Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-06
LOCAL LAconlcs.

Highest mercury to-day, ninety. two aboy
zero.
The frame work Of Commodore Coulson'
new house is being raised.
A car load of immigrants will arrive owe
the Dakota Southern tonight.
James Graham died this morning from
inflammation of the stomach and liver.
The county Jail is tenantless, the last oc
cupant having gone forth to tackle tempta
ton again.
George Ruser, charged with an assault OF
Christina Hines, has been admitted to bal
and released from custody.
The stone for the new Baptist church
foundation will be delivered next week or
the church lots on Sixth street.
The democratic territorial committee will
meet in Yankton on the 21st inst, to make
arrangements TO call a territorial convention
A temperance meeting will be held to.
morrow evening, at the reform club taber.
nacle, on Capital street. All are invited ia
attend.
Our report of last Tuesdays high school
exercises will appear in next weeks weekly
issue, copies of which can be procured at
our counter on and after Wednesday.
Dealers in agricultural machinery are
doing an immense business. There is more
machinery being sold in Yankton this year
than in any other year in the history of the
territory. a
Potter d Wood are engaged to-day in
moving their stock Of jewelry to the west
half of Duffack's store room. The building
which they vacated will be removed to make
place for brick block.
The Journal of the 4th mentions the ar
rival in Sioux City of Yankton's distin-
guished female agitator, "the woman in
black" and her subsequent incarceration in
Jail for sobering off purposes.
Felix Dilger has left with us sample of
his winter wheat, which will be ready to cut
next week and will yield thirty bushels to
the acre. This is his first attempt at rails
ing winter wheat and it is a success.
Indications Of the weather for the upper
Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys are,
northeast to southeast winds, slightly warm
er, clear or partly cloudy weather, possibly
local rains, and stationary or falling baron.
eter.
The new track around the washout at Yer
million will be completed tomorrow, and
the work of rushing through the freight
which has accumulated on account of the
break, will commence as soon as the track is
down.
Persons who visited different portions Of
southeastern Dakota on the 4th. inform us
that the crop prospect is all that could be
desired. The bright clear weather of the
past week has dispelled all fears of damage
from rust: and every indication points of
large yield of No. / wheat.
Because few feet Of the Dakota South
ern track was washed into the Missouri
river, the Sioux City Journal takes occasion
to say to all the travellers down that way
that it is dangerous road to ride over.
Moral: Keep out of Dakota and spend
your money at Sioux City hotels.
E. E. Hudson, postmaster at Crow Creek
agencv, has instructed his deputy to close
the-ofice and bring the postofice property
to Yankton. Mr.. Hudson, having had his
trading store closed up by Hammond, finds
that he cannot longer afford to maintain .
postofice at an expense of . thousand dol
lars year on a talary of four hundred dol
lars. His Office is the most important one
in the Indian country, as it is the distribut-
ing Office for number of agencies and mil
itary posts below and above.
Yankton sent out six orators for the en-
lightenment Of the people on the 4th and
furnished audiences for three Of It's speakers
at home. The following gentlemen distin-
guished themselves abroad: Gen. VIM. P.
Dewey, at Swan Lake; ]. R. Gamble, at
Sioux Falls; Hon. s. L. Sphinx, at Sioux
City; E. G. Smith, at St. Helena JUDGE
I. E. West, at Lodi; Rev. w. H. Thorne,
at Elk Point. Our city was represented in
two states and one territory and there was
plenty of silent material left at home to sup
ply the balance of the union.
A tramp who was confined in the Gala
boose couple of weeks ago for disorderly
conduct, and released on condition that he
would leave town, was around town yester-
day claiming that he was poisoned while in
the calaboose, and trying to get = physician
to examine him. He said the poison was
destroying his liver. City Marshal Bates
met the fellow and told him that he had an
infallible remedy for liver complaint, and
that if he was found in town this morning
he would apply the remedy. It consists Of
a ball and chain and brush scythe vigorous
" applied in a weed patch for three or four
days. The fellow evidently didn't like the
as he Immediately disappeared
and has not been seen since.