Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-01
LOCAL LAc0Nlcx

LOCAL LAc0Nlc&
Unity church services will be held in the
court house tomorrow.
John Satori's new houses on Fourth strett
are nearly ready for occupancy.
There is q slight advance in the price Of
wheat in the local market to-day.
A regular meeting Of the city council
will be bald on Monday evening next.
Several Yankton parties are getting ready
to 20 to Leadville, Colorado, the new mining
Eldorado.
There have been but few cloudy dsy, in
Dakota during the past winter and no
sleighing.
Louis Sampson is building an addition to
his agricultural implement warehouse on
Douglas avenue.
County Treasurer S%chnauber's Office is
only open for official business on Thursdays,
Fridays and Saturdays.
8. c. Piper, of the firm Of Piper Brothsrs.
will build q business house on Capital street
during the present spring.
The Chicago, Milwaukee 4 ST. Paul rail-
road company has issued . new map, show
ing the terminus of one branch of it, lines
at Yankton.
Two years ago to-day Jack Mccall vas
executed for the murder Of Wild Bill. The
execution took place two miles north Of
Yankton, upon . school section.
The officers to be elected at the coming
city election are mayor, clerk. treasurer,
police Justice and aldermen. All the other
officers must be appointed by the mayer
and council.
What blissful quiet, peace and tranquility
reign supreme in Yankton since the close
of the late stormy session of the Dakota leg
~islature. The storm center has gone with
Puttygrew to Sioux Falls. -.
The calico apron and neck-tie party at the
Qnivertalist hall last evening, was = success
in every particular. The hall was literally
filled With ladies and gentlemen. Dancing
was kept up until IL o'clock.
Pete Brady and Miss Grace Thuntoa.
variety actors, left Campelps variety theatre
in this city this week, Brady going to the
Olympic, at Sioux City, and Grace Thurston
to Couley's varieties at st. Paul.
The new liquor license Law will take effect
on the 1t day Of April. The license 10 be
paid BY dealers in this county will be fixed
BY the county commissioners At their meet
Ing commencing on the 10Th inst.
The first Of March WAS accompanied by y
cold, raw and dissgreeable wind, which we
must accept as y representation of the lion,
and as an indication that according to the
old saying the month will go out like Q
lamb.
The weather indications for the upper
Mississippi and luwer Missouri valleys sre
During the rest Of Saturday in the eastern
aud southern portions colder northwesterly
winds, rising barometer, partly cloudy
weather and areas Of snow.
An inmate Of one of the levee establish
ments, this morning added one to the popu.
lation Of the city. Should the new conner
prove "wise enough to know his own
father" his wisdom may At some future time
entitle him to a seat in the Dakota leRisla.
ture.
E.ch ward this spring will elect Two al
derman-one for one and the other for two
years-and thereafter one alderman will b.
elected annually in each ward. Thus. sf,er
the next year, The council will slways have
four wheel horses to break in the newly
elected dsds.
Commo lore Coulson aud Capt. McV.y
telegraph.d that they would leave Washing.
ton for home yes erday. Although nothing
positive is known in regard to the awarding
Of the contract for the Missouri river and
Yellowstone transportation, it is inferred 10
steamb 'at circles that as these gentlemen are
home it is evidence that the awArd
has been made in favor of the Coulsou line.
Dr.. Mcbride, the king Of P4in," ~ he
called himself, died recently in Chicago.
Some of our readers will remember the doc
tors visit to Yankton about Two years ago,
when he roomed At the Merchants hotels.
10 person, he was over six feet 10 height,
wore long hair, and closely reaembled wild
murdered BY Jack Mccall, in Dead.
wood, in 1876. DR.. Mcbride was eccentric
u character, and his life was eventful and
exciting to . remarkable degree.
Uoder the amended city charter an
loses his Office if he removes,
rom the ward in which he was elected to
my other part Of the city. This Wa not
he case heretofore, and consequently the
Third ward is without an alderman in the J
PRESENT council and the Fourth ward has .
|ouble dose-four. Alderman Lavender
nd Kadish, who were elected to represent
be Third ward, have both removed to the
Fourth ward.
Tom and Jerry, at Frank C~ochrane's,, on
third street.
The latest style in Derby hats, At Wise
sros.