Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-02-28


o'clock, until further notice. Also divine
service with lecture on Wednesday and Fri
day evenings Of each week during lent.
LOCAL lAcos,cs.
The agent for the Erwin concert troupe is
10 town.
Captain Joe Todd's steamer Dacotah ar
rived at St.,Louis Thursday, from Pit,sburg.
SCOTLAND Citizen: "Wilcox & Williams,
Of Yankton, are putting in q branch house
here for the sale Of agricultural implements.
The Livingston case on trial before the
United States court is yet in an uncompleted1
condition. The witnesses for the defence
we're called at three o'clock this afternoon.
Assessor Ellerman says that 10000 acres
Of Yankton county land have been patented
during the past year and thas the aseesaed
valuation Of Yankton county is now So, 0OO,-
600.
The Yankton signal station reports as
follows for today. Maximum temperature,
q below zero; minimum, 70 below zero.
Amount Of snow reduced to water since com.
mencement of storm, one.tenth Of one inch.
Average velocity of wind, Is miles per hour.
The Scotland Citizen of Thursday says
Bishop Martin Marty gave uea pleasant call
to-day. He came in this morning with the
intention of taking the train for Marion, at
which place he will have services next Sun.
day, but he arrived too. late and will have
to remain here until Saturday morning for
the next train east.
Eden Sun: The Yankton branch is to be
built and trains running through to Yankton
BY August lst. The agent of the company
has been settling some disputed points in
relation to right of way through Sioux
county during the past month, and from q
gentleman just retUned from Milwaukee,
where he was on business connected with
railroad matters, We are assured that the
road will be built. IS
The river fell about two feet last nigh,
snd there is very little water in it to-day.
The ferry boat is left high and dry on the
bar and it was necessary to do some active
sparring to keep the larger b oats of the
Coulson feet from climbing the bank. Nis
supposed that there is a gorge above which
has damned the water and holds it all in q
pile. When it breaks thare will be a sud
den rise. -
In our issue Of the 26th Of last December
was published q weather item furnished us
BY. Sergeant Huneke, of the Yankton sig.
nal Office, which stated that Jack Frost had
that day departed tor tue east. where be
had business to attend to, but that he would
call around again during the last days o.
February. This prediction of Ysnkton's
weather manager has been faithfully fulfill
ed. Let this yrophet be not without honor
In his own land.
Rev. Joseph Ward, of the board Of edu,
cation, says that the board is ready to Gloss
the schools At any hour it may be deemed
necessary BY the board Of health, or before
any notification is received from that body
if it appears tc the school board that such a
course is Advisable. He says the attendance
is larger than it was a month ago, which is
an indication that there is less sickness
among children. The echool board is
ready to do everything in its power to cur.
tail the epidemic.
A gentleman from up the Jim says tina,
work on the Milwaukee road teyond Alex.
andris has been ordered stopped and that 9
survey is being made nor,hward. on The
east side of Jim river. An item IN the
Springfield Times confirms this report. Il
there 10 truth 10 this report, the future
capitol of Dakota will DO left out In the
cold. A gentleman from the upper couplr /,
told % several days ego that it was bis
belief that the Milwaukee company bad
abandoned its intended line from Mitchell
to the Missouri river. The Chicago and
Northwestern, be said. bad got ahead OF
tie Milwaukee and the country wouldn't
support two roads.
After about six weeks of charming wealth
er, a Pembina blast has struck as and the
landscape is whi,ened with snow and the
atmosphere filled with frozen particles.
This afternoon there is q prospect Of q cessa-
ton Of the storm all along the line. In
the upper country it has been unusually BE-
we're as for as Fort Thompson, and beyond
that point telegrsphic communication is in
%terrup:ed. The up stage was compelled TO
halt at Yankton agency last night and ha.
remained there all day. In the cuts the
snow has drifted to = deph Of fifteen feet.
Mr.. Gamble thinks the down stage will work
through to Yankton BY tomorrow night,
though it is making slow progress to-day
between Thompson and White Swan. There
has been . heavy snow fall at Sioux Falls
and Sioux City and alt along the line of the
Sioux City & Dakota road.
a CONCERT PROMISED.
The public is promised another rich mu,