Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-09
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Tuesday Evening. April 9, 1873
LOCAL LAcoNru

LOCAL LAcoNIca
Nelson was sentenced this afternoonto
six years In the penitentiary for rape.
To.asy's weather gives young Americas
fair idea Of the "blizzard Of the daddies."
The funeral Of Charles spoaalsr's child
will be held tomorrow forenoon at ten
o'clock.
Mark Farmers creditors were In session
nearly all day, but reached no conclusion.
They will hold another meeting tonight
Cart. Lavender transferred to the govern.
ment warehouse to day . large quantity Of
potatoes to apply on soms of his up river
contracts.
A meeting of the members Of the Liberal
Christian society is to be held tomorrow
night at which the name Of the organization
will probably Be changed.
Edward Baker was sentenced to-day by
Judge Shannon to forty days in jail and
forty one dollars 6ns and costs, for an as
sault on H. w. White.
A chimney on Leverson's house, on Wal.
nut street near Fifth, burned out this noon.
A few pals of water and liberal use of salt
put out the fire In time to prevent worse
results.
The district court is occupied to-day with
the case Of S. v. Clevenger against the
New York York Mutual Life insurance
company. 1t is an action to recover
money.
The unexpected storm causes . postpone
ment Of the burial service of DR.. and Mrs.
Daniels deceased little son. 1t will take
place as previously announced as % soon
the state of tue weather permits.
Tom Leary reached Fort Thompson last
night and bad repaired the telegraph line
up to that station. To-day nothing can be
heard from him and it is probable that the
storm has again Frustrated the wires.
A storm of blizzardy proportions ha,
changed our bright and summary April into
bowling winter. The air is filed with
snow, the ground is saturated with moisture
It's an unpleasant condition of things. bu,
the crops will be greatly benefited by thu
visitation.
The lecture committee has decided to asl
the people not to come out tonight to hea,
Mn Stanton lecture. Perhaps this action j
unnecessary, as most everybody will recog
nize the propriety, if not the necessity, O.
remaining at home. The lecture has beer
postponed. Future notice will be given re
garding it.
To-day's storm extends over all of low
and northern Illinois. 1t began in Chicag'
last night and has ragged with great %violenc
everywhere within reach of the telegraph
Only one wire is working between Siou.
City and Chicago and over that the curren
is weak. Telegraphic communication will
the upper country is entirely cut of.
Mrs. Camp (the woman in black) was il
amood to correspond with the weather to
day. She was stormy, and while in tha
frame of mind entered Eiseman's store
Because LIE. Bernard wouldn't give her
new dress she began to tear down III
shawls and other goods which we're hun
up in the store. LIE. gently but 6rml
elected her and then she went for the from
windows and succeeded in putting Ter foe
through one light of glass and . whisk
bottle through another. Marshal BaumanI
took Mrs. Camp in charge and conducte
her to the city lock up, where she succeed
ed in MASKING all the furniture and break
ing out all the windows before she wa
given Q private room.