Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-20
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Easauel creek sboands In pickercl.
.,rAe whooping cough has broke ou, in
.6pringde field.
For blank books in all desirable styles,
go 10 Mills ( Purdy's.
STANDARD books and all the latest works
At Mills / puFdY's.
DE- Il. D Dodge, Dent.st Once in Del
wits Block. 81 street.
seven-npN Nis,ua4enges a popular game
Elghi.up WINS.
A special meeslng of the city council win
be held this evening.
Ne@ ieanee yaiseS in hot houses in this
city, was in the make, yesterday and to-
day.
Uniyersalist services will ba held in the
court house March 25th. Rev. Karl Gar
ner, oil Iowa will otiiciste.
The numerous Black Hills trains now
hitting out 10 our CITY have added consider
able life TO The business OF the town.
The commissioners to locate the Fott
Pierre road will leave this city within n
few days TO make u preliminary Ieconnoi-
sance OF II teIou,c
No game has eve yet been invented In
which the seven spot takes the eight-spol
IHFs T9z4= Tz9z4E= is .sttsfeieiy demonstrated in the
ltille game now being played at Washing
Ton.
lhs 81. Louis Republican OF The 18th
hat at.t In tuty hat 4 4, IA
JOHN M Chambers win probably bo the
first arrival al Benton, from ST. Louis th,,
year
Major Soaring, of Santee Agency. had .
narrow escape from drowning in The Mis-
souri, river the other day. He saved him
sell by ciinging 10 The ice and finally crawl
ca on.
Wild geese will ducks, and loafers OF
dry good boxes on the sunny side Of streets
are unmistakable Indications Of The ap
preach OF spring, These signs have "
among us.
Harvey & BrinkerhoH are moving lh
Merchants barn 10 Third street, Ia rear 0
ths hotel, where they will use i, as q car
rage house and ofiice In connection will
their livery stable.
We were in error ,5Jr.srraissssjyt Jr.rraissssjt ia -ats.ini
ihat the legislature Appropriated t10o i
each Of the chief CLERKS To pay them 70
completing The jodfnars. The bill passe,
The house, but failed in The council. !.
ne trustees of the Yankton Cemeter
association, made proposition to the cit
council last hight TO sell the cemetery I
The City. The proposition was referred t
tie committee on grades, streets and alley!
p. N, Ely crossed the river ct ST. Helen
yesterday and broke through several time.
liul be took the prccauiion to push ski
ahead of lin on The rotten ice. SO he wa
saved weiting or perhaps a final restin
place arioag the mermaids of the Mis-
snuri
That statement yesterday in this column
that the legislature had voted $l00. /,
each. Of the chief clerks, WAS al error I
the rcporief's head. The bill went th rouRl
lie house and then the council wei
through the bin.
wise suggestion from the Springfield
Times BE careful abou, setting out Or
We believe II Is the intention Of the peor
tlliftsasE Eoat the territory not 10 burn Il
prsir1es until the grasshopper eggs hay
been hatched sul, when n day will be desil
mated for all to burn and destroy the youn
hoppers before they can tly.
The legislative correspondent Of. ,h
Springfield Times, speaking OF the usoft
members Of the recen, assembly says that
Hon.T-s. Clarkson, has also been one &
The most energetic able and efficient mem
befs the lower house has had. He ha
materially assisted in the passage of whole
some laws fol- the benefit OF all and is d,
serving of the highest mede Of praise
Gov. Pennington has appointed and vii
commission tomorrow, as road comnis
sloners, on BIack Hills routes, Ed Palme
sna T D. Wyman, of Yank,on, and Pete
simms. Of Fargo Joseph Allen, of thi
city, Will accompany Mr.. simms, and vii
start 10 morrow for Bismarck. from whicl
point they will work Palmer and Wyna,
viii -0Tsrats from Fort Pierre and For
George