Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-15
LOCAL LAcoNIcs.

Cumnock's readings tonight.
st. Patrick's day next Monday.
T~wenty-six in the shade to-day.
Farmers are still praying for rain.
The city election will occur in about tws
weeks.
The funeral of Emanuel Cook took place
this afternoon.
Business is not go good since the ice
bridge went out.
A regular meeting of the city council will
be held Monday evening.
Cumnock at the Congregational church
this evening, commencing at eight o'clock.
A warrant has been issued for the arrest
Of Mr.. Norman for shooting the negro,
Cain.
A long drawn out wind mill case before
Justice Roberts, has been decided in favor
of the plaintiff.
Judge Shannon will give q decision next
Thursday regarding the application for .
new trial in the Carl Johan Hanson murder
case.
Proceedings before Oliver Shannon, in
the case of Webster vs.. Webster have been
brought to a halt. The referee is ex-
hausted.
A mild hammered assault and battery Gaze
was settled to day before the police justice
had an opportunity to PROFOUND the guilty
or not guilty" query.
Purdy will celebrate the arrival Of the
Milwaukee road by building a Milwaukee
brick front to his store. with plate glass
" indowa. Garry the news to- Merrill.
Cain, the negro, shot by Mr.. Norman, is
improving rapidly. He got off his bed and
walked a little to-day. As soon as he is
able to appear, his examination will be held.
The calendar of the district court at Bon
Homme was lighter. at the term just closed
than for several years, there being but six
teen cases. Bon Hommeites are getting
good.
The weather indications for the upper
Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys, are:
Partly cloudy weather, possibly light snow ;
north winds, becoming variable during the
night, and slight rise in temperature.
Fort Yates Is located at Standing Rock
agency, Fort Bennett at Cheyenne agency,
Fort Hale at Lower Brule agency. Fort
Meade is the new Black Hills post and Fort
Assiniboine the new post on Milk river.
Justice White IMPOSED a fine yesterday
for a violation Of the ordinance prohibiting
the deposit of stable refuge within the city
limits, and to-day another offender was no.
titled to walk up to the captains Office and
settle.
The attention of dealers is directed to the
announcement of Jas. E. Booge & Co, Sioux
City, pork packers and jobbers. This estab-
lishment has grown to be one of the most
extensive in the west, and in quality o!
goods as we'll as prices, offers inducements
greatly to the advantage of dealers in this
section.
One of our respected citizens picked up q
large leather wallet on the street yesterday
and 1t felt so heavy that be was sure his
had arrived. He hurried homo to
get bis wife to help him count the pile, but
as soon as they opened the wallet they
that another fond hope had been
1t was filled with knives and
probes and tweezers and other sanguinary
Instruments which are of no use TO anybody
out q medicine man.
The bill creating q new judicial district in
Dakota territory, as it was introduced In con-
Iress. cut off the following counties from the
econd and third districts and forms them
nto one district: Clay, Union, Turner, Lin
'oln. Minnehaha. McCeok, Lake. Moody,
8%rookings, Deuel., C%oddington, Grant and
lie Sisseton aud Wahpeton reservation.
We have not learned that the bill was in
ny way changed prior to its passage.
Judge Kidder, and a great many others,
ave applied for the judgeship and the mat
er is still pending.
-Four families have arrived from the up
'er country, driven out by the interior de-
lartment order Parren's, Charibeau's,
'ohn Dougherty's and one other-all from
ne neighborhood of Cheyenne agency.
Parties just in from Pierre state that Col.
mel Wood, in command at Fort Bennett.
las told persons affected by this order that
hey could remain if they chose. If this
'e true it opens a conflict of authority be-
ween the military and civil powers in the
indian country which will produce good re.
'nlts. There is an abundance of good sense
among the military men Of the upper coun.
~, which will assert itself if it has half a
chance. Captain Schwan, the military act.
ing agent at Cheyenne agency, does not
the interior department order, but is
compelled to carry out instructions. He is
mighty spoken Of, even BY the refugees
At the coming election for school officers
In Dakota women will have the right 10
vote. This information has already been
gwen in our paper, but We repeat it for the
purpose of giving the judges and clerks If