Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-05-22
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DAKOTA COMBINATIONS


DAKOTA COMBINATIONS
It is rumored that Plankinton is to
have another bank at an esrly date.
The Dakota bankers ASSOCIATION meet
in Redield Wednesday and Thursday.
Dakota Odd Fellows will mold their
next grand lodge session at Jamestown
in May, 1889.
A house belonging to o Bohemian
southeast Of Kimball was destroyed by
fire Wednesday and q five year old child
burned to death.
Secretary Bushnell is advised that the
Northwestern and Milwaukee will ship
exhibits to the territorial fair and re.
turn free of charge.
Pensions were granted to Dakotans
Wednesday rs follows; Original in
valid: David s. Waloott. Watertown.
I.crease tnavy): Augustus Bruell. Red.
field. Original widows, etc.: Annie s.
widow of Hugh Wier, Mitchell.
Six officers and eighteen men OF Com
pany 81. d. N. g., left Watertown Friday
for Nashville in y special car, via the
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern.
A large delegation q citizens turned out
to the union depot.
Engineers Wakefield and Vancent, of
the Sioux City & Northern railway,
were in Flandrau Friday in consultation
with the railroad committee. Their men
are now about ten miles southeast of
Flandrau, and will have completed the
preliminary survey to that point in o
few days.
Tho people OF Sturgis are busy with
preparations for the soldiers reunion.
which will be held July Sd and 4th.
From present Indications there will be
an immense throng at Sturgis. Ar
rangements have been made with the
railroad for reduced fare from the 2d,to
the 9th, inclusive.
The Odd Fellows In session at Huron
petitioned the sovereign grand lodge 60
adopt rules more stringent on temper
ance and IL harmony with the advanced
sentiment upon the question. Before
leaving for home many discussed the
jamestown platform, and not q dozen
dissented from its principles.
A surveying party for the Sioux Falls,
Aberdeen and Montana railroad COM
pany is trying to get through the river
bluffs into Sioux Falls from the north.
west. The ommon opinion is that the
Illinois Central 10 behind the Sioux
Falls. Aberdeen and Montana company
and that il will push out the. present
season over the route located by the
surveyors mentioned.
Dakota Odd fellows elected the fol.
lowing grand officers Wednesday after
noon at Huron: Grand Master,
p. a. Emerson OF sioux Fails.
deputy master, E. A. Nugens OF
Fargo; warden, Q. r. Layalley of Rey-
nolds; secretary, r. 3. Briggs OF Sioux
Falls; treasurer, George w. Snow oil
Springfield; representative to sovereign
grand lodge. two years, q. P. NJ
Abbott, @. Smith of Spearfsh.
-Four brothers named johnson were
arrested near Fargo for stealing wheat
They secured bail by giving Attorneys
Tilley Il Stewart q mortgage on theil
stock to the amount OF $500. some time
ago they sold one of the mortgaged cows
to q farmer named Kindred. Last week
they stole the mortgaged COW they had
sold and then droYe off the entire lot OF
nortgsged cattle and left for parts un,
known, leaving two Fargo lawyers il
the Iurch to the tune of 5000.
A grand council Of big Sioux chief.
and their followers is in progress on the
White river; neal the mouth of Corr
creek, a central point between the
agencies. The object of this great pov
WOW is to prevent the opening of th,
Sioux Saserv walton BY Noting jealousy
and ill-wiG against the whites. Eacl
Indian has now about 1000 acres, and ii
supported without labor. And thes,
chiefs will endeavor TO persuade thei
followers to refuse to sign papers whicl
would provide for a mode OF life lik,
that OF the whites.
thursday the senate passed q bill 10
the payment OF $3.50 to O. A. Louns
berry, late postmaster at Bismarck, tha
being the amount expended by him ii
shs payment of clerks between April
1881, and June 80. 1882, and whicl
amount was disollowed in the settlemen
OF his accounts. The bill. as original,
introduced by Senator Ssbin, propose,
to pay Mr.. Lounsberry $1.al4 for clerI
hire. rent and fuel fromlss3 to 1885. L
the house M Nelson had the house bill
for Nj. Lounsberry passed by unanlmou
consent. The bill appropriates 81, BIAS.
How's Your Iiver3
The old lady who replied, when aske
how her liver WAS "God bless me,
never heard that there was such q thin
in the house." was noted for her amiabil
W. Promethens, when chained to o focl
might as well have pretended to be hal
py, as the mar who is chained to o di
eassd liver. For poor Psometheul
there was no escape, but by the use