Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-09
DAKOTA CONVERSATIONS.

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self as o candidate for sheriff on tht
republican ticket of Grand Forks county
Mrs. o. 81. Hols, of Bismarck, neice o
Ex-Governor Pierce, died last week a
she residence of Capt. Mccormack al
Grand Forks.
Gov. Church has requested Dol. CALI
OF Canton TO discharge the duties of ad
latsnt general pending the appointment
of q successor t., Gen. Jenkins, deceased
The county commissioners OF Turner
county have rejected the steel cells PM
In by the Diebold safe and lock com
pany, of Canton, o., they not being &C.
eording to contract.
The Hand county fair was a grand
success. Over $500 visitors we're il at
tendance. The receipts were about 5000,
The exhibits were as good as could be
expected in a much older country.
S. Forley, of Grant county, who was
defeated in the late republican conven-
ton by f. B. Roberts for county treas
oaSit Ahp uhhoohSVo ihisIAi Hu OIL llut'
pendent candidate for that office.
An attempt viii be made by st. Law.
renee to remove the county seat of Hand
county from Miller at the coming cleo
ton, and vigorous steps are being taken
by the citizens of Miller to oircumveni
any scheme toward il.
All che nominees on the republican
county ticket In Hand county are old
soldiers except one, and he is the son OF
a soldier. Mr.. Woolhiser of Hand coun-
ty, the republican nominee for territorial
council. is also o soldier.
In the competitive battalion drill of
the state national guards at Sioux City
the second regiment of Dakota captured
the prize, which is beautiful silver sup
three feet high, appropriately engraved,
and surmoupted with q guard at parade
rest.
A gentleman Of means who has been in
Rapid City for ome time past has be-
come deeply interested in the tin re-
sources OF the Hills, and is now having
estimates made OF the cost OF a plant to
reduce the ore aud produce tin fer
market.
In Faulk county the republican ticket
is composed principally of farmers,
three old soldiers having been nominated
for important Offices. II is generally
conceded that it will sweep everything.
Faulk's candidate for the legislature. l..
B. Cook, is o young farmer,
Kingsbury county republicans nom.
mated the following ticket: Treasurer,
Howard Hall; register of deeds. A. G
Hanson; sheriff, J. K. Smith; probate
judge, 2. Lawrence, district attorney,
b. A. Dunlap; auditor. q. FL. Durkee;
surveyor, B. 8. Wheeler; coroner, DR..
Van BuskIrk.
A reward of $3.50 has been offered
for evidence which will lead to the ar
rest and conviction of the alleged
''trsmp''o OF "hoboe" who killed George
Fulllames in a priZs fight September 2
in Grand Forks. The county commits
sionars also petitioned Gcv. Church to
give $500 additional.
Ell. F.Jones Of Columbia City, Ind,
while attempting to board q freight
train OF Milbapk fell and was Iun over
Both arms were horribly crushed, and
also his right foot. He was badly unde,
the Influence of liquor. Three local
surgeons amputated his arms close to
the shoulders, and also his foot.
a number of scholars in the primary
department of the ward school at Aber-
deem were recently detected in ~s'eeling
apples from a merchant. The teacher in.
structed the kids to pay for the stoler
fruit, but as the owner refused to &C,
cept pay the money was used to
buy pictures for the schoolroom.
Bernhard Paulson, o German abou,
so years old, long q resident OF Faux
ton, and believed to be wealthy last
spring went to the Pacific coast, end fol
several months the old meu has failed to
write to his most intimate friends here
which leads some to the belief that fouI
play or disaster of same kind has over
taken him.
The prohibitionistB of Brown county
nominated a full ticket as follows: #.
A. Luse, OrdWsy. district attorney; O.
Peasants, Aberdeen, sheriff; j. L.
Brown, Westport, register of deeds; E
O. Geib, Grotop, treasurer Fred Strong
Rondell, auditor, NJ. Hayden, Riverside,
judge OF probate; j. O. McDonaagh,
Aberdeen, cozoner
The central Dakota fair ut Oakss was
q complete success in every way. The
display of stock was excellent. Mos
notable among the thoroughbred cattle
a herd of Holstein- Freisans from
Aberdeen, one OF .Devons from Mitchell
and Polled Angus from a north Dakott
herd. Jerseys, Durhamsand Heresfords
were also represented.
A large number OF prominent Presby
terrain ministers and laymen are in Huro,
attending the fifth annual meeting o
the south Dakota synod, which began ii
the Presbyterian church Thursday even
ing. The Rev. M. R. Gordon, presiden
of Groton collegiate institute, dell7ere,
the opening sermon to a large audience
The synod embraces lob churches With
memt orship OF 3,617, with 81 minister
and IS places of worship.
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