Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-02-19
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Mercury sixty in the shade to-day.
Lent begins on the 9th Of March.
Wheat to-day sells at s%eventy.six cents.
Farmers on the uplands have begun their
spring seeding.
B. 3. Moss took possession of the Lerch
saloon premises to-day.
James Witherspoon has put down a new
sidewalk in front of the Atlantic hotel ruins.
A quarter section of land three miles
from Sioux Falls sold for 81, 600 a few days
ago.
Mrs. Flye's case will not be decided upon
for a week or two. az she is recovering from
her insane spell.
Maj. Stone captured q number of half
grown grasshoppers to-day on his farm.
They are not of the migrating species.
Capt. Marsh says that wagons which
come over from Nebraska with grain invari-
ably go back loaded with goods from Yank-
ton stores.
Ladies who do not drink wear a blue rib.
bon and gentlemen of similar habits q red
one. This is a combination ofthe REYNOLDS
and Murphy indicators.
Forty land hunters left Lu Verne one day
last week and spread themselves out over the
eastern counties of Dakota and it is prob
able that by this time they have found what
they we're after.
A cadaverous looking mule. being fitted
to a new harness at Fogerty's, this afternoon,
became alarmed at the sudden transforma-
ton in its personal appearance and ran
away, dragging through the mud of Broad
way its new suit of clothes.
The creditors Of Mark NJ. Farmer will
have a hearing at ten o'clock tomorrow,
at the court house, before Judge Shannon
on which occasion it will be decided wheth.
er or not Mr.. Farmer be adjudged bank
rupt.
The Dakota Southern road is now in
good condition to meet the regular spring
inundation. The road bed has been rails
cd at the low spots and all that remains to
be done is to place several hundred feet of
pling around the corner Of the bluffs this
side Of Sioux City.
P. G. Peterson, land agent for the Illinois
Central railroad, has established an Office at
No. 80 Dearborn street, Chicago, and will
devote himself exclusively to the interests OF
Dakota. He %solicits correspondence and
newspapers from all localities in the ter
ritory.
The indications Of the weather for the
upper Mississippi and lower Missouri val.
leys are falling barometer. southeast to
southwest winds, rising temperature and
stormy weather, with rain and snow, tenn
porarily followed by rising barometer and
cold northwest winds.
The war between Russia and Turkey is
finally assuming local interest. According
to the prophecies of Daniel, az interpreted
by Mr.. Baldwin, the car and his forces are
eventually to be destroyed somewhere on
the prairies Of the American territories, and
though Daniel makes no special reference to
Dakota in his writings it is we'll enough to
place the final smash up somewhere in Yank-
ton county. We publish in this issue an &C
count Of the prophecy referred to.
Vermillion will celebrate W%ashington's
birthday anniversary with a grand ball and
supper, to be given at the Dakots house,
under the management of our former towns
man, w. s. Knappen. Quite a number of
invitations have been sent out, and the At
tendance will doubtless be large. Those
who go may be assured of having q good
time, as host Knappen has q reputation for
making it pleasant for all who join his
genia! company. The cost of the ball and
supper is light.