Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-12
LOCAL

Carpets received to. day at r. A. Ketch.
um's.
Forty 1--WE Ya%nktoniaus participated in a
surprise party at VIM. Box's last even
ing.
There was a social gathering at Leighton
Wynn's last evening, in honor of Miss
Maggie Appleton, of Sioux City, who is
visiting them.
In the police court highway robbery case
the prosecuting witness failed to appear and
the action was dismissed, the defendants
paying the costs.
The ladies of Christ church will give q
dinner to morrow evening, from 5 to 0
o'clock. ia the vacant store room adjoining
the postof1ce. A general invitation is ex.
tended.
The German Baptist society of Ysnkton.
q small but progressive religious organiza.
tion, is building q church on the corner of
Sixth and Locust streets. They expect to
have it ready for occupancy early this win
ter.
The weather Indications for the upper
Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys are :
partly cloudy weather and areas Of rain, va
riable winds, followed during the night by
rising barometer, and stationary or a slight
fall in temperature.
iAThelMilwaukee company is now receiv-
ing iron from three different sources and
will lay the rails or its Dakota lines with
out much more delay. The Yankton line
will be ironed as early in the spring as the
grading can be completed.
The ladies of Christ church will furnish
. splendid dinner consisting of oysters
turkey, game and other substantials and
delicacies, all served in the most inviting
style by the ladies themselves, next door
to the postoaice, from s to 9 p. m. to-mor.
row, Thursday. Price for dinner so cents
Children half price. All invited.
Pending the completion of the Yanktou
line the Milwaukee company will sell
tickets east over the Springfield line, vi:
Scotland, stages running regularly from
this city TO Scotland to connect with tn,
trains. The company has opened an ofic
in the Farmer bank building on Broadwa,
and is about ready to begin operations.
Mrs. Foster succeeded in entertaining an
other large audience at the Congregation,
church last evening upon the subject {
temperance. Under her efforts a fresh in
terest has been aroused, which promises th
best of results. Mrs. Foster is one of tb
most agreeable speakers Yankton has "
been favored with ID this speciality and he
kindly words are reaching hearts whic
have long resisted the logic Of sensation,
reformsrs. Mrs. Foster will speak seai
this evening at the Congregational churc
and the temperance union wishes eyervbod
to attend.
A terrible fight occurred a few eyenin,
back at . Fort Pierre dance house, betwee
two professional pugi]ists. assisted by hume
Gus non-profsssionals and . bevy of the (,
and frail sex. No ring was formed or 9th
preliminaries gone through. The innoce
cause of the row was . common chair. viii
was playfully thrown by a bullwhacker
the girl of another "fellah," which shave
in the wrong direction and struck a mash
in the other end of the saloon. The see
that followed beggars description. Eve
thing movable in the establishment seem
to be in the airat once. Musical instrume,
were smashed to pieces on the heads of Z
offending parties and musicians were u,