Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-06-17
LOCAL LAcoNIcs.
City council meeting tonight.

C1Gy council meeting tonight.
The supreme court meets on the 25th ins
Native Dakota strawberries have mad
their appearance in our markets.
The foundation walls Of Commodore Cou
sons new dwelling are nearly completed.
The masons are working on the walls
the second story of Poore's dwelling hous
jenkins, the butcher, has had his deliver
wagon newly painted, and 1t now presents
gorgeous appearance.
It hasn't rained for three days, and til
indications are good for a continuance q
good weather.
A day old boy is being entertained by tn
household of E. L. Fletcher; Of the firm o
Bray & Fletcher.
Bishop Ireland's subject for his Thursda,
evening lecture will be "What Catholic
Believe About the Pope of Rome"
John Cunningham is considering til.
proposition Of putting up a business block
on the vacant lots north of the Merchantt
on Broadway.
Mr.. Esmay will take his insane wife back
to their old home in Iowa, instead of to the
st. Peters asylum, the territory paying the
expense of her removal.
The golden wedding of Mr.. and Mrp.
Ridall will be celebrated this evening at the
Smithsonian hotel. The occasion promises
to be full of interest and enjoyment.
The indications of the weather for the
northwest are rising, followed by falling
barometer, cooler north to east winds, partly
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rain area.
Judge Brookings will be in Yankton,
Monday evening, June II. and will remain
several days. Parties desiring to purchase
lands or town property will find him at his
office, Jencks hotel.
The masonic committee which met at
Mills & Purdy's store on Saturday night,
decided in favor offs public installation of
the officers of st. Johns lodge on Monday
evening, June 9th.
At the temperance meeting in the club
hall last evening interesting remarks we're
made by L. NJ. Kee, Peter Cavalier, DR.. J..
B. Val Velsor and others. Several individ-
uals signed the pledge.
The city calaboose is without an occupant.
The last inmate was released on condition
that he would leave town, which be eagerly
complied with, and the city was thereby rid
of an incorrigible tramp.
; A new postofice has been established at
the old Campbell ranch, on Reynolds farm,
in Charles Mix county. tits named Wheel
er postofice, in honor Of the vice president,
and Nate Reynolds presides in the capacity
of P. NJ.
The Temperance societies of northern Ne.
braska will meet to-day at St. James in a
grand picnic to celebrate the one hundred
and second anniversary Of the battle of Bun.
ker Hill. Hon. Alex. Hughes, Rev. Chas.
Secombe and DR.. Van Velsor are expected
to crate.
Gardner Brothers will give a public
trial of the Adams & Marsh harvester and
selt-binder in Maj. Stones rye, just east of
the race track, on Saturday, the 25th inst
weather permitting. All dealers in self.
binders are invited to go in and exhibit
the merits of their machines. |,
Special Agent Williams, of the postoAice
department, has thoroughly investigated the
charges against E. E. Hudson, as postmaster
at Grow Creek agency, made by Hammond
and Dougherty, and does not hesitate to say
that they are entirely without foundation. ,
Mr.. Hudson has been restored to his posi-
ton as postmaster.
On Saturday afternoon. Mary Hurd, COL
ored, made a savage assault upon Mary 8
Smith, also colored. In Juetice Roberts I
court two hours afterward, the colored troops {
again met, J. R. Gamble representing Mary +
Hurd, the defendant, and Phil. K. Faux, /
the Smith family. A plea of guilty was en-. l
tered, and a fine of $500 imposed, which, ]
the costs, amounting altogether to I
which was paid by the defendant. :
The annual meeting of the Northwestern
hay fever association was held in Chicago ,
last week. Hammond should have been I
here by all means, as his testimony on rem q
edies for that ailment would have been in .
valuable. He could have related to the as- =
location how he discovered a panacea while :
travelling on the cars between Yankton and a
Sioux City, and he could have produced the +
Dubuque travelling man with his empty cam '
pie case as proof that he gave the remedy {
trial.
Maj. Stebbins brought with him from the
Of the Assinniboines an anomaly in
he animal creation which will afford an in a
study for the savants of the east. F
Il is a pup, or cub, the offspring of a CHINA a
non bear, sired by a timber wolf. 1t has I
he head, nose and tail of the vol, and the
ur and claws of the bear. It's head is y
broad and full between the eyes, tapering to a
he pointed wolf nose, and its mouth is arm ]
4 with the teeth of the wolf. The major g
) taking it home for a household pet.
A Communication has come to the surface n