Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-02-18
DAKOTA COMBINATIONS


At Neche the mercury during Thurs
day night stood So below zero.
The citizens of Stureis have decided
that the bum element must 60.
Three saloons were closed out at
Bathgate under the local option law.
Gerald Pierce, son OF the ex-governor
is going to start q creamery at Bis
msrck.
Capt. Bernard Jones, an old resident
OF Sioux Falls, died on Saturday, Of
cancer.
The social season closed ct Water
town by n grand mradi gras ball attend.
cd by 100 couples.
The amount of duty collected al the
port of Neche for the first seven days
February amounted to $500.
Misa Hudson, daughter Of Judge
Hudson, of Fargo, who has been quite
Ill at Devils Lake, is recovering
John E. Haggart and several other
Fargo gentlemen Left Monday for an
extended trip to the Pacific coast.
The rotary snow pillow was exhibited
in the Northern Pacific yards Saturday
to a large number OF Fargo citizens.
f. B. Kelly, Q member of the wheat
elevator company OF A, O. Dodge & 90,
OF Nilbank, died Tuesday night, at the
Micollet house. Minneapolis.
Aandan people deny the reports about
the bad condition OF small pox. There
are only two houses in which the disease
prevails and they are isolated,
The water company and the cisy
authorities OF Fargo have quarreled,
and Wednesday ell water was shus off
from the public school buildings,
A bill with an appropriation OF $4,000
has been introduced for the establish.
ment OK United States assay office at
Deadwood.
Thursday morning, ct STEELE, W. f
and I. A. Foye. merchants, were found
to be nearly suffocsted by gas that had
escaped from the stove. Both are now
out Of danger.
An ordinance has been introduced inc
to the city council at Aberdeen redis-
tricting the city into four wards and In
creasing the number OF aldermen
from five to eight.
OrswelI Il Wells, leading saloon-
keepers, at Mitchell were arrested Thurs.
day for selling liquor without q license.
This is the first OF q series Of prosecu-
tions tor q violation Of the local option
law.
The Woman's Qhristian Temperance
Union OF Sioux Falls held special re-
|ligious s~sryioes at the penitentiary Sun
day. Over 100 prisoners were present
in the chapel where the services wore
held.
The Watertown mortgage and trust
company was organized Thursday. The
insorporasors are o. Gesley, Walter
Wilson. E. o. Boyden. M. A. Heegsard,
Peter Msusetb, B. H. Oassford and
Theo Lamm. Capital stock, 5000, GOO,
The Security bank of Mitchell, OF
which Register Rowiey. is president,
has been reorganiasd. He retains che
presidency bus the management Of the
bank will be in the hands OF r, N: Krstz.
vice president, and Geo. d. Rothman,
cashier.
Grand Forks and Walsh counties had
the worst blizzard they are all billiards
now of the winter Wednesday night.
The velocity OF the wind, which csme
from the southwest, was something
frightful. Trainr were abandoned on
all lines.
The tin circle of the Harvey peak has
been completed. Tin has been dncoy.
cred ct Hayward too. II has heretofore
been supposed to form q belt around the
eastern, northern end western TANKS,
but it is now known to form q complete
circle around the base Of the peak.
The ALI Saints (Unitarian) church
society Of Sioux Falls will hold their
first services in their elegant new stone
church on Sunday. The dedIcasory
services will not be held until May, Of
which time the Minnesota state confer.
ence of the Unitarian society meets.
The members Of the Continental hose
company at Fargo are fitting up a club
room at their house, which il to be pro-
vided with billiard and pool tables. chess,
cards, dominos and checkers. The com.
pany has Just presented ex.Chios VIM.
Hart with q very handsome gold medal.
The commercial union at Jamestown
has completed its organization with the
following officers; w. E. Green, presi-
dent; e, ]. White, vice president; =. A.
Frye, secretary; George L. Webster,
treasurer; VIM. NJ. Floyd, e. W. Camp,
!. w. Sheridan A. a. Allen and Her.
man Geisler are the executive commit
tee.