Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-03-24
LOCAL

Yankton will secure the steamboat trade,
Next Friday. the Goth inst, will be Good
Fridsy.
The art loao exhibition has been post
poned for a time.
Yankton was visited early this morning,
with a light rain, mingled with hail.
The April term Of the district court con-
vents on Tuesday, the 9th day ct April
next.
Farmers are nov busily engaged in put.
ting 10 their spring crops Of wheat, barley
and rye.
Quite q number of new residence struc
ture have been erected during the past
winter 10 this city.
The two new buildings recently erected
on Douglas avenue, in this city, have receiv.
ed coats of white paint.
We regret to nounc that Mark Ruch il
dangerously ill with typhoid pneumonia.
Yesterday and last night be was much
worse.
Gen. Hill has recently founA listeners ia
bis speeches 10 Niobrara. "a prophet is
not without honor, save in bis own
country"
The work of putting a new basemen.
wall on the south side Of the Jencks hotel
has been commenced. This improvement,
was much needed.
Lemuel Swartz has sold out his interest
in the water supply business Of Yankton to
J. Cunningham, who will hereafter furnish
Adams ale to our citizens at the old prices
Work is rapidly progressing on the brick
blocks Of Kleiser and Capt. w. S. Lyons
on Third street. Workmen are also busily
engaged in hurrying forward the work on
the new Turner hall.
Michael Sullivan before Justice White
this morning was assessed the usual fine
and costs. %sggreRstine $50. This be paid
as the penalty 10 addition to bis headaches,
for drunken and disorderly conduct.
Us. Presho, who watches the various
phases Of the moon and is considered good
authority on weather probabilities, predicts
more moisture the present spring and com.
ing summer than We had last season.
A pair of splendid swans alighted near
the house Of A. s. Parker, of Green Island.
day before yesterday. They came very near
being shot and stuffed by his son William,
who is becoming a skillful taxidermist.
s. ]. Morrow is preparing to build a brick
block on the corner of Walnut and Third
streets in this city. He has ordered the
castings for the front, which will be furnish.
ed by the american Works." Of this city.
Auctloneer KEGS mellitHuous "Hear Ye''
and "Chalk Up" will no longer greet the
ear. He has substituted a tongue of iron for
that Of brass, and will hereafter assemble
his audience with the whanging and the
changing Of his bell. &.
Matthias Gross, a recently discharged sol.
der, Yesterday lost twenty-five dollars in
this city. He supposes the money was lost
by having it in a pocket with a silk hand.
kerchief, and in taking out the same from
the pocket tie ~greenbacks we're also drawn
out and lost.
Phil. Z. Faulk, Esq, Of this city, is at-
t 'rney for about thirty pension claimants,
embracing soldiers who served during the
of the rebellion, soldiers discharged
the regular army and pensioners now
on the rolls, who have applied for an in
crease of their pensions.
The sociable of the ladies of the
Universalist parish will meet At the pas.
tors, on. Fourth street, near the sisters
academy weather permitting), on Friday
March 26th. The evenings enter.
Eainment will consist Of music, readings,
and refreshments. All are cor.
1islly invited.
We learn there was an interview in court
yesterday during the progress of the Liv-
trial between the U. s.. attorney and
he muscular attorney of the defense, which
of q highly personal character, and not
'trictly in accordance with anything but
Arkansas legal etiquette. We have not
earned the particulars.
Chief Engineer Kimball. of the C. M. &
Paul road has completed his ,ripthroueh
Nebraska. He drove overland
rom Running Water, on the Missouri, to
Wood river, Q station about fifteen miles
vest Of Grand Island, on the Union Pacific.
md one hundred and seventy miles west of
Omaha. He reports . favorable route for
Dad In the country passed over.
Michael Bray, after a long illness, died at
lie fathers residence, in Hutchinson county.
yesterday, of pneumonia. Mr.. Bray was
'oung man, t%wenty-three years of age, who
to Dakota ten years ago, and with his
John Bray, was among the earliest
Of Hutchinson county. He was a
,oung man highly esteemed BY all who
.new him, and his early death is a sad loss
o his afflicted parents.
Last evenings temperance meeting at the
church 10 this city was
we'll attended as We learn from
member of the reform club Who vas nrea.