Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-01

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April 2o.-Turssrs socssty ofgsnised.
Nay 1s-St. Johns lodge elected omcen
-Bsptist society buy . lot end decide TO
build . chufch-Ths lscturs sssoclstion
reports . prohtof 8ll7 on Tie winter course.
June 4.-Turners At up Q hall on Second
street.
June 22.-Public installation officers Of
81. Johns (Mssonic) lodge.
July 5-Yankton Scientific association
organized.
Aug. 6-Onioers of Catholic Total Absti.
nence society elected.
Sept. Election Of officers of the scien-
ti6c association.
Oct. Annual convocation Episcopal
Bishop Clarkson presiding.
Oct, 9-Meeting of the Odd Fellows
grand lodge.
Oct. 10-Election Of officers grand lodge
I. o. o. F.
Dec. 20-Meeting and banquet of the
Yankton bar complimentary to Judge
MISCELLANEOUS EVENTS.
Jan. Ferry boat DR.. Burleigh made .
trip to Frankfort and back.
Jan. 3-Ferry boat laid up BY ice.
Jan. 7-Teams began to cross the river ON
the ice.
Jan. s-Ice harvest began with an eight
inch crop on the river.
Jan. l7.-Missouri River Transportation
Co. lowest bidders for carrying military
Jan. 29-Rev. Dr.. Hoyt moved to Swan
Lake.
Feb. 2-Woman's Temperance Union or.
Feb. 12-Temperance alliance organized
the Congregational church.
Feb. IA. w. Howard reappointed
postmaster.
Feb. 15-Wm. A. Howard, of Michigan,
appointed governor of Dakota.
Feb. 19-Maj Some comes to own with a
handful of young g~rasshoppers. Matched at
his farm.
Feb. 19-The saloon keepers of Yankton
hold a meeting at which the pernicious game
Of keno is discussed, and measures taken to
secure its statement.
Feb. 19-Ice moved out of the river and
left a clear channel.
Feb. 23-Meeting of citizens to protest
against the division Of Dakota on 10Olh me-
ridian.
Feb. 25-Reformed mems club organized.
March Al. G. Butter6eld submits q
proposition to construct water works for the
city for y 1000.
March 5-Union block commenced.
March 9-Maj. VIM. j. Pollock, new au-
perintendent of Dakota Indians, arrived.
March 16-The proprietots Of keno houses
are given a heavy fine bv the district court.
and notified to go out of the business. They
close their houses.
March 23-Republican ward c.ucuses
held.
March 2e-The ferry boat Livingston
launched. A heavy rise in the. river reached
us."...City republican convention held.
March 7-The first boat out, the Big
Horn, left for Benton. City democratic
convention held.
April City election held, and H. B.
Wynn elected mayor.
April 3-Saloon licenses renewed.
April 6-First steamboat arrived-the
Tiger, from below..... Three hundred ladies
sign = petition asking that saloons be kept
closed On Sundays.
April 9-Heavy fall of snow......Msyor
Wynn sworn in and new council took
charge Of city affairs.
April 10-Mons Nelson leaves Yankton
for the Detroit prison With permission to
remain six years.
April ll-Yankton's liberal Christians
r%eoreanize under the name of Unity church.
...... Governor VIM. A. Howard arrived.
April Ex-Governor VIM. A. Howard
took the oath of Office u governor of Da-
kota.
April l7-Ailitary headquarters moved
from Sioux City to Yankton.....A cyclone
passed north Of the city, causing considers.
Die property destruction.....Two hundred
Russians arrived.
April 23-Government warehouse moved
from Sioux City to Yankton.
April PA chamber of commerce pc.
tition circulated asking the postmaster gen.
eral to establish . line of mail steamers be
tween Yankton and Pierre.
April 29-Spring wheat eighteen inches
high.
May Geo. F. Wheelock succeeded E.
v. Derickson - Yankton agent for the Da.
kota Southern railroad Company.
May 6-strawberries thirty.6ve cents .
quart.
May 7-Dr. J. B. Van velsor appointed
city physician.....Judge L. E. West appoint
ed city a~ttorney.... VIM. Gemmill entered
upon his duties a. street conminioner......
Three hundred Indian ponies sold At auction