Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-26
LOCAL LAcoNIcs.

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The record Of the signal service station
shows the highest temperature to-day to
have been $50, aud the lowest during last
night $50.
Prot. Reinhardt of the Turn-verien has q
class of young misses to whom he is giving
lessons in the athletic exercises practiced
by the Turner's.
The Russian delegation which arrived
yesterday were quartered in Max's block
last evening. To-day they have been pur'
chasing teams and wagons for their farms.
The Niobrara and Springfield base ball
clubs played a match game at Springfield
on Sunday last, which resulted in the defeat
of the latter. Whether another game is to
be played on tomorrow, We cannot say.
The lower Rhine bridge, swept away by
the recent heavy rain storm, has been
thrown across the stream a short distance
below its old site. 1t is in good shape. and
the approaches are better than at the old
place.
The weather indications for the upper
Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys are
During the rest of Saturday clear and part
ly cloudy weather, northerly to westerly
winds and cloudy; rising barometer and
slight change in temperature.
A pleasant surprise party was held at the
residence of D. o. Lawrence twelve miles
northeast from this city, last evening. The
party consisted Of young ladies and gentle
men from town, and was intended as a sur
prise to the Misses Lawrence.
The new bakery and cracker factory in
Stones block, capital street, has all its i'm.
provements and machinery in place, and
commenced operations. The proprietors
will furnish all the different varieties of
crackers used in this section at Chicago
prices.
Elk Point Courier: The Yankton lad
that bought a glass Of lemonade on the train
Wednesday for ten cents, and found out at.
ter he had swallowed the liquid that his
capital was only a nickle, was about as sad
a looking mortal as one often sees. 1t is
always safest to ask the price Of %luxuries
before using.
Peter Coffman made a complaint before
Justice Roberts this afternoon in which be
charged that Thos. Albright stole from him
a revolver of the value of four dollars.
Thomas was arrested by Marshal Gemmill
and at the time Of going to press the cour,
was, wrestling with the question Judge
Wheeler appeared for the defendant and
Judge West for the prosecution.
A gang of lightning rod 6ends have been
operating in the Big Sioux valley, and their
duped victims are already getting their eyes
open to the enormous swindle that has been
imposed on them. Beware of the lightning
rod peddler. If you mrst have lightning
rods, buy of home dealers, whom you know,
and who do not resort to the many dishonest
devices which are the stock in trade of the
itinerant dealer.
The wealth of the three hundred and
fifteen Russians who arrived yesterday is
given all the way from $780, 600 to 81, oo0.-
600. One of their leading men when asked
last night if they brought as much as $780,
600 with them. replied, 70 !yes; a great
deal more than that" The sum is so large
that they could not get the currency Of their
bankers either at Bremen or New York,
and were compelled to temporarily take
bank paper for a portion of it.
Laura Charles Nash, aged four years and
ten months, oldest child of E. F. and Fan.
ME D. Nash and grandchild Of L. D. Par.
mer of this city, died at Sioux City on the
23d inst. The many frinds in Yankton Of
Mrs. Nash. nee Fannie Farmer, deeply sym
pathize with her in grief over the loss Of
her first born, a bright and intelligent little
girl. Mr.. Farmer returned from Sioux City
last night, having gone down as soon as he
heard of the little ones death.
Hackett of the Swan Lake New Era gives
this sound advice: The only way to build
up a town is by local enterprise, and do you
know what that means? 1t is just this: If
you can think of anything that can done to
beautiiy or build up your town, 60 and do
it. Don't fight an improvement because
you have to pay your share of the expense ;
keep your capital at home and patronize
home industries help your own merchants,
mechanics and professional men, and your
money will make a timely return. If you
follow these suggestions, and if your town
does not improve and build up, then it is
not your fault.
Joe Kadish sent word to-day, from Mo
brara, to his brother, G. ]. Kadish, that a
man named Roberts arrived last night at
Niobrara, direct from Long Pine, where he
saw Doc Middleton, the wounded outlaw,
and reports him lying at the point of death,
with no hope of recovery. The account given
by Mr.. Roberts is that Middleton and a
detective were riding together, when a shot
was fired at the former. Surprising that he
had been shot at by the defective, Middle
ton ordered him to throw up his hands, and
upon compliance with the order, shot him