Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-25
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Friday Evening, April Is, 1879


Friday Evening, ApfH q, 1878
LOCAL LAcostcs.
smu,ty Bear bottom is the favorite day
light rendezvous for tramps
It Il reported that N. w. sheafs. Of Elk
Point, got . big take 10 the recent Indian
-four letting at New York.
A young woman was attacked on Second
street, last night, by q tramp and roughly
handled before she made her escape.
The insane hospital received an accssion
to its membership to-day in the person of
F. A. Keller, Of Sioux Falls, adiudged in
sane.
The sisters failed to negotiate . loan in
Omaha with which to build their proposed
convent, but it is presumed they will try
again.
Twenty I've hundred sacks Of Indian
-four are waiting shipment At Yankton and
nine car loads more is all ready at Elk
Point.
Rev, MI. Thorne will give a special lee
ture at the court house next Sunday ever
ing on "The Bible In our public Schools"
Seats free as usual, and the public cordially
invited.
The weather indications for the upper
Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys are /:
Variable winds, followed by higher tenn
perature rising, followed by falling, 5aro.
meter.
The members and friends of the Univer-
salist parish of Yankton are requested to
meet at the hall on Cedar street this even
ing at ~ o'clock for the transaction of i'm.
portant business.
A feet of prairie schooners sailed into
town from the east this morning, and halted
long enough to lay in a supply Of groceries
and permit the inhabitants to read an in
scription painted on the side Of the flagship,
which said, "Bound for Nebraska, the Poor
Mans Paradise. Hurrayw
All persons whose business requires spe-
cial tax stamps will do we'll to remember
that next Wednesday is the last day of April,
and that the first day of May is the begin
ming of the tax year. Doing business with
out license will eubject the party to prosecu-
ton and fines and penalties.
Gen. Phil. Sheridan will be in Yank:on
the latter part Of. next week. He leaves
Bismarck tomorrow, on the steamer Big
Horn, and will stop at all the military posts
between here and Yankton for inspection
purposes. 1t is expected that Eve or siz
days will be consumed by the trip.
1t is probable that the authorities are
aware Of the fact that Yankton is filling uE
with tramps, but we desire to remind them
that the best way to secure future peace is tc
make an effective example of the advances
guard. Bounce them without ceremony
The great evil of eastern cities We want to
keep from our doors, if possible.
Captain Lavender has twenty-five tons OF
seeds, for three of the Indian agencies
above, waiting for a contract boat to come
along and take. The G. z. Peck is so
heavily loaded that she cannot take them
and there is q prospect that the planting
season will 60 by before our Indian gran.
gers receive the things they want to plant.
Superintendent Merchant telegraphed
Commodore Coulson this morning that it is
settled that the Indian freight is to 90 by
way of Yankton. This means that the
Coulson 4 McVay transportation bid has
been accepted. The Yankton boats are get
ting away with most everything this year.
Indian shipments will amount to 5000 tons,
to be transported up the Missouri between
the LIST Of July, 1879, and the LIST Of July,
1880.
Hon. j. W. Davis. who is here visiting bis
daughter, Mrs. j. r. Gamble, is q gentle.
man of varied and successful business ex.
perience and long acquaintance with the
officers of the Milwaukee road. He has
for years had an idea that Dakota was 9
rich field for the future Of that company
and says that it's managers fully compre
bend the importance of going in the RICH,
direction with their contemplated cxten'
sion. They will study thoroughly all the
points and make haste slowly. Mr.. Davi.
has strong confidence in Yankton as a place
of future prominence and his practical life
makes him q good Judge.
FOUND.
A key Of peculiar shape was picked up
Wednesday evening on Third street and
has been left at this Office for delivery to
the owner.