Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1875-12-14
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LOCAL. LACONICS.
Thermome,er-20 above zero at seven n.
M, and 40 above at=noon.
Mrs. De Gcer is Of the opinion that last
nights fires were started to break up her
temperance meeting.
Mrs De Gecr visited the county Jail yes
tcrday, gave the inmates some motherly adj
vice, and promised to call again.
The Odell case has been put over until
to morrow, .thclsupremc court being busy
on the Bon llommc county court house
case
The $4,000 los, by last nights fires
would have pai.' for 4 steam fire engine,
5000 fee! Of hose, hose and coal carts, and
a hook and ladder truck and equipments.
Mrs. De Geer has discovered that there
is no bible in the county Jail. 1t is simply
an oversight on Bakers part lie hadn't
thought of it before.
Proyidcntial people instead Of bumming
around the saloons, arc now looking out
these moonlight evenings for the best quail
.i,y of wood to be found in their ncighbors'
back yards.
A water wagon and two powerful horses
dashing down Third street from Broadway
without driver, was one of the exciting
events last evening. No damage done, be.
yond the loss of tank Of water.
Cuthbert Ducharmc alias " Papineau,' .
@Pspincauyille, is-detained in =Yankton
by litigation, his team having been taken
by the sheriff under writ Of attachment
sworn out by Charles Wambole.
Madame De Gecr lectured on Temperance
again last evening. The cry Of fire some.
what, startled her audience, but she an
nounced meeting for this evening as the
crowd were departing for the scene of the
fire.
< number of young men are desirous of
organizing hook and ladder company. All
they lack is the hooks and the ladder and
the truck. They have plenty of .enthu-
siasnl.
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avoid answering questions about that we'd
ding which occurred at his hotel on Wal
nut stree, Yesterday. He has gone TO look
after some of his growing crops on his
Jim river farm.
There is already an odor Of repentance
in the air. Young men are getting ready
Ito "swear off" from whisky, tobacco, ci
.gars, &C., malady which annually, about
the1st of January, attacks many persons
but does not afiiict them long.
/ Mr.. II. L. Stout returned from the wes
yesterday. He brought with him some flint
samples of Dakota wheat, for Gen. Booth'i
inspection, as it is tue intention of the gen
eral TO use this grain in the manufactures
of his MILL which will be ready for opera
ton by the new year.-Dubuque Herald.
A little girl named Beck fell through
hole in the Ice near the new elevator, ant
would have drowned but for the assistanc
Of brakesman Powell, who happened to b
passing that way. Powell got in up 10 hi
neck in his heroic and successful cndcavol
to rescue the little girl.
: A couple of unknown sports, who weig
something less than q ton apiece when the
are sober, and less than two tons each whe
they are full, )" mounted horse to-day,
their heaviest mood, and rode off togeth'
\ down Walnut street. The proprietor
! the horse ovcrhaulcd them at Second sire
and bounced them both, took back h
4 a,a.
4 Owing to o variety@of adverse clrcun
stances the lyceum last evening was tai
g ure. We trust our young men will not o
low repetition of the like character. "
e, know Yankton has the material 10 ket
- alive a first clsss literary society. and v
trust hereafter that, material will be ust
etlectually., Remember next Monday ev
ming, then, and let there be good hous
The combined sausage cutter and stu
:, er at Wynn s Buckwaltcr's would be
"A appropriate Christmas gift to butchc
We suggest this in the interest Of tho
who are looking around for somethi,
suitable to bestow upon this useful cla
ofiour people, and should any knight
the clever find one of these combin
implements in his stocking Christnl
morning, he will undoubtedly feel gra,
s. full toward tic pcncillcr of this pa1
graph.
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Beautiful plaid Poplns worth 40 cents
price reduced toe5 cents pei. ysrd at Ket.
um & Acklcy's.
DELAYED Mail Waiter. & i
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Helena that the Daily Press and Dakota
does not reach them with any sort of re
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