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al Ban llonina *» Prairies Will be Fired 1(Hr »hj 51 t».,n | Bon UnviMK, Dak., Match 17, 1877. j ' Tint citizen* of Bou IJomme county ns-'\ remh'cd in respectable numbers to center I ur together end take atei s to avert ibe threat- j at ened gnu** hopper ravage*. t,g 1 On motion of Mr. biuipioo tlio meetingproceeded to elect a chairman sud aecrs-1tar?, whereupon Mr Seymour,6r., as prrhi I drat, hud Dr. Richmond, •* secretary, were ry nominated and uuaolinoubly circled k#lt; Tin president,'After aunouucltg the ob j d of the meetirg. called upon todividu-u : a’a present to exp re* a their view* in regard -* to the ntuition. Itetpooi»tt were made by lb j Measra. Simpson, Cole, Bangs, Zltka and | others.y i Subsequently a committee wa* Appointed, 'r», In accordance wlih a motion adopted, con-vc sitting of Mthars. Simpson, Hoyt and Zuka, v- 11« aclect three persona for each voting prt m cinct In the county to act aa a comm.tUe j to determine when the prairie gran should L#t be ignited, should It be found expedleut to of: anticipate nr postpones the tiiua (May Oth) :k appointed by vote lor that purpiso. in Wanarl—Mr. lladway, Mr. i.oyt andj Mr. Wade.D# j Springfield—A Palmer, Samuel Iluoder-’ or ton and Nathan McDaniels. r?ij Vielbaucr—Mr. Vitlbauvr, Hugh Colgan ' , and Frank Hichmond.| Bon Homme—F. W*. Harrison, 8. Simp sf• aon, A. T. Bang*.ca j Scotland—John Stafford, Mr, Joseph 0f Gunn, Wm. Andrewa. j** .Jabor—Joasph Zttka, Joseph Hruska 1 and Joasph Steponak,Mr. 8lmp.son was appointed chairman of the committee.Ou motion the secretary was ordered to furnish a record of ths proceeding* of the a meeting for publication in the Bon Homtns ,t. Democrat, Sprlngflrld Times, DakotaHerald acd Preai and Dakotaiau.Adjourned.“r {--8ktMocR, President.O. Richmond, Secretary.
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Yankton Daily Press and Dakotaian
Yankton, South Dakota, US
Wed, Apr 04, 1877
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