Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-26

aadsxsrnerSssasA@ iygwisdsHs4d falling
barousSr M ] e.
special.Assnt. for-the-C oassssction-of-Iu-
di.n.B uildinss-0S Briene has been up to Fl
Haleso piasosars 8 military pdissS conisatu'
to enforce lie orders Of the special-agent
or.the-coustruction-of.I1 dian. buildings.
u. B. Cooley Is getting ready to open q
extensive harness establishment in Wool
le1'i building, on the corner Of Douglas AND
Third street,. He will have his stock ready
in = few days.
w. r. Ketchum has purchased the pho
tottaphic na.srial and app.saansbdosgina
/. Is u. shirk,a gallery asua, SilliopssssS ne"
gallery in Major Evans building, on Wal
nut street, just back o Christ Church. Mr.
shirk design. returning 10 Wisconsin.
Col. OBriene offers ten dollars reward "a
fudy out Who stole some vhisky from him
It Rosebud lsndiny. We would like to
know by what au hority the colonel intro
ducss whisky into the Iudiep country. The
current belief is that there is q law against
such proceedings.
The CITY schools closed last week. the
hrst Of the fall term. with . membership OF
five hundred and three agasnst four hundred
and sixty nine for the corresponding week
Of 1878. Aud, probably, one hundred pu'
pile are 10 attendance upon~the three pr.
vate schools 10 the city.
TheMstho,dist and UliysftasliA churches
will each have their oyster suppeu this
evening, and will probably both be we'll At.
tended, although there has been one held
already this week They are coming rather
thick, but ths announosmenty Of eaaha VA
made without the knowledge of the other.
Several pistol shots were fred late lss'
night on Broadway, bat by whom and Al
whom. our peace officers are unable q, deter
mine There is 4altogetharsto much Of thil
mysterious shooting and fighting going on
to meet the demands Of we'll regulated
city and vigorous measures should be adopt
ed to cause . cessation of hostslities.
We neglected to mention in last nights
issue the Baptist festival which was held in
the reform mems club rooms on Wednesday
evening. The festival was largely attended
and the ladies of the church are highly
pleased With the satisfactory result of then
undertaking. The net proceeds Ne were
unable to obtain but understand that the
amount was quite large.
The total valuation Of the city of-Yank'
ton, a. returned by the assessor, is 1885,
217.e5, divided into 1904. 1896 real and 1921,
3s222.9 5 personal. The real estate tai
amounts 70 7,25s.74, and the personal tax
$685. 81, . total 81 $l0,754.61. OF this
sum $7,1es.74 soss into the school fund and
$3,5s4.s7 into the city fund. The valua-
tion Of .clty prcperty q. given, i far below
it, real worth and considerably below pre-
vious assessments.
Sioux City Journal, 25th: J. Kimball,,
the chief field engineer Of the MilwAukes
company, came from Beloit TO Eden on
yesterdays Pembina train. At Bsloit snd
to parties on the train he stated that twelve
miles Of the grading from nock Mills down
to Rock river toward Eden had been lei.
and that more would be let soon. This 10
the branch Of the Milwaukee road that
Yankton expects to get. The cross-section-
log has been made and grade stakes set b.
tween Rock Mills. asd the point Of juno
ton with the main lire, aud Eden. on the
Pembina road. Q distance Of fifteen miles. .
The season Of the year i drawing near
when prairie fires are inclined to get upon
their annual froiic and dsvastate the prairie
and timber land over which they sweep. 1t
Is therefore proper that every precaution
be taken to prevent . general praire confag.
ration. The first and foremost step il to
improve the opportunity now Afforded BY
blowing and making fire breaks around al
.combustibls properly. It will COST the far
mer bat little and may save him = great
many dollars. Il should also bs bornsiin
mind that there is very rigid Law in this
Territory against psr,oas vilfully setting
ont ! prairie fir, andlhs ppaaltyst Is impri.
sonmsnt in the state prison, This work
should ~ Sdous nov, sadsnot put of till too
late. ian ounce Of prevention, etc"
Do not forget the supper 4 the ME-.
church this sveninss Supper will be served
It the usual prices. aS
d.. w. h. a. Brown, dsstist, Union
Block, Yankton.
The Msrchants billiard psrlozs ,hsye been
moved 10 : location one door north Of Ed.
mund's and W1pn's bank.
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The latest improved and finest, sewing
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