Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-07-10
DAkoTA CONVERSATIONS

Gov. Church has declined TO pardon
John Oswald, nephew OF John Q. Oswald,
of Minneapolis.
Melvin Grgsby of Sioux Falls address
ed the republican club of Frsnkfort Fri
day evening. There was large atten-
dance.
George A. Manwaring has been COM
missioned postmaster at Virgil. Phiney
is new office with Harvey P. Graham
postmaster.
The Methodist camp meeting, now
being held at Gary, is brilliant success
A big attendance and heavy array OF
| oratorioal talent have brought about this
result.
During the storm at Bookings Satur-
day lightning struck post , pasture
fence south OF town, and, running along
the wires, killed six head of cattle and
one horse.
Dol. Burke, inspector of the ninth dis
triot q. A. R., at Fargo has granted
permission to have Ct. A. B. encamp-
ment at Grand Forks during the terri
torial fair.
The Grand Forks lodge OF Knights OF
Pythias are peifecting arrangements to
: received their visiting brethren from
! Winnipeg, who are expected there 800
, strong early in August.
Frank B. Morse, deputy territorial
auditor, has been removed to make room
!, for Church democrat. He was the
last republican official at the territorial
I capital. He is succeeded by E. b. Pal
mer, of Pierre.
A petition for the resubmission of the
local option question was up before the
Pembina county commissioners Friday
!. 1t was signed by 1,493 names. The
! commissioners ordered it to be voted or
, at the general election next November
: The Sioux Falls granite company hal
. been awarded the contract to furnish
' Sioux Falls jasper for new Methodist
chu oh which is to be erected ct BuS'
!, ling ton, 10. 1t is ssid the propose;
8 building will be the finest architectural
= ly in the state of Iowa.
Il A foot race was run at Spesrfisl
b Saturday, 125 yards, by Gregg o
d Spearash No. and Brennan of Lea'
. City, supposed to to be the fastest run
i ner in the Hills, Deadwood and Lea,
> City backed the latter to the amount c
h several thousand dollars against Spear
, fish sporting men. G.egg won.
- The assessed valuation of Sioux Fal
d amounts to So, ,06l 900, divided as TO
n. lows Realty, So. .3l0. 700; personal, $751
y 900. The total assessment last year wa
$3 ,712165, divided as follows: Rsalt,
: $685. ,455; personal, $736,360. The il
d crease of 1888 over 1887, is 1885,. PAS j
N real estate and $l6.93O in personal pro
a. perty.
N One OF the worst pieces OF vandalis
d, known has been perpetrated at tt
as Huron coal shaft. Much of the machil
=. 20 cry, the pipes, drill rods, wheels, ct
h. were battered and broken so badly
or to render them almost useless. Ho
o. was cut, tools stolen or destroyed.
40 large amount of lumber and several tol
in in OF coal hauled away. The damage W
to not fell shost OF 81 900.
ng Pensions granted Dskotaians: Il
M crease: Thomas Fitch, Milbsnk; Be,
~" no. j. Barton. Riverside; Oscar F.. Simm
nd Pierre; Henry j. Oroll, Mile; Benjam
'rs r. Venpatten, Buffalo; Jonathan Lie
es ingtelnsi, Grand View; Frederick Ho
's' her, Pierre. Original invalid: John
Hughes, Burdett; Chas, W, Obsmbe
Langford; Louis Richards, Kimba
M Orin s. Case, Twin Brooks; VIM.
Kinvon Burbank.
Labor day was celebrated in Sio
80 Falls Saturday by the knights of lat
and county farmers alliance holding
Joint celebration. The attendance u
Der large, and the parade was large one
MT addition to the farmers and knights
labor in the line. There were the stu
,w cutters, printers, cigsrmakers and bri
md layers, who belong to unions. The {
i've dresses were numerous, on questie
that interest farmers and lsborers me
II is estimated that over six thousa
people visited Pembina on the Four
AS usual among suoh large crowd
aut few accidents happened; but they W
small in comparison to the way
streets were crowded with vehicl
While the band OF reserve Indians W
'' giving their war dance in front Of
Winchester hotel, woman was thro
g from @ wagon and had her left q
broken and ankle dislocated. Dur
the evening a child was run over G
severely injured, but will probably