Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-01
LOCAL LAcos,cs

sPecisl meetiug of the city council will
be held tonight.
Another squad of foreign immigrants ar.
rived Last night.
- The Gernanis house lawn exhibits a
number Of beautiful full blown tulips.
A regular meeting of Yankton Chapter,
Royal Arch Masons, will be held 1t Masonic
hall tonight.
An adjourned term of the distric, court
for Union county, convened At Elk Point
this morning.
A long train of freight wagons, drawn by
oxen, passed through town to-day for Fort
Pierre and The Black Hills.
While tho baildirg mania is on will i,
not occur 10. some speculative capitalist to
put up comfortable and commodious pub.
lie hall?
D. P. Putnam, Of Elk Point, through his
attorney, Judge West, yesterday, filed peti.
ton in bankruptcy. He represents the late
Elk Point firm of Putnam & Bender.
An angry war.cloud continues to hove,
over the Capital street wheat market. Far.
mess enjoy it, Is they complacently sit on
their wagons and hear the belligerents run
up the price of wheat.
Parties going east via Chicago and North
western railroad can secure berths 10 Pull
mans palace hotel or sleeping car BY ap
plying to G. ]. O'Connor, Western Pas
senger agent, Sioux City. Iowa. ~
VIM. Box has two thousand apple trees in
full bloom and expects good crop from
them this season. Tomato plants in Box,
garden are ready to bloom and he says he
will have green peas by the goth of thil
month.
There is such a scarcity of residence
houses In Yankton, and so great q demand
for places to live in, that poor people
wonder why rich people don't invest thei,
money in tenement houses and thereby be.
come richer.
The indications of the weather for the
upper Mississippi and lower Missouri val.
leys are, warmer, no.therly winds, cloudy
and rainy westhsr, accompanying an
area of low pressure, moving eastward over
the Missouri valley. with severe local
storms.
John Dougherty is getting his Black Hills
wagon train in shape for start. He has
ten four ton wagons and ten two ton trail
wagons and will be able to load on eixty
tons for each trip. His train will take its
first loads here and afterwards run from
Pierre.
Two hundred and forty-three Indian
ponies will be sold at auction in this city on
Tuesday the 9TH inst. The ponies will ar
rive here tomorrow, and will be subject to
The inspection of persons desiring to pur-
chase. This will probably be the last op-
portunity to buy ponies at auction.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Mcdonald, with the
Adah Richmond troupe now in this city,
are the parents of little boy born in Da-
kota, who is named James Americus Dako-
ia McDonald-being probably the only
child ever born in the territory Of parents
engaged in theatrical profession. They are
also the parents of Baby Mcdonald, the
little prodigy.
A game of bas ball was played on Sa,ur.
day last at Meckling, between selected
mines from the Gayville and Vermillion
clubs. The game ended in favor of The
Vermillion club. 1t Is but fair to state that
this defeat Of the GaYville club is at least by
them attributed to the then physical dis
abilities of several Of their principal
PLAYERS.
At the semi annual teachers examination
held yesterday by supt A. w. Barber at the
eight applicants presented
all of whom passed satisfactori-
y. Certificates were issued as follows:
First grade, to T. Stuart Dickson; second
grade, to John McLain, James A. Dickson,
B. A. E. Bagstad, Lille NJ. Almy and Mrs.
Annie L. Marshall; third grade, to Carrie
Boughton and John Stansge, Jr.
The bakery and confectionery establish.
nent of Frederick & Baker, on the corne:
# Second and Pine streets, has become a
for public patronage which will
'e able to hold it's own so long as it con-
inues 10 give the satisfaction which has
hus far marked its career. In the hands
f practical men, it turns out all the delica.
les which can emanate from bake shop
r q contectioner's work room. This es.
ablishment makes specially of supplying
and parties, and gives due atten-
on to family wants.
LADIES.
A large line Of nice slippers just received