Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-03-17
LOCAL LAcoNlcs.

LOCAL lACONlCS.
There are indications of a snow storm.
St. Pa,rick's day was quietly observed.
The ferry boat is making regular trips
to-day.
Work at the Couison wavs is progressing
as rapidly as stormy weather will permit.
The flag staff erected on Turner hall was
to-day ornamented with the n~atloual colors.
An infant daughter Of P. J. Nyberr, who
resides on Burleigh street, lower Yankton,
died this afternoon.
The through stage from the upper country
arrived last night. bringing rep orts of the
heavy fall of snox in that region.
As soon asthe lumber arrives work will be
begun on the railroad and steamboat ware
house to be erected upon the levee.
Eighteen years ago to-day the first Dako-
t. legislature assembled in this city, the
council occupying the Trip building on the
corner of Fourth street and Broadway and
the house DR.. Hoyrs building on Linn
street. Dakota territory iq those days COZ
sisted mostly Of Yankton.
Quartermaster Crimes has commenced
receiving the military supplies to be for
warded up the Missouri during the coming
season, about one hundred tons having been
already stored in his Broadway warehouse.
He is r. ceiving goods CIR ali points on the
Missouri and Yellowstone rivers, between
Ysnkton AMI the head of navigation on
each stream and for all of the inland
ports in Dakota and Montana, within reach.
ing distance of the rivers. The indications
are that all the supplies are to go via. Yank.
ton this year.
Last nights concert at the Congregational
church. for the benefit Of the Universalist
society was largely and probably attended
and the au'iepce were highly gratified with
the character of the entertainment provided
As a local aggregation Of musical talent
the combination presented is entitled to the
highest praise, and the efforts of Miss Todd,
Miss Cushm ~, Miss Gregory, Miss Edwards
and Messrs. Jordan, Whistler +, Ridall, Tur-
ner, johnson aud Fletct er are 10 be
specially commended. Miss T"di Is q :
ing in fresh laurs's nv every public appear
ance. The success of this affair should
encourage our home tslen, to fur,hrl efforts.
In the utmost good faith we announced
Yesterday that there was to be a political
temperance meeting at the Congregational
church this evening and we have been
BUNDLED and chagrined to find that the
aforesaid meeting il nothing of the sort, but
only the semioccasional gathering Of the
temperance people under the auspices of the
pastors of the city. Now, be it understood,
preachers are not politicians. even in this
advanced age, and they don't like to be put
down on the bills as exercising in that capa-
city. 1t is all owing to our lack of experi-
ence in church matters that We we're so
easily taken in. Eloquent speakers at the
reform club meeting of Monday night stated
that there Was to be a mass meeting at the
Congregational church Wednesday night
and that it would be better for the reform
club to defer its intended nomination of q
until after this meeting had given
them an idea Of how to act. We rat and
listened to these remarks and tumbled to
the conclusion that there was going to be a
at the Congregational church VIII oh
was confirmed by individual infor.
nation given by members of the reform
club after the meeting was over. Some
thing dreadful always happens when news.
paper men attempt to intrude upon the
of temperance and religion.