Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-09-11
LOCAL LAcoNlcs.

Bros.
Meeting of the Reform Club in Irish hall
this evening.
L. NJ. Kee is selling goods in Vermillion
during the fair.
Al. Pinchin is building a residence in
north Yankton.
Fall stock of hats, caps and gloves just re-
ceived at I. Piles & Co.'s.
John divers grain warehouse at the
foot Of Cedar street is nearly enclosed.
The masonic fraternity of Yankton are
raising money for yellow fever sufferers.
Call at Eiseman's mamouth Dry Goods g.
Merchant Tailoring House, before you leave
the city.
Forty tickets were sold this morning for
Vermillion, at the Yankton office of the
Dakota Southern.
Tomorrow will be the big day at the
Vermillion fair. A great many people are
going down from Yankton.
Fifteen thousand dollars worth of dry
goods, groceries, boots, shoes, ETC., just re-
celved at Jacob Max's mammoth store.
Geo. Harris, recently from Chicago, and
a brother-in-law of A. j. Pinchin, died of
consumption, at the lattcr's residence in
this city, yesterday afternoon.
The elegant line o fladies and gents hand.
kerchiefs at Mrs. Lyons, is being offered so
cheap that there is no reason why everybody
shouldn't carry off a pocket full.
The examination of Carl Johan Hanson.
charged with murder, has occupied Whites
court all day and will be completed this eve
ming. Nine witnesses have been examined.
j. r. Gamble, of Yankton, has been ap.
pointed a member of the republican terri
torial central committee to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Judge
Moody.
Persons visiting VerziIlion will find an
old Yankton citizen in the person of Mr..
Try, who has headquarters adjoining the
Dakota house where liquid refreshments
and cigars can be procured.
The indications for the upper Mississippi
and lower Missouri valleys are clear or part.
ly cloudy weather, cold northwest winds,
followed in the north and eastern portions
by warmer, southeast winds.
VIM. Wise copEnitted to Jail charged
with the larceny of a revolver, has put up
fifty dollars in cash as security for his ap.
p%earance in the district court and has been
released from the county Jail.
A fire broke out last evening about ten
o'clock in 7. G. Counselps grocery, on Capt.
tai street, which threatened for a time to be
serious in its nature, but was finally subdued
without damage. 1t began in a box filled
with paper.
A nose party is a new invention of the
Jencks hotel boarders. One was perpetrat-
ed upon Mr.. and Mrs. OH. Quimby last eve
ming, in the form ofa surprise, which was
attended by several prominent and distin-
guished noses.
The cases of the territory against Charles
Long and Emanuel Eckert, charged with
assault and battery, sent to the district
court by Justice Roberts. were dismissed
Yesterday, or motion of the district attor-
ney on payment of costs.
Dakota Valley Homestead: We wish to
say to our many readers that Yankton furn-
ishes the most sprightly daily paper that
has come to our Office The Daily Press &
Dakotaian. We believe they cannot better
dispose of their spare change after paying
for the Homestead than by investing in this
unique daily.
The award Of contracts for supplies, bids
for which haye been received at the army
headquarters in St. Paul, for the department
of Dakota, has only been made for the -four,
and the other items will probably be award
ed to Chicago firms. The -four will be furn-
ished as follows: Julius Austin, of St.
Paul, 1874, 900 pounds, at $3.50 per barrel,
delivered at Bismarck; and 106,SO0 pounds
at $3.50 per sack, delivered at Bismarck.
d. Schuette, St. Paul, 94,345 pounds, at
$500 per barrel, delivered in St. Paul.
VIM. Miner, Yankton, 30s,377 pounds d.
vided up as follows: 500 barrels at $3.50
per barrel, and balance at $5.15 per barrel.
Also the patent process -four, 500 barrels at
5000 per barrel. D. schuette, St. Panl will
furnish 11,76O pounds in sacks and 1924
in barrels, at the rate of 5000 per barrel.
A meeting Of the woman's temperance
union will be held at the Methodist church,
at 4 p. m. A full attendance is de-
sired.
MRs. E. B. HOWARD. Pres't.
MRs. D. F. ErTER, secy.
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