Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-09

YANk DAKOTA.
Tuesday Evening, Dec. 9. 1879.
LOCAL LAeos.cs.

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!. LOCAL LAcoa,cs.
John Mitchell, convicted Of keeping .
house Of III reputs. was last night sentenced
70 psy.a fns Of $2eo. g.
The down stage he'd moi let Fort Rasdall
also This afternoon. II Il delayed bv .
severe Snow storm which Il prevailing IN
lie up country.
In contemplating your holiday purchases
don't forget that Ne Piles has . splendid a.
sentiment Of fars and boots and shoes. See
Iii double column Advertisements o., The
sSeoed.aldIourtA passsef this paper.
Kilograms from up country say . blisaard
Il in progress at.Fart Thompson, with the
wind from he nsrthwest. There are six
iachss, Of enow on the ground, y Fort
Randall II - showing rapidly with ak
inches Of NOV already On the ground.
The postofice bookstore 10 out in an an
nounoemsnt extraordinary in this issue Of
oar psppsr. This institution fails 70
observe ths holidays in . fitting manner and
Il il his year outdoins all previous saforta.
Read it big advertisement and then call
around and leok things over.
To-day has given us fragment of that
disagreesble weather which comes at rare
intervals to vex the people Of Dakota and
remind them of the ills tosbe encountered
BY those who live back on earth. Slushy
snow on the ground and moisture in. the
atmosphere are ingredients Of discomfort
which do not often afflict Us.
The weather indications for the upper
Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys are
Falling and lower barometer, brisk and
high east to south Winds warmer, threaten
ing rainy weather partly a. snow in the
northssn; portions followed in the latter
and during Wednesday in the former BY
rising barometer and cold northerly winds
and cloudy weather.
The motion for q new trial In the case Of
the United States against Silas F. Beebe,
convicted of murder, will bs filed to.
morrow. It 10 probable that the attorneys
for the defence will not DO ready to argue
the motion for . week or two, - consider
able time will be consumed in making up
The case. 1t is expected that the sentence
of Beebs will be postponed to give time for
thsss prsliminarisa
Erick Erickson, the missing Jim river
man, his not been found and his friends
have ABOUT given up the search. They have
hunted over every place where they imagine
he might be found, but haye discovered no
clue TO the missing man. The theory that
he has committed suicide 10 becoming
strengthened. He was troubled about money
matters and very much depressed. He had
previously threatened to kill himself. When
he left home he took \ revolver with him
which he was never before known to do.
Another rousing meeting, at the sclut
room last evening. The speeches Of DR.
Van Velsor, Kee and Sampson we're listen
ed to with great attention and interest
These men are really temperance men, and
their ability to discuss the temperance ques
ton is becoming generally known to thu
people of Yankton. Their interest ane
earnestness in the great work Of Temperance
will in due time bring its reward. Tn
club asks for more like them. It realize
that the harvest is great, and the laborer
are few.
Our notice yesterday Of Jenkinson's ovs
brand wagon had such an exhilaratin
effect upon the horse which draws the rel
plendent vehicle that he halted this ate,
noon in front of our Office and deliberatel
kicked the dashboard to pieces. Will
this Vas in progress Jenkinson was bus
climbing out over the tail board of Ii
wagon. he says that this habit of gettin
out Of the front end Of a wagon is . relic
the dark ages.
Our notice of change in the time,
departure and arrival Of the Dakota South
ern passenger train, given Yesterday, vi
incorrect, the train running on the o.
time for the present. The road is not y,
completed to Sioux Falls and no chans
will occur until that is accomplished. tt
train leaves as . 40 A. NJ. for Sioux Cit
We regret that QUE error Inconvenience
great many people this morning. thouf
the circumsance indicates that our pan
10 EXTENSIVELY read and implicitly relied q
on. To the sufferers who spent nine
miserable minutes in waiting at the den
this morning We extend our most hunt
apologies.
MEDICAL TREATMENT FREE.
For the benefit of those who are unat
to pay for medical treatmsnt, I shall be
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