Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-21

local LAcoN,cs.

LOCAL Aco6,cs.
Leighton Wynn l. improving his Fifth
street residence prepsrty.
Shade trees are bursting their buds and
0 will show their leaves.
Dr.. Buchanan il setting out IN apple and
peach orchard and . vineyard on his miner
al springs farm.
The 1. f. L. literary society will meet At
the residence Of Mrs. A. L. Edwards TO-
morrow evening.
The frat martins Of the season arrived
Saturday and have alreadylcommenced neat
building operations at their old haunts.
Yesterdays gale blew down the ftane OF
sslisger's incomplete building on the leyee
and demolished Potter & Woods sign.
Ensiaeers for tho Missouri river extern
sion Of the Sioux Falls road are within ten
miles Of Yankton, running . line this way.
An order will shortly be Issued calling in
al outstanding territorial warrants, under
the funding arrangement contaminated by
Governor Howard.
It ID rumored that the Chicago. 1ilwau.
kee 4 st. Paul company is negotiating for
the purchase Of the Dakota Southern line
from Beloit to Yankton.
A new map of Dakota has been..issuea by
George F. Cram, Of Chicago, which shows
the counties % reconstructed by tho last
legislature. One error exists in the map.
Mr., Cram has abolished Davissn county
without giving the people chance to vote
upon the question.
Under the auspices of the reform club. J..
H. Hooftilter, Of Sterling, Illinois, will
begin, on the 7th Of May, . course Of seven
lectures upon the subject Of temperance.
Mr.. Hoofstilter is achieving an enviable re-
putation! Is = temperance worker At the
east.
The bids for the transportation of Indian
supplies we're opened in New York to-day.
Superintendent Merchant wires President
Wicker this afternoon that competition is
very strong, but that Yankton will probably
get the award. Further information will be
telegraphed tonight.
The weather indications for the upper
Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys are /:
Falling barometer, %southerly winds, warmer,
cloudy weather and light rains, followed in
the western portion of the Missouri valley
by cooler northerly winds and possibly ris-
ing barometer. The rivers will gener ally
fall.
Rev. J.. A. Potter, pastor of the Methodist
church in this city will open the library
course Of lectures N Wednesday evening Of
this week, at the Congregational church.
That his discourse will be both pleasant and
profitable we need not tell our readers. The
reverend gentleman has made a reputation
here in Yankton which is peculiarly his
Recommendation.
1t is reported that twenty-five tramps are
on their way to Yankton from Sioux City.
When they arrive. il the report be true, let
them promptly be taken in charge by the
authorities and made an example Of. Moth
ing like nipping this nuisance in the bud.
Yankton has heretofore been comparatively
free from this pestiferous class of outlaws
and the way to keep 9 o 10 to give them
their just deserts promptly. expeditiously
and without any mercy.
II yesterday was not the worst day Yank-
tor ever experienced. it came 80 near the
acme Of misery that there was no use try.
ing to draw q line between 1t and anything
moro unpleasant. All Cay long dust and
gravel filled tho air. driven by q strong east
wind, and rendered outdoor movements al.
most an i%mpossibility. This morning a
light shower gave US Temporary relief, but
the wind il of the drying sort and will soon
begin to kick up Q dust !again.
Hon. 6. R. Vending delivered his lee
ture, in opposition to the in6del work Of
Col. Bob Ingersoll, at the Congregational
church Saturday evening. to an audience Of
about two hundred people. The lecture &C.
cupied two hours, and during this unusually
long discourse the lecturer held his audience
in close attention. He is a wonderfully en-.
tsrtaining talker-eloquent and gifted in
logic and word imagery. Having the right
side Of tn. question he presented q line of
argument difficult for even an unbeliever to
controvert. By request his lecture was re-
peated last evening, and the price of admis-
mon reduced to twenty-five cents. Though
the night was boisterous a good sized audi
ence listened to the repetition. Mr.. Lozier,
who arranged these tive lectures for Yank-
ton, is entitled to the thanks of the people
FOR the treat he furnished.
The first lecture of the Library Associa-
ton course will be given Wednesday even.
ing. April 23d, at the Congregational church
by Rev. J. A. Potter. Subject " The Amer
lean Problem" Doors open at seven, lee
ture commencing at eight o'clock. Admis-
sion, Is cents.