Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-12-18
LOCAL LAcor1cs.

LOCAL LACONIcs.
Regular meeting of st. Johns Lodge A.
F. 4 A. NJ, this evening.
Ten hours from sunrise to sunset is the
length of these December days.
The up country stage ives an hour late
last night on account of bad roads.
The Liberal social will be held next
week Wednesday instead of this week.
The ice in the river is weakening percep.
tibly, and crossing is no longer safe.
This week Ackley and Ketchum will sell
furs lower than any other house in Yank-
ton.
The roads are almost impossible and pro.
duce receipts have run down to next thing to
nothing.
Brinkerhof hung up his stocking week
ahead of time, and is now smoking dozen
cieurs adsy to color his Christmas present.
New stock yards are being built by the
Dakota Southern company, on the river
side of the railroad track just below the
lower warehouse.
A grand ball will be given on New Years
evening Dec. 3lst, 1877, in Stones hall, the
proceeds Of which are to be applied to
liquidate the debt of the Catholic church of
this city.
One hundred and thirty-,even residents
and business men of Lawrence county have
p(1itioned President Hayes, in the strong.
est tpossible terms, to reappoint Governor
Pennington.
The meeting of Yankton chapter OF Roy
al Arch Masons for the election of officers
occurs tomorrow night. All interested are
requested to take notice.
Old settlers remark that Yesterday was
the first rainy day ever known In Dakota
in the winter, and that winter fogs have
heretofore been unknown.
Baseball, kites and marbles have had
there season and passed away, and now the
mumps, which have all seasons for their
own, have the Yankton youths by the
throats.
And now the old settler steades bimself
against an awning post, casts his eyes to.
wards the leaden sky. and, with weather.
wise expression, remarks. 81 never see
such weather at this time o'year afore."
This dollar of our daddies are rapidly
following the pennies of our parents into the
Golfers Of the dealers in holiday things, to
enable the rising generation to attest there
devotion to the birthday of him who re-
deemed them from the thraldom of folly,
envy and extravaganza.
Justice Roberts rejoices over the fact
that all criminal cases appealed from his
court to the district court have there met
with convictions and that all parties bound
over for trial by him have been found
guilty. Also that the county is $500 ahead
on forfeited bail levied bv him.
The officers of the Dakota Southern rail
road company have decided to build sub
stantial and commodious depot here in
Yankton. They will begin its erection a,
early in the spring as the weather will per.
NIT. Superintendent Merchant is spending
all the money the company can spare or
Improvements and is putting everything ir
first class shape as rapidly as circumstances
will permit.
The advertisement of the postal depart
ment calling for bids for carrying mails i,
Dakota specifies that the Black Hills mai
must 60 via Pierre and Chantier creek. Th,
mail route from Bismarck Fl. Rice, Stand
ing Rock, etc, ends at Chantier creek in
the specifications. Chantier is getting tt
be an important point, on paper, and it i,
unfortunate that lno one but few Indian,
can live there.