Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-22
LOCAL LAcoNlcs.
Ton MARSHALL,
The Cash Grocer.

HEAH 49,
Adler & Gilman are building an addition
to their steam bottling works.
New years calling cards, a fine variety, at
the Press & Dakotaian office. Cal! and Sc
lect.
The postofice book store have had such a
rush that they were obliged to duplicate
their orders for many fine goods in their
line. They furnish any book at any pub
lisher's price.
The price paid for wheat to-day was
$l.1O for No. / and $1.0s for No. 2. For
wheat of the crop of 1877. of which there
is still a little in the county, $1.1S per
bushel is paid.
A Christmas tree was unloaded at the
front door of Christ church this forenoon.
This information is important to the young
sters whe receive their religious instruction
under the roo: Of this sanctuary.
The children Of the Universalist Sunday
school will give a very amusing Christmas
drama at the chapel on Christmas eve, We'd
nesday Dec. oath, att O'clock. sharp ; to
conclude with a Christmas tree. All are
invited.
Two more days of solid Winter weather
60 upon our record. A red hot coal stove
drew better than the churches yesterday.
This mornings mercury was ten below zero
and to-day's highest score has been two
degrees above.
The weather indications for the upper
Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys are:
Diminishing northerly winds, rising fol-
lowed BY stationary,snd possibly, at western
stations, falling barometer, stationary or
higher temperature and clear weather.
The cold weather. and pressing official
duties have prevented Captain Dougherty
from prosecuting his contemplated search
for Beebe's missing gnn barrel. He will,
however, give his attention to this matter
during the present week and will make a
thorough search about the scene of the
Landphere murder.
Ed Higbee has made map Of the river at
this point, showing the various recent
Su0uSO0 hA ko0 NuubuSIS " OA
bars and the destruction of the banks by
the action ofthe water. This map is drawn
with Eds usual accuracy and skill and will
be sent to, Washington in connection with
the papers asking for an appropriation for
the improvement of the Missouri at Yank-
ton.
The Pittsburg Dispatch contains the fol-
lowing about a new boat just brought out
by a former Missouri river captain: THE
new and splendid packet Wyoming, Captain
W. w. Coulson, is receiving for Louisville,
Evansville, Cairo and St. Louis. This boat
is entirely new and was built expressly for
. packet between here and St. Louis, and
will leave on her first trip on Saturday.
Send %down,vour freight we want to see her
leave witha big trip"
The battlements of the opera house we're
dismantled to.day-that is the beautiful
Autographs and the patriotic red, white and
blue announcements of stars and staresses
were stripped from its outer walls and I'M
canny weather boards spread over the en-
blazoned front, 1t stands a monument OF
departed glory. all alone by itself, and many
of the boys feel q relapse of their old, fa.
milisr morning headaches as they gaze up
on the scene of former relaxations.
The Sioux City Journal remarks: "The
Yankton Press reports F. II. Peavey o
Sioux City. and wife, registered at one Of
Aha hotol. of thof ,;fy E.o,I,,, ,-..
friends here, Including his better half, ar,
a~nxiously awaiting his return from ny
country with a plausible explanation
Upon . second and more critical inspection
Of the aforesaid register we conclude tina
Psayey'sihand must have been cold wher
hs wrote his, name. There is . struggling
streak Of ink after his signature which mis-