Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-02
LOCAL LAcoNIo.

For interesting news zee End page.
A valuable horse belonging to Brennan
& Jordan, died Of collie this morning.
A Russian was wildly inquiring yesterday
for the place to vote for Wynn & Buck.
walter"
Dr.. Burdick, editor of the Dakota Re.
publican, was elected mayor of Vermillion
yesterday by a majority of twenty.
Our sanctum is fragrant With delightful
doors given out by q beautiful boquet Of
rare flowers presented by IN appreciative
lady reader.
Capt. Lavender has received = telegram
from Maj. Elderkin stating that hi. potato
bid has been accepted. The contract will
call for about four hundred bushels.
In extracting fossils or casts Of shells
frem rocks, great care and patience, Is requir.
ed and can only be done successfully by the
frequent application of kerusens oil.
Ii any of our readers are anxious to know
exactly how a man feels who takes a big
bite from q Let Of April sawdust pie they
can have their curiosity sati sied by talking
to Postmaster Howard.
A letter has been received by a prominent
gentleman of this city from q distinguished
senator of the United States, in which the
opinion is expressed that the Indian bureau
will be turned over to the war department.
Felix Dilger has ten acres of winter wheat
on his farm west of town which exhibits a
Atrong and promising growth. Dilger is Of
the opinion that winter wheat does as we'll
GA the Daksea prairies as anywhere in the
east.
The report of Gen. Beadle as justice, for
the quarter ending yesterday, made to the
county board and including only the crimi.
nal examinations held before him makes q
fair showing. The total costs for witnesses,
Justices and officers fees allowed by law
are $175.97. These are all c%hargeable to
the county, but he was able to collect and
pay all but $84 of this, a saving to the coun'
tY Of over one hundred and ten dollars.
This afternoon while Mrs. Gen. Esperson
with her infant child were riding on Doug.
las avenue, her horse became frightened and
ran away. The animal turned into = va.
c.nt lot about midway between Sd and 4th
streets where the carriage upset, throwing
Mrs. Esperson and the child to the ground
with considerable force. Mrs. E. was un.
injured but the child was thought to be ser.
ieusly hurt.
Yesterday Mr.. A. G. Brownsop, who
lives but a short distance east of here, came
into the city on some business. He had
been into Ketchum & Ackleyis store, max
ing some purchases. and in going out into
the street accidently lost his pocket purse,
containing some $14, which vas picked up
aud carried off by somebody from st. Hele-
na. Mr.. B. will doubtlessly recover his
purse of money, as the person who found
the same made no hesitsncy in disclosing
the fact of his STAT take"
An accident occurred this morning that
cost Mr.. d. Hinman, milkmap, q horse.
The animal. with the milk wagon attached,
stood near the corner of Second and Cedar
streets. Becoming frightened he started
up Cedar street but had proceeded barely
100 PAGES when one of the thills became
loosened and was driven into the posterior
Of the horse to the extent Of nearly two
feet. The unfortunate animal fingered q
half an hour in the most terrible agony
when death ended his suferings.
Parties from up river inform us that the
report that Rev. D. s. Human hes retired
from missionary service as Santee agency is
true. For eighteen years Mr.. Human has
lsbored in behalf of the Sioux indiana as q
missionary Of the Episcopal church Dur.
ing this time he has become thoroughly
conversant with their habits and has &C.
quired 90 thorough . mastery of their Ian.
guage that he is considered the best inter.
prefer in Dakota. His WORK has been pro-
dnctive of much good and his retirement
will be regretted by his red and white
friends alike.
MEETING OF THE BAR.