Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-30

are yet to come in and fresh contributions
are being left with us, all Of which will be
properly disposed of. This is a good show.
ing for our little city.
LOCAL LAcoNIcs.
The secretary of the archery club has a
we'll defined arrow mark on the business
end of his nose.
The Lincoln county delegation to the
democratic convention started for home ear.
ly this morning.
Red Jacket" the woman in the Jail serv-
ing out a sentence on the charge Of vagran-
cy and street walking, is sick and requires
the attention of the city physician.
Last nights train over the Dakota South
ern did not arrive until after 10 o'clock
more than four hours behind time. Trouble
at the Vermillion cut was the cause.
The harvesting of the ugly patches OF
weeds is progressing in some parts of the
town. 1t is a good work, and should be
continued until every unsightly weed is cut
down.
The Yankton county teachers institute
will be held in this city during next week,
at the Franklin school house, under the di-
rection of Superintendent Barber. A gen
eral attendance is looked for.
This is about the time of the year to SOW
winter wheat. Experience has demonstra-
ted that it is a sure crop, and that its quail
ty is always good. II natures carly, and is
out of the way of all insect depredations.
We are informed by some of our gunners
that chickens are getting plentier or are
less difficult to find than they were a week
or two ago, Within the last day or two
large numbers. were brought in by some of
our crack shots.
The 1ankton band furnished some excel
lent music upon the streets during the time
the delegates to the republican and demo.
cratic conventions were in town. The band
is composed of excellent musicians, and is
a credit to our city.
The stage company, approaching the adj
vantage of .frst-class hotel accommodations,
have removed their headquarters from the
international to the new fremont house at
Springfield, which is considered one of the
best hotels in the west.
Gov. Pennington went to Vermillion this
morning to receive the internal revenue col
lector's books and papers and
business himself as the collector for Dakota.
Gen. w. T. Clark, special agent of the rev.
enue service, is at Vermillion and will make
the transfer. Gov. Pennington will move
the Office to Yankton,
Bob Ingersoll is said to be writing a new
lecture entitled The Mistakes of Joseph"
We are aware, at least history SO asserts.
that Joe committed mistakes of omission Of
which some modern divines would not be
guilty, but We fail to see what good the elo-
quent Bob can do the present generation by
portraying the mistakes of the ancient 10.
seph.
A telegram was received to-day by james
Foster, from S. G. Fargo, stating that he is
not dead, as was reported in Wednesdays
issue of this paper. The telegram stated
that he was improving slowly, and was able
to walk out to-day for the first time. He
will have the pleasure of reading his own
obituary, and his friends the qualification of
knowing that he still lives.
Young. man-not.afraid -of-his-whisky is en-.
deavoring to achieve local notoriety during
his brief stay in Yankton by circulating
printed documents laudatory of Gen. Ham
mond and the democratic party. He has
succeeded in convincing the representatives
of both political parties that his ears should
be heightened SO that his genus may be rec
before he begins to bray.
Bronson b lklNllY made up his mind that
silver curre9 7 is not the thing that is 60.
ing to save this country. He had twelve
worth the other day and took it to
a bank to make an exchange for paper mon
eY. The bank declined to trade and Bron-
son went away with ibis bulky burden in
his pocket and in his mind Q determination
TO organize an anti-silver party.
The Dakota Southern railroad company
has reconstructed its freight tariff, SO that
Dur dealers are given very low rates on
goods brought over the road. The officers
IF the road are highly g~ratided at the man.
ner in which the people Of Yankton have
tood by them during the dark days Of their
experience, and now that they begin to get
heir heads above water, they propose to re.
,iprocate by giving 10 Yankton the lowest
prices on their freight. Merchants
will notice q decided reduction in their
bills during the last few days, and
they can attribute TO the tariff change
speak Of.
Ready made goods, furnishing goods, va
unlimited assortment-at Else
MANS Broadway House.
Milwaukee Deer on drau9ht At Geo Browns
Atiise cent1s glass. -