Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-27
LOCAL LAconlcs.

OltuOQ 0aWOle II DIedklu& ID y suoW
stage for the up river lge.
To-day has been a pleasant one, with the
mercury at about II above zero.
A few miles out of town there il plenty Of
snow and reads are badly drifted.
The Scandinavians of Yankton enjoyed a
social gathering and ball at Turner hall last
evening.
The usual preparations are being made
for the observance of New Years day by the !
calling fraternity.
The pews in the Congregational church
will be rented for the year 1879, Monday
evening, Dec. 80, at half-past eight O'Clock.
VIM. Box is constructing q house for
the growth of early vegetables. 1t is to be
warmed by hot air pipes and made largely of
glass.
Danforth's new block is attracting the
attention of Secretary Hand in his search
for suitable accommodations for the lesisla-
ture.
Our boys and girls are having a fine OPP
portunity to learn to make pictures during
vacation, in Mr.. Hasgard's drawing school
at Burnham's.
The newly elected county officers will en-
ter upon their respective terms of Office on,
the 9th day of January, being the first Mon.
day in January. :
Wheat receipts have been light this week
in consequence Of the extreme cold weather
and bad roads. To.day's business shows an
increase over the past few. days.
Valentines and Danforth's new b,ick blocks
are nearly ready for occupancy, the plaster
ers and painters being busily engaged in
putting on the finishing touches.
Ladies intending to keep "open house y
on New Years day can inform their friends
of the fact by sending their names to the
Press and Dakotalan any time before Tues.
day.
Very little freight has srrived for a day
or two past, the snow blockade at the east
preventing its shipment. The Dakota
Southern, warehouses at Sioux City are
empty to-day.
Alfred Burnbam and family, together with
their personal Effects will leave Yankton
the last of next week for an overland trip
to the Black Hills, via Pierre. A midwin.
ter journey of this sort requires plenty of
pluck.
Frank j. W~ashabaugh resigned his rosi-
ton as city clerk last night and the mayor
and council appointed E. T. White to fill
the vacancy. Mr.. White has held a Office
before, but he makes a number one city
clerk.
L.. D. Farmer set fire to a few rolls of
cotton batting last night and laid them out
side to melt the ice of his sidewalk. From
this circumstance arose the report that his
store tool. fire and narrowly escaped de-
struction.
Torinus is erecting for the St. Croix Lum-
Der Co.. on the Broadway side of the COM
lots, a building one h~undred,aud fifty
feet long by twenty-five feet wide, to b. used
Tor storing finished lumber in. He will also
build an Office alongside this structure.
The indications of the weather for the up.
'er Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys
re: Stationary followed by falling barom-
stationary or higher temperature; di-
finishing northerly winds, possible vetring
0 southerly, with partly cloudy weather
The latestdroppines from Justice Roberts
are the cases of the territory againt P.
\. Peterson for assault and battery on F..
'erch, and Frank Hefner for indulging in
rofane language. The. first case was set ,
ed on payment of costs and in the latter :
ne of one dollar and costa was imposed: .
A Gayville correspondent writes that on !
eve Gayville had its most pleas.
1t social gathering, consisting of a ball, {
nder the management of ]. H. Meckling.
pm Wood, the popular landlord of the
awhile house, furnished the supper, which :;
fully appreciated by the twenty seven =
uples who partook thereof. The affair is
oxen Of as q grand success throughout. :,
Our daily Issue Of the '31st of the present \
onth will be .. good paper to send away.
will contain . statement of Improvements
: the year. real estate transactions, ship.
and receipts, railroad and steamboat
q memoranda of important local
ents of the year, historical sketch, ETC.,
;. Persons desiring copies of this issue T
please leave orders al once At our
siness ONCE, as We shall print only the :,
mbered ordered in addition to our regular
ition.
A gentleman from the Hills says that the
alctment recently procured against Rers
L. Kiggs. by the United StatseR.sndidry.
arges him 9th sfloaiossly rceivinp. ct
ncealing and attempting to convert to his Il
u'e, two mules yaiued at 500 each, :
5 worth of beef. SO worth of sugar, and /.
0 worth Of coffee. Alter this, who may
t be indicteds1y agrand jury? A more !,
norable, honsst, faultless and christianlike
atlenan than Rev. Mr.. Riees never Ia.