Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-17
LOCAL LAcoNIcs

LOCAL LAc0NIcS.
A cooling shower last night.
Farmers are now hiring harvest hands.
To-day's highest mercury was SO above
zero.
Foskett received a. steam thrashing ma.
chine last night.
"; Red Jacket" Sioux City institution,
is spending the heated term in Yankton.
The main part of the building of Robert
.Cox's has reached its new location, on Ce-
dar street.
The replevin suit of Gotlieb Wagner VS.
Patrick Brennan and L. w. Jordan, is fixed
for trial at ten o'clock on Saturday next, be-
fore Justice White.
The city council will meet at four o'clock
tomorrow afternoon, and resume considera-
tion of the report of the committee to revise
the city ordinances
The New York illustrated Times gives
picture of a Sioux sun dance, which it says
occurred last month on the streets of Yankton.
A good immigration document;
The contract for carrying the mail from
Meckling to Lost Lake has been sub-let to
G. L. Deming. Mr.. Dening left Yankton,
yesterday to take charge of the line.
The lady to whom Charles E. Hanrahan
was married at Deadwood on the Sd, was
Miss. Rhoda L. Hughes, daughter of Capt.
james Hughes, formerly of Yankton.
The tramp who claimed that he had been
poisoned in the cooler, got tired of moving
Yankton Weeds and after hanging up the
city scythe, silently lit out for Nebraska.
Mrs. M. U. Hoyt receiveda telegram from
Cheyenne, Wyoming, this morning, announ-
ciug the killing of Ed. Booher, a former res
ident of Yankton, and relative of Mrs.
Hoyt.
Bro. Haskell will give one of his thrill.
ling temperance speeches, in the Baptist
church at Vermillion, on Friday night
July 10th, and continue there over next
Sabbath.
Or. Livingston is about to institute an ac-
tion for damages against The Chicago Tri-
bune, based upon its libelous article of the
18th inst. in connection with Grow Creek
Indian affairs.
"Bro. Haskell" is brother of Col. VIM.
I. Haskell, who commanded the I'd Ten
nessee regiment during the Mexican war.
Col. Haskell, after his election to congress,
fell victim to drink.
There will be regular meeting of the
reform club, at their room, on Cedar street,
this evening. 1t is earnestly requested that
all members be present, as there will be
business of importance to transact
The indications of the weather for the I'D
per Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys,
are, partly cloudy weather with occasional
rains, variable winds and in Missouri and
Iowa, lower temperature with higher press
ure.
The voice Of the shot gun and the death
yell of the untagged dog will soon disturb
the quiet Of the morning air. Ergo, all those
who own dogs and wish to have them sur
vive until the shooting season commences,
should amble up to the clerks office and buy
tag.
Maj. Elderkin has been instructed to re-
main in Yankton and rent Office and store
age room, instead of moving to the nearest
military barracks, as is required by the new
law. This is the new appointment" refer
red to in yesterdays issue. Heis appointed
resident of Yankton, which is good.
Two cases OF fatal sunstroke, on Saturday
are reported from Niobrara. One ofthe vic.
Tins was Myron Allen, of Creigh.
ton, q driver on the stage line be.
tween Pierce and Niobrara. He wa.
found dead in the road six miles from
the latter place. The other victim was q
Bohemian farmer whose name We could not
ascertain. He was stricken down while
working in his field and carried into his house
whore ho d;o<l sn about an b,,.