Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-25

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J.E Bruce has commenced the erection
Of . stable on the rear end Of the lots oocu
pied By his fine new residence on Pin,
street. s,,g Sses
Early this morning this section W. visit
cd By . oopious fall Of rain. accompanied
bya generous display Of lightning and
thunder. ssssg 49,
II h probable that M,jorAEMeskin will
not return p Ysnkton. but that Major
Grimes will conduct both the quartermastel
and subsistence business ct this post.
The email vacant space west Of eNovot
ny's block on Third street 10 being filled.
ed up with q buildisE 10 be occupied BY
NJ. Ward % q Law. real eatate and insur.
G ONCE. t 81,
The weather indications for the upps,
Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys are
Partly cloudy weather, occasional rain,
winds shiftipg to colder northwest. and
rising barometer
Louis shAfsr and Alex Stewart who were
arrested on Saturday, for disturbing the
peace had . hearing before Justice Roberts
on Saturday evening, and were each fined
IS and costs. Stewart paid his fine aud
Shafer went to Jail.
We believe that General Hill's .contem.
plated railroad meeting did not occur Sat.
urday evening, the speaker being unable to
attend. The expedition has not yet left
town. Hsary Ward Beecher and Ben But
Ter having been delayed:somewhere.
L. D. +. Poore. Of the Springfield land
oface. who 10 In town to-day, says that the
script dlings made By the Milwaukee com
pany on land in Brule county amount TO
only about two hundred acres, and, Of
course, MI. Poors knows. Charley Col.
llas' statement wa only $500 acres out Of
the way.
owners Of water power along the Jim
river are just now in . condition Of right
eous indignation over the operations of B
M. Smith. who has damned the river Al
the foot Of Sand Lake, in Sphinx county,
and is holding back a large portion of the
watsr:which ID needed BY the powers below.
The river is thereby greatly reduced in
volume and milling operations retarded.
People along the river assert that the
scheme is to food several thousand acres
around Sand Lake, have the lake mean
cred and at some future time run out the
water and grab for the land. Mr.. Smith is
the man who has been 20 vigorously cham
Ploaing the cause Of Drifting Goose and his
red renevades.
Engineer Dunbar and his force Of rail.
road surveyors are putting in full days
work on the Yankton and Lennox City line
OF the Milwaukee rosd. Starting at a point
on Main street near Douglas street they are
running the line along the bench land east
ward, crossing the Jim at the second bend
below the wagon bridge. From that point
they will steer for Turkey creek and there
ascend to the table land and thence onward
To- Lennox City. the track can be laid
with very little grading. The survey now
being made Is preliminary. As soon a.
Lennon City is reached, the party will turn
about and come back to Yankton and on
their return trip will locate the line as it is
to be and place the permanent stakes. It is
probable that there will be little change
fffon. the preliminary survey. . Mr.. Dunbar
y nov familiar with the lay of the, land,
and his long experience q . railroad sur
veyor enables him to readily follow the best
route almost instinctively. M. Dunbar
does not belong to the diminishing corps of
the Milwaukee company When he runs
lines rails are laid. "