Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-25
LOCAL LAcox,cs.
III you would DO discreet,
Of Ave things beware

III you would be discreet,
0 Ave things beware:
Vi whom you speak, to whom you speak,
And how. and when, and where.
Everybody indorses josh Billings when
he writes. II hate a I'll; darn q ai."
There will be another special meeting of
the city council tonight.
City Engineer Palmer is making q map
allowing the new grade of the city.
E. n. Coates is adding . neat iron stair.
way and railing to his brick block ON Third
street.
The worn out timbers in the piazza in
front Of the Jsncks hotel are being replaced
with new material.
Dewey 4 Powers commenced to-day e1ca.
waiting for the foundation Of their brick
building on Third street.
Tho frog lake adjoining Cedar street is
being filed with dirt from the cellar exca-
vatien Of Co.'s new brick block.
Eclipse Of the sun on Monday, 10th inst,
bstwesn four and Eve O'Clock p. m. Get
your smoked glass and telescopes ready.
EXCHANGE: A little girl bsing asked pa.
thstically, "what will you do when mamma
diesf" replied: II s'pose I shall have to
spank myself"
Tslegraphic advicss from Springfield are
70 the effect that the removal Of the Spotted
Tail Indians, which began to-day, is pro.
gressing quietly.
Overland travellers from the northeast
rupert that crops have not suffered special
damage from rains except in low places.
The small grain il al ripe and the harvest
b Progressing rapidly.
Y. II. QulubY. wants six hundred car
loads Of Dakoh hard wheat out Of the com.
Ing crop to manufacture into patent -four,
he eys II il superior to the best Minnesota
wheat for Milling purposes.
The west wall Of Dewitts new block ON
Third street il being built with . view to
adding another building on the corner,
which it il understood will be done this fall.
This will make q solid brick front of $50
feet.
Four men were arrested by the police
last night for drunkenness and disorderly
conduct. This morning they all plead
guilty and were fined one dollar each. but
having no money they we're sent bsck to the
calabooss.
Surveyor General Esperson has let sur.
vsyins contracts to G. g. Beardsley, Of Far
60, Charles Scott. Of Wisconsin. and Marshall
and Highbse. Of Yankton. E. H. Van
Antwerp Of Yakton is to have . contract as
soon - he returns from Vermilliou.
At the regular meetug Of the reform
club last evening, the greatest harmony and
good feeling prevailed. After transactine
some miscellaneous buaisess. remarks we're
made BY Nesrs. Kee. VanVslsor, Thomp-
soa. Pstersoa, VanOrnum, Murphy, ssih,
Karr. ConEletoa, semple, Stephenson and
John NacNamars.
James Morgan, father Of Nm. VIM. Gem
mill, died Last night after an illness Of about
NE wsaas. NJ. Morgan was a native of
ireland, and came to this country in 1851,
Nd % Dakota in 1871, since which time he
Aae rsaidsd in Yankto., and VA highly ~
'Psctsd BY ill Who knew him. His go was
81 vsass. The funeral will take place from
- Catholic church q 10 o'clock tomorrow
Pusk: 'Thsrs i not" wrote Tie editor Of
- Dsadwood Ddly TINES, " . quistsr, moro
Dsaesfal wsll.ssgulatsd and orderly COM.
q tAs whole western COUNTRY"
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