Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-01
LOCAL

The 1st National bank Of Deadwool has
Just been organized.
Charles NJ. Lcarv, of B~rookings county,
was to-day admitted to the practice of law
in the courts Of Dakota.
Mr.. Morrison is making Il decided i'm
provsmcnt III the appearance OF the Jencks
hotel by a liberal Use of paint.
Flank Hefner is laid up with Il badly
swollen arm, the result Of a dog bite which
did not promise anything so serious.
Maj. Pollock, agent at Spotted Tail, adj
%vertiscs for bids for a contract to move In
dian supplies from the old to the new
agency.
Prairie chickens can now be lawfully
killed in Nebraska, and there is no further
necessity for loafing around the suburbs of
Judge Brisbine's farm.
The dog p%oisoner is abroad, and is crea-
ting havoc in the canine camp. Among
last nights victims are Ed Palmer's and Z.
Miners household pets.
St. Helena Bulletin: j. ]. Felber has
purchased some valuable los in the city OF
Yankton, and intends opening up a wood
yard during the coming winter.
Many Of our sporting residents have taken
advantage Of the lull in business, and the
Nebraska game law, and have gone across
the Big Muddy to-day to shoot chickens.
One Of the results of the harvest is a scar.
city Of butter and eggs. Farmers fail. to
come to town and as a consequence we have
to eat our bread and butter without any but.
ter and our egg nog without any egg.
II S.. Back, the OCCUPANT of a contested
seat in the upper house of the last Dakota
legislature. has been indicted by a Fargo
grand jury for ENLIGHTENMENT of funds col
lected for stumpage in his capacity as tim.
Der agent.
Martin Watson has fitted up neat and at
~tractive bath rooms in connection with his
barber shop on Third street. 1t is frst-class
in all it's appointments, and is an institution
which will meet with patronage. The rooms
will be ready for use Saturday night.
The indications of the weather for the up.
per Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys,
are clear, or partly cloudy weather, north
west winds, stationary temperature, rising
barometer, followed in the northwest por-
tions by falling barometer and winds shift
ing to southeast.
The three girls belonging 10 the Caring
family. who, with their mother, we're drown,
ed in the flood caused by the upper Vermil-
lion cloud burst, were blind. The mother
lost her life in her efforts to direct the es-
cape of her sightless daughters. The four
were together overwhelmed in the rush Of
water, and occupy a common grave. Mater
nal devotion can go thus far.
John Cunningham (not the Fort Randall
j. CO. was arrested to day and brought be
fore Justice White for examination on a
charge of forcibly entering the house of
William Bcrgeman and retaining possess
ion thereof against the wishes of Mr.. Der.
geman. He was held for trial in the sum of
one hundred dollars. Bergman bought
the farm and house Of parties who claimed
TO have q good title and occupied them.
Cunningham claimed possession by virture
Of a homestead filing, the validity of which
Bergeman would not admit. During the
temporary absence of the latter, the former
took possession and held the fort by superior
force. He was arrested and the matter now
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