Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-07
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Monday Evening, October 7. 1873


Monday Evening, October ]. 1873
LOCAL lAcoNics.
The Elk Point soldier reunion viii oc-
cur OF Wednesday Of this week.
Justice White is settling up several Sat-
urday night fights this afternoon.
This 10 a Jewish holiday, and oil the
stores run by that nationality are closed.
Deputy Eliot has gone 10 Odessa to-day
10 arrest two Russians for firing prairie
grass.
1t is probable that Gov. Howard will offer
a reward for the capture Of the Cheyenne
route stage robbers.
The regular communication of st. Johns
Lodge A. F. s A. N. will be held to-mor-
row evening. Sojourning brethren are in.
vited.
Charley Bates declines to run on the
democratic ticket az candidate for county
surveyor. He isn't much of . democrat
this fall.
The Hutchinson county horse thief John
son very closely resembles the noted Black
Hills desperate Tom Price. Sheriff Baker
keeps heavy irons on him.
The first through stage from Fleetwood
on the new line arrived last evening. The
one hundred and eighty miles from Thomp.
con to Yankton was made in thirty hours.
Some one remarks that the Scandinavian
are being considerably recognized politically
this year. For instance, he says, there's Ole
Matthiesen and Ole Bakerson both running
for sheriff.
Numerous pugilistic encounters on Sat-
nrday evening were the result Of too much
whisky imbibedI under the inspiration of
the democratic convention. The city Jail
was filled early in the night.
A man from Clay creek, burned out by
prairie fires, was in own to-day asking for
a loan OF twenty-five dollars with which to
buy food for his family. The money was
quickly raised and presented to him.
The property owners of Yankton should
bear in:mind that u city is not safe from
prairie fire raids. A strong wind from the
west or north would drive q fire into town
and once under way the whole city would
be endangered.
Briukerhof has just laddcd Al new two
seated phaeton to his livery stock. His
barn is full of handsome carriages and
good horses and he says he has business
for all of them. No city in the northwest
can show a better livery outfit than Brink
erhoff's.
Belcher, proprietor of Belcherville, the
outpost town q the Dakota river, Vas A.
rested at TT. Thompson last week for steal
ing a COW from the Indian herd. A young
man named Walker, who was with him, was
also picked up, but it is supposed that he is
innocent Of any intent to steal. They will
arrive on the next boat from above.
The man arrested at Fl. Thompson last
week under the superstition that he was
concerned in the $4,000 stage robbery on
the Cheyenne route is probably the man.
He is held under close guard and will arrive
at Yankton on the steamer Rosebud, due to-
night. Three of the robbers struck from
the Hills in this direction and the other two
are still at large.
Grand Master Hand. of the Dakota grand
lodge Of Masons, telsgraphed to the grand
masters of Tennessee and Mississippi, last
week to draw on him for 500 each. From
Mississippi he has received q response
to the effect that no more money is needed
at present and from Tennensee nothing ha,
yet been heard. The grand lodge of Dako.
tn has already forwarded several hundred
dollars.
DR.. Irwin, agent of the Red Cloud In.
dams. has been informed BY the Indian de-
partment, by telegraph, that his wagon
train has been ordered to the Missouri river
from old Red Cloud, that one hundred wag.
ons have been shipped him, together with
and that he is fully authorized to
go ahead and do everything necessity to
accomplish the speedy removal of his In
dams. A little stirring up has done the de-
partment good.
The services at Christ Church yesterday
we're of = very interesting character and
we're attended by large congregations, the
church being uncomfortably crowded while
many were unable to obtain even standing
DOM. Dean Millspaush, Of Omaha. deliv-
cred q very impressive sermon in the morn
ng, after which Bishop Clsrkson ordained
J. NJ. Mcbride, Of Rosedale, to the deacon:
tie. In the evening the Bishop gave = very
and instructive sketch Of his
and experiences in England
While in attendance upon the Pan Anglican
Conferences.
When Peterson came down town this
he found that his jswelry stock
lad been taken out Of his store during the
light by E. NJ. Coates, owner of the build.
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