Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-03-27
LOCAL

LOCAL lAcONICS.
Even now the slumbering nations wake
And hear DakOta's call.
The throng 10 great. but she will make
A homestead for them all;
Though laden ships dot every sea,
And trains their contents pour
Upon her prairies broad and free,
She's room for millions more.
john Brennan, i'll Bru'e City Times.
No police court items to-day.
March threatens to go out like q lion.
NJ. 7. Wooley has built an addition 10
bis Ysnkton residence.
There are twenty-seven patients in the
territorial insane asylum near this city.
Thursday last being the dav before Good
Friday was kept as = holiday by some OF
our Russian population.
Capt. Garland. formerly of this city ia
reported to be the owner of a very valuable
gold claim in the Black Hills.
Many steamboat men are already putting
In an appearance 10 Yankton, 10 aptlcipa-
ton OF the early opening of navigation.
Carl C.P. Meyer. a former resident of
Yanktop, and an old settler, has married .
widow Of wealth 10 Germany, where he is
now residing.
On Monday next, 29th inst, at 10 o'clock
a. m. ,s the time set for the sentence Of Silas
F. Beebe, found guilty of the murder OF
George Landphere.
We understand that the sentence of Silas
F. Beebe, announced for Monday next, will
not be then pronounced, but will be post.
poned for about one week.
Samuel II Gruber Esq hiss had his Office
in the First National bank building, hand
somely calcimined and pspered 40 that 1t is
now as neat and clean almost as parlor.
We yesterday saw q piece Of old c%ontinen.
tai paper money, of the denomination Of
thirty dollars. 1t was at least one hundred
years old and Is quite a relic of the past.
Four Indians tepees. occupied BY the
Indian witnesses in the Livingston trials now
in progress, are still standing on the bluff
near the foot of Locust street, in this city.
D. w. Maratta, general superintendent
Of the Coulaon line at Bismarck, and one Of
the most efficient and popular river men in
the country, reached Yankton last evening.
Owing to the strong wind from the north
which prevailed to-day, Nebraska opposite
US obtained pretty much all the benefit Of
the fine sand from the Missouri river sand
bars.
The wind shifted around to the north last
evening about five o'clock, since which time
1t has been blowing almost q gale, to the
great inconvenience and discomfort Of all
who are obliged to be out doors.
The Deadwood Press wants to know
"what has become of Timber Jim % If the
irreverenti,l query is directed to MI. James
Witherspoon, the Press is informed that he
is now a regular guest of the Smithsonian, at
Yankton.
We understand that Mr.. Smith has pur-
chased fve-sevenths of Calliope. Mr..
Smith is from Washington county, Ohio,
and is said to be all energetic man. He will
do his best to make Calliope a frst.class
town. and intend. to have a bridge ac-os.
Sioux at an early day.-Union County
Courier.
The Courier has been imposed upon, Mr..
Smith has not purchased an interest in Cal.
Hope and don't intend to. 1t is true he is
IN energetic man and IS he has found the
Smithsonian hotel business . perfect bonan.
"a he has no desire to ~emigrate. This may
be unpleasant tidings to the Calliopers, but /
i is nevertheless true.
Sioux City Journal, Goth: The contract
aas been let to Langdon & Co., for the
Of the Milwaukee road between
Mitchell and the Missouri river. The first
eighty miles west from Mitchell has been To-
'ated. From that point to the river lines
ave been run both BY way of Brule City
md American creek. The company have
lot made public which of these routes will
'e taken. The track laying on the main
is going down at the rate of a mile each
lay on which the weather will allow work
o be done. The end Of the track is now
bout eighteen miles from the end of the
at Mitchell. 1t is not likely that
he track csn reach the river before Sep.
omho.