Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-23

T. F. MARSHALL,
The Cash Grocer, Capital st.
Frssh smoked bacon at
J. E. BRUCE & Co.'S.
LOCAL LAcoHlcs.
New years calling cards. q fine variety, at
the Press & Dakotaian Office. Call and se-
lect. n
Sunday school concert and Christmas tree
a. the Baptist church Christmas eve. Ex.
elcises commence At seven .. N.
1t is showing today all along the Dakota
Southern road and the Pembina branch.
with q strong wind in the Big Sioux
valley.
Many Yankton ladies are preparing to
keep open house on New Years day and
the opportunities for calling will be better
than ever before.
Miss Jessie Fuller proposes to celebrate
her Christmas By giving a dinner to oil the
children in Fuller's block, which is used as
a tenant house for numerous families.
Tickets for the Old Folks Concert, which
takes place at the Congregational church
Monday evening, Dec. 29ta. are for sale OF
the postoflce and at Turner's music store.
The postohice book store have had such a
rush that they were obliged to duplicate
their orders for many fine goods in their
line. They furnish any book al any pub
fishers price.
s.E A3fy1a- Il psNHHO ~ fhn EvnAyoSNa NWsSN
store have an uncommonly choice stock OF
Christmas goods of all descriptions from
which the richest and poorest can make
satisfactory selections
Hubert Brown and Frank Matthias,
brought before Justice Roberts last night
charged with stealing wood, were bonors.
bly, acquitted after a trial, there being no
evidences sgainst them.
Mercury five below zero this morning and
about the same all day, with q north wind
blowing and snow in the air. Two weeks
ago to-day our cold snap began and there
has yet been no let up.
Olivet Chronicle: VIM. B. White, the
boss dry goods merchant of this place, took
= business trip to Yankton Tuesday and re
turned Wednesday with q load of holiday
goods aud general merchandise.
There will be no rehearsal tonight for
the Old Folks concert but all are notified
and respectfully and urgently requested to
be on hand promptly Friday night at y at
the Universalist chapel for rehearsal.
The weather indications for the upper
Mississippi aud lnwer Missouri valleys are:
Stationary. followed by falling barometer,
north winds. stationary or higher tempers-
ture, cloudy weather with rain or snow, the
preceding storm center moving north.
The through stage for Yankton lett Sully
at 10 o'clock this morning, having been
delayed four hours by the cold and the
etorm. The stage due tonight from Pierre
and Sully will not arrive until tomorrow
night.
Tue Carlisle (Penn.) Herald. Of the 18th
inst, 10 it's Indian school notes, says:
Msjor Pollock. special agent, of the Indian
department, arrived Monday evening, di
rect from Dakota. He brings presents from
home for some Of the children, and address.
ed them al collection Monday evening.
At Fort Sully q now storm ragged all of
last night. This morning broke CLAIR and
calm, with the mercury at nineteen below
zero. Operator Lower almost froze his
fingers getting this information for us and
Is soon 10 it was obtained he disconnected
the Sully wire, remarking that A-coulJn't
afford to expose himself to any more of that
weather on his present salary. About to-
morrow morning We can look for clear, cold
weather in Yankton.
This 10 the time of the year when the
prudent man who goes home UNEXPECTEDLY
will spend several minutes knocking the
snow of his boots before entering the house
and even then he will not gaze around
much. There 10 generally . vacant look
upon the countenance of the household,
which 10 intended to interpret to the head
OF the family its utter unconsciousness of
Of the near approach OF Christmas or ,ny
clandestine intention to surprise him With
. knitted scarf are . pair Of slippers. If he
10 prudent be will 30 understand il. -
The loving father of an interesting family
found . neatly folds ID note in his stocking
yesterday morning, and OF opening it the
following message was disclosed "Dear
Santa Claus-I want . yet Of for, . ring,
md : tin kitchen. I want . necklace and
shook and = pair Of earrings. Yours
Truly II vas in the crude
handwriting Of his youngest daughter, and
sahs fond father smiled ~ he recognized the
passEiag inssInct Of his daughter. which
~ psenpte1 her % address Santa Claus
slAfessk tAeJnasnai proSidse. Unsophis.