Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-01
LOCAL LAcoAlcs

Regular meeting of the city council to
night.
Barley is ready to harvest at M.rtell,
fifty-three miles up the Jim.
oleson's examination, under chare
of murder, will occur tomorrow.
Box says he will be able to raise two ga,
den crops on the same ground this year.
The rye harvest begun this morning il
various localities. Better rye never grey
than this years Dakota crop.
Cucumbers raised in the eastern subunb
Of the city were displayed on the street,
this osn:ng. Forty cents dozen.
Mrs. Ben. G. Ash is the mother of fine
bonncing boy-baby. The important event
transpired on the 9th ult. All doing we'll
Missouri river mosquitoes are said to b<
ten thoueand times more numerous and one
hundred thoussnd times more blood -thirsty
this season than usual.
ID. =. Bonesteel is going to run an excur.
sion steamer, the Wasp, from Springfield to
Niobrara on the 4th, for the pleasure of a
select party of picnickers.
The Turn.verein received q handsome
flag Saturday, which they will display in
their procession on the 4th of July. It is
the handsomest flag ever brought to Ysnk-
ton.
Charley Brambls is one of the successful
candidates for agricultural honors. He is
working John Fogerty's farm, near Scotland,
and his crops are among the best to be found
upon the prairie.
Another washout occurred at Vermillion
yesterday, by which over one hundred feet
OF the bluff went into the river, making a
break in the railroad which necessitates a
transfer to-day.
1t is expected that Red Cloud agency will
be moved far enough back into the interior
to enable the Indians to easily reach the
Black Ellis and give the Union Pacific road |
the transportation of the supplies.
Madam Briggs paid into the city treasury
this morning the price of retail liquor deal
ers license. The other houses in the city
engaged in similar business will follow suit
this week. The money is allie samee.
The indications of the weather for the
upper Mississippi and lower Missouri val
leys are, cooler north, possibly backing to
warmer southwest winds rising, followed by |
stationary. and at west stations by falling
barometer, partly cloudy or clear weather.
The most ferocious looking storm cloud
that has darkened the horizon this season
came up from the west Saturday night and
passed northward, giving Yankton several
hours heavy rain from its southern edge. A
heavy rain fall north of town also resulted.
but we have heard of no damage from the
storm.
The Turn-versin, hook and ladder COM
pany and base ball club are actively engaged
IN perfecting arrangements for the comiug 9TH
If July celebration. The preparations will
'e complete. and the exercise, and entertain
nent will afford day full of enjoyment to
i'll who will participate with them in the cell
'bation Of the day.
The farm garden of A. L. Van Osdel
lear the Jim river, produces black rasp-
berries of as good quality az the bushes of
ny of the leading raspberry states. Mr..
Ian Osdel has demonstrated that these ber-
les can be successfully grown in Dakota,
nd I'VE can testify to their quality, as his
has given us opportunity to
ample box.
The commission appointed 10 select new
ocations for the Spotted Tail and Red Cloud
indians will meet in Yankton this week and
'roceed to the Indian country to perform
be work. Rev. A. L. Riggs, of Santee
gency, is a member Of the commission. 1t
as almost been decided that Spotted Tails
amp will be at the mouth Of the Rosebud,
ixty miles back from the Missouri, on
White river. The supply depot will be at