Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-15
LOCAL LACONICs,



Pnrdy is handling q brand of Key West
cigars which are straight Havana.
The net proceeds of the Mendelssohn con-
cert will be given to the Reformed club.
The Yankton Geological society are re-
quested to meet this evening at the parlors
of Mr.. Pauline, on Third street.
The earth from the cellars being dug on
Third street is used in raising the streets
around the court house to grade.
The yags who were fined by Justice FL
bridge yesterday, are to-day discharging
their Indebtedness to the city by shoveling
cut the cutters on Third street.
Black Hills Herald, Feb. 20: "Our old
friend Dan Scott has taken a position as To-
cal on the Times. Brace up Dan and the
readers of that sheet will appreciate the
pliability of your Faber."
The Baptist social will be held this Fri.
day evening, at the residence of D. o. Law
renee. 1t was printed TUESDAY" evening
in yesterdays paper, which was a mistake.
Everybody is cordially invited to attend.
Vermillion Standard: Gen. w. d. II.
Beadle will speak on the subject of temper
ance at the NJ. E. church, in this place on
Sunday, March 81. All are invited to
come out and listen to the eloquent general.
District Attorney Faulk received the sad
news last evening Of the death of his
mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Faulk, which
occurred on Sunday last in Westmoreland
county, Pa. Mrs. Faulk was in her 18th
year.
There is to be a great rush to hear the
Mendelssohn Quintette club. Up to three
o'clock this afternoon 127 seats had been
reserved, which, according to Postmaster
Howard, is an unprecedented sale of re-
served seats.
The mules, horse, harness and buggy sto-
len from s. c. Presba, we're seen last Mon.
day forty miles up the Niobrara. They
were probably stolen by the gang Of thieves
which has headquarters near the Indian
country above Paddock.
There is q rumor aloat that Judge Brook.
ings, a member of the anti-division commit.
tee. has received . letter from Judge Kidder
in which that gentleman states that in his
opinion there 10 no immediate danger of the
passage of the Saunders bill.
The bachelor sheriff of Sioux City has al
last succumbed. A dispatch from that city
announces the marriage on Thursday of
John NJ. Mcdonald and Miss Nettie Foster.
Yankton tenders congratulations to John
and the charming young bride.
Sioux City Journal: The bond case Of
the Covington, Columbus & Black Hills
road is still in the hands of the judges Of
the supreme court of Nebraska, and will not
be decided until April. We understand
that the company is anticipating a favorable
result.
In the list of U. s. grand jurors printed in
this paper . few days ago the name of
Barkly N. semple was made to appear as
Barney M. Sample. Of course everybody
knew who was meant, but We are not to be
triaed with, aud the printer who made the
mistake was promptly executed.
The indications of the weather for the
upper lake region and upper Mississippi
valley are falling barometer, fresh and brisk
south winds, warmer, partly cloudy weather,
possibly succeeded by rain areas, and fol-
lowed tonight in the latter and western
portion of the former by rising barometer
and colder northwest winds.
The St. Helena Bulletin says the follow
ing notice was posted up near that town
DOCK NOTICE FOR SALE!
Whereas i hat got mi farme sell und
want to move de west out i makes ofer to
selle . lod of korn, Dads und half several
dons less onder stuff, more also some bull
~heifers, fresh MILK rows und steers und
hogs, a big fat SOW uud swine by me.
JOHN ScHNooGLE.
Derms cash of you got him, il nod, nodes
secured by somebody.
Through the kindness of the operator we
are enabled to give a report from the special
branch of the signal service. indications
fr the Sioux Falls valley are, stationary
or falling barometer in the Paragraph
office with limited areas of light cuss words
accompanied by a decline in the price Of
warrants. Along towards night the great
r. tractor will commence to blow about Pen
ni.slon, storm signals will be hoisted and
the inhabitants, With 4 finger in each ear,
will probably be heard to say, ooh give US
5 restl"
Sioux Falls Paragraph: Curt Windsor
il n Of the boys. He particularly excel,