Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-10

inspection and comparison Of these sugars.
T. F. MARSHALL 4 Co,
Capital Street.
LOCAL Ac0nlcx
Public opinion tends to favor q system
of water works.
Dick OglesbH's troupe Of bell ringers is
tramping D~akotawards.
The Episcopal church social will be held
tomorrow night At the residence Of Hon.
Geo. n. Hand.
Attend the meeting at the club room to-
night, and assist in organizing a young
mems christian association.
Josiah s. Noftsger and Antoine Lefavre
are requested to call at the United States
land Office at Yankton, DIT.
Last night a dense fog prevailed. This
morning it had disappeared. but it left its
traces upon the trees, which were covered
with q beautiful coating of frost.
Mr.. Dunbar. engineer of the:M. & 81.
P. R. R. expects to start in the morning on
a recouoitring tour across the country to
the present western terminus Of the line.
A pocket book containing a number of
notes was picked up yesterday on Capital
street BY Mr.. els. Richardson, and his
been left at this Office for delivery 10 khe!
owner.
The naturalization of the bells suffers Il.
rious discord as the sleigh runners. crate
harshly upon the stones and gravel which
are but partially covered by the thin snow
which our young bloods persist in utilizing
for %sleighing and huggiug purposes.
The weather indications for the upper
Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys are:
Partly cloudy and cloudy weather, frequent
snow, variable winds, mostly from the
northeast or northwest. stationary or lower
Temperature, falling, generally followed by
rising, barometer.
The owners of billiard tables are being
required to walk up to the captains office
and pay the amount required by city ordi.
nance as a license on billiard tsbler. One
person who refused to pay the license was
taken before the police court yesterday and
fined, and another was served the same
way today. .
The distance from Yankton to Milwaukee,
by way of the Yankton & Milwaukee rail.
road will be 533 miles. The distance be-
tween the same points via the Chicago &
Northwestern is 697 miles. The distance from
Yankton to Chicago via the latte route, is
6l2 miles, and by way Of Milwaukee to
Chicago, over the proposed new line, it will
be 6l8 miles. The new route will shorten
the distance between Yankton and Ailwau-
kee 1874 miles.
Deadwood Pioneer: We learn from MI.
Bramble, Of the firm of Bramble q Miner, |
that their teams are now on the way to the
Hills with 100000 lbs of freight, a 'goodly
portion of which consists Of groceries and
general merchandise. This firm have
handled an immense amount of freight dur
ing the present season, and If all concerned
10 transportation via the Fort Pierre
route would use the diligence these gentle.
men show, there would not be SO much
chance for "cornering" the market in var
Gus ways, a. has been done in the past
month OF two. |.
Ponca Courier: Cedar county will furn. i
lease to the district court in this county ,
ext spring term. 1t is an action of the
ounty commissioners against the former
ounty treasurer, Peter Jenal, and his bonds-
len for money lost by deposit in Farmers ,
ank, Yankton. At the time the bank
lied last spring the treasurer had deposit
! for safe keeping quite a aum of money,
ut on settlement only a pro rata was re-
|rned. A change Of venue was taken to
ixon county. The attorneys for the. coun. y
commissioners are J.. B. Barnes, W. F. y
ryant and Gamble Bros ; for the treasurer =
ID his bondsmen, Moody & Smith and B. =
Boyd. 9
The following from the Elk Point Courier
cords an evidence of the property Of one p
the most active and deserving business at
N in southeastern Dakota. We only re. In
ct that our territory does not contain more 10
the same stripe; N. ". sheafs, is build.
a warehouse 20 ( 60 feet 16 feet high.
10 building will be used for storing away
IL. BE calculates that the building will dr
ID about 1000 barrels, and with what
'er storing capacity he has, he will be able
away about 5000 barrels. Mr.. n
cafe has succeeded in WORKING mn . l.ro. Or
de in Iowa aud nlineis. Heretofore when ct
lrge order was received he had to 60 to
and manufacture the -four, a. be bad
The room to keep it in stock. We lal
glad to note the enterprise Of our young ar
zen, whoda"ors. in earnest and. is making r,
win. II
Valentines hall was quite comfortably
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