Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-13
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The frame Of the new government ware
house on the lower levee is up.
The brick for Poore's dwelling house are
being delivered on the ground.
The ferryboat now lands on the Nebraska
shore opposite the foot of Broadway.
Rev. Loz;er will lecture on Temperance
at the Congregational church tonight.
]. w. Cradle removed the remnants of
his Stock of auction goods from KEGS store
to-day.
The Spotted Tail excursionists are all in.
Part returned by carriages and part by
steamer.
The district court is in session again TO-
day, but the jury has been dismissed, sub
ject to call.
A squad Of discharged soldiers from
Cheyenne and Red Cloud came down on
the Black Hills.
The present garrison at Ft Randall con.
sists of four companies and the band of tie
1st regiment of infantry.
The principal theme of the high school
girls nova days, is, "What are you going to
wear on the last day."
A wooden pail filled with hot ashes came
near causing the destruction of row of
wooden building on Third street last
week.
Owing to the bad weather, the horse sale
on Saturday afternoon was not success.
Only three horses were sold, and these went
at very low prices.
H. K. Love, who was recently appointed
receiver of the Covington, Columbus g.
Black Hills railroad, has entered upon the
duties of his office. He was at Ponca last
week.
The indications of the weather for the
upper Mississippi and lower Missouri val
leys are, northeast to southeast winds, fall
Ing barometer, warmer, cloudy and rainy
weather.
A coolness pervaded the atmosphere Sat
urdsy night, and as consequence tender
plants and fruit are considerably discour-
aged. A few species have temporarily
withdrawn from the race.
A new military post is 10 be established
at Bear Butte, twenty miles east from Dead
wood, to be garrisoned by troops from
river posts. This will be q permanent
military rendezvous.
Soc Drew, of the Black Hills, says
Saturdays snow storm extended as far up
the river as Bijou Hills, but that the snow
fall was much greater in this vicinity than
in the Bijou Hills region.
Col. Lugenbeel has declared war on all
parties who chop down telegraph poles be-
tween Randall and Sully. They will be
closely watched and summarily punished
for all future depredations.
P. K. Slear, who resides about three miles
north of town, has rye in head, and his
other crops, as we'll as those Of his neigh
bors, are proportionately advanced. The
cold snap did very little damage in his
neighborhood.
D. McCully was thrown from his water
wagon Saturday and severely injured. The
water tank upon which he was seated be-
came separated from the body of the
wagon and slid off, throwing Mr.. McCully
under the wheels and dislocatipg his right
shoulder.
Strawberries and ice cream, the first of the
season-The ladies of the Methodist church
will serve strawberries and ice cream &C.,
tomorrow evening at the church basement
The object OF this festival is to raise funds
with which to place mating on the floors
Of the church. A worthy enterprise, for
which we bespeak them generous re-
sponse.
Saturdays snow storm wound up with a
freeze during the night which has proved
disastrous to tender garden stuff and fruit,
but has brought no injury to field products.
night was almost wintry. The
NOW and mud were frozen hard. Dakota's
promising fruit crop and the luxuriant
growth of early plants and vegetables are
Used up. This. unusual visitation seems
o extend over a greater portion of
he east and west and has brought general
LOUIS Deviot and Miss Choucalacoulampa
we're married at Cheyenne agency q short
ime ago. Louis will be remembered by
most of the people Of Yankton as bright
Intelligent half-breed Indian, who resided |
lere for number Of years, went to school,
nd was clerk in store. He was better
nown here by the name Of Louis Dewitt.
'he blushing bride whom he has led to the
liar is squaw Of Spotted Tails tribe.
When Louissleft Yankton, rumor says be
'as engaged to be married to young lady
esiding in one of the interior counties Of
dakota. Here is another evidence of the
fleets of education and efforts at civilization
pom the Savage breast" No young man
! Yankton had better home, or more OPP
ortunities to become an educated and use
il man than Louis Dewitt. /
Ladies' Urderclothing at l.. CongletoDs'