Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-12-22

Communications for the Daily Press and Da.
koeain. also advertisements, should bs handed
in bsfore O'Clock p. m.
LOCAL LAcoNIcs.
Nass at the Catholic church tomorrow
at the usual hour.
Nebraska furnishes Christmas trees for
Yankton churches.
French Joe has sold his saleou on the
lsvee. and intends removing to Bismarck in
the spring.
Farmers In the asighbo1hood of Jefferson,
on the Dakota Southern, were plowinr
yesterday.
George G. Darrow & Co. will put forth
the first number of the Black Hills Journal
next week. Its to be published At Rapid
City.
A German dance will bs hold in Ross
teucher's hall. Walnut street on Christmas
evening, the 25th inst. A general invitation
is extended.
Rev. Karl Gerner was unable to return
from Iowa, in consequence of sickness, and
no service will BE- held at the Liberal church
tomorrow,
Street Supervisor Delamater was engaged
this forenoon with force of workmen in
shovelipg off mud from the cross-wslks
on Third street.
A special meeting Of Yankton Chapter
Royal Arch Masons will be held at Masonic
hall this Saturday evening at u o'clock.
A full attendance Of members is particularly
desired.
The Taylor libel case has occupied the
district court all day, = greater portion Of
the time being devoted to the arguments of
attorneys. The case will be given to the
jury tonight.
Rev. Mr.. Lozier, of Le Mars, secured
three hundred and two red ribbon temper
ance converts at Vermillion. A leading
newspaper man there is . member of the
squad.
The only change in the weather worthy of
note for today is an increased quantity of
rain and increased depth and sickness of
the mud which covers this portion of the
county.
Three masses will be celebrated in the
Catholic church at Christmas, the first at
midnight Monday, the second at 9 o'clock
Tuesday morning, and the third at half.
past ten.
Twenty. five thousand dollars worth of
Michigan red cedar and hemlock ties are
now being placed under the rails Of the
Dakota Southern road, bstwss. Yspktos
and Sioux City.
Rossteuscher recently purchased in Chica-
20. machine for bottlng beer aud on ex-
amining it he finds that it is an exact pat.
tern Of ono invented and patented BY him
In Germany many years ago.
The ice in the river above Capt Marsh
ferry channel moved down this mernisl
and blocked up the path of the DR.. Bur
leigh. Communication with Nebraska Il
thereby temporarily suspended.
Bon Homme Citizen, Goth: "A lare
building belonging to the Mepnonites, wh,
reside on the old Burleigh farm, was burn
ed to the ground last night. The building
contained aeveral thousand bushels Of oats
and several valuable Russisn cvercoats, fur
niture, etc. The building itself was vsluet
at $780,"
The presiding genius of the new keno e
tablishment to be opened in Yanktsn to
night, presents venerable appearance, ani
has doubtless nearly accomplished the thre'
score years and ten allotted to the life o
man. When death calls "keno" in hil
case, will he reply in the Language of tn
Dutchman!
Mr.. Ramp, better known ~ the "woma.
in black" who was sent out of the territor,
agar or two ago, by the county commits
sioners, has returned to Yankton, and, o
course, Is soon a. she arrived got drunk
and now lansuishes on the city calaboose
The old woman is public nuisance, bu
how can she bs abatsd?
The indications for the upper Mississippi
and lower Missouri valleys, are increasing
south and east winds, cloudy and rainy
weather, with falling barometer, followed
in the lower Missouri valley by colder brisl
and northwest winds and rising baromete
attending storm centre, on Sunday morning
northeast toward the upper lakes.
Jacob BrinkerhofF has Withdrawn from
the Merchants hotel firm Of Harvey
Brinksrhof and Mr.. Harvey will hereafte
conduct that business alone. Mr.. Brinkel
hoff will carry on the livery stable whic
has been part Of the Merchants establish
ment. That this business change does no
deprive Yankton ofeither Of these enterpri
inx gentlsuasn i . matter Of congratulatior
Judge Darrow, of the Black Hills Journal
has besn badly taken in BY one Washburn.
alias Townshend, who represented hinsel
a correspondent ofths London Times an
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