Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-15
LOCAL LAcoNIcs.

Gamble Bros. have purchased j. S. Ora
ble's horse "Prince" also buggy and har
ness.
The cane which is to I've voted for at the
Universalist sociable arrived Saturday night.
1t is a handsome affair.
A business meeting Of the Bennett club
will be held at the club room tonight. A
full attendance Is requested.
The ladies aid society Of Christ church,
will meet with Mrs. VIM. Miner, on We'd
nesday Of this week, at two o'clock sharp.
L. N. Alberty, secretary Of the Finlav
Bennett club. is in town to-day. He reports
that the Finlay precinct is standing BY Ben
nett to q man.
Florence Booth. the cyprian killed at
Lincoln, Neb., on the 10th inst, was the in
stigator of the murder Of Louis Jones, in
this city, by Burns Smith, about seven years
ago.
The trustees Of the reform club have al
ready sold nearly all the lumber used in the
tabernacle, and haye realized sufficient
means to liquidate the indebtedness of the
club.
w. B. Valentine began to-day the cree
ton Of a one story brick building on the
north side Of and adjoining his Broadway
block. 1t will be the same width and depth
as his other stores.
The weather indications are: for the up
per Mississippi valley and upper lake re.
gion, northeast to southeast winds: cooler,
cloudy and rainy weather; rising, possibly
followed by falling baromer.
Thornbug's command became entangled
in the labyrinths of what was formerly the
Sioux City sand hill route to the Hills. No
one ever succeeded in getting into the Hills
over that route and Thornburg's soldiers
nearly persisted before they got out Of the
trouble.
Last evening s notice of the Baptist Mite
society was one day ahead of time which
occurs this Tuesday, Oct. Is, in lieu of last
evening as stated-at which time the ladies
will be ready to receive their friends at
Mrs. DR.. Vanderhule's, Pine ST., to which
all are invited.
A young man answering TO the name of
VIM. S. Clark, who came from the up.coun-
try, plead guilty to drunkenness. before
Justice White this morning. He received
the usual sentence, but expressed an ina
bility to ante, and was accordingly assigned
board with p. C.
Albert Erstadt, a Norwegian, was yester-
day, after a preliminary examination before
Justice Roberts, required to give bonds in
sum Of fifty dollars, to await the action of
the grand Jury. He was charged with set
ting fire to the prairie on the I'd inst, where.
by Hansen Miller lost fifty or sixty tons Of
hay.
A hunting party that recently left Yank-
ton fer several days sport was we'll supplied
with ammunition. 1t had two gallons in one
recepticle, one gallon in another, and for
fear of running out in the face of the
game and remote from the source of sup
ply, several smaller and more easily han.
died glass concerns were filled. The. am.
munition was all of good quality and war
ranted to kill "around a corner"
To-day's wind storm has rather outdone
any previous efforts of the elements, We
are not of the sort to find fault with the
weather, but it seems as though a mild sug-
gestion that a month or two of gentle breezes
are now needed to restore the equilibrium
of nature would not be out of place. The
last two weeks of sand and dust have taken
the conceit out Of the traditions Of the past,
and any old resident who says he knows
more about wind than the people who are
at present inhaling Dakota soil will be
carelessly.