Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-05-02
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A pension he's been granted to Urish
Wood, OF Elk Point.
s. M. Baker, March and M. Meyers.
Wahpeton, were granted pensions FRI
day.
A p~ostofice has beer appointed at
Boliinger and Chas. a. Bollinger ap.
pointed postmaster.
Rev. J. H. Hartman, of Jamestown,
has accepted q call to u prosperous
Baptist church at Cleveland, Ohio.
The Devils Lake delegation to the
jamestown convention will support Ii.
@. Hansbrough for delegate TO Chicago.
Mrs. Van Buskirk, wife of Hon. y. B.
Van Buskirk, of Watertown, died at a
late hour Sunday night after o lingering
sickness.
The republican county convention ct
Steele Endorsed Blaine. A republican
league was organized with q membership
of over 100.
Rev. Arthur L. Gillett, OF Grand Forks,
a graduate at Amherst, has been
appointed instructor of q apoIogetios at
the theological seminary.
Candy post. No. 12, q. B.. e., lie ar
ranging to properly observe memorial
day at Miller. The posts at st. Law
n and Rec Heights will participate.
The N. e. church society of Miller he's
q large and beautiful church ediice in
of ereotion which will be com
pleted and dedicated in the near future.
A. 81. Otvis resigned the oGice OF reg
lister OF deeds la Buffalo county and will
remove to Chamberlain and go into the
practice OF law with j. M. Long, esq.
MI. Owls is O fine lawyer for one of his
age.
County Commissioner Platner, q pio-
neer Of Dawson county and long promi-
nent In public affairs, died Sunday
morning from illness resulting indirectly
from exposure in the January blizzard.
He was nearly so years old.
a farmer named Ferdinand Riehart
committed suicide near New Salem, Nor
ton county. He placed o shotgun to his
heart and fred. Richert suffered from
various chronic diseases. He left q note
to his wife stating that life was a burden.
The %coroner's inquest at Dickinson
over the body Of Casper Hultz found
that he came Co his death by o pistol
shot fired by Frank Chase; also that
DAVIS Breadin9 was accessory TO the
shooting. Breeding has been arrested.
John FLETCHER was drowned Saturday
while crossing the Jim river on q ferry
at Sudden, Oak. The ferry went down
with all on board. Two men and Pletch-
er's team made the shore. The wife OF
the unfortunate. man was on the shore q
witness 60 the affair, but powerless TO
render assistance.
Frank p. NeWton,a Henry attorney,
was arrested at Watertown Saturday
charged with forging q mortgage of $500
on the farm Of Mi. Florry and with re-
ceiying money on visionary chattels of
his own. he was to have been married
last week. He was formerly secretary
of the Y. M. @. a. at Waterto#n
The losses by the Central City fire are
not SO great as were first reported, but
will amount to about $3.50, 900, while the
insurance will not go above $4,000.
There is no suffering among the people,
and offers of assistance from outside
towns have been declined. In three
hours after the discoyery Of the fire the
town was in ruins.
Little Katie Brodrick who was cut all
night in the blizzard of January 10,
was taken from Cavour to Minnesota
Friday. She lost both feet, her left ear
and the foreinger OF her right hand, yet
she seems very brighs and cheerful and
thinks there will be many things that
she can do. and is especially DESTROYS of
getting an education. A large number
of people were at the depot to see her.
The Dakota Ruralist, owned by Hon.
G.. O. Crosse, lie to be moved from Pierre,
where IL is 10Y published, to Aberdeen.
A stock company has been organized and
will purchase the paper. The following
gentlemen are interested: 4. Fl. Hagerty.
O. A. Bliss, Fl. Il. Loucks, A. .Wardell
and Geo. O. Crosse. 1t is understood that
the paper will bsfnn in the interest OF
the farmers alliance. Mr.. Crosse will
retain editorial management.
A fire broke out in Lange's clothing
store at Spearish Friday afternoon,
destroying the building and the entire
stock OF goods. The fire crossed over to
Blackwelrs billiard hall and saloon and
destroyed that with Its contents. The
total loss is about $4,000. The amount
of insurance cannot be learned. The
firemen responded promptly and turned
on three streams, but the dry pine
building were rainsd before the FIRE
could be checked.
The Brown county ieaehass. institute
called by the territorial board OF educa.
tion against the wishes Of County Super
intendent Mcleod, convened Monday
and was q complete fizzie, only sever
teachers being in attendance. The
Aberdeen school board refused the use
OF the school building and the institute
was held as the court house. Tt is {
victory for Mcleod. Territorial Super.
mtendent Dye threatens to revoke thu