Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-05-28
LOCAL LAcoalcs.

LOCAL ucoHlcs.
The children's temperance band will
meet At the reform club room ON Saturday
afternoon At three O'Clock.
The Baptist festival last night at the
reform club Don was literally patronized
and proved to be a very pleasant affair.
TIE "Willing. Hearts," an organization
connected with the Congregational Sunday
school, will hold a fair OF Rev. Joeph
Wards residence. this evening.
Don't forget the chop" Friday night ct
the hall on Cedar street. Admission %
usual. Strawberries. ice cream and cake
served ct the reform club rooms for IS
cents.
The weather indications for the upper lake
region and upper Mississippi valley are
Lower pressure, increasing southeast TO
southwest winds warmer, cloudy weather,
and local rains. s
The last lecture of the library association
course was given at the Congregational
church last evening to a small audience. 1t
requires a 500 a week humbugger to draw
a full house in Yankton.
John Foerster's brick building on the
site of the one recently burned is compile
ted. 1t is being fitted up BY Fred. Lerch
for = saloon, and he expects to have it
ready for business early in June.
Teachers registers, to comply with the
new school law, price $3.50, for sale at the
Press and Dskotaian Office. These books
have been approved by the superintendent
of public instruction, General Beadle, are
arranged for keeping all the. statistics re-
quired by law, and will last two years, or
for eight terms of school.
Our recent item in which it was stated that
Mr.. j. A. Kent had rented his Fort Pierre
store to Mr.. Hoffman formerly conductor on
the Dakota Southern was error 60 far as the
party of the second part was concerned.
The fortunate Mr.. Hoffman in the affair
was never a conductor on any railroad but
is a brother Of Mr.. L. Hoffman of this
city. o.
Charley Wambole is making very exten.
sive improvements in his Opera building
The whole structure has been enlarged to
nearly double the capacity Of the old one, a
gallery added and improved ventilation.
The Laisell family of acrobats and tight
rope walkers will probably be among the
new troupe at the re-opening, which is fixed
for the 25th of June.
Thomas Flood was tried before Judge
White yesterday on change Of venue from
Judge Roberts court on the charge of petty
larceny, the specification being hat he stole
q coat belonging to Charles Dlffack. After
hearing the evidence, and looking the mat.
ter up one side and down the other, the
court decided that the alligator was mietak.
en- in his man, and discharged the defendant
He is out Of custody, and Dnffack is out O
a coat.
An interesting jury trial is in progress
to-day in Judge Whites court, the part,e
to the suit being Miss Eliza Gallagher
plaintiff, and Mrs. c. A. Lyon, defendant
The former was employed in the latter
millinery store, and this suit is brought I
recover IN alleged amount of 81 due fo
wages and damages for breach of contract
amounting in all to a 500. The jurors a,
Isaac Piles, j. o. Bates, Charles Eisemar
H. B. Wynn, S. S. Buckwalter and L. n
Kee.. West & Dewey appear for the plai1
tiff, and Gamble Brothers for the d.
PENDANT.
Mrs. Maggie Halverson, the wife of job
Halverson, = carpenter residing ON Il
north side of Second street, below Dougl;
was .adjudged insane by the county boa
of insanity at an investigation held vest,
day, and last evening was sent to the
sane asylum.T Mrs. Halverson has be
subject to insane attacks for ten years. T
present attack was FIRST observed about I
18th of April, since which time she /
been growing gradually worse. She seem
we'll pleased when informed that she was
60 to the asylum, and said she could rent
valuable service in taking care of the
mates because she had been insane hers
and knew just what to do. She leaves th
children to the care of her husband.
MI. N. r. Gilman returned last evenl
from1a visit to the Black Hills vis /
marck. He found times lively in De
wood and through the courtesy of
Kuykendall was enabled to visit the Fat
de smet mine and mills, one of the lari
In the whole country. Mr.. Gilman m,
number of former Yanktonians all
whom are doing we'll. Col. John L
renee was experimenting the construct
and improvement Of roads and streets;
John Sears was engaged in boot and 8
making; Capt. Nelson Collamer ia alive
well Nj. II. G. Ash and Mrs. Ash are
ing at sture,s city. Ash is a justice Of
peace and full Of business. Fred Edg,
ut Sturgis selling goods and making q
eY. The valleys surrounding the Hills