Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-10-24
LOCAL LACONICs,

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Last nights train brought up a large mum.
Der of passengers.
1t is almost time to begin thinking about
your Thanksgiving turkey.
E. T. Melvin had another runaway yes-
terday but there was no domage done.
CT. Mccoy Esq, Of Bon Homme came
down yesterday and will remain a day or
The Flyers Sisters Combination troupe
are booked for Yankton, November 10th
and 18th.
Fayette Place, al old Ya~nktonian, We are
informed has valuable interests in the Black
Hills.
Grain buyers say Dakota wheat is supe-
rior for flour to the wheat from any other
region in the west.
Almost any evening the individual who
goes to the postofice is struck with the large
juvenile population Of Yankton.
Gayville contributes q bit of romance in
the shape of an elopement. The groom is
about 50yesrs of age and the bride II.
From the Sioux City Journal We learn
that conductor VIM. Merchant has almost
entirely recovered from his stroke of mar.
alysis.
The us steamer Don Cameron which
sunk last spring a few miles below Sioux
City, is offered for sale by Mai. Hughes
quartermaster.
John E. Walsh was enjoying a little sport
last night for which he was mulcted in the
usual fine, this morning, by City Justice
Eldridge, upon a plea of guilty.
While We pulled one of Paul Hamann's
best cigars yesterday at the expense of our
freshly married young friend, E. G. Smith,
Esq, We realized that matrimony was a
pretty good thing, after all.
Morehead (A[inn.) Advocate: The Uni.
ted States and territorial district courts.
Judge Barnes presiding, are in session this
week at Fargo. Capt. Raymond, the newly
appointed marshal, is in attendance, and by
his courteous, gentlemanly demeanor is rap
IDLY making friends among all classes.
The Centennial Art Exhibition is an.
nounced for next Monday and Tuesday eve.
nings in the hall lately occupied by the Lib.
eral church, on Cedar street. The exhibi.
ton consists of views of the centennial
grounds and buildings, and q large collec-
ton of scenery from different parts Of the
world. Also choice views of statuary and
works of art in Europe and America, con-
shutting q panorama unequalled in beauty
and b%rilliancy. The admission price is
fixed at Is cents.
Mr.. Wright will give another of his select
readings tonight at the court house, and
will probably have a very large audience.
In answer to invitations from many of the
citizens, the following programme will be
rendered this evening": Speech Of Sparta
Gus 10 the Glsdiators-Kellogg. Reminis-
cences Of a School Exhibition Day-Burdette.
Battle of Flodden Field-Scott. Selections
from the lecture on the Rise and Fall of the
Observation-Disclosures. The trial scene from
Merchant of Venice-Shakespeare. The
Lay of the Last Boarder-Burdette. Ad.
mission, rs cents. Parties holding tickets
will be entitled to . credit Of same on the
book, in case of subscription.
The Moorehead Advocate pays tribute to
the memory of Col. WIN. Pound in the fol-
lowing terms: 1--WE are panied to hear Of
the death, elsewhere noticed, Of Col. VIM.
Pound, U. s. attorney for Dakota territory.
He has been in poor health some time and
his friends have feared consumption had
marked him ~ a victim. Two or Tires
weeks since, accompanied by his wife and
eldest son, he set out on . trip up the Mis-
souri,, hoping it might in some measure re.
vive his strength and give him new lease
OF life. The disease had however too strong
a hold upon him, and on reaching Bismarck
he was 40 much worse that he decided on
taking the rail route home. This proved
too severe . strain upon his weakened sys'
TEN, and he died % The carr soon altsl
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