Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-24
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Mark b. Rach, ono OF Yankton's most
popular young Q was married last might
Ito Mis- Ida Disbron. the cersmony oc'
CURING at the residence Of L D. F. Poorc,
Rev. Joseph Ward officiating. Mark 10 en-.
titled to the congratulations of all Of Yank.
ton. We wish h,m much joy and q long
life of the same.
p. G. picked up a Russian named Jere.
miah Woolman on the street. last night,
10 an advanced stage of intoxicatior, and
jerked him into the cooler, thereby saving
him fron. freezing to Geath. Jeremiah
Was 90 grateful this morning that he paid
Judge White $50 for his lodging aud the
Judge whacked up With P. G.
Fargo Times: "The Bismarck Tribune
i, owned by the Coul.on steamboat line.
Capt. J.. c. Barr is our authority, and he is
prepared TO prove it under any and all c r
cumstances. Barr charges the Tribune with
being the Adam Of all the skullduggery on
the upper Missouri" This accounts for
the rapid accumulation of wealth by the
Coulson folks-,hey " a newspaper.
Sergeant Hunekel:.sends us q chilling re.
port from the Yankton government weather
station. He says the atmospheric pressure
is higher today than it has been since the
station was established. His instruments
show the maximum temperature for to-day
to have been nineteen degrees below zero
and the minimum twenty.seven degrees
below zero. At nine o'clock last night the
mercury stood at nineteen below zero. These
are the official figures and are more reliable
than our random notes.
A team of horses attached to a wood
wagon ran away on Third street this fore.
moor and ended the performance by smash
ing both the hind wheels of John STAN
nage's wagon, which was stsnding in front Of
Novotny's harness shop. One Of the run.
away horse. fell down just IS the collision
occurred and laid there until he was caught
and helped up. He is the creates,
loser by the affair. Stanage was the frs,
white man to settle in Yankton county and
has lived I see Dakota progress until b,
can't come to town after Christmas present.
without having his family carriage smaehet
into fragments by a runaway team.
We have in previous issues mentioned
the fact that the weather was cold and ha,'
protested against so much frigidity all il
one lot. But 1t keeps right along. the on
" variation being In the direction Of th
bulb Of The thermometer. The Sully wav
struck us early last evening and by eleve
o'clock the mercury was down to fifteen b,
low zero. A. daylight this morning it hs
declined to twenty-seven below zero. Sine
then warmer influences have prevailed.
noon the mercury had climbed to a positio
fifteen degrees below zero and it was so b.
that a man could GO out of doors and sts
five or ten minutes without freezing
death if he was we'll wrapped mp. In doc
the heat was intense-alopgside . red b.
stove.
Cold weather did not prevent the gathe
ing of = large crowd at the Congregation
church last night, nor the enjoyment whit
usually comes out of a we'll arranged ente
,ainment. The ladies had constructed wit
flags and other rich hangings half a doze
booths in the chapel, in which we're di
played all sorts of attractive articles, mostl
the handiwork of the ladies of the churc
and their friends. These goods we're nearl
all disposed Of at paying prices early in tt
evening. In the audience room of tt
church the supper table wa spread Wit
numerous delicacies, which were ably dil
cussed BY the visitors. Major Elderkin:
fine art gallery and geological museum wa
the browning glory Of the evening. BAR
animals stuffed and unstufed-fnn
monsters of the deep and savage beasts {
the forest. back yard and kitchen-were OF
exhibition, while the great Snowman sat q
the door stufing the audience With extra
VACANT descriptions of the wonders within
The fine art gallery was = study in itsel
and it is no wonder that the originate
thereof was 60 exhausted when his labor
were ended that it was found necessary t
put hot bricks to his feet and keep an ic,
wagon standing at the front door Of BIZ
residence. The entire affair passed of
satisfactorily and was the eource of con
siderable revenue to the church.
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Unfrozen oysters at J%enkinson's.