Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-04
LOCAL LAcoxlcs
The days are growing longer.
This morning's train left on time.
The Missouri IN frozens. solid in III n

This mornine's train left on tune.
The Missouri ID. frozen. solid in Ito thir
spots.
A short session Of the federal court wal
held this morning. 500 'H
Fre'gh.ers:coming in from the prairie
speak Of cold weather. So
The stockholders of the First National
bank will meet this evening.
A forty mile wind with this low temper
AZURE would keep everybody in doors.
The academy of the Sacred Heart will
reopen oniTuesday, the eth day Of January.
Travel over the M river overland freight
line has not been interrupted blythe .frigid
spell.
1t is about decided 'that-athe court house
will be used for the coming session 0. the
legislature, Judge Shannon having rranGed
court business 20 al to accommodate the
solons.
A load Of hay concluded to upset..on Third
street Last night and though the driver was
cold and somewhat disposed TO anger over
the circumstance, the programme was fully
c,rried out.
The weather indications for the upper Mis-
sisrippi and lower Missouri valleys, are:
Diminishing northwest, possibly shifting to
southerly winds slightly warmer and part
ly cloudy weather, and falling barometer.
About forty young people assembled At
the Merchant, hotel this afternoon. invited
BY Miss Susie Harvey. and through the
kindness Of Mr.. e. A. Dodge, enjoyed .
sleigh ride Of about an hours Length.
Yesterdays passenger train east got away
about seven O'Clock last evening and, re-
turning, arrived At two o'clock this morn.
ing. Every thing is in good running. order
to-day and it is expected the train will ar.
rive on time tonight.
As ice disappears under q July Gun, so fat
disappears under the use of Anti Fat, Those
having uselessly tried other remedies are
readily reduced from two to five pounds per
week bythis great remedy for corpulence.
Slid by druggists.
John Srtori has contracted the erection of
two new dwelling houses on his lots, corner
Fourth and Cedar streets. The buildings
will be 1925 in size and . story and . half
high. George Greene was awarded the con.
tract for the erection of one and E otlieb
Burgi of the other.
Chicago has gained another victory over
St Louis. Yesterday at Chicago the mer-
curry stood at "a below zero, while at ST..
Louis it was only ls0 below. But st Louis
10 not without cause of rel ,ic,ng; she
burned $l75.0o0 church, and in that re.
gard is ahead of her northern rival.
The Sioux Falls Paragraph ,ayr the
commissioner .sf the general land Office has
suspended s%eventy.four homestead entries
made in McCook county last season, that
being in the Yankton land district, while
the af6davits were made before the register
Of the Sioux Falls land Office, instead Of
before the clerk Of court for McCook
county.
Charley Rothe, the popular passenger
conductor o. the Dakota Southern railroad.
is to be succeeded on Monday neg, BY F. A.
Wright, Of Battle Creek, Michigan. Mr..
Rothe has rendered faithful service TO the
travelling public, and has nade himself
liked BY everybody with whom he has come
in contract.
Sioux Falls is protected from fire BY 4
force pump placed in . livery stable we'll
and BY the rains which occur 10 the spring
and fall. The Sioux Falls ere department
just q force pump ahead Of Yxuk,ou
We, too, have showers during the gro wing
'eason and if anything over here should
take fire while the food gates Of heaven are
open We call upon our ueighbon on
the Sioux TO witness the speedy and inex.