Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-04

TIT storm of Friday night was very
severe In the northern part Of the county,
and lasted about two hours.
Wilcox s. Williams are making q mum.
Der of improvements around their elevator,
preparatory to the fall trade.
Whoever heard of a bare-footed clog
dance, yet the opera house on Saturday
night furnished that kind of amusement.
A stray buffalo was killed at Rosebud
agency a few days ago, the first visitor of
this sort which has favored that locality for
with its presence for many a year.
A railroad meeting was held yesterday
by the Bohemians of Tabor, in the interest
of a line from Yankton to Tabor. Frank
BEN represented Yankton in the meeting.
A year ago today Frank Hefner shipped
his first wheat Of the new crop to Sterling.
Illinois, from his fafm. He has not yet
made his annual first shipment, but he ex.
poets to in q few days.
The weather indications for the upper
Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys are;
falling, followed by rising barometer; partly
cloudy weather and areas of rain; with var.
liable winds, and slight rise, followed by
slowly falling temperature.
The Yankton s. Sioux Falls stage now
makes daily connections at Finlay with the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad for
Canton, Beloit and all points in the Sioux
valley. This is the short line from Yapk.
ten to eastern Dakota, western Iowa, and
all points east.
The freighting system inaugurated by
Maj. Pollock, about a year ago, by which
the Indians Of Spotted Tails band manage
the transfer Of their " supplies from the
river to the agency, is still in successful
operation. The Indians average about
twenty dollars for a load.
The Yankton fire department is nearly
defunct. All the old members have left
the company-some haylnR left town and
others have lost all interest in the company,
till the organization scarcely numbers five
active members. We suggest that a new
company be organized, for the season of
fires is approaching, and it will not do to
have the city without any means of extin-
gushing fires. The remaining members,
we understand, are DESTROYS of turning the
truck and apparatus over to any new COM
pany that may be organized.
Frank Hefner, an old wheat buyer and a
good judge Of wheat, has had his feelings
triaed with to-day by a%novice, who attempt
ed to palm off on him an inferior grade for
ffty-seven pound wheat. Hefner took him
by the seat of the pantaloons and held him
out at arms length for a half an hour, while
he read him an instructive lecture upon the
subject of grades of grain. Then he bal
anced him on the end of his little finger for
another half hour and told him to 20 and
hang around the market places for a couple
of years and learn about wheat. Hefner
says he always means what he says.
An incident of fast life at Pierre is given
by a late arrival. The proprietor of a dance
house and his chief musician had a little
game of poker last Wednesday, which /
wound up along towards morning with the
demand on the part of the musician of the
entire "pot." The demand was accompan. |
led by the presentation of q revolver. The
musician was promptly hit over the head
with a chair, after which he snapped bis
weapon, but 1t declined to go off. The mu.
stefan fled and the dance house man pursued
with q large navy revolver. The fight and
the chase led into the woods and over the
Rumbo hills aud finally the musician escap.
ed by pressing q skiff into his service and
rowing across the Missouri and Joining q
number of his friends there. The dance
house man and a squad of his companions
were preparing to follow at last accounts
end our informant thinks there may be q
battle of no small dimensions to report
when the contending forces come together.
John Cunningham and Ike Wise were
passengers on the Dakota for Sioux CITY
There has been some trouble about the
management of the bear, hence the sudden
arrival of Mr.. Cunningham from Fort Ran
dali, who accompanied by his financial
agent, Mr.. Wise, started east this morning
to look after his interests, and if possible.
overtake Maj. Ofley, and settle up the affairs
of the corporation, as Mr., Cunningham finds
that he cannot attend to his business at
Randall, and keep his eye on Maj. OAley at
the same time. 1t is rumored that Mr..
Hicks, Of the Northwest Transportation
company, will purchase Mr.. Cunningham's
in the bear. and as soon as naviga-
ton closes, make a starring trip through the
east, accompanied BY the financial agent.
wild Bill" is suffering from ill health,
and declines engaging himself for the com.
ing season, and VI are authorized to state
hat the position lately occupied by him, is
vacant, and applications should be made At
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