Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-06-21
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fnished to-day.
The sun shines fifteen hours and twent
minutes for q all to-day.
The red ribbon movement 6d66e not pre-
vent money from getting tight.
Coates, the druggist, has put up a hand
some sign in front of his store.
The Fourth of July casts its shadows be
fore as shown along our streets.
The longest day and highest water com,
together this year for the first time.
As they look at their fields the farmers
are all singing, "Tbis wheat buy and buy
The dangers incident to the use of waite,
al a beverage increase greatly with the
heated term.
Grave fears are expressed that the food
may so damage the tracks rs to prevent Gen,
Hammond's return.
You will not be required to pay a tax on
your income this year. The inducement
should lead you to grow rich.
Messrs. Sphinx, Wheeler and West, the
committee to revise the city ordinances. are
engaged in the performance of the work.
Our neighboring town of st. Helena is
going to spread itself on the 18th. Sixty
dollars has been raised by the citizens to
procure . band.
The overblown soap bubbles burst SOON
est and great shams have saddest wreck,
while in the long run q maj passes for just
what he is worth.
The funeral Of John Gemmill took place
- ten o'clock this forenoon, and was very
largely attended, there being forty-eight We
hicles in the procession.
One common drunk before the police
court this morning. Being without funds to
liquidate the usual assessment, the victim
wal remanded to the calaboose.
The explanation of the dispatch from St.
Paul in regard to a fire at Sioux Falls, is
given in an item from the Paragraph print
ed elsewhere, under the head Of neighbor-
hood news.
The indications of the weather for the
upper Mississippi and lower Missouri val
leys are rising barometer, cooler north
backing to warmer west winds and general
" clear weather.
Rev. S. Wakefield will discourse next
Sabbath at Stones hall, at II o'clock, a. M,
on the question: Is mind the result of ma
terial organization? Subject, at 8 p, m.:
True Life a Race, Crowned with a Prize.
\ Simon Gamble, of the Yankton and Fort
Randall stage line, received a telegram from
White Swan last evening, informing him
that the river has overlooked the bottom be-
tween the dugway and White Swan. making
the stage road between those points impassa-
bic.
It is recommended to the owners of the
frog pond near Cedar street that they dig
. hole down to the gravel stratum and ill to
the serface with gravel. The water will
never collect again, and the fun will be death
to the frogs.
Rev. Nj. Thorne, pastor of the Unity
church will continue his very interesting re-
ligious services at the court house next Sun
day, June 23d. Morning at II o'clock a.
m. and evening at 8 p. N. Those miss a
rare treat who fail to hear him. Seats are
free and all are cordially invited.
A box containg LOG pounds of fixed am.
munition, en- route for Brule City and con-
signed to D. w. Spaulding, was seized and
confecated a few days ago by the military
authorities at Fort Randall. Maj. Douglas,
agent at Yankton agency. furnished the in
formation upon which the seizure was
made.
Bishop Ireland's lecture at the Catholic
church last evening was attended by . large
and intelligent audience, who heard with
interest and profit the information and argu.
ments presented by the learned and eloquent
divine. The receipts for admission were
quite satisfactory to the. society, and will be
applied to discharsing the debt resting upon
the church.
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