Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-06-19
LOCAL LAcoNlcs.

LOCAL uc0Nlcs.
Last nights mail was two hours late.
Ono of the attractions on the 4th will b
. freman's parade.
The temperance organizations are pre-
pairing to celebrate the 4th.
The Turner society has engaged til
Yankton band for the 4th Of July.
Sylvester & Folyer's wood yard has bee,
moved one block northward from its forme
location.
A heavy storm passed around us on til,
north and east, and to-day several more hav'
gone by on the south tide.
The official proceedings of Monday night.
meeting of the city council are printed on
the inside of o -day's paper.
c. L. Ackley will open again in the dry
goods business tomorrow, at the store for.
merly occupied by Ackley 4 Ketchum.
Mayor Wynn has purchased an interest in
Shannard's lumber yard, and the business
will be conducted hereafter under the firm
name of Shannard C Wynn.
The indications of the weather for the up
per Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys
are partly cloudy weather, with rain areas,
warm southerly, veering to cooler north
winds and rising barometer.
Last evening a meeting was held at the
Catholic church, Bishop ireland presiding,
and a total abstinence society organized.
The temporary officers of the society are NJ.
Brennan, president, and A. Miller, secre-
tary. About so men have already bee ,me
members Of the society.
E. T. White, agent Of the St. Paul Fire
and Marine Insurance company, received a
telegram last evening motif, ing him of a
loss by fire at Sioux Falls. We have en-
deavored to obtain particulars by telegraph,
but nobody seems to know anything about it.
What the Catholics believe about the
pope of Rome will be told by Bishop Ire
land at the Catholic church tomorrow even
ing. The subject is one which the reverend
gentleman can discuss learnedly and as he
is an eloquent and attractive speaker the
lecture will be one Of unusual interest.
Two men named Harrington, from SPRING
field, were in town last night looking for a
valuable horse which has been missing since
Saturday night last, and which they fear has
been stolen. They were unsuccessful in
their search in this direction. We learned
from them that a considerable number of
horses have been stolen in Bon Homme
county during the past two or three weeks.
The hearing Of the application for the
appointment of a guardian for the children
of Mrs. Morgan, was had before Judge Con-
gleton this morning, and it appearing from
the evidence that the habits of the mother
are such as to make her unfit to have the
Of the children, Charles Louis was
appointed guardian, and the children placed
in his charge. Mrs. Morgan made earnest
promises that she would quit drinking.
A half breed Indian, named Jerry Camp
hell, was found yesterday in a beastly state
Of intoxication, and locked up by Marshal
This morning he plead guilty to the
offense before the police court. The Law
imposes a severe penalty for selling liquor
10 an Indian, and the dealer or dealers who
furnished this old cofee-cooler with whisky
.hould be made to suffer the full limit of the
law.
kilograms received last night by Commo.
Coulson from Capt. McVay and Super
intendent Merchant, state that the Dakota
Southern railroad company and the Coulson
md Peck steamboat lines were the successful
bidders on transportation Of supplies to
Missouri river Indians, at the opening 10
New York yesterday. As near as could be
the Peck boats will carry the
Crow Creek, Red Cloud and Cheyenne agen.
y supplies, and the Coulson boats the sup
for all other agencies. Freight for all
,osts will pass over the Dakota Southern
'oad, and he shipped from Yankton. Capt.
is the lowest bidder on 10000 sacks
flour and some grain.