Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-23
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vANkroN, DAKOTA
Thursday Evening, May %, 1873
LOCAL LAcoNlcs.

LOCAL lACONlCS.
r. A. Peterson, the jeweler, has receive
a new safe.
Will somebody ask US the question: H,
1t cleared off for good?
Chief Justice White says he can lick Il
man man who stole his long g-stemmed pipe.
According to the returns of the sever.
township assessors, Union county has 10,
ulation of g. 1926.
Treasurer Schandein is engaged to-day
csshing the warrants issued at the la
meetidg of the council.
Saby Strawm, of Green Island, investe
$400. yesterday, in short horu bull fror
Mr.. Farris' herd.
Miss Nora Vance entertained . selet
party of friends at the residence of he
parents last evening.
Considerable wheat was brought to thi
market yesterday and to-day. Seventy-fiy
cents was the ruling price.
The ladies' temperance prayer meeting
will be held tomorrow afternoon at thre
o'clock, at the Congregational chapel.
The heavy thunder shower last night ha
LETT the air clear, pleasant and invigorating
This has been one ofthe plea,antiest day
of the season.
Bramble, Miner & Co., of the Excelsio,
mills, are engaged in packing patent floul
to fill the large government contract recent
ly awarded to them.
1t 10 Buford Farris, instead of w. H
CLARK, who owns the short horn cattle left
here BY the steamer Rucker. He is an ex.
tensive stock breeder of Maryville, Missouri
Capt. Brooks reports the crops on his farm
and neighborhood northeast of town in a
dourish,ng condition. The captain has
forty acres of corn, which is up and looking
we'll.
In spite of the storm there was good a.
tndance a. the Baptist festival last night.
The affair was SO heartily enjoyed that the
Baptists have concluded to repeat it this
evening.
The joists for the first floors of the four
brick blocks on the corner of Third and
Cedar streets are being laid. The brick
layers are getting things in position to com.
mence work.
The indications of the weather for the |
northwest are falling and low barometer,
increasing southeast winds, warmer, threat
enlng and rainy weather, accompanied by
thunder storm, followed by rising barome-
t,r and cool northwest winds
y hcrse attached to a carriage conveying
ho e some Of the guests at Vance's party
last nigh, stepped off. the street crossing
near the court house and fell down. The
C ,rriage came very near turning over; but
after some trouble the horse was got up, the
carriage righted and the occupants conveyed
home in safety.
1t is intimated that Maj. Ofiley will be
detailed as acting Indian agent at Spotted
Tail in place of Maj. Lee, who is to join his
regiment on the 1st of July. Maj Offley
possesses in an eminent degree the qualifica-
lions of a good manager Of Indians, and for
The. sake of the servi e we hope he may be-
come Maj. Lees successor.
Some troublesome fellow has evolved a
discovery wi ich will have tendency to
'uin the business of milk peddlers He has
ound out that if milk is pure a knitting
leedle, after being plunged perpendicularly
nto the milk and taken out quickly, will
etain evidence of the fluid, but if water has
'een added the needle will be clear.
strike.the-Ree, head chief of the Yank-
ons. and for the past fifteen or twenty years
he unfailing and unainching friend of the
mites. has in his old age again donned the
indian toggery of his uncivilized days and
counse]ing his braves to rebellion. It
,ay be that "Old Strike" is forced to as
lme this attitude that he may retain con-
'ol Of the young men of his tribe, who are
, position of defiance of the constituted
nthorities. He is q crafty old Indian. On {
lore than one occasion in years gone BY
le early settlers have been saved from mas
'cre by his interposition. If he now ser
usly advises opposition to the ways of the
formed Indian department he does it from {
cause. But We trust that Strikes stroke is {
diplomatic one.
Seven hundred dollars to loan on good se. l
lrity. G. w. RoBERn
Special bargains in Mems and Boys Wool
I'd Fur Hats at r. A. KErcHuM's.
Ny gallery will be conducted on strictly
sh basis hereafter, or deposit of por-
n Of the price of cards at the time of sit
~. Mr.. Bolton being a stranger. cannot