Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-27

Q little effort.
By the Desdwood fire it is probable that
the court records and the county records
wore 81: destroyed. Lawrence county will
have to begin anew.
Black Hills Times: There is such . rush
OF freight over the Pierre route that tie
Merchants line ore working cows, aad they
seem to sabe oil the same q bulls.
The New York illustrated Police New,
contains q life:liks representation Of Brothe,
Haskell il the act Of ".bounciae" youpe
lady from achurch In Noalrosvills, Indlslna
The city treasurer and city clerk are pre-.
pairing the ssmi-annual statement of the
financial condition Of the city, to b pre-
scented to meeting Of the council one w,sk
from next Monday.
Q. F. Rossteuschsr & Co., Yesterday re.
eeived two car loads of Lumbar for ,hei,
beer store rooms and refrigeratiug ice
house. 1t 10 . first class lot of lumber - 1t
should be, % 1t 10 intended for q first class
building.
The weather indications for the uppe,
Mlfsissippi and lower Missouri valleys are
rarity cloudy weather with occasional rain,
rising barometer, preceded in southea.'
portion BY warmer southerly winds, and
stationary or falling barometer.
Owen Bartlett il in = fair way to speedily
receive hia back pension. All the prslimi-
naries having been satisfactorily arranged,
his vouchers have been forwarded to the
proper department and he expects to 70
ceive his money in a few days. The amount
to which h. is entitled is q tribe over $500.
brinkerhof draws the ribbons over some
hne steppers. On Wednesday. bstvsen IL
o'clock noon and 9 O'clock in the even.
ing, he drove from Yankton to Eden, . d,s.
lance Of fully sixty miles, besides making
several stops on the way. and saying moth.
ing of q wild goose chase of not LEI, than
i've miles on one Of the numerous "vropR'
roads in that direction.
Engineer Danbars party of surveyors on
the Yankton line Of the Chicago, Milwau.
kee 4 st. Paul railroad, we're yesterday with.
in . few miles Of the vermillion river. and
will doubtless complete the permanent locs-
ton Of the line to Yanktsn within Eve or
slx days from this date. The line crosses
the Vermillion river near Rivenid,, be.
tween i've and six miles north Of Lodi.
The atmosphere to-day presents that hay.
smoky appearance which indicates that ve
have entered upon that interesting and
balmay period known y Indian sunmsr.
Some are Of opinion that there il too much
smoke for a we'll, regulated Indian summer
and that a prairie IRE to the north il con.
tributing . good share Of the smoke. but
- We have no information of the existence
Of any prairie frss We shall attribute lie
condition Of the .atnosphsre 70 the 6rst
named cause.
The call has bssn issued for the <soldiers'
reunion at Elk Point. on, tho 18th of next
month. and oil the ex-soldisrs arc invited to
participate Tho people of Elk Point have
taken hold Of the arrangements and are NJ
king grand preparations for the accoumo.
dalton Of visitors. The Dskota Southern
road will probably give excursion rates.
Everybody, soldiersand civilians ,sre invited
to attend and participate 10 and .uitusss the
exercises Of The day. The exciting. feature
Of the dsy viii b s.sham battle which will
prove . dnwiog attsaciion.s 0es
Dr.. w. H. b. Brown, dsati.t, Union