Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-10-30

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Why, wheat Is worth its weightin gold,
And corn Amt to be bought, TIN told.
It's Just my luck when grain Is nigh,
To harvest craps In thin supply.
1877.
"How's craps? why. blastthe cussed luck /.
Ireckon as it's nip and tuck
As how I gets 'em in ut ALL
The harvest is so big this fall
More wheat, more corn, more oats, more rice,
Nor can We sell at any price.
The markets FULL know too we'll
I'll starve because I cannot sell.
Tomorrow night is all Hallow eve.
A large amount of government freight il
at the warehouse awaiting shipment up the
river.
The November term of the district court
for Yankton county will commence in two
weeks from to-day.
Parties 10 Yankton are %endeavorinp ia
purchase suitable lots as the site for an
Evangelical German church.
The agent for the Hye,s' sisters comb.
nation troupe Is Ia Yankton making ar
Engagements for the arrival of the COMPANY
in November.
We had a very pleasant call this afternoon
from President Wicker, of the Dakota
Southern. Mr.. Frank Gray, of Chicago, and
Mr.. j. Jones, of La Sale, Illinois.
The annual election Of officers of the
Dakota Southern railroad will be held at
Judge Brockings' office at Z o'clock this
evening.
The Centennial Art exhibition last night
was not very we'll attended, but neverthe-
less, Prof. O'Neil will give another enter
tainment tonight, which he hopes will be
better patronized. r
The Union Temperance Association will
hold public meeting at the NJ. E. Church.
on Friday evening, at 1870 o'clock, on
which occasion DR.. McGregor will deliver
a lecture. A general invitation is extended
Alex Reed, colored is now confined in
Jail having been surrendered by his bonds.
man Joe, Branch. He was under bonds to
await the action of the grand jury upon q
charge of assault and battery. Another
complaint has been made against him chare-
ing an assault with a razor upon a man
named Miller.
rapid City boys recently coerced How
ard Worth into a marriage with Mrs. Lizzie
Stewart; subsequently, bulldozed him into
the marital estate with another young lady;
arrested and tried the victim for desertion
ofNo. 2, and also for bigamy, and imposed
sentence of three cases of wine-which was
duly paid.
Charles" said Laura last night, as they
sat in blissful twilight in the parlor, "haye
you noticed the Rise and Fall of the Mus.
tache?" No, love-" misunderstanding her
and carefully stroking his own "6rst," 81
had not noticed it, but does it droop grace
fully ?" and then there was a noise like .
far off COW pulling her foot out of the mud
and what there was of it dropped.
This being the off year in Dakota politics
not much excitement is likely to be occ.
stoned during the campaign. 1t is no
likely there will be anything like . full
vote polled at the approaching county cleo
ton. There should be less apathy, how
ever, than appears to exist, since the cleo
ton franchise not only confers a privileg.
but also imposes . duty.
At the democratic county convention a
John Stanage's yesterday. the followip,
ticket was nominated:
For Co. Commissioner (1st Dist)-Thos
Inch.
For Judge of Probate-Bartlett Tripp.
For Supt. of Schools-Alvah Marshall.
For Justices of the Peace-E. G. Wheel
er, 4ankton; ]. W. Schneider, Lakeport
For Constables-James Noonan. Yank
ton; Matthias Novotney. Lakeport.
The Elk Point Courier says, .The copi
GUS rains recently, gives our farmers tn.
opportunity to complete their fall plo win,
which they have been diligently at work a,
notwithstanding the extreme dryness of til,
soil hat has prevailed along back. W.
make the prophecy that considerable more
land will be under cultivation next year in
Dakota, than was ever known before. and
the ground will be better prepared to re.
ceive the grain.
The following is . verbatim copy of a bill.
let-dou1 picked up on Third street yester.
day:
Yankton, Oct. 2o.-Deer MI luv you
80 much. kant Express the Low 1 pheal
yu. It haz ixisted for years ever sins I nj
yu, and haz bin groing all the time and
now it is 80 strong that I kant keep it back
any longer. Ifyou will be mi vito please
let me n I. I am abel to keep . wife.
maik R dollars q menth. Don't forget ia
rite and let NEE kno soon. Your affection.
ate lover.
"P. ST. liked the stamp ov yure las,
letter, rite sune.
Deadwood Miner, Oct. "a: 1.-THE name,
in which Colonel John Lawrence, thar
whom there. is no more faithful officer o,
better citizen, was treated by his pretended