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

The first car load Of hogs ever shipped
out OF Brown county left Columbia last
week.
The first regular train over the Mani
toba reached Huron from Watertown
Monday.
Gen. Burnside post No. 142, G. A. r.,
was mastered 10 Cakes Saturday last,
twenty -fonr members joined the post.
A special train of sixteen csyloads of
Texas cattle passed through Plsnkinton
Saturday. The cattle are for the noble
Sioux,
S. b. Francisco, a young man from
Waterville, Mimi, was sent to Jail at
Watertown for stealing $l3 from his
landlord.
Miss Minnie Grover, who is visiting in
Wolsey, was thrown from a horse Fri
day evening and had her COLLAR bone
fractured.
In Dickey county crops are immense.
Tho recent rains and cool weather Ia
causing the grain to fill and ripen to the
Ratisfaosion of all.
One of Mr.. Gunderson's boys had isss
foot badly bruised in o moving machine
near Vermillion. About half OF his foot
had to be amputated.
The Chicago and Northwestern railway
is storing oars upon the sidings at
Gettysburg preparatory to moving
Potter county's wheat crop.
Missionary Hsnford, who performed
the marriage ceremony for Ohaska and
his white bride. had his arm ont of by
a moving machine near Lebean and
died last week.
The newspaper men OF Aberdeen to
the number of fifteen met Saturday
night and organized a press club: The
three daily and five weekly papers pub
lished there were represented.
Mrs. DR.. Potter, the wife OF one OF the
heroes Of the Reno stand In the Custer
massacre, died at Bismarck Monday
evening. The remains will be taken to
her old home at Oberlin, Ohio.
DR.. ]. II. Bailey of Dakota and Capt.
Bogardus have arranged terms for q
shooting match ct 100 live pigeons at
thirty yards for $1,000. The money il
posted and the match will occur OF Sioux
City Aug. 18th.
So far as Potter county Is concerned
local option is q success. When the Law
went into effect Gettysburg had two
saloons. They are gone and with them
went the ii f-bscked portion OF shat
surrounding element which ls over ready
to set law OF defiance.
Careful inquiry aud examination re-
veal the fact that upwards OF 5000 acref
of trees have been planted IN Potter
county the past four years. and at least
goo acres OF these are in a prosperous
condition. Elm sprouts from seed sowr
last spring are five and six inches high
The members OF the Farmers allisno.
OF Miller and vicinity have subscribed
$4,000 for the purpose OF building or
alliance warehouse. The Chicago 4
Northwestern railroad company offer
to transport the lumber from Winon,
free. Building will commence immeaia
tely.
After q microscopic examination ant
careful scrutiny Of the so-called army
worm, in the vicinity OF Grand Forks
by DR.. Cloudy, it is proven beyond doab'
that the insect is simply the old tim,
caterpillar and its rayages can easily be
overcome and confined strictly to on,
locality.
Bernhard johnson, a Norwegian bo,
about sixteen years Of age, was drowned
Sunday afternoon just below Cantor
while bathing in the Sioux river. Fl,
went In bathing with some younge,
boys end attempted to swim over q deeE
hole; but DON sank out OF sight ant
was helpless.
A terrible hail and wind storm passed
through Moody county Saturday even.
ing extending in a narrow strip from
northwest to southeast in the weeter.
half of the county. Reports from th,
hail district indicate that q large amour
OF damage was done to grain Of all kinds
Some farmer lost their entire crop.
Saturdays hail storm was a bad on,
for some parts of Beadle county. Thu
loss in the immediate nsighbcrhood O
Huron amounts to but little, bu'
through q strip of country Blk or seye,
miles south, extending east and north
the damage is great. Through six town
ships the crops are badly beaten down
The executive committee OF the terri
torial board of agriculture have decide,
to hold farmers institutes each morning
of the territorial fair at Mitchell an,
have short addresses by specialists O.
agricultural topics. A building will b
erected especially for press headquar
tiers. Baldwin, the baloonist and para
chutist, will make ascensions during th
week.
The meeting OF the prohibition clul
OF Brown county, at which secretar
Stephens was announced to answer re
cent charges Of the Hon. ]. W. Fleschel
of Snnta Anna, the local option adyocat,
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