Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-01-03
DAKoTA CONVERSATIONS

DAhOTA CONCENTRATIONS
Editor Caldwell, Of the Sioux Fall
Press, was remembered BY friends on
Christmas with q handsome gold watch
and chain,
Tie farniture stock OF ]. T. Goodies &
90, Wholesale snd retail dealers, at
Aberdeen has been tsken oherge OF BY
the attorney Of O. Hoiton, on 8 a4oo
chattel mortgage.
d. Q. IA way OF Mandan, OAK, has
been appointed clerk in the Office OF b,
Z. Grant, OF the Northern Pacific, in
place 81 M. V. sRiohards, resigned to GO
to the Baltimore e. Ohio.
There are some prospects Of q stock
company being formed at Aberdeen 10,
put in q flax mill at Groton. OAK. Id
case the necessary bonus is not raised
the mill will be located in Aberdeen.
The GOAL fields recently located ia the
southern Black Hills, and nov being
developed, comprise about 10 square
miles and are situated about 80 miles
eouth and 20 miles west oil Rapid City.
The stock for another national bank
in Aberdeen has been all snbssribed and
the bank will be put in operation as
soon as possible. D. Wayne and w. Nj.
Reed Of CLARK, OAK, are The principal
stockholders.
The old veterans living in and AROUND
Blunt held a camp FIRE on Monday even
ing last. which war largely attended.
The usual army dish was beautifully
spread before the guests Tor refresh-
ments, and took we'll.
Charles Q. Carpenter, chief Of the
night police OF WATERFOWL, has been
suspended, charged With carrying keys
TO saloons and selling liquor after
the .piaces Rad haen clcsed for tha
night. Inc COUNCIL viii nola IN nyes-
tigation.
The official announcement ia made OF
the appointment OF ). 9. Pond as Assist
ant general ticket agent Of the Northern
Pacific, vice George s. Marsh, resigned.
A. y. Charlton, general western passen.
ger agent, has been made general pas.
senger egent.
A farmer living near Nav Rockford
has shipped over 5000 bushels Of aax.
His yield varied on different fields fron
six to 20 bushels per acre according to
the degree Of care with which il was
grown. The price received for his Hax
was about 30 cents.
". II. Gates, secretary Of the DeueI
comfy agricultural society, paid $500
Friday for the land purchased for the
society aa . driving park. The tract;
consists Of thirty-sevsu acres and Is now
all fenced and covered with substantial
buildings that are paid Tor.
Some time next May the officers 81
FIVE railways are to meet at Sioux Fails
to s.sass e.
switches to the qnarries, mills and
freight yards. The cjty proposes to ralse
several Thousand dollers and give them
the most regsl reception aud e~ntertaiu-
ment ever knows in Dakota.
In the district court at Fargo Satur-
ASJ s19 en1V SNAA0tzsAG6US AA&SAS Hhu
withdraynsupon bisSrnarrying The eom-
planning witness, the crime alleged be-
ing seduction john O. Seymour and
John Roach was convicted of grand lar
ceny. Sidney p. Smith. who pleaded
guilty to selling liquoE on Sunday, was
sentenced to forty days in the county
jail and to pay . fine of $50. On the
indictment Of the Dame man for keeping
q gambling house senten 90 was deferred
until March.
Sioux Falls makes in brief the follow
ing showing for the year: Public inn
proyements, over 81 100000; real estate
transfers 1900. aggregating S$22.560, 0o0,
an Increase oves 1856 in number, S85. ia
amount s1,s32.ooo; postofice business
$il5,500; stamps sold amounting to $17,-
600, railroad freight receipts. $375, 900;
passenger receipts, $152 600; telegraph
business. $1l 1886 against $6.225 in 1885;
assessed valuation, $8.7I2 270; Id 1885
only $i,125.87l; population in 1s77, 567;
present population, 10000.