Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-23
LOCAL LAco,ylcs.

9 UCQNl0y. ofs0 rs 3
The highest temperature to-day was $50
and the lowest 62o.
A light shower Of rain this afternoon
dampeneds the dust and cooled the atmos
phere.
Tho New Era says that Conrad +. Lana
Of Yankton settled In Turner county ID
1870 aad VA thesArst farmer "a. that ooun
y tyswAo sowed wheat. e.
Ed. A. Gill, Of Dubuque, and Mis- Ami.
Dawson were married 1t Milwaukee on the
18th inst. Mis- Dawson Is . niece Of II. A.
Harvey Of the Merchants hotel.
"Ceap Of thes treas" is . painted sign a
few miles out Of town. When translated
into Uaited States Language it .igni6es-
keep off these trees"
General G. d. Hill, ex.surveyor general
Of Dakota and Montana, asks M to announce
that he will address the sisizsns 81 Yankton
on railroad natter, Il The reform club room
this evening At eight O'Clock,
Swan Lake New Era: Several of the
citizens Of Fiulay remain untiripg in their
efforts to procure the pardon Of Dr.. Par.
sons. We are Informed that as o as Gov.
Howard returns from the east, he and
Judge shsnnoh- will recommend The doc.
tors pardon to PresIdent Hayes.
We have received . communication from
MI. D. w. spasqldins, Of Brule City, saying
that he was with Mr.. Lawler, Of the G. NJ.
dst r. Ry. at Springfield and assisted the
latter IN locating the script which was pal
on the land at Brule City recently. Mr..
L. says that the amount of land reported to
have been thus placed is vastly overstated
by US.
Shannon & Fogerty are stocking up their
music store with . choice assortment OF
goods which our people should. examine.
There is no longer any need for sending
east for musical instruments, music and the
articles pertaining to this branch Of trade.
Shannon 4 Fogerty are agents for the best
pianos and organs manufactured.
The Yankton band has been reorsanized
under the name of the "Ysnkton Silver
cornet Band" with George Rossteuscher as
president, E.. Adams, secretary, and s.
WenzloE, treasurer. E. Vinateri was chosen
- leader, and from his we'll known ability
q . musician and the good material Of
which the new organization is composed,
We have no doubt the band will be greatly
improved and be q credit to the city.
Gsaefal~Hills great overland expedition
took q start about midnight last night, from
the opera house, moved through the CORR.
dons and vacant rooms Of the Merchants
hotel until morning snd finally brought up
at the breakfast table In an exhausted con.
dition. st wa an immense success and
needed only the attendance of its chief
chaplain. Henry Ward Beecher, to render
1t solemnly imposing.
MIA. W. Barber, passing along Capital
street Yesterday. was suddenly halted by .
makes head thrust through an opening in
the sidewalk. She neither screamed nor
ran, but took her parasol and pinned the
snakes head 70 tie sidewalk and killed tie
reptile xitha few vigorous twists Of her
weapon. Somesmen who came tosher assis.
tance, drew the defanct snake from its hid.
ing placs and faund, il to be . blue raesr Of
unusual size. II now oocuplesa place in the
Yankton museum, in, 4 jar of alcohol,
a little aftef Hoon to-day. on Third street.
two shoemakerS waxed 1roth and after
pegeing away for some time with hard
words they brissled upgand tcommspcedl
welttDg each others heads. About this
time Sheriff Baker and P. g. appeared on
the scene. Interrupted their4 ,taps and
marched them of to the cooler. This
evening sths1 will appear before Judge
Roberts's bench where they will have an
oppost0dity~ to tell .awlrsbout II, ana re
spond to the judges standing toast, guilty
Or not guilty. Tho Judge. however will
havs the last word.
Mn. u. E. E. Ryan, an insane woman
sisuxsSF aalls.. was iodeedin thss insane
asylan fysterday.. The woman objected
o remaining at the asylun, and wanted to
return with ths fsitiSss Who brought her
'ver. When Dr.. McGunfrey e~xpostulated
ViththSr And.informsd her int she h.d to
che few, q him like an snrsged
isres. and for . little while itiooked - if
'wsnanssfightsp would prevail. She was
qui.s.sd. and again peace prevailed
tie asylum.
A singular end totally unfoundad rumor,
. regard ri. sisisenEofs Yaak,ss 6.ha
Mt IN circulation In Ksokdk, Iowa, and
1hich hes found IL way into the newspapers
+ that city. Tho ; ssssr so Ase6sst thai.
). Bsrsndsss. who came ffSn Ksokhk to