Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-06-30
LOCAL LAcoNIcs.

Inc UQlVef1a1lBt eOc1al Will DC AoAu -
the new chapel on Wednesday evening.
The committee on Fourth Of July music
will meet at the residence of Mrs. g. W..
Kingsbury this evening.
Herman Krudwig is building . brick ad-
dition to his house on Cedar street. When
finished it will be used as = hotel.
Two car Leads Of Russians arrived Satur-
day night directly from husband. They
will settle in the Jim river valley.
Robison's palace barber shop continues to
take the lead. Hot and cold baths tall
times. Corns removed without pain. Mer-
chants hotel.
Bramble, Miner & Co., have . telephone
from the Excelsior mills to their store at
the foot of Walnut street. 1t works we'll
and is a great convenience.
The weather indications for the north
west: Warmer south and east winds; fall
ing barometer and clear, followed by partly
cloudy weather.
A gentleman down from the Jim river
valley reports that the surveyors of the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul road were
at Scotland Saturday evening. 7
The members and all interested in the
first Universalist parish are requested to at
tend an important parish meeting at the new
hall this evening at 8 o'clock sharp. Bust
ness of importance.
Sioux City Journal, 28th: A gentleman
lust down from Canton reports the track of
the Milwaukee road laid to the bridge at
the Sioux, and that the bridge will be fin
ished Monday.
Home grown new potatoes are plenty in
the Yankton market. They are somewhat
expensive just now, but as the crop Is .
very large one the present prices cannot be
maintained very long.
The district court met this morning, and
the case of Lankston Cain charged with
ape, was called for trial. Aspecial venire
for jurymen was issued and Sheriff Baker
and Deputy Sheriff Eliot started out to find
the requisite number of men qualified to sit
as jurors In the case.
Judge Brookings informs the Sioux City
Journal that Yankton will give right Of
way and depot grounds as asked by the Da-
kota Southern for the extension and also
that Canton and Sioux Falls will give such
encouragement as will secure the early
completion of the Pembina road to Sioux
Falls.
J.B. Hubbell, we'll known to many north
Nebraskaians from his connection with the
Covington, Columbus and Black Hills rail-
road in the early days Of that enterprise,
says the Dakota City Eagle, is to-day one Of
the foremost merchants and one of the lead
ing business men Of Miles City and the
Yellowstone valley, and is rapidly growing
wealthy.
A Milltown correspondent Of the Valley
Pioneer says: "a corps of engineers from
the D.. s. extension, camped here last
Thursday night. We learned from them
that it is the intention of the company to
extend the road rs miles before snow falls.
They will make two surveys, n common
cling on the north line of Cragin county
between ranges 81 and 81 and run as directly
rs possible to Yankton; the other will ruu
down the valley from Firesteel to Milltown
and from thence across the prairie te
Yankton. ,t
Sioux Citp Journal, Is: Merrill and
Gault of the Milwaukee road, accompanied
by Kimball, chief engineer, and Langdon
contractor. left Canton yesterday noon fo1
Finlsy. The purpose Of the trip is suppos
ed to relate to the building ofa branch lin.
from Finlay to Yankton. The contractor
report that they are going to commence
grading the road bed at once, and that team.
are nov under orders to report for the worl
without delay. This looks like business
and may mean business, but the survey o
the extension Of the Dakota Southern be
yond Yankton will 80 ahead all the same.
Judge Leeper In making his first tril
from Pierre to Deadwood as q freighte
VA accompanied by Mrs. Leeper, who in.
tended to spend the summer In the Hills
When the train got within six or elgh
miles of Sturgis City, and during q sever
rain and hail storm, an event transpire
which 1t was intended should not occur vi
til the Hills were reached and comfortabl
quarters secured, but In this case - In msn
others was illustrated the truth Of the "a!
ing that the "best laid schemes o. mice an
men gang oft akles." At the point indie
ted Mrs. Leeper gave birth to Q fine health
child. o. the following day they resche
Sturgis City where . hearty welcome On
every accommodation was given them atth
house Of n. c. Ash, and at last account
the mother and baby were doing as we'll
though the event had NOT taken place o
the tenantless prairie in the midst Of
bowling storm.
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