Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-19
5he Daily 9ress aud 9aautaisu
yANkroN: DAKOTA
Thursday Evening, Dec. 10, 1873
LOCAL lAc0NlcR

Don't fail to read the column Of locals
on the third page.
The supreme court will adjourn to night
or tomorrow morning.
The plastsring Of Dr.. Livingstone new
house was completed to day.
Commodore Coulson has moved into his
elegant residence and Is ready to commence
living.
DR.. Dodge brought back from the east .
beautiful gold watch and chain, . present
from his mother.
The funeral Of Josephine shanard will
take pace at eleven o'clock tomorrow fore.
noon, from Christ church.
A new sidewalk being placed around
the burnt district on Broadway and Third
street is . good improvement.
There was . pleasant gathering at the re.
form club room last evening the audience
being entertained with music and speeches.
The first installment for the new insane
asylum was brought in from Deadwood last
night BY Deputy Beanman, consisting Of
two insane persons.
Go and see the dolls tonight. Attend the
festival aud oyster supper this evening.
Good coffee. Music at Valentines hall to.
night. The festival.
The ice bridge is now secure and almost
continuous procession Of Nebraska teams
has been crossing to-day. These Nsbns-
kaians have money and their coming slim
ulstes trade.
It il not true that Rrinkerhoff's success
upon the stage is due to the fact that be is
10 proprietor Of the Jim river stage line. He
received his dramatic education in Dubuque
and brought it along with him.
Rapid City Journal: Judge Moody has
created . sensation among Lawrence county
officials by declaring he would allow no Of.
fcer of his court to take more fees than
those prescribed By the statutes.
The Unity church people contemplate re.
peating their musical and dramatic enter
tainment on Saturday evening, and if they
conclude to do 20 the admission price will be
reduced to twenty-five cents.
Attention 10 directed to the published
statement Of the First National bank Of
Yankton. The figures show 1t to be n Of
the soundest institutions in the country, with
big surplus to back up it's business.
A large quantity of wheat has been
marketed to-day, largely from the Russian
districts. Number two wheat predomi.
mates. though q little Of the number one
variety has changed hands to-day.
1t seemed colder this morning with the
mercury sixteen above zero than it was yes
terday morning with the mercury at zero.
The difference between the north end of
. south wind and the south end Of . north
wind is perceptible.
All business men and property owners of
Yankton are asked to attend the citizens
meeting at Stones hall this evening to hear
the report Of the railroad committee and A.
tend to other matters ofimportance.
A government auction sale of the build.
ings, hay and wood at the former Spotted
Tail agency on Ponca creek, now occupied
by the military, will take place on the 9Th
day Of January, prox., the anniversary Of the
battle Of New Orleans.
The weather indications for the upper
Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys are
Falling barometer, southeast to southwest
winds. warmer cloudy weather, with fire.
quent snow, but followed 10 Missouri BY
rising barometer. colder northwest winds
and clear weather.
Lizzie Brown, who has been lodging q
warrant since last August, was gobbIed last
night by Policeman hershon aud brought
before Justice White charged with lewdness.
She was assessed $S.55 and permitted to de-
part. She had been spending the autumn
months on Bon Homme Island and had
come down to attend the theatre when she
fell into Menhon's hands.
Regarding the proposed railroad route
from Ysnkton to the Big Sioux river, Gen.
Be adle says: The distance is ffy.two
miles and ofthls forty ISIS dead level and will
no grading. The twelve miles Of
broken country will nowhere require 81
trade greater than fifty feet to the mile and
not half that grade. /,
A public meeting will be held at the
,ourt house tomorrow friday evening at
p. m. to further consider the matter
establishing . hospital in Yanktou, At Il
which meeting the committee appointed at
he previous meeting will submit their re- .
All interested ia this worthy object
re earnestly requested to be present. BY
rider of the committee. t
John Falde, the delinquent postmaster at
writes q letter to the Sioux City
ournal denying the statement that hi. bro
Ter has gone to Norway with the $3,0O0l
"Mr Fade say4: my only u
rother lives here yet upon his farm and
ever thought Of leaving for Norway or any
her country, and ( never believed or re-.
orted him Is being the suspected man."
The members of the Yankton bar, to. n
sther with q few invited outsider. will r