Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-06-26
LOCAL LAcoalcs

LOCAL Ac0hIcS
It is again reported that the goyernmel
d about to abandon Fort Rice as . milital
post.
The sand bar which has formed opposit
the upper warehouse ID covered with drift
wood, and when the water subsidies SUD
ciently it will be popular wood yard.
Mr.. N. w. Tyler thinks that at least ha
of his grain was knocked down by the MAJ
row hail storm of last Sunday. He me.
sared one hail stone, seven inches around.
Judge Schnauber this morning presents
us with bunch Of strawberries raised il
his own garden. They are large, lovely an,
luscious, and in no manner hard to take.
The men brought here from Minnesota
charged with stealing horses at the Yankto,
agency, are supposed to be the same partie
who stole Presba's horses, near Lakeport
about two months ago.
Another trial of reapcrs took place ir
Maj. Stones rye field to-day. The machines
which exhibited to-day were the McCor.
mick. sold by Wynn & Buckwalter, and the
St. Paul reaper, by Seydel.
Something is going to happen. Early
this forenoon, three young men of certain
age, were in this Office samplpg wedding
stationery. They found what they wanted
and departed smilingly to emile.
John Pc erzon, living near Gayville, was
required to give bail before Justice Roberts
this morning in the sum of $50 to answer at
the district court the charge of wrongfnlly
taking horse from the possession of Ole
Samson.
Remember Judge Paige lectures to.
night at the Methodist church on the tele-
phone and phonautograph. Judge Paige is
an eminent scientist, and his lecture upon
the-e modern scientific wonders will be we'll
worth hearing.
The indications Of the wesGher for the
upper Mississippi and lower Missouri val
leys are, falling, followed by rising barome-
ter, southwest to northwest winds, station
ary and higher temperature cloudy and
rains, followed by clearing weather.
The citizens Of the neighborhood about
Utica postoffice are getting up picnic cele-
bration for the 4th. A bower is to be built
at the school house near Mosher's, and ali |
sorts Of fun expected, including racing in
he afternoon. followed by an evening dance.
D. B. Cooley, of this city, has just COM
pleted the manufacture of thirty sets of har-
ness for the use of the government. They
we're made under contract, this being the
'econd one filled, and to-day have been
boxed preparatory to being shipped to their
destination, Ft. Peck, Montana.
A. R. Appleton, an old and prominent
citizen, and the FIRST republican postmaster
If Sioux City, died last night. The funeral
will take place tomorrow and will be con.
lucted by the masonic fraternity of which |
deceased was member. Mrs. Leighton
Wynn, Of Yankton, is sister of Mrs.
Appleton.
Deputy U. s. Marshal c. P. Edmunds re-
urned last night from Jackson, Minnesota
having in charge j. W. Morris and s. Smith
he men accused of stealing sixteen hor.es
nd ponies at Yankton agency, an account
+ which has already been given in these
olumns They were committed to the
ounty Jail. A preliminary hearing in their
ases will be had before Judge Congleton on
friday or Saturday.
Drs. Etter, Daniel and Miller, and Sheriff
'aker and G. F. Lang returned last evening
rom the upper bridge on Jim river, where
hey went to impure in the manner in which
ians Oleson came to his death. The body
'as exhumed, and it was found that the
light leg had been burned of, the right arm
adly burned, and the skull on top Of the
cad broken in. An inquest will be held
o-morrow, at DR.. Etter's Office, at which
lumber of witnesses from the neighborhood
{ Oleson's late residence, will be examined.
!. F. Lang, Mic. Backus and Peter Huber
ave been selected as jurors.
Ready made clothing in endless variety
Chas. Eiseman & Co.'s, Broadway.
Gents furnishing goods at the New York
tore.
Old papers for sale at this Office.
DR.. H. d. Dodge, aentlst, Dewitt's block
;ankton.
LIST OF LETTERS
in the postofice at Yankton,
Yankton county, D. T., June 81, 1873. ,