Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-19
DAKorA CONVERSATIONS.

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Peneions-Ellep. widow of james Ill.
Keen .Msndap.
Fred Jones, Mllbank, died from 90
accidental sLo gun wound.
o. W. Dankel, formerly of the Fsulk-
ton Gazette, has gone to Tacoma. w. r.,
to reside
The secretary of war has ordered
monthly instead of ~bi.montbly payments
at Forts Meade and Lincoln.
R. w. Rowland, while visiting his
farm near Holy Gross, was robbed Of his
Yalise which contained $1,495. 20.
d. 81. Henderson announces himself
as an independent candidate for the
council from the Statesman county dis.
trict.
Phillips avenue. Sioux Falls, has been
paved for a distance OF $3.50 feet at an
expense of $50, O0o-the first paved street
In Dakota.
Frank Schmidt, farmer, living near
Amherst, who came to Aberdeen to pay
mortgage, was relieved OF $500 while
drunk, leaving Schmidt without a dollar.
There is no trace of the thieves.
City Treasurer Ira 81. Drew, of Pierre,
died Monday night from mountain fever.
MIR. Drew was one of the Oldest residents
and prominent business men OF Pierre
The Sioux Falls street car line is being
extended to the depot grounds of the
new Duluth, Wlllmar & Sioux Falls
road. The company have expended
over $4,000 in extensions and improve
ments this summer.
The elegant farm residence of Frank
Barlow, five miles east OF Huron, was
destroyed by fire Tuesday morning,
together with the barn and a large
amount Of farm machinery. The loss is
81 900; insured for $500.
w. W. Billes & Co.,, whose stock ex-
change at Fargo closed a week ago. have
resumed operations end will continue
the business as heretofore. They en-.
nounce as their correspondents James
e. Boyd 6 Bros. of Chicago.
Richland county republicans as Wah-
peton nominated for sheriff, J.H. Miller;
treasurer, 0. K. Ulsaker; register, John
Ruggles; Judge of probate. j. w. Gregg;
district attorney, W. S. Lander; surveyor
j. ". Blanding; coroner, Fl. II. Baldwin;
auditor, o. II. Perry.
The republicans of CLARK county have
put the following ticket in the field for
county officers: Register of deeds, P.
W. Ware; district attorney, John M.
Bennett; treasurer, j. w. Humphrey
sheriff, Fred Guyer; assessor, L.. d. Gus
tard; coroner, W. NJ. Leitcb; Frank G.
Bohne for probate judge.
Pennington county republicans romi-
mated for register, Lyman Lamb; treas
urer, George t. Carr; sheriff, Mandel M.
Fuller; auditor, George Q. Hunt; attor-
ney, Ohas. w. Brown; probate Judge,
franklin z, Hicks; surveyor, Charles W.
Dryden; coroner, DR.. Abel Mathias;
assessor. Ellhu Wilson; superintendent,
James o. Mears.
Rev. Friedrich Gardner, who has Just
returned from an extended eastern trip,
secured sufficient donations for the es.
Establishment OF q public hospital at Sioux
Falls. A building will be rented and
equipped to answer the purpose until q
hospital can be erected. Trained nurses
and physicians have been engaged and
all plans perfected.
About 5 O'Clock Tuesday morning the
Manitoba house, Fargo, was entered by
a masked thief, who stole from the pre-.
pries r $l50 in money, q valuable gold
watch and chain and O revolver, and
from Two OF the boarders a small sum OF
money. The two boarders occupied the
same room, and the burglar after com
polling them at the point of q pistol te
be quiet, took their cash, locked them il
their room and departed, taking the key
with him.
Monday night at Grand FORKS q
stranger entered room s in the ingalls,
house, occupied by Mr.. Tallmadge, 6
Minneapolis lightning rod man, and en-
deavored to steal his wallet. This
awoke Tallmadge. The stranger
apologized end said his room wal 8. He
had made a mistake, and withdrew. AIR
Tallmadge discovered some money gone
and went into room 8 and choked th.
sleeping inmate there, who happened Il
be j. Il. Let's, a Chicago drummer
Tallmadge had to apologize. Let's dis
covered his watch, chain and none,
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