Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-08-06
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wanted.
Mr.. and Mrs. James w. Benefits child
died yesterday afternoon.
Drank Hefner shipped a car load of new
wheat to an Illinois mill on Saturday.
A new sidewalk is being laid in front of
the Jencks hotel and Morrison's block
The south wind of August are developing
considerable sickness. Bowel troubles pre-
prevail.
The telegraph news is distressingly thin
to-day. The only ex olanation is that there's
nothing happening.
Walter Carr is adding twenty-seven feet
to the rear of his store, to accommodate his
increasing business.
Seven Black Killers arrived Yesterday
from Pierre in a skiff, remained over night
at the Jencks, and left this morning.
On circus day six hundred and fifty. three
meals were served at the Merchants-one
hundred and sixty-four breakfasts, two hun
dred and eighty-six dinners and two hun.
dred and three suppers.
Governor Pennington today commits
stoned the following gentlemen as officers
of the Black Hills militia: w. Fl. Parker,
captain; John Manning, 1st lieutenant
Noah Siever, I'd lieutenant; DR.. McKoven,
surgeon. They were notified by telegraph.
Vermillion Standard: A party of bells
and bcaux from Yankton promenaded our
streets last Monday, while here on a pleas
ure trip. The girls were very attractive
but the boys-well Yankton boys don't pro.
fess to be good looking.
The Indians about White Swan cut the
telegraph wires asfast as they can be repaired
and for the past two weeks have succeeded
IN completely destroying Geographic com
munication with points above Swan. VIVA
they mean by this sort of work is past find
ing out. It's a new trick of theirs.
A storm struck town Just about tim,
church was out last night, which filled tn
air with dust and gravel stone, for eight o
ten minutes and then the rain came dow
with a dash. The church congregations ha,
Just been dismissed and for an hour ate
the storm struck ladies and their attendant
were lettering about under awnings and il
store doors.
We are sorry that the Misses Prim
have declined their appointments as teacher
in the city schools. I'll health has compelle,
this action on their part. They are CON
potent and experienced teachers, possesse
ofspecial qualifications for their work, an
were among the best that have ever serve
in our schools. We venture to express til
hope that a rest ola year, or. less, may 1
store broken health and that their friend
may have the pleasure of welcoming thel
hack to this field oflaber.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brinkerhof,, of the Me
chants, had a little experience last nigl
which was not very pleasant. After the
had retired and were asleep several squal
yards of plastering fell upon them from Il
ceiling. Mrs 3. was bruised upon the foe
bat otherwise no injuries resulted from II
accident. A chair standing at the foot
the bed was broken and the bedstead 10
some of its varnish. The fall of plast,
occurred simultaneously with a heavy c;
of thunder and the frat impression of M
and Mrs. Brinkerhoff was that lighting h;
strack the house.
At the August meeting Of the board, Il
school located on the corner of Walnut ar
Sixth SITS. received the name of Frank
School. This name applies to the wing
the new school building, now in course
erection there, together with the buildil
hitherto known as the academy. now t
property Of the city. And should the aca
envy building, after some years, be tax
down or removed, it is intended that t
new name shall apply to the new wing of
day and whatever of expansion it may tn
take OH. Will the dear people, and the
children, please speak no more of 1
academy or of the "high school addition
but. say Franklin School, when they won
designate the school property on the corn
Of Walnut and 9th streets.
Personal.