Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-11
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Monday Evening, August I I, 1879.
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Turnverein festival tonight.
Watermelons are in the market.
Rev. Joseph Wards household has again
been made glad. Its . boy.
Anew shoe shop has been opened on
Third street below Stones block.
A new dwelling house 10 being built on
the corner of Fourth and. Walnut streets.
Rev. MI. Case Of Sioux Falls. preached
two verv acceptable sermons at Christ church
yesterday.
Maximum temperature Sunday CO., min.
imum co.. Maximum temperature to-day
3d. minimum 65.o.
The distance from Lennox to Scotland,
the proposed starting point Of the Yankton
branch, is about fifty miles.
Major Andrus has just taken possession
Of the government property at Yankton
agency and been installed as agent. =
Eugene Bensinger was around town to-
day, inviting his friends to call and see his
eight pound boy, which arrived last night.
Apleasant surprise party was rendered to
Clearance Hale and his sister on Saturday
evening, that being the Goth anniversary of
their birthday.
Josephine Picotte, an attractive half
breed girl, was married to William Muller
July 2sth, at St. AIMS academy, ChaSles
Mix county.
The track layers on the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul had on Saturday reach
ed q point within about three miles of the
Niobrara junction.
Most of the business men On Third street
have come to the conclusion hat a street
sprinkler could earn big money from now
until the freeze up.
An Indian grave was recently unearthed
a few miles south Of Rockport at what is
known as old. Fort James, and over fifty
skulls found in the grave.
A stable, corn crib and several small
buildings, belonging to John NJ. Cook, at
Pease Island, were burned last last week.
The fire was accidentally started.
Another squad of six men has left the
Major surveying party. operating In the
Spotted Tail country. Cause, the same old
thing, poor rattons and small pay.
A large force of graders are at work on
the Pembina road between Belolt and Sioux
Falls, and 1t is the intention to have the
grade completed within sixty days.
The distance from Yankton to Lennox by
an air line is 413 miles, and BY the line se-
lected by Mr.. Dunbar it is only one and q
half miles more, to-wit: forty-three miles.
The first national bank of this city has
decided to refuse all Canada money. Banks
are failing SO rapidly in the dominion that
there is nc certainty that any Canada
money is worth its face.
The weather indications for the upper
Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys are
Warmer southerly winds, shifting to cooler
west and northwest, falling followed BY ris'
ing barometer, and partly cloudy weather.
Cammack, the witness in the Landphere
murder case, is working for George Cham.
berlsin, at White Swan. He says he will
be on hand without fail to put in bis tssti-
mony against Beebe. Williams, the other
witness, is at Crow creek in the employ of
VanMeter.
The Yankton Turn-Verein gave q grand
entertainment at Kunze's garden this after
noon. The exercises consisted of athletic
performances by Prof. Reinhardt and other
members Of the society and class drill! by
the younger members of the turn.verein.
This evening the garden will be beautifully
illuminated, and a dance, tableaux. ETC., will
be given in the pavilion.
]. F. Stanley, an employe in the quarter
masters department, whose business keeps
him at the lower warehouse, is or was the
owner Of a much priced pointer dog. This
morning the dog exhibited unmistakable
signs of a we'll developed case of rabies, and
he was shot. Whether the dog had been
bitten by a mad dog or whether the disease
developed from other causes, is not known
but that he was mad is not questioned. Dog
owners should be on their guard.
NEW GOODS FOR FALL TRADE.
Twenty pieces all wool shirting Aannels
just received from the manufactury At La
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