Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-16

Monday Evening, Dec. Is, 1919
LOCAL LAcoMicx
Holid., good. on exhibition !. L. D.
Parmsr's.
Eating dry corn.talks 10 causing the
death Of many cattle in this vicinity.
Mercury ten above zero early this morn.
ing and thereaboas all day.
Business has been quiet to-day, the storm
keeping country people At home.
A brick house standing on the bluff .
short distance beyond Jim river bridge
burnsd Saturday.
Tho tssegrapA wire refuses TO work above
Yankton agency. At that poist the storm
10 raging furiously.
Saloon keepers generally took advantage
Of the Law for their relief shut down yester-
day and went to church.
To:day's storm is . good sized blizzard
out on the prairie where there are No houses
TO break the force of the wind.
The seasonsof the year has arrived when
our people can, without fear Of conseluences1
remove their mousqui,o nettinss.s
The Swiss SWANS, "wednesday evening.
Hear "Oid Black Joe" aud Echoes" Wed.
nesday evening 81 Valentines hall.
Henry Hefer made a drive over to Childs.
town Saturday and there left his horse. It
will be buried ~ soon as the frost il ont Of
the ground.
Oysters have stfened up a little since Sat.
urday and cut rates are declared off BY com.
peting parties. They must have their little
profit or no oysters will pass through their
hands.
The river is closing up just in time to en-.
able the Excelsior Mill Co. to renew its de.
pleted wood piles and avoid the unpleasant
necessity ofshuttins down 10 wait for 4 fuel
supply.
Tue weather indications Tor the upper
Mississippi und lower Missouri valleya are:
Falling followed by rising barometer, south
winds shifting 10 cooler nor,herly, cloudy
weather with snow.
The man who prides himself on not wear.
ing an overcoat was around to-day, perspir.
ing with his usual freedom and wondering
1t We were never again going to have winter
enough to give an edge to the atmosphere.
The Eg .leston truss, which will be found
advertised in our columns this week, pre-.
sents some features which is we'll worth the
attention Of all afflicted with Hernia. Thi,
truss is meeting with great success and il,
manufactures reports large sales.
The man who wants to work a hand en-.
CINE is very numerous just now, but when
the machine is placed under his nose he
will weaken in the back and want 10 know
II 1ankton expects him to squander per.
fPiration on that relic Of the dead past.
Fifteen or twenty dollars apiece from til.
property ownera, aud business men of Yank
ton would give US the means for purchasips
an effective fire department. 1t would NO
be q bad scheme for US to 20 down in GU,
pockets and draw out the money needed and
pay as We go.
The storms which have been cavortine
about the country for the past week, have
finally concentrated their forces with this
region for a center, and are giving q series
Of hair-liftipg blasts accompanied by snow
enough to give us an idea that billiards. are
not yet a thing Of the past.
One Of our preachers told his hearers yes
terday that was far better to throw their
dimes into the contribution box than their
dollars into a millinery shop. This remark
was given exclusively for the ladies and be.
foreit was a halfhour old, every husband in
town had heard of it and had said that he
always knew that ministerwas a smart man,
TIE river closed up tight yesterday and
navigation is at an end for the present, ex-
cept for Nebraska vehicles. The ferry boat
tied up for the winter Friday afternoon.
Last year the river closed on the 3Oth of
Of November, but was open again before the
holidays. Boats have been running on the
Missouri in this region in every month of
the present year.
Sioux City Journal, l4th: Henry Fitz-
a lad about 10 years Of age. arrived
IN Sioux City yesterdaysfrom the east. friend
and moneylees ; and in addition to this
was very sick With that dreadful disease.
consumption. He had come from NesI
York City, all unattended, to visit an uncle
i Yankton, for the purpose Of regaininr his
'ealth. As soon as his circumstances were
'ade known be vas taken care of at the de-
OF hotel, q ticket was procured for him, and
e vas sent to Yankton on the afternoon
rain.
The Westminster heating stoves come
cry handy nowadays. Norman & Grady
ave some on hand which they will sell at
tolerate prices.
Free eeg.nog Tuesday evening at A. ]. II