Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-11-18
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An extra train arrived last night from
Sioux City.
Another big crowd in town to-day and q
large quantity of wheat purchased.
Commodore Coulson will move into bis
new and elegant residence mex, week.
Rev. T. NJ. Williams. presiding elder Of
this district, preached excellent sermons at
the Methodist church yesterday.
The United States grand jury is patiently
grinding out its Indian grists and has not
yet made any returns of a public nature.
-Four indictments have been found against
keepers of houses Of ill fame and one against
the owner of premises rented for that pur-
pose.
There was a full attendance at the reform
club prayer meeting Saturday night, and
much interest was manifested in the organ.
ization of a christian association.
An extra train which started east yester.
day morning was compelled to return to
Yankton from the Jim river, In consequence
of a break in the locomotive machinery.
The indications for the northwest are
Cloudy weather and rain warm %southerly
winds; falling barometer, followed in the
north and west portions BY rising barometer
and colder northwest winds.
VIM. Fielder don't quite like the idea Of
being placed in print as the partner Of any
man by the nam of Hammond. He says
he has no as ociate in the cattle business
who is attached to such designation.
Railroad meeting at Stones hall this
evening. The articles Of incorporation Of
the proposed company will Represented and
discussed. All persons interested in this
portion of Dakota are asked to be present.
John Mitchell, proprietor of an easy
going night haunt on the corner of LIST
and Walnut streets, has jumped the town
and will probably stay away. He got wind
Of the indictment against him and went away
to save trouble.
Will Vance and J.. Parker Hay ward hap
pened to be born on the same day ofthe same
month and this coincidence moves them to
give to their friends a private masquerade
party at the residence of the elder Vance to-
morrow evening.
T. w. Brisbine, Esq, has opened q pro-
vision store on Third street, opposite the
Chicago house. and intends keeping a com.
plete line Of -four, feed. grain of all kinds,
vegetables and farm products generally. He
makes a speciality Of corn meal, and invites
the attention of dealers to this article which
he can furnish in any quantity.
A series of Indian dances by wild Sioux
from the plains will be given at Stones
hall Saturday evening. The plan is to give
the Indians now in town an opportunity to
earn a little pocket money by entertaining
the public. Several of their %liveliest dances
will be given and twenty-five cents will
buy sn admission ticket.
While General Hammond was here we
wholly neglected TO call his attention to the
new insane asylum Gov. Howard is build
ing. This oversight is what wrenches our
soul to-day. tits barely possible that Ham.
mond might have purchased the entire out
if he had known Of it and presented it
% the territory. A stitch in time might
,ave saved a..dozen.
Tuesday was a lively day in Yankton. A
Gentleman who was there says the Russians
in from all around the country TO
meet their brothern who arrived that day
resh from the old country. He estimated
hat $40 teams were in town, and each one
rought a load Of wbeat.-Siour City Jour
That's the way it is every day, Rus
Ians or no Russians. t.
Two weeks ago today the postofice in
reighton was robbed Of a registered letter
obtaining sos by two men whose names
e unknown to us. Marshal Bates was
otiiled and after long work on the case last
thursday one Of the stolen bills, a fifty,
as turned up and traced to the parties
BIO left it at a saloon By this time, how.
er, the men had left town and gone back
Nebraska. Marshal Bates sent word to
and the parties were there arrest
and placed in confinement.
The " woman in black 4" was again in the
court yesterday and for awhile Z
2 made it lively for the court and all the !
But she was finally hustled out of I
court room after a sentence of ninety :
in Jail had been passed; and as she
8 token away she swore to have revenge
the officers and everybody else. Send T
back to Sioux City.-St. Paul Pioneer.
Not much. If she muet go, send
to Yankton, via Bismarck..-Siouz Cuv o,
'rna1, The populous settlements of the ',
rton county coal banks constitute the to
st blissful haven OF rest for distracted
Is that We know Of. The grand jury Is
session here. :
lot of fine Michigan winter apples, lust al