Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-01
Nay 9.-F. D. wym.s op.ssd -

tNsey N.-Chon00es o. 0Dm0oSpo ~
AsJ. Eston. special agent Of the p~ostofbcs
department and gave him reasons Why mail
service should be plsced between Pierre
and Dead wood.
June 21.-Excelsiof mill received con
tract TO furnish 10000 sacks -four.
July &c. L. Ackley started in the dry
goods business At Ackley & Ketchum's old
location.
July 6-Potter 4 Wood moved into Dat.
Jacks block.
July s-N. Morgan places . steam engine
in his elevator.
July l5-James Clark starts . new gro.
Gerry.
Aug. 14-Capt. Lavender awarded con.
tract for supplying military with twenty
eight head of work oxen.
Aug. l9.-J. E. Bruce began the erection
Of a brick block.
Aug. 20-Blatt & Buerdorf furnish 1000
sacks of flour on an Indian contract. Also
200 head of cows for Cheyenne agency.
Aug 22-St. Croix Lumber Co. c
contract for erection of fence and buildings
for territorial fair at Vermillion.
Aug. 29-J. X. Sanborn moved his furni-
ture stock into his new store in Union block.
Sept. 5-Jadge Congleton moved hi. dry
goods stock into Dewitts block.
Sept. l1-Wm. Miner awarded contract
for 3O8,377 pounds of Indian -four.
Sept. l2-Grand Central saloon closed.
Sept. At. c. COUNSEL, groceryman,
abandoned the emnan Of his stock 10 his
creditors and quietly left the country.
Sept. 20-Dudley & Hawley moved their
hardware stock into their new store in
Union block.
Sept. GA. Schroeder & Co. open hard
ware store at Dudley & Hawley's former To-
cation. .....Jenkinson & Pike form a firm for
fruit, confectionery, oyster and restaurant
business.
Sept. 23-Powers 4 Co. moved their liv.
cry stock into their new brick barn.
Sept. 24-Peter Stefen embarks in the
livery. sale Ind boarding stable business on
Walnut street.
Sept. 25-Dave Campbell opens a saloon
on Broadway.
Oct. Samuel Vance moved his grocery
stock into Union block.
Oct. 2-Mormann & Grady opened hard.
ware store on Capital street.
Oct. 7-P. "A. Peterson moved into Union
block with his jewelry stock.
Oct. l2-Jenkinson & Pike moved into
Union block.
Oct. l7-E. T. Melvin opens a livery barr
on Capital street.
Oct. 23-F. Hirshtein's cigar factory be.
gins operations.
Oct. 24--Fred. Lerch opens 4 saloon or
Third street.
Nov. 15--Meeting Of chamber of com.
merce to discuss extension of Milwaukee
road 10 Yankton.
Nov. 16-H. rdware firm of Dudley &
Hawley dissolved.
Nov. 1s-Committee appointed TO visit
Milwaukee and confer with railroad men
regarding the extension of the Milwaukee
road to Yankton.
Nov. 22-Dissolution of partnership be.
tween Brennan & Jordan.
Nov. 22-Foley & Atchissou opened Pal.
ace restaurant on Third street.
Nov. &c. w. Seebold purchased the
fruit and confectionery store of J. l. Brown,
on Third street. 5 {,
Dec. 6--Wyman & Woolley began pork
packing.
Dec. l2-The livery and stage firm Of
Brinkerhoff & Jordan organized
Dec. l4--F. Berendes opened q meat mar.
ket on Capital street.
Dec. 26-Charles Eieeman moved his dry
goods stock into Cox's brick block.
Jan. 2.-Mrs A Dawson's residence took
fire but was extingushed without much
dsmsge.
Feb. 9-Wm. NJ. Powers & Co.'S. livery
barn burned.
March 3.-ChlmneyIon Sawyer's block
burnt out resulting in some damage to the
carpets and walls of the Masonic lodge
room.
April DOT. N. Bray's residence eighty
damaged by fire.
April S0.-s. L. srink's residence fred BY
the breaking of q kerosene lamp. Flames
extinguished with damsge to furniture. s
May 20.-A lamp explosion sets fire to
Mrs. A. Dawson's house. One room con-
siderablv damaged.
June l3.-Houss of Hans Olson burned
Remains of Mr.. Olson found IN the ruins.
Aug. 1S.-Four wooden buildings on tn,
corner Of Broadwsy aud Third burned.
Aug. 23.-Wm. Steir's smoke hous,
burned together with 400 lbs bacon belong
ing to Blatt s. Beurdorf.
Sept. 1l.-Fire in T. c. CouuselTs gro.
Gerry, sxtinguished without much damsee
Oct. ll.-Mrs. Schenck's email fran,
house on Sd. street burned.
Oct. 20.-Prairie FIRE ran into the wester,