Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-02-18
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Wednesday Evening, February 10. 80.
LOCAL

LOCAL UcONtcS.
The Baptist supper at the reform club
room vas %extensively patronized and large
" enjoyed last night.
Tse socialof the Universals. church will
be held at the photograph gallery offs. j
Morrow, on Friday evening. All are ir-
yited.
By a runaway at Tabor, Monday, a man.
and N we're seriously injured. DR..
Van Velsor attended them, bat does not
remember their names.
The Yankton signal station reports as
follows for to-day: Barometer high and
rising. Thermometer reached 2Oo at 2 F.
N. Lowest temperature 50 above zero at
.7:15 A. N.
Deputy Marshal Edmunds brought down
from Fort Randall three soldiers of the LIST
infantry and the ferryman between Randall
and White Swan, charged with taking liquor
into the Indian country. Judge ,Cougleton
will enquire into the matter.
T. B. Riley, arrested for stealing regis.
tered letters at the White Swan postofice,
was examined this afternoon before Com
missioner Coneleton and held for trial. In
default Of $1,000 bail, $500 for each ofense
charged, he was remandd to Jail to await
the action Of the United States court.
Watertown News: One of the most
welcome exchanges that makes it's appear
ance regularly upon our table is the daily
Press and Dakotaian. Its telegraph news
is always fresh and complete, and the
synopsis of territorial news which is care
fully selected and published by that paper,
is of the best, and very interesting.
The surveys having been completed Of
the following townships, Surveyor General
Esperson has notified the Springfield land
Office that the land contained therein is
open for settlement: Townships ia, lis
1l6 north, range 81 west; township
III, llS and 1l9 north, range 65 west.
These lands lie in western Sphinx county.
The station agent for the Milwaukee road
At Running Water, a young man named
Gilbert, was drowned Monday night, in the
Missouri river. He was crossing on the
ice from Niobrara to Running Water and
walked into . hole made BY the gath
erers. His body has not been recovered.
Mr.. Gilbert had about four hundred dol
lars on his person, a portion Of which be-
longed to the railroad company.
Council Bluffs Nonpareil The Coli.
scum on Upper Broadway, under the man
agement Of Messrs. Wambole & Campbell,
is proving one of the best variety theatres
in the vest, aud the efforts Of the proprie-
tors to make It a irst-class show in every
particular are being appreciated. A change
Of programme is made every week, and at
present som of the best talent in the west
can be found on the Coliseum boards.
Sheriff Bovee, Of Union county, cam up
last night in pursuit Of a thief who had
stolen q horse from a man BY the name of
Maxwell. who lives on the Big Sioux. A
horse and buggy had also been stolen from
L. B. Atwood, in Sioux City, but the horse
returned to its stable the. next morning,
minus harness, minus buggy. The snppo.
sition is that MaxwelHs horse was hitched
to Atwood's buggy and that the thief is get.
ting away with both.
Peter Stefen's handsome bay mare was so
badly kicked yesterday that it became nee
essary to sew up the wound. To this oper.
alton the animal objected so vigorously that
nothing could be done until DR.. Van Velsor
resorted to the experiment Of administering
chloroform, after which she was completely
subdued and laid in a stupor until the surgi-
cal operation was completed. The mare
recovered from the effects OF the chloroform
and is feeling we'll to-day.
The Council Bluffs Nonpareil of the 18th
tells how one of Wsmbole s. Campbell's
stars came near losing her life: Miss Bell
Lstecell, the young woman who accom-
plished the feat of walking a rope across
Broadway stretched from the top of the
buildings. drew q very large audience yes
terday afternoon. The young woman made
the daring walk successfully until pear the
end of the rope, when she was seen 10 sud.
denly sway TO and fro for q few seconds
then drop the balance pole from her hand
and fall. grasping the rope with her hands.
The girl hung suspended until q guy rope
could be swung to her when she descended
to the ground, much to the relief of the
large crowd Of spectators. Nothing daunt-
ed BY this mishap and narrow escape from
\ terrible fall, Miss Laiscell mounted to
the roof Of the building and started back
the rope reaching the other side in
safety and amid great applause from the