Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-06-05
LOCAL LAcohlcs.

weedso on our vacant lots, and thus destr
mosquito breeders.
- Grant county was organized to-day by
appointment by Gov Howard, Of Solom,
Robetts, james g. Lamoreaux aud Levi
Card as commissioners.
E. T. White has removed his Office fro
the corner of Third and Broadway to Il
room lately occupied by Gen. Beadle, o
posite the Press & Dakotaian Office.
A sDecial meeting o fist. Johns lodge,
+. and A. NJ, will be held at Masonic ha
Tomorrow night. Work in second degre
Scjourning brethren are invited to atten,
The advance guard of the visiting Indian
crossed the Missouri river at this place thi
afternoon, and will continue their homewar
journey on the Nebraska side of the river
y The Plunkett theatrical troupe will opel
= to morrow evening at Stones hall with on
oftheir popular plays. The company is
good one and will furnish entertainment
well worth Witnessing.
To-morrow's train will be held in Sioux
City until half past five in the aftern Don, tc
enable persons attending the circus to return
the same day. Tickets, to Sioux City and
return, 1886; good for one day.
The "loue tree" a landmark of early
days, standing a few miles below town on
the bottom, has been swallowed up by the
river. A few years ago it stood a half a
mile from the bank of the Missouri.
The indications of the weather for the up
per Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys
are, generally lower pressure, winds mostly
from east to south, warmer, clear or partly
cloudy weather, md possibly occasional light
rains.
A couple of Omaha Indians got into a
quarrel while they were in town to-day and
each raised his gun to shoot the other, but
were prevented from making good Indians
of themselves by the sudden interference Of
surrounding braves.
A number Of the Winrebago and Omaha
Indians who have been on a visit to the
Yankton and Spotted Tail agency, arrived
in Yankton this morning on their home
ward journey. The main body will be here
tonight or tomorrow. a.
An attempt was made last night to burg
larize the house of o. r. Brooks, in north
Yankton. The miscreant was in the act of
effecting an entrance into the kitchen when
he was discovered by Mr.. Brooks, who, with
his dogs, gave him a lively chase.
The smart boy of the Office calls atten-
ton to the fact that Gen. Hammond in his
last report to the Indian commissioner sug-
gests the necessity for irrigating in Dakota
before crops can he raised. He therefore
reaches the conclusion that Hammond went
TO Erie to learn how to "erie-gate." Prob
ably that's so.
E. R. Paige, a scientific lecturer Of &C.
knowledged ability. has been engaged to
lecture in Yankton Friday night at the
Methodist church upon the subject of the
telephone and photograph. He will ex-
hibit those peculiar inventions and give
illustrations of their uses. The lecture is
to be for the benefit Of the Methodist
church.
A short time ago the Indian department
issued an order prohibiting the purchase Of
hides from Indians by traders, except for
cash, it having heretofore been the custom
to exchange goods for those articles. This
order is panning out we'll for Spotted Tails
Indians. They take the money received for
their hides and 60 off up the Niobrara and
purchase guns and ammunition from parties
there engaged in the illegal traffic.
. A Chicago telegram statee that informa-
ton has been received there that seventy
five Yankton Indians have gone to Lower
Brule agency, and are there making 80 much
trouble that it was almost deemed necessary
to call out the military to suppress them.
have received letters from that neighbor-
no ID, bearing the same date as the telegram
referred to, in which nc mention Of trouble
is made. On the contrary, one letter says
/" there is nothing new in regard to the In
dams, except q general growl," which isn't
go very new, either.
Last evening, while E. L. Wright was
temporarily absent from his meat market
on Third street, leaving his little boy in
charge, a couple of tramps entered the shop
and stole a piece of dried beef. Nh. Wright
returned before the thieves had left, and
being informed by the boy what they had
done, he undertook to compel them to re.
turn the meat, when one Of the fellows drew
q revolver and presented it at Mr.. Wright,
at the same time looking cut Of the shop,
and succeeded in making his escspe.
Gentlemen recently down from Spotted
Tail agency inform us that the Indians at
that agency are becoming restless, but de-.
clare that they will be peacsable and sub
nit 10 the local authorities until after the
sun dance, which will occur the latter part
Of this month, when, if the government does
not remove them, they will move themselves,
and that onehalf the Yanktons and San
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