Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-12-11
LOCAL LACoNlcs.

Futy degrees ABOVE zero IN the ena0e.
Wheat sells at 70 cents today, an advanc,
of one cent.
Five prisoners are now confined in th'
Yankton county Jail.
The streets have been crowded to-day
with farmers teams, and business 10 lively
Owing to the increased demand for watel
d. McCully, of the city line, has added an
other wagon to the sold reliable" aad none
need now 60 thirsty.
Everybody remarks, ibid you ever see
such beautiful weather." "No, 1 never
did" The fact is they sss it every winter
in Dakota. People are forgettul.
CO.. Kadish's horse fell with him on
Sunday throwing Mr.. K. to the ground and
badly cruising his face. He is out to-day,
but does not feel as we'll as he did before the
accident
Third street, at the intersection Of Doug.
las, is being filled to bring it up to grade.
A few years ago the property owners along
there paid their money to have the earth
dug out at this spot
Those who were prevented from attend
ing the last social of the Liberal church
society, should not miss the one tomorrow
evening, and We feel assured that those who
did attend, will not
The social under the auspices Of the La
dies Aid Society will be held tomorrow
evening at the parlors of the Merchants ho-
tel, by order of Mrs. ]. w. G. Morrison,
president, and Mrs. E. T. White, secretary.
Mike Nunvoar, of Tabor, was somewhat
under the influence of liquor this forenoon
and his team of mules took advantage OF
the opportunity and ran away. Nunvoar
was thrown over the forward end Of the
wagon and slightly injured and considerably
frightened.
He was q aeafaring man, and not far
seeing man, else he might have known that
to deposit snow ball between the coat
tails of a justice of the peace would have
ended in breach Of the peace. The end Of
justice was not subserved thereby, for II
emarted like mustard blister The Lyon
and the lamb will will lie down together no
more.
The secretary of war has received from an
Indian at Standing Rock Agency letter ad-
dressed to Sitting Bull, in which the latter
is entreated to surrender to the United
States, and to come to the agency, the ad-
vantages of such course being portrayed
in glowing terms. The Indian wants the
letter forwarded by the government to his
friend Sitting Bull.
A number of indignant victims of the
snow ball experts who operate on Broadway
assembled at our Office this morning and
asked us to prepare the minds of the offend
ing young men for = sudden lurch into
eternity if the pastime was carried any fur
ther. One showed lacerated scalp, another
acontused jaw, while third was deeply
wounded in his feelings. They are serious
ly in earnest about abating this nuisance.
A Deadwood telegram of the 7th says: A
difficulty has arisen regarding the owner.
ship'of the Woolley mine, George w. Rams
dell, Major ]. N. Woolley, and S. Edwards,
contesting for proprietorship, each Of
whom have alternately held possession by
means of armed force. Last night Colonel
Ramsdell with seven armed men took pos
session, whereupon the Woolley interest
organized force and drove them out. They
in turn were driven out by force of tifteer
armed men, headed by s. Edwards, who re-
mans in possession, provisioned for a seige
Of sixty days.