Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-06

companies of thu let, which will leave Sull!
, about the 18th of August for Fl. Meade.
Mr.. John G. Arnold has a barber shop .
Fl. Bennett, and is doing q good business.
Mr.. james Robb's herd of cattle, sent to
him by Robt. Cox, reached Fl. Bennett yes.
terday.
Capt. Schwan, Indian agent, is called by
his Indians, Observation-Disclosures.
1t. Brown, commander of the scouts, ae.
sistant agent, is called bv the C%heyennes,
pretty Boy"
Fl. sULLY ITEMS.
Mr., Gage, chief clerk of MI. Young,
started a ranch and store 40 miles above
Sully. Mr.. Gage cut oats on his ranch this
summer, which will average more than 100
bushels to the acre.
James Pearman, bartender at Mr..
YounR's store, has been appointed inter
prefer in place of Alex Laramie, resign
ed. Mr.. Pearman will be married on the
18th of this month. to the daughter of
Bazile Clemore.
Messrs. Jerry Brown and Perry Fooler,
are the chief carpenters who have charge of
the erection of Mr.. Young's new frame
building.
ITEMS ON THE RoA AND AT PIERRE.
At about is miles from Fort Sully, for
about one mile and q half. we rode over q
field of small frogs all of one size. They
were so thick in the road that our wagon
wheels turned on themselves, and 1t was
only by leaving the road and riding over
the grass that we could continue our Jour.
ney.
Mart Pensinger, a young man of % years
Of age, from Fulton, ILL.,, working at the
ferry, was swimming on last Thursday in
the Missouri, and in doing so was playing
the man that's drowning. His friends
didn't pay attention to his jokes, and when
ready to 20 to supper told him to come out
and follow them. When about twenty
yards from the shore they heard Pensinger
calling for help. and saying, boys! boys! 1
can't make it; come and helpme. AS they
saw him going under the water they re-
turned to the shore, but too late. he sunk
andwas drowned.
Messrs. Napoleon, Duchesne s Kirby
have built q ferry 65 feet long and IA feet
wide for the transfer of teams from one
side of the river to the other. The cost of
transfer will be So. Oper team, and SO cents
for each extra animal. The name of the
ferry is Bowen & Kingsbury. On Sunday
the ferry made its first crossing by carrying
over = persons and 10 head of horses.
A brick yard is now in operation at
Pierre, and in a hort time there will be
several brick blocks in the city.
Missouri river steamers are selling LIQUOR
to freighters here, end the people at Pierre
%disapprove Of 1t.
A lumber corral is being built around Mr..
Sherwood's hotel.
A new hack, capable Of carrying six pas
sengers, has been brought from Iowa b.,
MI. Sherwood. for the PURPOSE of accom-.
modating travellers from Pierre to the
Hills.
Two iron cells, weighing 5000 pounds
have been shipped to Fort Pierre by Fred.
I. Evans, for Pennington county.
The only organ in Pierre is owned by
Miss Bowers, one of the proprietors of tho
Pierre laundry.
Mr.. Edward Lovej " has opened a barber
shop.
Mr.. Riley, q driving of the Wyoming
Stage Co., crossed at Pierre in a skiff, and
the weather being warm he took off
his pants and shirt. In the main current
the pants and shirt fell in the water and
Riley in reaching the opposite shore had to
walk 500 yards before being in sight OF the
ranch, and then call to his girl to come
and bring him a pair of pants. She was a
good and kind hearted girl, so she did it.
Deputy Sheriff Robinson is here from the
Black Hills subpenaing a number of wit
nesses to appear before the grand Jury on
cases.
For your worsted or cloth suits 20 to
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