Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-14
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LOCAL LAcoNscs.
The maximum temperature to-day was
$50 minimum, So.
]. L. Foskett on Tuesday sold $4,000
worth Of farming implements.
MI. Merrill Of the Milwaukee road was
in Canton yesterday, and will be in Yank-
ton within a day or two.
The building lately occupied by Jas. 8.
Foster and now used 40 sewing machine
agency, today went west a few feet and
now hugs Capt. Lavendet's store.
The weather Indications for the upper
Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys are:
Partly cloudy weather, winds shifting to
east and south. slight changes in tempera-
ture and pressure. The upper Ohio river
will fall slowly.
1t is a horse sheer, not . shoemaker, that
Major Grimes wants to 60 to Fort Hale.
See corrected advertisement. The major
threatens to make = posse comitatus Of him.
self and descond in q body upon the proof
reader if this thing occurs again, which it
won't.
1t is unnecessary to remark that to NOR
row is the 18th of August, as every man
who owns a gun and dog and nearly every
one who does not, have been counting the
weeks and days for . month. The legal
embargo against prairie chicken shooting
expires at IL o'clock tonight.
A binding dust storm swept through the
city this afternoon, and as the forms are BE-
ing prepared for press sharp flashes oflieht-
ming and frequent peals of thunder indicate
the approach Of rain which it is to be
hoped will come and put an end to the
dust bus,ness.-P. s. II is raining.
According to the Deadwood papers .
reign of terror exists at Sturgis City. The
soldiers It appears run the town, and upon
the slightest provocation destroy property
and maltreat the citizens. They appear to
have . particular grudge against "bull-
whackers," and whip them wherever found,
and in consequence it is difficult for the
ranchmen to keep men in their employ.
VIM. H. Davenport, the pioneer settler Of
Beadle county and the founder of an extern
sive colony which has already located there,
is in town with = petition asking for the
organization Of Beadle county. As the re-
quired number Of petitioners ask that the
organization be effected it will probably be
done. Beadle county is located on the Da-
kota river between Miner and Sphinx coun-
ties. Mr.. Davenport is strogly endorsed for
the position of clerk of the court, an Office
which he would fill with credit.
As an evidence of the wealth and pros
perity Of the Hills the Deadwood Times re-
fers to the salaries paid there. Superinten.
dents of mines, says that paper, receive
from $500 $to 1000 per month; miners re-
ceive from IS 50 to IS per day bank man.
ayers get from $4,000 to $1,000 u year book
keepers. $500 to $500 per month; clerks 10
stores, $l50and bar tenders $500 per month.
TIE only poorly paid laborer is the newspa.
per reporter, who is compelled to work for q
grub salary"
Sheriff Baker says that he was driving
into town q few days ago when a singular
performance attracted his attention. Two
men, with two buggies were out on the
prairie exercising four hunting dogs. When
Baker got within about forty rods of the
party the men discovered him and suddenly
descending from their vehicles, each took =
dog under each arm, climbed back in again,
whipped their horses into . dead run and
disappeared over a hill. Baker don't know
what to make of it, but suspects they were
trying to circumvent a prairie chicken.
The Ladies' Library association has
added one hundred volumes of new and in
teresting books to their library, making over
seven hundred volumes in all. The books
have been selected with great care, a large
number being especially adapted to young
people and children. The library is kept
in No. @, Pennington's block, over
Kadish's drug store. 1t is open every Satur-
day afternoon from 3 until 6 o'clock. Miss
E. M. Haskell is librarian. Price of tickets.
$500 per year, slips for 6 months, Is cts.
for 3 months. Books rented to responsible
persons at 10 cts. per week. Those desiring
good reading can not do better than to buy
= ticket, thereby bene6tting themselves and
: worthy Organization.
Passengers who came down on the
Peninah report . lively scene at
Jim Somer's wood yard near Bruie City.
It appears that several men, supposed to be
Jith's relatives. took possession Of the
gard. during the owners. absence, and o.
sumed the ownership of the wood. They
,oM Z quantity to the steamer, and Just as
hey boarded the boat to receive their