Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-09-26
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w. NJ. Shirk has moved his photograph
gallery from Broadway to Dewitt's new
block, on Third street.
The dilapidated piece of sidewalk on the
east side Of Capital street north Of Stones
block is being repaired.
Karl Otto has opened a watch and jew
elry repairing and sale establishment in
Schoregge's Third street store.
A heavy frost fell last night and regular
fall weather Of the most satisfactory sort
has superseded the cquinoctial disturbances.
A rumor prevails that Billie Powers 10
close upon the heels of the man who stole
his horse with a probability of overtaking
him.
Oliver Shannon has nearly. completed his
military potato contract and when every.
. thing is closed up he will have furnished
5000 bushels.
Wambole has matched his horse against
the Owens horse for a half mile dash on q
straight road for one hundred dollars stakes.
The race will come off on the 25th inst.
The postofice department has ordered
the discontinuance of the Marindahl post
Office. As this is an important mail center,
we are at a loss to understand why the Office
should have been discontinued.
The weather indications for the upper
Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys are,
rising, followed by falling, barometer. d.
minishing northwest, shifting to warmer
south, winds, with clear weather.
The republicans OF Meckling and vicinity
assembled in large numbers last night and
listened to addresses from Judge Bennett
and Maj. Jolley. After the speeches were
concluded a Bennett club was organized.
A party of three nimrods went out in
search of game yesterday and the only thing
encountered was a flock of blackbirds. They
fred into the flock and killed ifty-two and
then came home and Dragged about their
superior skill as marksmen.
Five dollars changed hands yesterday ON
the nationality of Sheriff Baker. The man
who bet that he was o Norwegian was the
loser, but he cant yet quite understand why
Yankee parents should fasten the name of
"Ole" upon their blue blooded offspring.
A squad Of one hundred and sixty re.
cruits arrived last night from Columbus,
Ohio, for various posts and regiments
along the Missouri. They were in charge of
Maj. Yard, Of Columbus barracks, as far as
Yankton, and we're here turned over to
Lieutenant Smith, of Fl. Randall, who will
conduct them to their destinations. Eigh-
ty.two of these recruits go to 1T. Randall,
twenty-eight to Lower Brule and fifty to
Fl. Sully. They will leave this evening on
the steamer Key West.
The drop in the sidewalk in front of the
postofice caused agreat many of our respect.
able citizens to assume numerous humiliat-
ing positions last night. During the day
the walk was let down to grade, which is
about a foot below the door sill. and as the
crowd came out after last nights mail was
distributed it was interesting to watch the
hurried name in which they struck bot.
tom and to listen to the remarks which pro-
ceeded from their lips. A crowd of wicked
jokers gathered about the scene and got
enough fun out of the affair to last them
until the next Niger show comes along.
While over in Turner county last week
we found that the farmers generally were
using hay for fuel and that they preferred it
to cottonwood. A machine made by s. L..
Berray, of Finlay, rolls and presses the hay
into compact stove lengths which burns
slowly and gives forth a heat equal to that
of any other combustible material. Fuel
prepared by this process is economical, al
ways available and is perfectly satisfactory
in every way. A stove can be supplied at a
nominal cost of twelve dollars per year.
Thus the fuel problem is solved. The prai-
ries produce the material and a little inge-
nuity and a little labor render it fit for use.
E. T. Melvin having sold his interest in
the livery business at the Bradley stables,
commenced to-day the erection of a new
livery and sale stable on Capital street, be-
tween Sd and 4th strickland intends to stock
it with an entire outfit Of new buggies, car
riages and equipments, and will be fully
prepared by October 10th to receive horses
to sell and board. He wishes to call the at
tention of the public generally to his facili-
ties for boarding and selling horses. His
large experience in the shipment and sale
of horses. coupled with his extended &C.
quaintance with the people of Dakota as =
horse and stock dealer will greatly facilitate
sales, and be of great benefit to horse
drovers and shippers in making sales Of
stock.
Harry Katz's stock is varied, and suitable
for all classes-working men, merchants.
professional men. Everybody can be suited
and fitted.
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