Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-03-18
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LOCAL ucuHlcs.
Candidates for positions on the city
ticket are coming to the surface.
The Yaukton local land Office is crowded
with business, indicating that already the
spring tide of immigration has set in.
The Young Laaies Christian Temperance
Union will meet on Friday, March 10th, at
Ar NJ, iusthe Congregations, chapel.
AZ fast az the boats 1T the Peck line are
repaired they will move up 10 Yaukton and
l rad for the beginning OF the summers
business.
Fifteen years ago to-day the confederate
congress adjourned. 1t never met again,
hut most of is members are now IN the
United States congress.
A. ]. Pinchen, and the other workmen on
Capt. Lyons brick building, continued lay.
ing up brick on the walls during the snow
storm yesterday afternoon.
II We did not venture to put IN an appear
ance at last nights temperance meeting,
bnt u information is that an attempt to
introduce politics into the proc, edings was
promptly suppressed.
Marshal RAYMOND says his delegate pros.
poets In northern Dakota are as bright as
he could wlsh them to be. His friends up
there are unanimous aud out spoken in
their favor of his candidacy.
The blanket of snow which settled upon
the farms .ofitbis section yesterday. is melt.
ing where it fell and ,h. agriculturalist is in
high glee over the circumstance. Itjust
ixes the soil for a big Yield.
The ball given last night at Stones hall,
~ the Irish people of Yanktop, for the
benefi' Of tine suffering poor of Ire.an'
was the occasion of a large and pleasan,
gathering. A happy affair was made Of i,
and the memory of Ireland's patron saint
received due recognition.
H. B. Strsnahsn, Of the Cleveland mar
publishing firm Of stranahan 4 Taylor, is
IN town and will remain here long enough
to gather material for the publication o
autographed maps Of Yaukton city and coun.
~. He will produce elaborate and accurate
maps. upon which will appear the name o.
every farm owner in Yapkton county.
Johnson's Big Beer saloon, on Second
street in this city, displays a large bee,
glass with a ladder leaning against it and
an individual ascending the same, evidently
to indulge in the foaming Teutonic bever.
age, or mayhap to rescue another fellow
who has tumbled into the liquid, and whose
feet alone protrude above the rim of the
glass. The design il somewhat ingenious
and calculated to take in the thirsty.
Three large petitions for the pardon of
Kerwin Wilson have been forwarded to the
president. Mr.. Wilson was convicted of
introducing liquor into the Indian country
and sentenced to eighteen months in the
Detroit house of correction. During the
war of the rebellion be served three years
as a sergeant in company A, Dakota caval-
~. He also served one term in the Dakota
Legislature and was a justice Of the peace in
Charles Mix county for six years.
A letter from Fort Sully, dated the 18th,
contains these items of news: "As I am
writing, it is showing. The storm is from
the northwest and is likely to last all day.
rhe thermometer this morning scored four
below zero. YESTERDAY a stiff north wester,
gradually vcering tothe east and back again
to the northwest. prevailed all day without
cessation. The ice in the river Is as firm as
ever. We are a%nxiously looking for the
pay master. Antelope has been very plen-
'iful this winter, SO much so, that beef is
upon as q luxury"
: Who can this be? The Sioux CITY Jour
nal Of the II b, says: "a woman from
who has been received 10 society
here as a married ladv, and connected with
,ne of the first families of the town. came
o on the train on Monday. took dinner al
he Hubbard. went down to Ida Aliens
10 the afternoon spent the night there
With q travelling man, and last evening
tarted for 81. Paul 10 company with travel.
ng mar No. Q. 1t would seem that such
In the downward path could only
ONE of previous practices"
Received to-day a large stock of lsdies
llsters, circulars and English walking jack
,s. r. A. KErcHuM.
Further attention is directed to the mag
iicent stock Of goods at the store of Hacker