Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-30
LOCAL LAcoNIcs.

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avenue and Third street.
The rainfall yesterday, rs recorded by the
guags atthe signal service okce Ii This city,
amounted 70 two and . half inches.
The weather Indications for the north
west are: Cloudy or partly cloudy wealth.
or with occasional rains; south, veering to
colder west. Winds and rising barometer.
The ladies aid socisty of Christ church
parish will be held al the residence of Mrs.
Henry Gregory on Third street. on Wed.
nesday afternoon at 3 O'Clock, October list.
John 81. Colen, Of this city, Yesterday 70,
ceived $4,000 pension arrears. Johnny
was wounded while . member of the LIST
Delaware volunteers q Front Royal. Wiz.
ginia. IA ~
The building for the academy Of the
Sacred Heart is beginning to assume extern.
sive proportions, and presents an attractive
appearance from its commanding site on the
bluffs west Of town.
Lawyer Webster who practiced his pro-
fession ia Yankton some time ago. and was
convicted and fined in the district court for
an assault upon his wife, is now residing
with his wife In Omaha.
The soakil11Ssain of last night has given
the soil a store ofmoisture which will greatly
facilitate fall farming operations and will
give us a relief from the sufocating dust
clouds which have filled the air for a
month past.
Red JACKIE" has drifted back to YaBk-
ton and Don after her arrival drtfted into
the calaboose to discharge an unpaid fine
imposed before her late departure. She is
or undesirable citizen and fully fills the
place Of the departed woman in black.
&c. McHafle il giving the Climax res.
taurant its finishing touches this afternoon
and will be ready for the public tomorrow.
Mr.. McHafae is a practical caterer of long
experience and he 10 displaying commend.
able taste1in The interior adornment Of bis
restaurant. ~ "
Remember the meeting of the ex-soldiers
at the commissioner room in the court
house, Tomorrow evening. Let Yankton
organize a company Of veterans to attend
the reunion Of soldiers and sailors at Elk
Point on the 10th of October. Remember
that the time has been changed from the
14th Of October to the 10th.
Mrs. Granger. who deserted her husband
in this city last winter and went to reside
with relatives at FIresteel, and from whence
she wrote q letter to this paper justifyin ing
her conduct, and promising a "warm recep.
ton" to any person who would attempt TO
interfere with her decision, has permitted
her anger to cool sufficiently to 60 back
and live with her husband. They are liv.
ing at Sioux City.
j. Parker Hayward received a letter last
night from P. Whitmer, Of Bloomington
Illinois, owner of some lots on Broadway,
from which We are permitted to make the
following extract T: "Your favor of the 9th
at hand, and was glad to hear that the final
arrangements for getting an additional rail.
road have been made. I renew my sub
scription of 800 in order to relieve the
burden Of the brave men Of Yankton who
have assumed so heavy a load for the bene.
fit of your splendid young city"
Some time ago q few pairs of pigeons
found resting and nesting places on the
roof and in the partially completed steeple
of the Methodist church. and their progeny
has reached such large numbers that they
are becoming a nuisance. The church PEG.
pie recognize The necessity of dislodgipe the
i%ntruders, but are at Q loss 70 determine the
means. 1t is against the law to shoot them
and it Is feared that gentler means will
prove Intellectual. "A few sermons by
Brother Haskell or lectures by Bob Inger-
soil, might disgust the pigeons. If it wasn't
for the danger of having a worse effect upon
the audience. ""f1A
The month of September has witnessed
revival of local trade which has shortened
the faces made long BY the dullness o
August and hss revived the tagging ener
gies of our business men. If 1t be true tia,
Yankton never experienced q dull . moitl
% August; then itIs equally true that Il hal
no record Of a more stirring business montl
than the enc which closes with to-day
Our streets have been crowded with team
and q stores throneed With people. Mon
ey 10 plenty and goods are cheap, . coinci
dence which adds materially to the magni
tude Of mercantile transactions. 1t 10 be
coming generslly known that Yanktol
pays better prices for wheat than any othe
market in or near Dakots and this circum
stance brings farmers from . long distanc
to sell their products spdsupply thsmselve
with the necessariss of life. Added to III
healthy condition ofTourt' local business III
fairs is the csttainty Of securing auothe
railroad, whichis On inducsment for captta
to come our way. and Il il coming. AID
gether Yankton was never more prosperiu
or.more hopeful for lie, future.
LMsps-ELEaaMr AND CHEAP.
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