Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-13

loaded from Santa Claus delivery wagon ct
S%choregge's. >The stock embraces every
thing needed for Christmas stockings aud
Christmas trees and includes toys, candies,
and knick knacks of every description.
LOCAL ,lAcoNlcxs
Captain Marsh's ferry boat is still operat-
ing.
The prisoners recently sentenced to me
p~eniten.iary have been taken east by Sheriff
Baker.
The mercury got down to twelve above
zero this morning, which was almost . touch
of winter
Tie holiday trade opens lively, and deal
ers in Christmas goods have their hands full
of busi.ess. as
The supreme court is to-day occupied
with the case of Otto Uhlig VS.. A. G. Gar
rison aud Garrett Anderson.
A limited amount Of territorial, city and
school warrants taken at par for groceries
at T. F. Marshall s. Co.'S, Capital street.
LAST night was a beautiful starlight affair,
but the atmosphere was a tribe too crisp
and frosty for any protracted interviews at
the front gate.
When the Milwaukee connection is
completed hard coal can be laid down in
Yankton for eight dollars per ton. by sum.
mer purchases.
Engineer Dunbar uakes no secret of his
intentions. to give the Milwaukee company
a highly favorable report on the Yankton
extension project.
Ice is still stunning In the Missouri, not.
outstanding last nights freezing weather.
The Mississippi river closed a week ago at a
point due east from here.
The Yankton hook and ladder boys
have issued the invitations for their New
Years masquerade party and everything
pertaining to a first class big time enters in.
to their arrangements.
Maj. Cheney's depot hotel At Sioux City
is the busie,t spot in all the west and the
manner in which it accommodates customers
will continue to make it lively resort.
Yankton people generally patronize it.
At the variety theater last night the en-
trance of a train into Yankton on the Mil.
waukee road %wastypifed in a startling man.
ner, though the machinist of the concern
made a slight mistake in making it anarrow
gauge concern.
Rea, the paid correspondent Of the Indian
reformees, il down on the Yankton plan o.
running a telegraph Office in a post Office
There are a great many things in this world
which annoy Mr.. Rea, but the world has
thus far managed to worry along.
Nicholas Hanson was to-day arrested and
brought before Justice Roberts charged with
trespas upon and removing timber from
the premises of j.. NJ. WEIGH, living just east
Of Jim river. Hanson waived examination
and gave bail for his appearance.
A match game Of billiards is to be played
at the Senate billiard. rooms Saturday eve
ming, between W. q. Hayes. champion Of
Texas, and Charley Parker, Of Niobrara.
1t will be a four ball game, five hundred
points, including an exhibition of fancy
shots. L
A. B. Dunlap. ssys he will be q of
four men who will construct water works
in Yankton, provided a franchise will be
granted. Mr.. Dunlap is q public spirited
capitalist and has had experience 10 these
matters. having assisted in building up seY-
ersl prosperous cities.
The weather indications for the upper |
Mississippi valley are: Partly cloudy and
cloudy weather, with freqent snow. variable
winds, mostly from northeast to northwest
stationary orehigher temperature, generally
low pressure. For lower Missouri valley,
cloudy we .ther, occasional light snow, foL
lowed BY clearing weather; winds mostly
northwest; stationary Of lower temperature.
There was a lively scrimmage at = saloon
just beyond Jim river last night, and to-day
Timothy Welbv appeared before the police
court and instituted the arrest of ]. NJ.
WEIGH for assault and battery. Mr.. WEIGH
brought in by Marshal Bates, waived
and gave seventy five dollar
'onds for his appearance before the di.trict
'ourt. Welby's nose showed signa Of the
A squad of Yankton Indians who went
o ace their friends and relatives Il Winnie
'ago agency a couple Of weeks ago, passed
trough town this morning laden with the
polls of their visit. They are on their way
and if any white people along the
inc have cold %victuals to spare the red vags q
ill be willing to pay for them in soul stir.
Ing Indian dances. Their trip has been . /,
ro6table n { |.
Perhsps the most largely attended we'd /,
ing which ever occurred 10 Yankton, was !
eleora,ed at the Minnesota house last night.
he contracting parties we're Broder B. Moss ,
nd Josephine B ,der, daughter Of A. Bader, :
roprietor OF the Minnesota house. E. T..
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