Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-03-16
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DAKOTA CONVERSATIONS.

Watertown will build q $50. 900 CON
gregational church.
VIM Bailey, of Gettysburg and An.
drew Edwards are to wrestle for q prize
of $50.
The Gettysburg arteeian we'll is now
down $3.50 feet and will be sent down
to o flow rs speedily as possible.
The house OF e. Kent, fifteen miles
northeast of Gettysburg, with all its
contents, was completely destroyed by
fire on the 10th inst. No insurance.
Scotland is proud of her seven church.
ee -the architecture of the Episcopal
edifi.e in particular, which is about CON-
pleted and tbs last church organized by
the late Rev. DR.. Hoyt.
The past few warm days have made q
great sweep of the snow ut Kimball and
it is fast disappearing. The track. is
under water in q great many places
along the line near there.
Lands in Hyde county are advancing
rapidly in price and are in demand.
Pierre parties 1t is reported here, have
offered Sd 900 for a half section of al
most npimproved land out in the coun-
try.
In the United States court ct Bis
marck John Quinn pleaded guilty to
selling liquor TO Indians at the Stand
ing Rock agency and was sentenced to
SIS days hard labor IN the Sioux Falls
penitentiary.
Tho preliminary survey for the two
new bridges over the Red River OF Grand
Forks is completed, and the council is
now ready to ash for bids Of all bridge
builders. The city voted four years ago
to bond in $75. 900 for two bridges.
A meeting OF the votere Of Bridge.
water has been called to consider the
advisability OF d%iscardinR the special
charter under which the town was moor.
porated and taking advantage of the
general act for Incorporated towns:
At the special election held last Mon
day in the incorporated town OF Bridge
water, WA. Morse was elected trustee
IN the first ward and j. e. Loonis sor
trustee of the second ward. Ct. a. Gage
for justice and a. n. Bush for marshal
A republican club has been organized
at Twin Books, with the following OFF,
GERS: J.5. Waidron, president; j. u.
Thayer. vice president; r. T. Hill, score
terry; F. Camp; treasurer, J. A. Nc
Govern 8. 3. Baldwin and 81. a. Seide,
executive committee.
at Everest the Farmers county mutual
fire and lightning insurance company OF
Class county has been organized. The
following officers we're elected: Edward
Melleicke, president; Samuel Bullard,
vice president, Frank j .Lsnger, treasur.
er; w. q. McFadden, secretary.
The first fire which has occurred in
Sioux Falls during the past six or ten
months took place at $50 Wednesday
morning in o small $500 tenement-house.
The furniture was insured for $1,000 in
the Western Fire and Marine, of Sioux
Falls No insurance or the house.
The firm Of 3. P. Ochsuer 4 Co. Of
Kimball closed its doors Tuesday BY
making an assignment TO E. u. Drury
OF Chamberlain. The firm he's been in
q tight place for some little time, but the
people had hoped that its affairs had
been rearranged and that all was
secure.
A young man named Warning, q
school teacher Of BrookinRs. county, was
arrested on the charges OF rape and bas-
tardy, tina plaintiff being q Norwegian
girl, a domestic in the Warning family.
The Justice held Warning to the nexs
term Of the district court, fixing the bail
ct $500
The articles Of incorporation for the
Biamarck & Missouri river railroad are
filed in the office of the secretary of tho
territory. This road will be construct
ed from Sioux City to Goal Harbor and
the report that contracts for q part OF
theerading have already been awarded
is encouraging to the Mclean county
boomers. Bismarck wall be the termin.
al for the billing OF goods and will have
sll terminal facilities, round houses and
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