagements for the fair o, Grand Forks
MIR. Brecker, Of Minneapolis, of sham
battle repute. was Of Grand Forks and
examined the ground selected as the
place Of operations for a military man
euvre on the last day of the fair.
Oscar Oorwin, of Pierre, ia missing
and his family can't locate him. He
went to Aberdeen lass week to work TO,
q man, called at the place on his arrival
and as his employer vas out he said he
would return again the next day, since
which time nothing hos been heard from
him. It is feared foul plsy has been
done him.
A party of about thirty members OF
the Iowa manufacturers and iobbers'
association now in session at Spirit
Lake, arrived in Sioux Falls Friday, CO.
compauied by President 1orbert OF the
association and President Ives OF the
Burlington road. The patty we're met
at the depot by the commercial club and
citizens with carriages.
A press club with o membership OF
eighteen has been organized by the news.
paper men OF Aberdeen, Club rooms
will be fitted mp and regular weekly
meetings held, at which papers will be
read by members on various subjects
pertaining to newspaper work. It is the
intention Of the club to give q banquet
in the near future to the territorial
journalists.
The referee case OF Walker vs.. Simon
growing out OF the Hand county defalca.
ton muddle, has been adjourned. The
Judge will hear further evidence in
Huron. j. Walker was arrested for peg.
jury in the referee case above mentioned,
and was bound over to await the action
OF the grand jury in the sum Of $500,
which was given, the best business men
going on his bail.
The Huron glee club has consented to
go to Watertown and sing for the repub.
lican territorial convention. AL who
heard the club during the late statehood
convention will be anxious to hear them
again at WATERFOWL. A number of new
songs have been written especially fol
the occasion, and are decidedly appro.
pirate. In addition to these several oil
the old songs of 1910 will be sung.