Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-03-06
DAKOTA CONVERSATIONS

James Reed. = ea:s.emai On ::asa iHEfsnss
river, is o candidate for United States
marshal.
VIII. Skinner sold So, 1000 worth Of
Brookings property last week to Charles
L. Hyde of Sioux Falls.
In towns and counties where pro-
hibition does not prevail the license, be-
ginning May l. will be 81. 900 per annum.
The college a~assldenis OF Dakota are
particularly aaa@g over the admission
bill. Their institutions will get the lands
they are in need of.
The prospects for a large immigration
to Dakota this spring have been wonder
fully advanced by the glad news OF D
preaching statehood.
The rumor from Washington that
Hon. A. O. Mellette of Watertown is to
succeed Gov. Church is received at
Howard with satisfaction.
Hon. Robert Lowry, of Huron, has
been too ill for three weeks to be in his
place in the Legislature. He is greatly
bereaved by the sudden death oil his son
a shor time ego.
The Swedish Lutheran congregation
OF Milbank is preparing to erect q oom-
nodious church building this spring on
the corner Of Fourth avenue and Fourth
street. The estimated cost will be 49,.
900.
The attorneys of Sioux Falls held O
meeting Friday TO fake action upon the
resignation OF Judge OAKLAND. The
meeting was largely attended end resolu.
tions asking the Judge to recall his resig-
nation we're passed and several euloRis.
tic speeches made.
T. NJ. Jeffries & 90, have sold their
business house at Huron known as the
Masonic Temple to Edward Cr1st for
$4,000. The purchase was made for
eastern parties who have other property
in Huron, and are negotiating for several
tracts near the city.
Ex-Ald. b. X. Rowley, OF Huron, has
resigned as passenger conductor on the
Chicago u Northwestern, which position
he has held for q number Of years. 1t is
said that Gov. Church has decided 10
appoint Rowley one of tho Dakota rail-
road commissioners.
In the district court at Parker ten in.
diStments have been presented by the
grand jury as far ns known, four OF them
for selling liquor. The Judge is severe
on such and sentenced Geo. Lowrie, of
Centerville, to o fine OF $3.50 and costs or
three months in county jail.
The grand Jury at Huron returned in
dictments against John Fiaherty for the
murder OF Hattie Wilson in q bawdy
house last August. Also against Mary
Johot for killing her newborn babe on
the 18th of January. Both GASES will be
triad before Judge Spencer this week.
Several other Important indictments
will likely be returned.
On the strength of the capital boom
the Chicago & Northwestern railroad has
iast Withdrawn allits PIER sproperty from
the market. eyndicates from Aberdeen.
Yankton, Howard, Scotland and Spring.
field have bought over 100000 worth OF
city lots One. quarter section Of farm
land, two miles from Main street, sold
for $4,000 to an Aberdeen syndicate.
A lodge Of l.. O. OF. has been insti-.
tuted at Salem by Frank NJ. Emmerson.
6. a., assisted by visiting msmhers
from abroad. SPECIAL TRANS were run
from Sioux Falls and O~enteryills. About
two hundred were present, The lodge
starts out with . membership o. seven
teen. The installed oaicers are: N. p.
Price, N. g.: John Fendrick, V.G..P.L.
+! Runkel. secretary; N, Krebs, tzeasurer.