Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-09-11
DAKOTA COMBINATIONS.

Rockerville, brought into Rapid City
some very fine specimens OF kaolin.
A 4-yesr old son of Ohet Brown fell
down q we'll 70 feet deep, OF Elk Point.
The we'll contained several feet of water,
but the child was rescused and will 1--we.
Il steam thresher belonging to T. q.
MoCaffsrty, at Bismarck, was set on fire,
and the machine and 500 bushels of cats
belonging to Mathew Ounard, were
destroyed.
Prof. Rucker, of Minneapolis, after o
| canvass of Aberdeen has succeeded in
disposing OF q number Of scholarships
necessary to Justify the establishment of
! a business college.
The motor line between Watertown
and Lake Kampesks was finished
Thursday. Notes held by the company
for q bonus OF SIS 900 would have become
worthless had the line not been COM
| pleted.
j. K. P. Miller at the last meeting of
the Deadwood council made q PROPOSE
ton to erect for the city d brick CITY hall,
to cost $4,000, and take payment in city
bonds at par, to draw Z per cent interest.
The proposition is regarded as a good
one.
George Dixon, the young man who
confessed to burglarizing Bouf1eur's
cigar store IN Aberdeen, will have q
hearing soon. Dixon. who went to
Aberdeen two months ego from Sioux
Falls, moved in good society. His down
fall is said to be due to idleness and
gambling.
Reports from Dlckey, MCPHERSON.
Edmunds and Brown counties are to the
effect that wheat is yielding from fifteen
to twenty-five bushels to the acre and of
excellent quality. Oats, flax and barley
will also yield a full crop. The weather
has been very favorable for corn and
from present Indications will be an
average yield.
The Dakota millers' association met at
Fargo Thursday to consider various
matters of interest to the association.
The question OF mutual insurance was
discussed, 1t was decided to establish
an eastern agency for the purpose of In
PRODUCING -four manufactured from an
mixed Dakota wheat and working up q
demand for distinctive Dakota brands.
The board of commissioners of Min
nehaha county submitted a proposition
to the voters OF the county Thursday for
the erection OF an $50 900 court house
in Sioux Falls. The proposition will be
voted down. Sioux Falls wants o $780,
600 county building, bat q majority Of
the commissioners are from the rural
precincts, and thiak an $4,000 improve
ment is big enough.
The first OF two trains bearing the
California and Oregon delegates to the
G.. A. r. enoampment at Columbus
passed through Fargo Saturday. The
informal ballot taken among the dele
gates on The first train, and the ladies
accompanying them, to ascertain their
preferences for presidential candidates,
resulted as follows: For Harrison, 260;
Cleveland, 81; Fisk, 4.
Judge Mcdonnell, at Fargo, ON his
own motion, continued ell the liquor
cases in which indictments were found
until the December term, District At
torney Pollock had sa1bpoenaed witnesses
in q number of cases and moved to pro-
coed to trial, but Judge Mcdonnell over
ruled the motion and declared the cases
continued. The %iniunctlons against
saloon men are still in force.
In the district court at Elk Point
Frank Coffee was fned 500 on one
count upon o plea of guilty to the charge
of selling liquors unlawfully. The plea
OF guilty upon another count brought O
fine OF 800, which was suspended du-
ring good behavior. Louis Bourrett was
fined $500 and costs upona plea of
guilty, and two counts stand against him
suspended during good behavior upon a
|, like fine.
Expenses for officers salaries at Grand
Forks during the past year were SILL.
914.Gl; $495.50 for board Of prisoners,
S7lS.6l for advertising and printing,
Sc. 1855 for streets and bridges. Since
: March l the fire department has cost
$425.4 2. and street lighting $448.9l. The
interest on the public debt was $S.423.92.
The wsterwerks cost $12. S3l.18, but re-
turned in rents and taxes SIS, 1903. 48. The
total expenditures for all purposes were
s45. 1856 .7s.
Deputy Sheriff O'Connor OF Grand
Forks was muir erously assaulted Fri-
day night by two Jail birds. When the
deputy entered the cell room to make
i%secure for the night, he was seizsd by
!, Mcintyre, a horse thief, and Fleming. q
watch thief, both burly and strack over
the head and rendered insensible.
Luckily Sheriff Swan was at hand, and
rushing in with a revolver, pointed it al
the head OF ore of the would-be murder.
ere. They instantly cowed. throwing
mp their hands. O'Oonnor's wounds are
mot necessarily fatal.