Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-13

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The maximum temperature to-day wa
~; minimum, SO. w
a. F. Hayward set out q half . mile 81
Usage orange plants Last year which ar
showing . wonderful growth. This years
shoots are from three 70 four feet long and
still increasing.
Extensivs chicken shooting arrange
ments are 10 progress for day after to-nor.
row and the way things now look halfthe
population of Yankton will be on the prai.
rle by daylight.
A private letter received last evening from
Milwaukee says that Mr.. Merrill was de-
tanned at st. Paul longer than he expected
to be, and that his arrival in Yankton will
consequently b 'postponed a'day or two.
The quartermaster and comnlssarY stores
under charge of Major Grimes and Major
Elderkin we're moved into Burleigh's block.
on Broadway, to-day. the warehouses on
the levee having been demolished to save
them from falling into the river.
The weather indications for the upper
Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys and
upper lake regions are: Partly cloudy
weather and areas Of rain ; winds mostly
from the southwest to northeast, and station
airy or . slight fall in temperature.
A column Of potato bugs several rods
wide were noticed this morning moving up
the valley Of the Rhine snd over the bluffs
in the direction Of Springfield. They have
doubtless heard about the Milwaukee road
coming into Springfield and have concluded
to 60 west and grow mp with the country
All the snakes in and about Yankton are
not in the boots of the strangers that visit
the town. A few days ago the little son of
G. b. Edwards, who resides a short distance
northwest of the city limits. narrowly es-
capped being bitten by q large rattlesuake
which had invaded the door yard.
n. L. White is opening an agency for
the sale Of the American sew
ing machine company's machines In the
building formerly occupied by James Fos-
ter, on Third street. He will also deal In
musical Instruments. The Sioux City
Journal says of Mr.. White: I'VE take
pleasure in commencing him to the citizens
of Yankton as q square business man and a
good fellow" , %
God1ried Hattenback, proprietor Of the
Madison house at Sioux City. and one of
the Oldest residents of that town, died at
Chicago Yesterday morning. He was suf-
fering from q tumor OF. cancer On his neck
and went to Chicago to have q surgical
operation performed, and he died during
the operation or directly afterwards. He
will be buried in Chicago.
A. W. Barber was out on the bluffs west
of town yesterday, prospecting for petriied
sharks teeth and crocodiles' yertebra for the
museum of the scientific association, when
q rattlesnake duet Q few PAGES from hil
buggy attracted his attention. He cautious
~ skirmished about the spot which gave
forth the ominouo sounds and finally dis
covered Q small hole in the ground from
which the music appeared to- come. With
q spade which, he had taken with him to
aid in his geological researches he attacked
the hole and in a few minutes unearthed
two large yellow rat.lesnakes and dispatch
ed them with his spade. They measured
forty-one inches in length each and the tail
of each was adorned with ten rattles. One
Of the snakes Was brought to town. placed
in a,jar Of alcohol and presented to the
scientific association. 1t wasa big find in
the snake line.