Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-02-12

LOCAL LAcoNlcs.

LOCAL lAcoWics.
Dr.. Miller ID building an addition to. his
house Do Capital street.
There are several .cases of diphtheria in
the western part Of the city, but thus far
without fatal results.
r We ase informed that Wambole and
Campbell have closed their opera house at
Council Bluff, and that the troupe will soon
return to Yankton.
There will be q meeting Of the fire com.
pany this evening instead of last evening as
stated in our last issue. All members are
requested to be present.
The brick work on the addition to Henry
Wagner's saloon on Third street is nearly
completed. The addition Is intended for q
dwelling for Mr.. Wsgner's family.
The members Of the Young Ladies
Christian Temperance society are making
arrangements for a neck tie sociable to be
lheld at the reform club room Tomorrow
night.
A court martial commenced at Fort Ran
dali on the 10th inst, with Capt. Fergus
Walker. of the let infantry, as president,
and Second Lieutenant Frank de L. Car
rington, judge advocate.
Day after tomorrow is Valentines day.
Hearts Of exaggerated sizes, impaled to
green backgrounds with Indian arrows, are
growing in demand among the susceptible
youths Of the community.
The postofice at Wisne., Nebraska, has
been robbed Of blank postofice orders 3,490
to $500 inclusive. Postmasters should see
that orders presented for payment do not
bear any Of these numbers.
Work is being pushed or Kleiser's Third
street block. The rear and west walls are
being built of chalk rock and the front of
brick. The chalk rock is used on account
of the scarcity of brick.
The weather turned cold last night and a
sharp northwest wind has prevailed all day.
This change has stifened UP the ice, and a
large number Of teams loaded with wood
and grain have crossed over from Nebraska
during the day.
The pastor of the Universalist parish is
giving q series Of lectures each Sunday eve
ming on subjects Of special interest. The
next lecture will be on next Sunday evening.
Subject, Salvation" A cordial invitation
is extended to all.
John Cook, who has been appointed and
confirmed as agent Of the Spotted Tail In
dams, vas a 'brigadier general of volunteers
during the rebellion, and commanded the
expedition against the Sioux Indians on the
Missouri river in 1862. Gen. Cook is ex-
pected in Yankton in a few days.
Sioux City Journal: Billy Seaman Of
Yankton, chased the departing Pembina
train up as far as the foot of jackson street
yesterday, only to find that it was not the
train that he wanted. He was very quiet
and uncommunicative during the remainder
of the time he fingered till the Yankton
train bore him away.
Desdwood Times: Gov. Howard has
expressed q willingness to pardon Bill Gay
on the. condition that Mr.. Forbes would
sign the::petition. which, It has been report.
ed be was ready to do. This, however,
seems to have been a mistake, as the paper
was yesterday presented to him by Colonel
Parker, and be refused to put his name to
Iit.
John !. Blair and his associates, left Sioux
City yesterday for the east. What arrange.
tment if any, had been made in regard to
Mr.. Wicker's interest in the Dakota roads
or their future management, had not trans
pired when the train left Sioux City yester-
day. The impression, however, is that no
purchase has yet been made, and that the
meeting at Sioux City was mainly devoted
TO matters connected with the interests of
Blair's Iowa and Dakota railroad interests.
While Postmaster Howard was engaged
in fitting up bis new office, nearly everybody
who came in had some suggestion to make
in regard to how it fought to be done. After
this had gone on for some time, Howard an.
ticipated the suggestions by asking every
conner whom he thought had an idea upon
the subject If he had any changes to suggest.
This worked verv we'll, aud relieved the P.
N. from listening to long strings Of advice.
Finally the question was put to a moss
backed democrat, who, after casting his eyes
around the room, allowed them to rest on
tie uuestioner. replied that he could gee no
need of any change except in the postmas-
ter. As he turned away and abstractedly
drove a nail where none was needed, and in
the operation knocked a piece of skin about
the size Of a pants button off his thumb, the
postmaster resolved not to solicit any more
from democrats.
UNIVERSITY OF DAKOTA.
General Hill requests US to publish the
following call.