Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-10
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vANkToN, DAKOTA
Wednesday Evening, April 10, 1873
LOCAL LACoNIo

was blown off yesterday.
A chimney in Bradley's hotel burned out
yesterday. No damage done.
A chimney on Judge Vests hsuss was
badly scalped BY yesterdays wind.
At last nights meeting Of the council the
bonds Of the mayor, treasurer and marshal
were approved.
The blizzard closed up business this fore.
noon, leaving many signs askew and several
buildings cut of joint.
Yesterdays gale demolished VIM. Box's
windmill. damaging his pocket to the ex.
tent of two hundred dollars.
The Eagle house chimney took fire dur.
ing yesterdays gale, but was e%xtinguished
BY the free use Of snow balls.
The following from the Deadwood Times
indicates that the Castle creek mining coun-
try is not as prosperous Is 1t wa formerly:
A telegram received yesterday announces
the death at the st. Peters, Mimi, insane
asylum of John Beck, an inmate Of that in
stitution from this territory. Beck was sent
to the asylum from Clay county.
1.-THE population Of Castleton has decreased
since our last report. One Of the inhabit-
ants deserted the Town last week, and now
there are only two citizens left, the grocery
keeper and his clerk"
The stages on all the lines centering in
Ysnkton arrived in good season last night,
Notwithstanding the storm. The Randall
stage, which travelled with the wind, was
blown in a little ahead of time.
The indications of the weather for the
upper Mississippi and lower Missouri val.
leys are: partly cloudy weather, occasional
rain areas, warm, southwest veering to cold
northwest winds, higher pressure.
The Deadwood Times of the 4th inst. as.
serts this fact: "The best -four now in our
market is the "Fancy Patent" manufac
tured at Bramble & Miners Excelsior mills
iankton, D. T. This at least is the decision
of our bakers"
Last evening Gov. Faux was rejoiced to
find his c%is;ern, which had been dry, filled
with clear, cold water from yesterdays n
and rain. This morning his feeling was
that Of disgust when he found his ~cistern
caved in, and the water all gone.
Tom Frazier, an old Sioux City faro deal
er, committed suicide in California recently
by taking morphine. Tom was Dan Har-
net,'s Sioux City partner, whose death a,
Deadwood from the effects of Morphine was
announced in this paper yesterday.
The rainfull during the storm Of yester.
day and this forenoon was $50 inches. The
distance Travelled by the wind for the "A
hours ending at noon to-day was 800 miles,
and the maximum velocity of wind was
about six o'clock last evening, when it
reached 60 miles per hour.
The creditors of Mark II. Farmer, after
two days stormy session, agreed this fore.
noon to accept his proposition to pay forty
cents on the dollar and close up his bust.
ness. AS soon as he gives the necessary
bonds he will take possession of the bust.
ness of the defunct bank.
Rapid City Journal, 9th: Jim. Heath,
McCarter & Co., came in from Fort Pierre,
Thursday, loaded with freight for Fred.
Evans. They brought in the 10-stamp
quartz mill of Hudson, Arnold s. Co, which
will 60 to Rockerville. This is the first
train over the Pierre route this season, and
they report the road in splendid condition.
When Dr.. Livingston wants to indulge
in aride in his " buggy and behind his
VI horses he asks Lieut.. Dougherty if he
may. Lieut. Dougherty reports the request
10 Gen. Hammond, who considers it. III it
is deemed advisable fo- the doctor to take
an airing, Gen. Hammond directs the lieu.
tenant to say that he may. Then DR..
Livingston goes out to ride.
Mrs. Kemp, "the woman in black" was
brought before Justice White this afternoon
on the charge Of malicious mischief. After
hearing testimony, she was held in 5000
bail to answer at the next term of the dis
trict court, and in default of bail was COM
mitted to the county Jail. Thus, for a time
at least, the community is rid OF this ire
preside nuisance.
Martin Schamber, . leading German.
Russian of Hutchinson county, recently
went to Arkansas to satisfy himself in re.
gard to its reported advantages over Dakota
as AN agricultural and stock raising country.
He returned about two weeks ago. and is
perfectly satisfied TO emaln in Dakota. He
now regards his Dakota farm as worth At
least two thousand dollars more than be
estimated its value before he made his
southern trip.
The interior Of the city calaboose is badly
this morning, but the elements
which were on q rampage yesterday are not
responsible for the wreck. The "woman in
did it with her little Ratchet, or
other weapon. On being taken to the
cooler yesterday, after her attack on Else
mans store, the marshal left her for a few
in order to get some material to
a fire, and on returning found that the
virago had broken the stove, table,
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