Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-03-12
LOCAL LAcoNlcs.

lACUNlCS.
The city election takes place on Monday,
the 9th Of April next.
The Bon Homme county court has been
postponed until the 23d inst.
Building operations haze halted to await
the return Of more favorable weather.
A daughter of Jacob Lee, of this city,
aged six years, died YESTERDAY morning.
DR.. Miller will make his business head.
quarters ut bis old of1ce over the National
bank for two or three weeks YET, Iendinp
the completion Of his new Office.
A considerable fall of snow is a portion of
to-day's record, with a prospect that it will
continue to come down and moissen the soil
Just at the time when it is most needed.
Yankton has twenty-three practicing at
torneys, nine prac,icing physicians, and any
number Of generals. judges, governors, cole
onels, majors, captains and = few lesser
dignitaries.
Lemuel H. Ksrr, yesterday got trace of a
pony which strsyed away, or was stolen
from him three years ago. He has taken
legal advice in the premises as to the means
of recovering his property.
Madison Sentinel: The Weekly Press
and Dakotaian is a paper which no citizen
Of the territory should be without. It's col.
~lections Of territorial and general news is
~uuexcelled; and its expressions ON topics OF
interests to Dakotaiaps generally, are sound.
The new ware house to be built by the
Dakota Southern company will be located
just below the ways and It's construction
will be begun as soon as the weather will
permit. THIS Is not a very secure spot, but
The company can do no better 30 long as
the river remains in its present condition
There is no telling where 1t may next begin
it's work OF destruction.
Frank Buffers, employed on the Yankton
terry boat Wa. yesterday the victim of mis-
paced confidence, and the recipient Of a
cold. reception. In attempting to make a
landing with the boat against the wind, hi
caught up the rope for tying up purposes
and leaped 10. what he supposed was solie
ice near shore. He was somewhat disap
pointed however, when he found hlmsel
immersed ia slush ice. and cold water to hi
arm pits. After his rescue a change Q
clothes brought him around all right.
The many friends Of Fred j. Cross, Dako
ta's ex-superintendent of immigration, vii
be pleased to read the article taken from
the Rapid City Journal relative to the cele
b'atrd Cross mine in the southern part o
the Black Hills, in which our former towns
man owns a large interest. That Cross ha
secured a bonanza is q pretty we'll establish
| ed and the information will bring congratu
~iations from the hosts who feel a kindly 10
terest in his prosperity. He has labores
faithfully among the golden rock and clun,
tensciously to the theory that the southern
Hills we're rich in gold. He now demon
strates that fact and will profit BY the. demo
stration.
The. jury, combating of Ole Gunderson
was last night given over to the care Of twe
bailifs With instructions to keep it intac
and secluded from the wiles Of the world
the flesh and the devil. Mr.. Gundersou, i,
aqniet. unassuming man sndsis not much
used 70 the Distinguished attentions which
surround him il he way Of : body guard
md 4 room which canaoe b. approached bv