Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-22
LOCAL

bothers buildings.
James b. Withenpoon has presented a
five dollar bible to the Reform Club.
A parish meeting to elect vestrymen will
he held at Christ church this evening.
Rev. Karl Gerner preached his farewell
sermon in the court house last evening.
NJ. T. Woolley has received the contract
for furnishing Rec Cloud agency with
wood.
There is an underlined rumor in the air
to the ,tfc,; That Chris Digger has been
married.
The proprietor of the Jencks hotel is
having the lots on which the hotel stands
enclosed with a tight board fence.
H. w. White is moving his gun store
from Capital street to his building on Cedar
street, between Sd and 4th streets.
This region was visited by another heavy
rain storm Saturday night. At Sioux City
the storm was very severe, and was accom-
panied by considerable hail.
The night Waterman at the Geimania
house was yesterday relieved of several dol
lars' worth Of wearing apparel by some liglN
fingered thief. No clue to the culprit.
Some mail matter was received at the
pos,ofice Saturday night from Chicago d.
rected to cole Bskerson" The sheriff got
it and found that it was intended for him.
+: w. Cation, the new trader at Yankton
agency, will probably purchase Maj. Clark
sons goods and the contemplated store at
Choteau creek will not become a necessity.
The Dakota Southern company has re
paired the break in the road running around
the Iowa bluffs and everything is now all
right. Last nights rain did no damage
there. Trains are running through on
time.
The remains OF Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Eiseman's child were taken to Sioux City
on to-day's train for burial. Another child
Of theirs is buried there and a third in St
Joseph-alI OF whom have died in the past
four years.
The indications Of the weather ior the
upper Mississippi and lower Missouri val
leys are. south winds veering to southwest
and northwest, falling followed by rising
barometer, warmer, partly cloudy weather
and occasional rains.
At the Union Temperance meeting last
evening in the Methodist church, in this
city, addresses were delivered by lawyer
Potter, OF ST. Helena, Nebraska, DR.. j. B.
Van Nelsor, Thomas S:ewar:, S. w. Swift
and Rev. Jos. Ward. Twenty-one persons
signed the pledge.
On Saturday evening a large number OF
our prominent citizens, including many red
ribbonites, received circulars from a billiard
table factory, and on the wrapper was a
printed notice to the receiver that if he did
not need any goods in that line to "hand
the circular to some other saloon keeper"
Information from up river is to the effect
that the Press and Dakotaian remarks on
the Crow creek outrages have had a pacify,
ing effect on the military there. We have
frequently heard it remarked that the pen
is mightier than the sword. II looks as
though there was some truth in the legend.
Marshal Bates captured a bovine quad
ruped Friday, and while attempting to
open the gate Of the city corral with one
hand, while the other grasped a horn Of the
%critter, said critter gave her head toss and
released herself from official custody and
reached the shelter of her own stable in
safety. Charley got her Gin a horn"
Albert Burnham and Miss Annie Sinns.
mon were married yesterday by Rev. Joseph
Ward, the ceremony taking place at the
residence Of the officiating clergyman. The
affair was very private. and the contracting
parties will moi indulge in a bridal tour,
but Immediately settled down to married
life. They have the good wishes of their
many friends.
The Dakota Southern railroad company
has received from the shops Of Haskell &
Parker, Michigan City, q fine coach rebuilt
from on old one. They have also received
a new combination car, being a combination
Of passenger express, mail and baggage. 1t
is A feet long and is TO be used between
Yankton and Sioux City. The company is
having other passenger and freight cars
built.
A large extra freight train arrived yes
terday over the Dakota Southern. This
road is now taxed to its utmost capacity to
carry the freight which is pouring in upon
it. There are now on the various tracks Of
the company in this city about one hundred
and fifty loaded cars, the freight in which is
waiting for transportation up the river. The
train this evening viii bring up forty cars
of government freight.
+ E Hudson, trader at Crow creek, has
made q formal demand on Lieut.. Dougherty
for the return of about $500 worth Of hides
siezed by the military. They are per:shable
property and Mr.. Hudson is so anxious to
save them that he offers to put up an in
Identifying bond. At the same time he is
doubtless DESTROYS Of ascertaining what