Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-18
LOCAL LAcoHIcs.


The streets are crowded with teams.
Another furry of snow this forenoon and
cold. gloomy weather.
This is the coolest December within the
memory of Dakotaians.
The police court continues in a condition
Of Improbable quietude.
David Brazille and Pat Brazille are the
nsmes of the men who assaulted DR.. Schultz
at Springfield.
Trains are nov running on the new time
table, leaving Yankton at seven a. m. and
arriving at six p. %.
Clerk of court A. j. Faulk. is having .
foundation made for a safe In which to keep
the valuable court papers.
James Clark has closed " his grocery
and gone out of business with q number Of
unpaid debts on his hands.
John Fogerty has moved into his new
quarters and will try and worry through the
winter with abbreviated facilities.
A large stock of ladies' felt hats is offered
for sale at cost until Christmas, by Mrs. Z.
j. Morrow, Desitt's block, Third street.
The county commissioners have concluded
to fix the door of The dark cell at the county
Jail so that it cannot be opened from the in
side at the pleasure of the man who is lock-
ed up in it.
The weather indications for the upper
Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys are:
Falling barometer, northeast to south cas-;
winds, warmer cloudy weather, followed by
rain or snow.
The ladies Of the Methodist church will
open their fair and festival tomorrow after.
noon. commencing at five o'clock and con.
tinuing through the evening. To be given
in the basement Of the church.
A raise in the river to day placed about
six inches of water on the ice. What &C.
casioned the raise is q matter of profound
speculation. A submarine gorge or q cat
fish lying crosswise Of the channel are
among the explanations suggested.
All persons who have taken dolls to dress
or who have other articles for the Congre
gational fair. are respectfully requested to
leave them at the residence Of Mrs. j. C
McVay or the rooms Of Mrs. w. A. Elder
kin before Saturday noon, the Goth inst.
The Yankton opera house, temperate,
closed on account Of the death of Mrs
Wambole, wife Of the manager, will reope,
Monday evening. George Aunibal and sew
eral OF the actors have gone away and 6v
new people have been engaged to begil
Monday evening.
A. %Schandein, at China Hall, in the Mer
chants hotel block has an elegant assert
ment Of goods for the holiday trade, whic|
he is Offering for sale at very REASONABLE
prices. His stock comprises . very larg
and elegant line Of useful and ornaments
articles which should be examined by a
purchasers Of holiday goods. 1t will pay I
call at China Hall.
Hubert Goepfert, confined in the count
jail for petty larceny, developed a rebellion
streak yesterday. He was ordered b
Sheriff Baker to indulge in the usual ba,
required of all prisoners and he exhibite
nus aversion to the process BY a perempto,
refusal. An hour or two in the dark eel
with chains upon his wrists and ankles /,
duced him to conform to the Jail rules a.
he is now as clean as any Of his fellows.
Mrs. John Lamb, Of Sioux City, made
nearly successful attempt to commit suici
Tuesday night, because her husband sign
. temperance pledge. She took a dose
arsenic. and q dose Of morphine, both
which were counteracted BY the use of an
dotes. Last spring Mrs. Lamb wanted \
Lamb to sign the pledge, but he then decl
cd. This winter Mr.. Lamb wanted to 81
the pledge and she objected, and he sign
y against her wishes. Possibly it's the c,
trariness Of man, which disgusted her u
life.