Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-02
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yANkroN DAKOTA
"Wednesday Evening, October z, 1873
LOCAL LAcoNIcs.

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Windy, dusty and warm to-day.
Purdy closed the soda water season yes
tcrday.
Something new and nobby in Smoking
Tobacco at Jenkinson & Pixies.
Autumn leaves, beautifully colored by
frost touches, are ready to be gathered.
The festival this evening is in Valentines
block, one door north of the Merchants.
The ladies Of Unity church give an oys-
ter supper in Valentines block this evening.
The republican county convention will
meet to morrow at Stones hall, at IL o'clock
Il. nj.
Attend the oyster supper tonight. Any
thing served, from a cup Of coffee to . full
meal.
Don't fail to 60 to Eiseman's for your
business suit, dress suit, or over coat; best
make and SUR fit:
c. NJ. digger is about to open a -four and
feed store in the building on Broadway Just
vacated by Samuel Vance.
At the first national bank trade dollars
and Mexican dollars received on deposit
are valued at only ninety cents.
A train of immigrant wagons, bearing
new residents for Dakota, was corraled near
the steamboat landing last night.
The Excelsior mill is running night and
day on Indian -four and will have all its
contracts filled by the time navigation
closes.
The sidewalk in front of the Germania
house is being brought down to grade and
at this point considerable cutting in will be
necessary.
Harry Katz's stock is varied, and suitable
for all classes-working men, merchants,
professional men. Everybody can he suited
and fitted.
Deadwood Enterprise: Mr.. Ash is up
from Crook. His son, who was recently
wounded in the leg by a pistol shot fred by
Bill Smith, is rapidly recovering.
The race arranged between Wambole and
Cradle has been declared of, the Wambole
horse being untitled for the contest by an
injury to its leg. Wambole paid the forfeit.
Our circus article yesterday has brought
out numerous confessions from victims WHO
suffered at the hands of the Campbell outfit.
There was all sorts Of skulduggery going
on.
Yankton contains se7entv-seven brick
buildings, including business blocks, public
buildings and residences. Seven new brick
business blocks have been built this sum.
mer.
By order Of the president there will be .
meeting of the ladies society of the Univer.
salist parish at the residence of L. L. Shurt-
lift, Thursday afternoon. A full attendance
is requested.
The weather indications for the upper
Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys and
upper lake region are. southwest to north
west winds, rising barometer, cooler, fol.
lowed by warmer, clear or partly cloudy
weather.
There was a pugilistic encounter At the
depot this morning, the combatants being
representatives from two different clothing
shops on Third street. Notmuch blood was
spilled, but the fight demonstrated that the
participants had the pugnacity Of meat
hounds.
The democratic caucuses for the election
of delegates 10 the county convention will
occur at 2 o'clock to morrow afternoon. The
caucus for the ninth district will be held at
the Minnesota house on Broadway, and for
the tenth district at the Trip club room on
Third street.
Henry Nef, a commission merchant of
Chicago is shipping large quantities Of ap-
pies and other fruit to Yankton, which will
be sold at P. Neh's Broadway fruit house at
a small commission. Country merchants
and others would do we'll to call before pur-
elsewhere.
Norman & Grady, the new Capital
street hardware firm, have completed all
their business arrangements, have received
their goods and are ready to attend to the
wants of customers. A car load of stoves
Of various patterns and . car load of gen.
eral hardware was placed in the store to.
day, and more is coming. The members of
this firm are practical tin and copper work.
srs. Everything pertaining to their line
Of business will receive prompt and careful
attention. They are located in Hefner's
building, Capital street, between Second
md Third.
There will be a meeting of the children's
temperance band, at the Methodist church.
IN Saturday afternoon, October 5th, at 4
By order of the president.
Mrs. G. w. KNasBuRY, Prest.
Mrs. s. v. CLEvENGER, Secretary.
YANkT0N PRODUCE MARKET.
Yankton, October 2.-Receipts of wheat
o-day have been about 1900 bushels, most
y Of lower grades. There is a brisk ship