Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-06-27
LOCAL LAcoAlcs.

LOCAL LAconlcs.
go straight young man., the maiden said,
For BY yon moon ri never wed
A fellow with . frowzy head !"
He went And now the flies delight
To rest upon him day and night.
And hum sweet praises while they bite.
Good corn and mosquito weather.
james Welch and Miss Alice Rhineha
were married yesterday by Justice Clar
West.
Col. Kimball, formerly inspector, hs
been appointed Indian agent at Crow Cree
agency.
Warm" with expletives prefxed t
suit the speaker, was the usual salutation o.
the streets to-day.
The inquest in the case Of Hans Oleson i
being held to-day At the ofics Of Corone
Etter. A verdict had not been reached a
the time of going to press.
There will be special meeting Of tn
Yankton Hook and Ladder company at tn,
Truck House, Friday evening June 2Sth, te
make arrangements for the4th of July.
A report is current in Yankton that John
Killillay, formerly citizen and merchant
Of Yankton, was drowned recently some.
where on the upper Missouri.
The indications of the weather for the
upper Mississippi and lower Missouri val
leys are, southerly winds, warmer, clear or
hazv weather, stationary, possibly followed
by falling barometer.
A basket picnic has been arranged to take
place at Tood's grove, on Jim river, t.
morrow, and ample preparations have been
made for good time. Conveyances will
morning.
At the awarding Of contracts in New
York for Indian supplies. VIM. Miner, of
the Excelsior Mill company of this city. re-
ceived contract for 10000 aacks of flour.
The balance of the -four, 10000 sacks, was
awarded TO P. H. Kelley, of St. Paul.
In our item about the reaper trial yester-
day we stated that the Mccormick was en-.
tered by the agents, Wynn & Buckwalter.
This was mistake. Messrs. w. & B. rep
resent the Marsh harvester, and ]. L. Eos
kett, on Capital street, the Mccormick.
d. o. Lawrence, to whom was awarded |
the contrac, for furnishing the hay and wood |
needed at the Red Cloud agency, was in-
st-ucted some weeks ago to suspend work, in
view. we suppose, Of the contemplated re-
moval of the Indians On Saturday, Mr..
Lawrence received dispatah directing him
to go ahead and furnish the wood and hay
originally required by his contract. This
looks as if the Red Cloud Indians are not
to be removed.
Maj. Douglas, of the Yankton agency, iu-
forms us that the best of order exists amongst |
the Yankton Indians. They have done
planting, and are taking good
care Of the growing crops. There are, of
course, a number of young Indians. ranging
in age from 16 to % years. who will not
work, but spend their time roaming around
The reservation and visiting neighboring
agencies. There is no marked dissatisfac-
lion among the Indians. and generally speak
ing, they are orderly and we'll disposed.
Special telegram to the Chicago Times
from Sioux City: Reports from all sec
lions Of northwestern Iowa and southern
Dakota are to the effect that the wheat crop
vas never before known to be in so forward
! condition at this season, nor so promising
There are no signs Of grasshoppers. The
acreage is far greater than the last or any
previous year. 1t is estimated that the ag.
yregate yield of the ten Dakota counties Of
Bon Homme. Yankton, Clay, Union, Nc
Cook, Turner, Minnehaha, Lincoln, Hutch
inson and Armstrong, will reach fully ten
millions of bushels. The indications for
,orn are good but the corn crop is backward.
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