Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-10-27
G LACoN1cs.

LOCAL LACONICs.
Better to weave i'll the web Of life
A bright and golden filling,
And to do Gods will with q ready heart
And hands that are swift and willing.
Than to snap the minute delicate threads
OF our curious lives aeunder,
And then blame heaven forsthe tangled ends,
And sit and grieve and wonder.
Give the California minstrels q call to.
night.
The California Ministries at Stones hall
tonight.
Strangers and friends are invited to at
attend.
Over seventy-fve passengers went down
on this mornings train.
There was an unusually large number of
passengers on last nights train.
Don't forget to see Beach and Gould, the
star clog dancers and acrobats.
Several lodges of Yankton Indians are
cncamped in the bottoms west of town
Bray & Fletcher shipped two car loads Of
cattle this morning for the Chicago market.
The fiat boat Sitting Bull brought down
a number of passengers from Pierre this
morning.
Don't forget the Centennial art exhibition
Monday night. Admission, Is cts; children
under IA years Of age Is cents.
The Bon Homme Citizen is profusely
illustrated this week. Keep on, Andy, you
will soon be a second Thos, Mast.
Subject at the Methodist church to nor.
row morning; Education" evening, "The
variety in value of true manhood"
Byrequest, Rev. Mr.. Gerner will deliver
a sermon at the Court house tomorrow
evening on the subject Liberal Christianity,
what is it,"
We find in the St. Stephen, IN. b. News,
that a race for $3.50 a side, distance 80 yards
has been arranged between Edward Moul.
ton who was in Yankton last spring, and
Haskell, to be run in the valley park on
the 9th inst. 1t is said also that Moulton
has challenged Harmon for a race for $3.50
a side"
The train this morning waited an hour
and a half for the steamer c. K Peck, in
order to accommodate its passengers. This
was clever in the Dakota Southern, but is
not appreciated by the general public who
keep hotels, restaurants, and have goods to
sell to returning Black Killers.
The Evangelical Church Association
Germany will proceed Immediately to erect
a church edifce on the southwest corner Of
nonrloc ovopro ord Eo,r,b etroot Tba
trustees Of the association made the pur-
chase of ground this morning from Judge
Roberts.
We were in error yesterday in stating
that Trouble Won the first two heats in the
races at Sioux City; it was Gold Dust.
The following is the summary Of the heats
Cold Dust.
Time, 81, 2 81, 2 80, 2 81, 2 :5s.
The Journal says that Trouble did no,
do as well as he has done on the same track,
he having a record there of 2 AZ, his best
time on this occasion being eight seconds
slower. There were q large number Of side
bets, in which the Sioux Cityites backed
Trouble and in which they got left.
The purse was $2OO, instead OF SlOO,as We
stated yesterday.
New England Cider, warranted pure, just
received at JenkiDson's.
Go to Jenkinson's to get your Oysters
and you will be sure to get them good.
A full line Of the best brand canned goods
at Jenkinson's.
Gilt Edge and Lorinard's best brands Of
tobacco at Jenkinson's. /.
Something new! Old plug, chewing and
telephone smoking tobacco at Jenkinson's
Fresh Mackinaw trout, white fish and