Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-08-24
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yANkroN, DAKOTA
Friday Evening, August ~, 1877
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Thermometer. 81.
Wheat, Is@70 cents.
Watermelons, IS cents
Green corn peddlers are too numerous to
mention.
What are you doing for the territorial
fair?
Dell Kstchum is At his post again. Look
out for business.
Duffack is rigging upthe 'boss"boot and
shoe case of the northwest.
A late (p)batch Of green peas are nov
being sold upon u streets.
Forty cars of freight arrived last night
Indian, military and private freight.
Concord grapes. not grown 10 Dakota.
have made their appearance in the market
Eiseman & Co. have been renovating, re-
fitting and re-painting the interior of their
store and fixing up generally for the i'm
mense new stock which is coming.
A specia. election will be necessary after
the acceptance of Mayor Ziebach's resigna-
ton. to fill the vacancy. This will furnish
spell Of excitement during these dull times.
Farmers are ditpo.el to hold the bulk of
their grain for better prices. The market
is yet unsettled and it seems better not to be
in too great haste to part with the seasons
products.
"Beautifal weather." is the remark of
everybody, and then they place both hands
over the place where the last watermelon
found Judgment, and 60 and buy a quart of
blackberry brandy.
Coates is putting some extensive French
plate glass into the front of his new block.
The large lights cost sl1S each in Chicago,
the risk of breakage upon the purchaser.
The whole package Of two large and four
small lights weighed 100 pounds, boxed.
The demand for real estate is rapidly in.
creasing and prices are advancing in pro
portion to the demand. This is a certain
indication of returning prosperity. East.
ern capital is seeking safe investments and
this years agricultural success has given
holders confidence in Dakota. From pres.
ent prospects it ia safe to expect that by the
the time winter session of congress open:
southern Dakota will have sufficient popula.
ton to entitle it toa state organization.
One feature of the coming territorial fail
will be a collection Of the products of In
dian agriculture, of lndian.:curiosities anc
of Indians themselves. Yankton Agency
can furnish a good show of grain, stock
flour, WOODEN cloth and various specimens o
mechanical skill, and some of the othel
agencies will be able to contribute consider
able. 1t is the intention to invite the In
dams to compete for premiums and to attend
the fair that they and their progress may be
seen by the people and that they may see
what their white neighbors are doing.
Dakota Republican, Aug. 23:-John B
Raymond, U. S. Marshal for Dakota, wa.
in town yesterday. Mr.. Raymond is a gen
ial gentleman, = man of wide experience o
men and things, and belongs to that type
Of men that have made the west. an,
maintained it. That he will make a mos
acceptable officer, both to court and people
is assured. We welcome him to Dakot.
and Is far Is we can speak for his section
desire that he may find here, in this land
ofunlimited possibilities, a permanent home
He is a native Of Buffalo county, New York
from good old Connecticut stock made hi
mark in the wal, while yet a boy has mad,
a fortune since, though he had a newspape
on his hands a good share of the tim.
Anything further required?