Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-18
LOCAL LAcoNIcs

Sheriff Baker has seven prisoners in his
Jail.
Wild geese and ducks are plenty in this
neighboorhood, and our sportsmen are gen.
orally successful in bagging them.
When the c. K. Peck passed Mic brara
this morning the village was surrounded by
prairie fires, and in danger Of being de-
stroyed.
There was q heavy frost last night and
ice formed In the wet spots of sufficient
thickness 10 admonish all prudent people
that it is tine to tuke in their pumpkins.
A south breeze is blowing to.day-a
mild hammered breeze, which reminds Us
Of things as they used to be before the late
TWO weeks gale bore down upon us from
the northwest.
The weather indications for the upper
Mississippi a, d lower Missouri valleys are:
clear or partly cloudy weather cold north
erly, shifting to warmer south, winds; sta
tionary or falling barometer.
The recent prairie FIRE at 1t. Thompson
destroyed all the agency hay, and ran
through the burying ground, burning down
fences and head boards. 1t was only by
hard work that the post was saved.
John Sprague, the man arrested for steal
ing Powers horse and buggy, made arrange
meats yesterday to skip out, but the manner
in which Tailor Swanson handled his re.
volver, dissuaded him from his purpose.
In the report of recent transfers Of mi
ming property in Deadwood we find the
following which is Of interest 10 Yanktou
people: w. n. Collamer to J. D. Sears,
1-S interest in Burning Moscow lode, $3.50.
E. G. Smith, upon the recommendation
of Chief Justice Waite, has been appointed
register in bankruptcy for the district of
Dakota by Judge Shannon. He took the
oath of office and filed his bond yesterday.
Judge Moody formerly held this position.
j. R. Gamble and Gen. Be,dle will speak
in northern Union county on the 22d and
23d, at Eden the Oath. at Canton the 25;h, at
Grange Hall, Lincoln county, the Goth, at
Sioux Falls the 2slh, at Turner the goth
and at Swan Lake the Both. All evening
meetings.
All but one Of the robbers who made the
$4,000 haul on the CHEYENNE route have
Z been captured aud nearly $4,000 worth of
the p'under recovered. Sheriff Baker and
other Yankton officers have aided ma
terially in bringing about this result. though
they did not get near enough the game to
enti,le them to any Of the reward.
Houses to let ara 80 scarce that many Of
our new corners find it impossible to hire a
patch of roof to stick their heads under
The large amount Of building which has
been done in Yankton this season does no,
relieve the pressing demand for places to live
in, and many would-be residents are ON
PEELED to stay away because they can find
nothing better than a dry goods box 10 move
into.
scbandein during his recent trip to the
east, purchased a very large and desirable
stock of goods in the house furnishing line
many articles of rare beau y and value, and
is now better able than ever to supply all
demands in his line. He has also added
several articles of furniture to his store, in
Guiding an elegant show case, which add
largely to the attractive appearance of hi:
place of business, Call and ace him.
L. Hoffman yesterday made complaint
before Justice Roberts, charging Louis
Kadlec with the larceny of a cloak from the
store of complainant Oh Third street. The
case was examined into to day before Justice
Roberts, when the evidence disclosed the
fact Of the taking of the cloak by the de-
PENDANT, but under circumstance showing
that it was done bv mistake, Kadlec hav.
ing picked it up with a number of blouses
that he had purchased. He was discharged,
and the cloak restored to Mr.. Hoffman.
VIM R. Belcher, whose home is a hum
dred miles up the Jim river, was brought
down from Fl. Thompson last night by
Deputy Marshal Edmunds and lodged in
Jail, The charge against him is that he was
detected in the act of following an Indian
COW, belonging to the Grow Greek herd, in
the direction of his ranch on the Jim. The
COW had by ZONE means become separated
from the herd, and was walking along quite
rapidly in front Of Belcher, who, it is al
legged, was urging her to do her level best az
a pedestrian. The matter will be invest.
gated by the next grand Jury.
The republican convention at vermillion
yesterday resulted in a complete victory for
the Bennett republicans and the hopeless
defea, of the Burdick faction. The conven-
ton was harmonious throughout and a reso-
luton was adopted endorsing the action Of
the convention which nominated Judge
Bennett. The following ticket was nomi-
mated: Register of deeds, Seivert johnson;
treasurer, Wm. shriner; sheriff, John
Malin member of council, H. A. Copeland.
The house ticket had not been chosen when
the letter containing this information was
written.