Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-12
LOCAL

LOCAL LAC0NICs.
Van Antwerp's surveying party will leave
on the next boat for Bismarck.
Joseph Inch, a farmer residing beyond the
Jim, on the Gayyille road, lost a valuable
horse lost week by sunstroke.
A choice bit of scandal is aAoat at Spotted
Tail agency, in which a clergyman is con-
siderably mixed up with a dusky maiden of
the plains.
Schoregge is lighting the basement of his
block through a couple of artistically con.
structed arched windo vs. just made in the
front of the building.
The first load of watermelons arrived in
town to-day, and the doctors are replenish-
ing their gripsacks and oiiing the springs of
their night bells.
Gov. Pennington will file his official bond,
as collector of internal revenue about the
middle of this week and will take possession
Of the Office about the first Of September.
The supreme court convened this morn
ing with Chief Justice Shannon and Asso-
ciate Justice Bennett on the bench. An ad-
jeurnment was made to await the arrival of
Judge Barnes.
C. D. Woolworth is second man in the
Cation contract for the construction of ware
houses at Rosebud landing and has gone to
the landing to begin the construction Of
those buildings.
A festival will be held at the pavilion Fri
day evening, Aug. 10th, under the auspices
of the reform club. Preparations are being
made for one of the grandest entertainments
yer had in Dakota. Everybody cordially
invited.
A broken sidewalk on Capital street gave
to Mrs. L. B. Partridge, a severe ankle sprain
one day last week. 1t may not have occur
red to the city fathers hat the condition of
the sidewalks in many portions of the city
is a disgrace to any civilized community.
There is no excuse for it.
The Indian business at Spotted Tail is
nearly closed up, Major Pollock remaining
to pick up the remnants. The Indians are
seventy-ive miles out ON their way to the
Rosebud. The new supply depot has been
located a short distance below the mouth of
White river, and will be called Rosebud
agency landing.
At the temperance meetings at the pavilion
last evening temperance addresses were
made by Phil K. Faux, J. M. Fogerty,
H. B. Murphey and DR.. J. B. Van Velsor.
quite a large crowd in attendance.
Three names were added to the pledge.
The thanks of the Climb are rendered to the
choir for the music furnished.
The members of the Turn-Verein society
celebrated, last night, at Turner. hall, the one
anniversary of the birth Of Turn
Frederick Louis jain. The occa-
sion was one of festivity, music, dancing,
ETC., being interpreted with speeches appro-
pirate to the occasion. Turn-Father jain
the founder of the German Turner or
ganization. He was born one hundred years
ago yesterday, and died October 18th, 1862,
It Freiburg, Germany. He is remembered
v the chief patron of German popular
.musements, and his birthday anniversaries
Ire important occasions among this highly
,ocial foreign element.
"A Dubuque paper furnishes the following
regard to q former we'll known character
# Yankton: "The woman in black" of Sioux
City, who was saved from drowning by .
Journal reporter, has had . wonderful ca-
'eer. She once saved the life of Jack Ward,
low editor Of the st. Paul Pioneer Press,
whom she found in a back yard ia . fit of
remens, and by her care enabled him to get
,ack to his work. She has . wealthy bro
her, who is pastor in . church in Belyidere,
md . daughter in La Crosse who 10 . music
How she ever allowed herself to
tray from the path Of purity and righteous
,ss is one Of the SORROWS which cannot 10
explained" !