Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-08-08
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES OF MAILS
c LACONICS.

lis reported that there was a strike in
the Swan Lake Baptist church the other
day. The fellow who was struck hasn't
been around to relate details.
The funeral of Mrs. George l.. Whit
marsh occurred to-day from the residence Of
Mrs. w. S. Good win. She was buried in
the Yankton cemetery.
The kite mania still RACES in Yankton
we expect the silt epidemic to break out
next, and will then see boys three feet long
peeplng into three. story windows.
Charles Henson, who was arrested and
placed under fifty dollars bonds for stealing
forty dollars from Mai. Evans, has slipped
his bail and got out OF town. Before leav-
ing he refunded the forty dollars to Mai.
Evans.
Yankton has been unusually quiet during
the past three weeks, mace so by the har-
vest work in the country, which keeps far
mers busy, and has given temporary en-
ploymcnt to many who are not BONA fde
tillers of the soil.
Capt. Lavender is getting fixed in his new
Third street quarters. He has a convenient
and commodious store, everything new and
handy, except the cracker barrel and dried
herrings, (which are kept in the back
ground.
George l.. Whitmarsh desires us to extend
to the public his sincere thanks for the favors
and sympathy extended to him during his
great affection. He found many friends
here during his wife's fatal sickness and
ter her death, to all of whom he takes
this occasion to manifest his gratitude.
Frank johnson, colored, convicted oil
petit larceny at the last term of court, and
sentenced to five months Imprisonment in
the county Jail. was Yesterday ~pardoned by
the governor. He had nearly two month
of his term yet to serve. Immediately up
on his release he shook the dust of Yank
ton from his feet and departed, and the PEG
pie of Yankton county ave no longc
obliged to board him.
j. w. G. Morrison has sold his Capita
street grocery stock and business to w. ID
WATSON q Co., who will continue the busi
ness at the old stand, in Morrison's block
MIR. WATSON is direct from Philadelphia
and has come into the new west to try hi
fortune with the rest of us. He is youn
man of excellent business qualities, an
one to whom the community will extend
cordial welcome. The new firm starts i
at a favorable period Of the territory's e,
%istence, and we doubt not that it will sut
coed. Mr.. Morrison has built up a goo
business, but his health will not perm
him to engage in active operations. II
therefore retircs and takes with HIM th
good will of all WHO have dealt with hin
There was a positive old chap at the Me
chants last night. He was from the ca
and as he had never before been SO far on
eide of civilization he naturally felt tn
exuberance of feeling which the wild, III
tanned prairie brings to appetite nature. I
got up at four o'clock this morning to loo
around and inspect the advantages of til
part of the world. He invited the mig
clerk to go down stairs and take q drir
with him, but the night clerk wasn't DIR
lie then went off to inspect the various i
stitntious of the city and from the way
acted when he came in, about two hou
later, he must have gained a vast amount
information. He told his wife, confiden
ally, after he had got his legs united and
chair under him in the dining room, til
this was a country Of vastresources--that the
raised the best rye here he ever tasted, al
that he was going TO tell all the. boys abo
ii when he got home. The old man left IL
morning.