Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-04-07
DAKOTA CONVERSATIONS.

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De Smes voted TO organize as a city
by five majority.
Parker still hopes TO get one OF the
railroads whose present terminus is
Sioux Falls.
I. w. DeYereaux, of Parker, had 8
couple of ribsaaroken Wednesday, by a
kick from q vicious horse.
The Winona & ST. Peter L vision OF
the Northwestern Dad Was opened Wed
nesday between Gary and Watertown.
Louis Rudow says that he lost SLOT in
casa aud $500 III household effect 10 the
burning OF his house in north Hyde
county Sunday,
Arrangements ara being made By the
Grace Episcopal church st Huron for
the erection OF q reetory on the lot ad.
Joining the church.
Wednesday at Highmere The large
frame residence Of Jacob I. Haight was
burned to the gruund. Insurance, $l,100.
The loss is about 81 600.
The Sioux river line of tue Milwaukee
has been abandoned south Of Canton.
The Sioux riyes bridges are ell unsafe.
AL trains from the north turn around
at Canton.
The proposition TO Issue $1,000 in
bonds to build O new school house Of
Parker carried by a vote OF 106 to Is.
e. w, Knapp was elected member Of the
beard OF education.
Sven Bros, have completed the ar
~tesian we'll at White Lake. and ore tear
ing down their machinery preparatory
to moving it TO Harold, where they have
a contract for putting down a well.
Hon. John Hobart OF Egsn, Dak.,
died in Wstertown of heart disease. He
was visiting his daughter, Mrs. B, T.
Budd. Mr.. Hobart has been prominent
in Dakota politics, and was q member OF
the last legislature,
The Chicago museum telegraphed
Mrs. Chaskn, nee Fellows, OF Cheyenne
agency for q ten weeks engagement
offering her $4,000. The lady felt Ill.
suited and wired bnck that she would
never consent TO become q freak.
-Four car loads of exeursionlsts arrived
lat Huron from the east Wednesday
Macy of them remained there and Others
0 went north and west. They were 9 good
looking lot of people, and no doub
many of them will conclude TO take nj
their abode in this part of Dakota
The $1,000 offer OF settlement of th
/ treasury civil proceeding in full eff al
claims OF the amount embezzled is o cub
8 iecs Of much interest In Hyde county
: sud tie sownships, by their seyera
: boards, are urging acceptance ard ccn
DENIM & the commissioners for refusip.
il.
The annual convention of the Blae
Hills iremen's association closed q
Rapid City Wednesday. John r. Brer
nan of Rapid City. "a elected presi.
dent. Spearish was chosen at the plao
for The next tournament, July 4 to
The delegates were given q banquet b
the Rapid City department..
O. e P.att and "a. T. 3 Bragge, til
latter a drnggiss, were mp before the pc
lice magistrate at Redfsld. "Wednesday
for violation of the local option Law
Under cpl4r. OF q pretended scare
warrant, she marshal invaded Bfagge
place of business and carried off tw
: cases of beer, but no evidence OF an
violation of the law was produced agaInt
him and be WAS discharged.
Sheriff Fielby, of Kingsbury connt
was out several days looking for Georf
Nugent, who left several weeks ago vii
considerable mortRaged property. {
gained the information that his man VI
Is. in Canada. Nugent lived ten miles Nor
- of Iroauois. Els property is mortgage
several times oyer. and there are nc
FIVE dead horses on his place, which
!. allowed to starye after borrowing all
could on them.
The news of the granting Of q chart
to the Forest City and Southeastel
railway company has been received. III
proposed line is to run from Forest Oh
re- via Huron and Sioux Falls to Ohioae
= The officers OF the company are Ho
N. l., GRAHAM, of Boston, presider
5. Hon. r. M. Springer, OF Forest Oil
vice president; b. f. Bullard. OF Fore
City, secretary; Ira 7. Timberlake.
Qnincy, Mass. treasurer. The work
securing right of way gill begin at on