Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-06

Cash or short time with coed security.
T. F. MARsnALL,
Morrison's Block, Capital street.
LOCAL uc0Nicx.
Bon Homme county court commences OF
Tuesday next.
Miss Blanche Trenham, variety actress,
appears at CampbelPs opera house to-
night.
Mr.. Andrews was buried this afternoon,
the funeral services taking place at Christ
church.
Blue bottle flies have made their appear
anoe, indicating the arrival Of gentle
spring time"
Capt. Raymond is comfortably settled in
his new home and is enjoying the 1uxuries
Of housekeeping.
Fred Burgi is erecting a large carpenter
shop on Cedar street north Of Phil. K.
Faulk's law Office.
Buford Farris' stock sale occurred to-day,
and his entire herd of short horns was dis
posed Of at auction, but At low prices.
A council of four hundred Indians from
the interior was recently held near Lower
Brule agency. A great deal Of paint was
displayed and a heap Of brave talk ir-
dulged in.
Seventeen years ago to-day Gen. Curtis
defeated the confederate force Of $4,000 men
under Ben Mccullough at Pea Ridge, Ar
kansas. Curtis force consisted Of $4,000
men. Ben Mccullough was killed.
The weather indications for the upper
Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys, are:
Slight fall in temperature, clear or fair
weather 10. the northern portions, local
rains in Missouri; variable winds, rising,
followed by falling barometer.
Rapid City Journal: The people of
Yankton are petitioning to have the variety
theatres closed That's like the resolution
against allowing Pettigrew, of the council,
to make speeches in the house after he had
delivered three, and had nothing more to
say. The legislature has adjourned and
the professors of anatomy hsve gone home.
The variety theatres will now die q natural
death-lack of appreciation.
Joe Emmerson, under the pension arrears
hill will be entitled TO about $500. All
soldiers who applied for pension within FIVE
years from the date of their discharge re.
ceived penAons dating back to the time Of
his discharge. The law only benefits those
who have been placed on the pension rolls
after the period of Eve years from date OF
discharge. Joe. Emmerson, Owen Bartlett,
John H. Colen, T. N. Bray, G. A. Webster,
James P. Aney, and a number Of others in
Yankton are of this latter class, and will be
entitled to arrears.
Siou2 City Journal: Another reduction
has been made by the American Express
company in its freight tariffs, this time af-
fectipg the rates on the Dakota Southern,
Sioux City & Pembina and Sioux City &
Pacific roads. The reduction is equivalent
to about . fifth from the former rates, for
iustance: The tariff between this city and
Yankton has formerly been $1.25 per 100
pounds; under the present rate it 10 $1.00.
Small packages not weighing " two
pounds will be carried for twenty.6v cents
to any point reached by the company where
the tariff dees not exceed $500 per 100
pounds.
Hanson & Hayward have completed all
arrangements for the sale Of agricultural
implements and are now prepared to offer
to the farming portion of southern Dakota
= first class line Of machinery. Their
specially is number one goods at very low
prices and having made their arrangements
with this object in view they are fully pre-.
pared to met it. Old residents Of Dakot.
themselves, they know just the class of ma.
chinery required by Dakota farmers and are
ready to supply it. Read their advertise
ment and then call at their warerooms near
the corner Of Third and Capital streets.
The latest achievement of the Indian de-
partment is an order which banishes from
within the Jurisdiction Of the sgent at Chey.
enne agency every white man who has 10.
Gated along either side of the Missouri
VASSktIuk VIC lNSV 0CtSlCU0Sut ~ |
Pierre. Wood choppers, ranch men and
vegetable gardeners have been ordered to
pull up stakes and leave and there seems to
be no appeal from the order. 1t brings
hardship upon q class of men Who have
oeen years In establishing themselves so Is
% make q living and does no possible good
the Indian service. The men whom the
order banishes are Necessary 10 the coun-
:ry and as they lead . harmless life there 10
excuse for their peremptory removal.
navigating the Missouri are de
upon them for their fuel supplies
md travellers by land are glad to avail
Of the humble fare provided by
hese hardy frontiereman. If there was
ny semblance Of sense IN such 40 order
I its promulgstion accomplished any good.
no one would protect against it. But the
10 off the same piece % ore
nj hoR noo10na nh;ooa->~A