Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-26
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City caucuse at three o'clock tomorrow
afternoon.
John Schnell announces that there is a
boy at his house.
Some Of our most prominent bachelors
are making preparations to commence
housekeeping.
There will be q special meeting Of the
city council tonight to act on applications
for saloon licenses.
When the Milwaukee road reaches Yank-
ton it is probable that extensive railroad
shops will be put in here.
The government grain bids have not YET
been decided and probably will not be until
the appropriation bill passes.
Up to three o'clock this afternoon only
three applications for license to sell liquor
had been filed with the city clerk.
A. F. Hayward takes pleasure in men.
tioning the fact that his spring wheat is two
inches high and is growing rapidly.
A number of the saloon keepers of the
city have already paid into the city treasu-
~ their license fee for the ensuing year.
A large number of new residences are be.
ing built in lower Yankton, the largest and
most imposing Of the number being that Of
J. N. Hartert on Sixth street.
There is a report that George Kimber,
the we'll known colored man who lived in
Yankton a number Of years, died at St.
Louis last fall, of yellow fever.
A couple of meadow larks, the vanguard
of the coming aocks, arrived here Yesterday.
Their spring notes came feebly from their
shivering bodies, and they had the general
appearance of professional pedestrians after
q six days walk.
The weather indications for the upper
Mississippi valley, are: Colder, clear or
partly cloudy weather northwest winds and
higher pressure. For the lower Missouri
valley: Clear or partly cloudy weather,
cold northwest winds, rising barometer, gen.
orally followed by falling barometer, and
winds backing to warmer south.
A large number of new residence build.
ings are to be erected in Ysnkton this
season. For years past;builders have been
trying to keep pace with the demand for
houses, but have never succeeded. The
prospect now is that q larger immigration
than usual will come in this epripg and
summer and that all the tenant houses
which are to be put up will not accommo.
date the new corners.
The negro Lark Cain was quietly run up
the back alleys from the Jail to Justice
Roberts Office yesterday afternoon, where
he went through the Formally of waving an
examination. He was then taken back
attracting any attention, and the
who were waiting with their ropes
TO test the strength of his neck were in
ignorance of the opportunity
them. The grand jury will now
take charge of the case.
In yesterdays issue We copied an item
the Sioux City Journal to the effect
that II. w. White had sold out his gun
stock to q Sioux City party and that it
would be moved to that place. Mr.. White
now rises to explain and says that . couple
Of years ago he accepted the agency from
IN eastern firm to sell their guns. and pro.
cured q stock from the firm, but wal never
able to dispose of many of that variety.
Wishing to return the old stock to its
owners he wrote them to that effect and
they authorized the Sioux City man, Is their
agent, to come to Yankton and receive the
goods. This Was done and the old, unsaleable
ltock transferred to Sioux City, Mr.. White
will now put In . new lot, Of the latest i'm
proved patterns. and will keep right along
doing business in Yankton.
Johnney Prindle, the great mimic, at
Stones Hall Friday and Saturday evening,
March 2sth and Goth.
Entirely nsw styles Of silk ties in spring
Dhades 1t Farmers.
New lot Of silk handksrchish ct Pa.
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