Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-23
LOCAL

IVVAe lACUNlCS.
The supreme court will adjourn this
evening.
Hollenbeck is still in town canyassinp
Kidder's chances.
A new number nix Hall safeehas been
placed in the Office Of the Jencks hotel.
The Sioux Falls delegates left this after
noon for home by private conveyances.
The weather is oppressively hot, and an
other Manitoba wave is deyoutly PRAYED
for.
Lewis E. Jones has retired from the man.
agement. of the st. Helena Bulletin, and is
succeeded by p. G. Nissen.
Felix Dilger has threshed his winter
wheat, and it brings a yield Of twenty-seven
bushels per acre Of number one quality.
The thermometer at Kadish's drug store
marked go at noon to-day thermometers in
other parts Of the.town indicated from rs
to 1O00 in the shade.
On the Sth ballot last night, Col. Louns-
berry only lacked 6s votes Of being declar-
ed the nominee of the convention. He
made a narrow escape.
II is reported that a mar answering the
description of John w. Morris, who escap-
ed from the US. Jail in this city q little
over a month ago, is In limbo at Vermil-
lion. ~
The commissioner of Indian affairs ad-
veitises in to-day's paper for proposals for
the erection of buildings at Red Cloud and
Spotted Tail agencies. Builders will take
notice.
A smoke house in the rear of VIM.
Stier's residence burned this afternoon, and
about 400 pounds of bacon belonging to
Blatt 4 Beurdof was destroyed in the
blaze. No insurance.
Probabilities of the weather for the up-
per Mississippi and Missouri Valleys, part
~ cloudy weather, frequent rain, opposing
warm south and cold north winds, followed
by rising barometer.
Most of the delegates to the republican
convention left for their respective homes
to day. Those from Northern Dakota, and
Union and Clay counties, and a portion of
the Black..Hills delegation, left on the Dakota
Southern this morning. Those from the
interior counties, who came in their own
c%onveyances, left during the day.
Bon Homme county has elected the fol-
lowing delegates to the democratic conven-
lion which meets nthis city next Thursday:
Gen. G. T. Campbell, c. s. Rowe, H. E..
Bonesteel, E. F. Armstrong and Frank
Richmond. Charles Mix county sends Eel
icia Fallas and Brule county D. w. Spauld-
lug.
In addition to the large number of stran-
gers in Yankton, yesterday, a few made
their appearance who did not attend the
convention. One of them is stopping at
the house of Frank Searles, another at Geo.
B. Hofman's, and still another at Charley
Longs. Mothers and fathers are all doing
we'll.
Ex-sherif Seth Bullock, of Deadwood,
has been designated by the secretary of the
agricultural society 10 collect. and forward
to the secretary a collection of minerals,
quartz, &C., from the Black Hills mines.
The collection will be exhibited at the
Fair at Vermillion and after its close sent
to the permanent exhibition at Paramount
Park, Philadelphia. We hope our Black
Hills friends will interest themselves, and
make up a collection that will do the Hills
justice.
At the democratic caucuses in this city
last night the following delegates were
elected to the county convention, which
meets in this city Saturday: Fifth precinct
Trip. S. L. Sphinx. ]. Brinker-
hof, Oliver Shannon. Maris Taylor, G. F.
LANCE, j. II. Shannard, A. NJ. English, j.
Curry and E. T.. Wheeler. Sixth precinct
F. MacNamara, @. n. Edwards, Vim.
Gemmill, E. Benzinger, G. H. Bates P.
Cavalier. L B. Partridge, j. B. Van Velsor,
Michael McT.o;n ood n NJ 2;ohooh