Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-03
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appeared at Cakes.
Charles Orr and Ben Darby had valu-
able horses stolen at Faulkton.
Grand Forks Knights of Pythias have
sent $25 to yellow fever sufferers.
Jacob Russell, Ransom City, was
bound over for selling liquor to Indians.
James Millar, bogus check man at
Grand Forks. was bound over to the
grand Jury.
A man named Weston died at Hills
boro while taking chloroform to have q
cancer cut out.
Dol. jolly has organized q class in
military training to meet at the Verail-
lion university.
Grand Forks people believe that the
confirmation OF Judge Templeton by
the senate is not likely to occur.
So far four candidates. all farmers,
have come forward in Bookings county
{or councilman, and nearly all the others
are candidates for the office OF sheriff.
AT Steele Anton Kessler has sworn
out q warrant OF arrest for Joseph Hell
mer, of Logan county, charged with alb
Quoting his fifteen year old daughter
Lizzie.
D. bruce, OF Gary lost his entire crop
of grain, hay and barn by fire. The
fire is supposed to have been set by
small boys who were learning to smoke,
No insurance.
Hyde county's democratic nominees
are: Register, John Fl. McCord; treas
urer, O. W. Grassmuck; sheriff, r. e.
Murphy; roper 81. FL. Stoner; sur
veyor, l.. O. 8adley.
A praire fire near Highmore Monday
burned q horse, hasn and o lot OF hay for
A. A. Hernberger, also barn and hay for
William Dougherty, and hay and grain
for ]. Ii. Pettis and hay for Peter Hoe.
At q meeting OF the county commits
sioners OF Sphinx county, in response to a
petition OF one-third OF the voters OF the
county. the question of submitting local
option to the voters of that county
at the coming fall election was passed.
Grant county republicans made these
nominations: Sheriff, Fl. j. Benedict;
treasurer, f. B. Roberts; auditor, John
J. Stevenson; register of deeds; O. s.
Amsden: Judge of probate, w. /.
Lowthion; district attorney, J. d. Owen,
A five foot vein OF coal has been dis.
covered on the farm of 81. Il. Breeke
living 10 miles from Pierre. The Goa.
is pronounced of q variety similar to the
Hooking Valley. The vein is 80 feet
deep and promises to supply all Dskots
with cheap coal.
The Faux county republican conven
ton nominated for treasurer VIM, h
Manroe; register OF deeds, j. FL. Shirk,
sheriff, Fl. d. Chamberlain; district
attorney, Frank Turner; auditor, j. l.
Chain; assessor, M. SUNNY; for the leg.
islature, L. B. Cook.
Fred Twaley, of Mimic, met will
serious injuries while filling q gun shell
which exploded, soorching his face
burning his eyebrows, mustache and hal
and making q gap on the surface OF hi
hand. The house caught fire but tn,
blaze was speedily extinguished.
A~4-year-old son of David Worden, o
Gettysburg. was shot and killed by hi
sister, who is about two years older, o,
Saturday last. The uncle of the childre,
had promised to take hoMe some candy
The children hunted for Il in his coat
found q revolver and hence the accident
The largest single sale OF whea
ever made IN Hope occurred Fridn.
morning. Thomas j. Foster, of Il
Porte, Ind, sold bis entire crop, 1000
bushels, No. l hard wheat, now beinI
shreshed, to M. w. Yerxa, of Mime
spolis, for $40, 900, I, o.. b., cars ct Hope
The body OF an unknown man wa
found in the woods near Hilisboro Fri
day morning with q bullet hole throug
the heart. The king OF tramps and
score of followers had a grand ro,
Thursday night. The sheriff is search
ing for other bodies. II is thought sew
I eral we're killed.
4 II ouioAp ooohsy AOPubhiSah oSL
y~ention was controlled by the farmer
d and the ticket chosen was one OF til
d strongest ever put up in Aurora count.
PIankinson was given the Offices of shel
if and district attorney, and White LAX
had treasurer and surveyor, ell the res
: . of the offices going to the country.
Geo. Howard, a thrasher end tough
= OF Claremont, vas shot through the lei
leg in Aberdeen Sunday night by partit
unknown. He CLAIMS to have bee
robbed OF $50 but he was intoxicated o
"a the time and the story is not given fu
credit. The bullet struck the bone, BIT
glanced out through the flesh 10
fattened condition.
. The wheat combine entered into /
the buyers of Aberdeen o week sgo [
hold prices down to the lowest possib
notch was broken Monday and tt
market bu!led to $1.05. a number
business men went on the street ar
bulled prices and the regular buyer
had to yield OF secure no grain, III
Y war has been short but exceeding
lively.
Harry Smith, who was spprehend'
80 at Hitchcock with the horse and sadd
he stole in Faulkton, is only Is yea