Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-12
LOCAL LAcox,cs.

train.
Jenkinson has closed his oyster and tish
market for the season.
The Marble combination begins its season
in Yankton next Tuesday evening.
An extensive fire has been burning to-day
on the bottom just above Green Island.
Mr.. Vending will lecture at Ysnkton on
the 10th of this month, instead of the 2lst,
as announced.
The application for the discharge of the
late United States grand jury was made by
the prosecuting attorney.
A meeting OF tie Yankton bar is to be
held this evening for the purpose Of per-
!ecting an incorporated bar association.
1t seems that attorneys on one side do not
like to have attorneys on the other side get
their witnesses into a room and talk to
them.
Felix DIlger's six year old daughter died
last night. The funeral will take place at
the residence of Mr.. Dilger Tomorrow at 2
o'clock. p. m.
Secretary Hands snake niue yielded
about two hundred reptiles and then re.
fused to pan out any more. Most of them
were youngsters and of the harmless kind.
The Yankton reform club is constantly
adding new names to its roll of honor. The
efficient %janitor Of the club. A. L. Human,
reports that five new names we're aided to
the list last evening.
A team belonging to George Hilman, Of
Beaver creek, broke loo,e from a hitchins
post on Third street last night and ran
away, leaving the wagon near Turner hall
on Second street. Nobody hurt.
The jury ~empanneled to try the Living
ston case was imprisoned in . room At III.
Merchants hotel last night. Nothing Xix,
having a dead sure thing on . petit jury
Grand juries are not so valuable.
Frank Hefner has just completed the
sowing Of n hundred acres to imported
fax seed, and will be prepared to supply
all demands for seed next season. Hefnel
is bound to cater to the wants of the people
The weather indications for the upper
Mississippi valley IRE Partly cloudy
weather with occasional rains, warmer
south winds, falling barometer, generally
followed By rising barometer and colder
northwest winds.
Sheriff Baker reached Yankton this Of
ternoon, from White Swan, accompanied
BY Judge Brisbine. Baker left here yester-
day afternoon at two O'Clock, making the
round trip of one hundred and fifty miles
in twenty. five consecutive hours. This 10
about as good time as the professionals &C.
complish.
Miss Gertie Shannon has earned the prizs
medal for coloring Easter eggs. Eleven
dozen is the number she has prepared for
tomorrow and in the assortment the
seven primary colon are represented and
thirty different shades produced from those
colors. 1t is the most eggs-traordiuary lot
Of eggs ever got together in one pile.
The four insane persons brought to
Yankton from the Nebraska asylum last
night were taken to the lei Dakota asy-
lum, which is now in shape to receive &C.
cupants. The name Of this batch of unfor-
tunates are Bernard, Hatch, Richard and
Olson. the last from Csss county and the
others from Deadwood. Bernard 10 the
only violent one among them and he has to
be watched to prevent him from ipiurius
himself. They came through without Civ.
ing trouble.
Capt. I. N. Gray. of St. Louis, reached
Yankton last evening with . car load of fine
buggies, of first class manufacture. He he's
removed them to Powers' livery stable
where they ars now on exhibition, and for
sale. All parties designing to purchase will
find it to their advantage 70 call and lnspec.
them.
CARPErsl CARPEn!-Now il the time "a
buy them cheap 1t b. A. Ketchum's.