Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-05

Yankton today.
The highest temperature to-day Vas $50 ,
and the lowest SO.
The Yankton Indians have cut, gathered
and stacked 1000 tons d. hay this sun.er
and are now at work husking their corn.
n. B. Reynolds. Of Wheeler, Charles
Nix county, il preparing 70 build 4 large
addition TO his store. Business u lively
with him.
George E. Hawlsy's delivery horse took q
run about town this forenoon with . load Of
hardware, but wa halted without injury to
anything.
A wagon load Of chickens from Elk
Point reached Deadwood on the SLIT. They
sell for Is cents apiece In the mining camps
thereabouh. 9H
George Chamberlain, Of White Swan, i
sstablishtng . ranch q Cedar creek, which
will DO occupied By his son, Nj. Frank
Chanbsrlain.
Apstition Il being circulated in Yankton
and numerously sig1ed for . daily mail
from Springfield to the Black Hills. The
present service 10 three times . week.
Brinkerhof has rented the old Farmer
bank building, on Broadway, - . freight
and express Office in connection With his
overland route to the Milwaukee road,
A steam wood saving machine is among
the new Institutions In Yankton, the pro
prietors Of which intend 70 monopolize the
wood saving business during the coming
winter.
brtnkerhots new coaches will be placed
on the jim river stage route, between Yank-
ton and Firesteel. next Monday. They ore
light, roomy and strong-just the thing for
prairie roads.
A letter from Yankton agency says that
Dr.. Daniels ID. the hsppy father Of : seven
days old girl baby, and that Dales, former.
y Of Yankton, the agsncy blacksmith, il
rejoicing over . like eveat in his family.
The hook and ladder company will hold
their regular meeting to night, where the
company will elect . secretary, treasurer
and steward to MI theuow existing yscau.
ctes. The Fourth Of July business will
probably be settled up at the Same time.
Our travelling representative drops us q
few lines from Yaaston agency, in which he
says that Major Andrus, the new agent
there, i highly popular with both whites
and red. and that he is succeeding a. no
man has succeeded since the DAYS of
Gasmann.
4 The weather indications for the upper
Mississippi valley are: Warmer, partly
cloudy weather, occasional rain, northwest
winds. backing to southerly, and stationary
barometer. For the lower Missouri valley:
Cloudy and rainy followed BY clearing
weather, colder northwest winds and rising
barometer.
The following are the retail prices Of
fruit at Deadwood: Tomatoes 2}@6c p
10; cabbage So; potatoes 1c@14c; onions,
&c; turnips, &c; squash, lc; pumpkins, Soc
each ; oranges, $3.50 y dog; lemons, 75c@
SOC y dog; peaches, Soc y 10 apples, Csc;
pear, Soc; plnme. Soc; grapes, 6oc; water
melons, 1O@75c each.
Louis Brouillet, formerly Of Yankton
and . barber. By profession, died in the
sisters hospital, Deadwood, on the 3oth Of
August Of consumption. His wife and
child still reside in Yankton, and his wife
received the sad intelligence yesterday by
letter from Deadwood.
Gus. High, : forusr Yanktonias, and
veil known to the old citizens, is ii. sisse
ton agency, and has recently been engaged
in doing rome surveying for Drifting
Gooss's band on that warriors new jim
river possessions. Gus.' residence il At
Washington, and has evidently been sent
out BY the government for the purpose in
dicated.
sioux City Journal, 4th: Yesterday P.
b. Turner Of this city received . letter from
his brother at Turner. OAK, under date of
September ], saying: 'The anginsers Of
the Milwaukee road have run the prelimi.
nary line from Yankton to Lennox. It is
just where you plated 1t, halfsa mile east
Of Turner. This week they will correct and
drive grade stakes"
Mssrs. James 6. Foster, c. ]. B. Harris
and J. Parker Hayward have just issued a
map of Dakota, and copies can be procured
from either Of thsss gentlemen BY sending
q Scent stamp to pay postage. The map
is handsomely gotten up. contains all the
late surveys. railroad line, towns, etc, and
10 consequently the most valuable map oil
the tsrritory extant.
Travellers from the upper country fire.
make mention Of the Choteau creek
ranch Of Geo. Trumbo and ny il il one of
The choicest little hossieries in all the west.
Our own expsrieuoe osineidss with the
general sentiment and we do not deem it
Iurprising that tourists 60 ont Of their way
% make long drives to eat = meal OF spead
) nlEhtatathe Choteau ceesk ranch. I Il
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