Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-01
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YANkroN, DAKOTA.
Friday Evening, August !, 1879.
LOCAL LAcoNIcs.

Maximum temperature. 97o. Minimum
zee.
VIM. Andrews has taken in a partner
The firm is Andrews & Hill now.
Geo. E. Hawley is shipping a large
amount Of hardware to Pierre on the steam.
er Black Hills.
Doctor Livingston has been transferring
his drove Of cattle across the river to-day.
The drove comprises 400 head, and are be-
ing taken over on the ferry boat.
Several Dakota sportsmen went over ia
Nebraska yesterday and put in a number Of
hours of arduous labor trying to find out
what are the requirements of the Nebraska
game law.
The reform club festival and dance, held
at their club rooms last evening, received
a fair patronage, and, we presume the at
tendance would have been much larger had
not the weather been so warm.
N. B. Gorham last evening found a black
leather pocket book containing $26. This
morning a workman on the Dakota South
ern R. R. named Erik johnson laid claim
to the pocket book, and upon due proof the
same was restored to him.
J. L.. Foskett has just received an i'm.
mense stock Of agricultural implements,
which his rapidly increasing business calls
for. Among the latest additions to his stock
is the st. Paul pillow, and he has also secured
the western agency for the same.
The weather indications for the upper
Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys are T:
In southern portions. warmer southerly to
west winds during the rest of Friday with
falling barometer and partly cloudy weather
and in northern and central portions areas
Of rain, falling, followed by rising barometer,
md stationary or slight fall of temperature.
Sioux City Journal, Both: Sheriff Petak
Of Bon Homme: Dakota, was In the CITY the
day, looking for a young man whom he de.
sired to interview in behalf of a girl living
near Tabor. The young man, Christian
dorch by name was arrested at Merrill, in
plymouth county, and the sheriff passed
through with him on Monday. 1t is prob
ible that by this time Horch is both bride.
groom and father.
Ed. Palmer and VIM Hoyt have formed
q partnership under the firm name of Pal.
'ner & Hoyt and will engage in the foundry
and machine business, their establishment
being known as the American Iron Works.
1T 10 located near the railroad shops, and is
now in shape to attend to all orders 70,
castings in iron or brass and for the manu-.
tscture and repair of all classes of machin.
cry. Mr.. Hoyt is one of the most thorough
~orkmen in the west and Mr.. Palmer. in
addition to his mechanical knowledge, pos
sssses business capacity which invites sue
cess. This is an establishment which i,
deserving Of every encouragement and we
are glad to know that it starts off with = his
list of orders.
Martin Joesten met with a severe acci.
dent yesterday about 4p. m. while filling
an Ice wagon at the door of Sylvester &
Barber's ice house. He was lifting at a
block OF ice, when he lost his hold and was
Preclpitated backward from the elevated
plank on which he stood to the ground five
feet below, striking on his head and shout.
oers. Some women in the nearest houses
siw him fall, and on raising him could dis.
cover no signs of life whatever, and consid-
cred the accident fatal for some time. After
about half an hour, he recovered enough to
be able to walk. but spent most of the time
Tor the rest of the day asking what had hap.
Pened and how he came to be hurt. His
memory was completely destroyed for the
time being, and no amount of repetition of
the facts suffced to prevent the same ques-
hons being asked in a minute or so after.
ward. To-day he seems to be recovering
his mind and memory to a partial degree,
but it is thought he had a very narrow
escape.
One of our prominent citizens was riding
out on the Tabor road this morning at quite
an early hour, when he was met by a large
and unusually ferocious prairie chicken.
The public will understand the deadly ma.
ture of the conflict which ensued when we
state that the wagon box was Uttered up with
feathers for several hours after. We are
happy to announce that the citizen triumph
ed. He says he realized his imminent
peril from the instant he saw the savage
glare Of the prairie chickens eyes. 1t was
a lonely spot-the most secluded quarter
section in the township. At first be thought
ne had no gun with him, but on searching
IN the straw underneath the wagon seat he
fortunately found one which had been over.
looked by hishired man, together with eight
or ten loaded shells. To make matters
worse than they would otherwise have been,
his dog, which had accompanied him, refused
to defend his master, but stood with his nose
Strengthened out in one direction and his
tail in the other, apparently p~aralyzed with
fear. But the conflict, though desperate,
was short. A lucky shot penetrated the
heart of the chicken and it died on the spot.
When brought to town and taken ;nto tho