Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-08
Girls"
LOCAL LAconIo.

Mrs. Stanton lectures tomorrow nigh,
at the Congregational church. Subject
sour Girls"
The old council will wind up its affairs
and the new council take the reins of tn,
city government tonight.
The sale of reserved seats for Cady Stan
toms lecture began this morning at tn,
postoflce bookstore. Tickets ore In good
demand.
A number Of red ribbonites went out u
Stannage's school house yesterday and held
Temperance meeting. Twenty-Five signed
the pledge.
The Dakota Southern road gives excur.
sion rates to persons down the road who
come I Yankton tomorrow to attsnd Mrs.
Stanton's lecture.
VIM. Wright . Montana aud Black Hills
miner, has shown US some of the ricbest
Black Hills gold quartz We have seen. 1t
is full of the precious metal.
Mark NJ. Farmers creditors have been in
session nearly all dey discussing the prop
osition TO compromise with Mr.. Farmer,
but nj result has yet been reached.
The legal fraternity Of Dakota have com.
pleted their list Of law books to be purchas-
ed out of the late government appropria.
ton for the benefit of Dako,a's law library.
Ruch s Tobin have completed their
steamboat work and are o ready to at
tend to all city and country orders for paint.
ing. They have gone through the entire
fleet.
A communication addressed to "Rev.
Phil. X. Faulk" has been received by that
gentleman inviting him to visit Bon Homme
and organize q temperance society there.
He will go, but not in a clerical capacity.
The indications of the weather for the
upper lake region and upper Mississippi
valley are, cloudy weather aHd rain areas,
winds mostly from the southeast to south
west; stationary or higher temperature,
falling barometer.
Fl. w. White has purchased the Vaughn
3 Decker building or Cedar street, is max.
ing it over and will move his gun store in.
to it some time this week. He will add q
complete musical instrument and sewing
machine department.
At last nights temperance meeting at the
Congregational church about forty new
names were added to the pledge. The
meeting was addressed by John Foserty, DR..
J. B. VanN elsor, Thomas Stewart, w. F.
Bryant, Rev. j. A. Potter and Phil. K.
Faulk. The church was crowded, a. usual
Mrs. E. Mcbride is canvassing the city
for Rev. w. II. Daniels new book entitled
''The Temperance Reform and Its Great
Reformers." 1t is a book just suited to the
times and will doubtless find many purchas.
ers. It covers the entire history of temper.
ance reform in this country, is profusely
illustrated and handsomely printed. Octave.
600 pages. Price, $500 and 1915 per copy
Nelson & Phillips publishers.
An obituary notice in another column
conveys the sad intelligence of the death o.
the only child of DR.. Daniels. Mrs. Daniels
and the child arrived in town only a few
days ago, direct from Washington City
The fatal disease was contracted on the
journey, and some twenty.four hours inter
vened before medical aid could be procured
hence upon arriving here the disease va,
90 firmly seated that human skill was of nc
avail. The stricken parents have the warm
est sympathy of our people in their grea,
Bereavement.