Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-19
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Mercury four above zero at four this after
noon.
Another gloomy, half stormy day with
the mercury dewn towards zero and occa-
sional flakes Of snow in the air.
The Young Ladies Christian Temperance
Union will meet on Saturday, Dec. 10th, at
8 O'clock p. M, at the residence Of Gov.
Faulk. Full attendance particularly de-
sired.
The old folks concert to be at the Congre-
g~ational church Monday night, Dec. %,
promises to be a grand success. The cos
tumes will be varied and some Of them quite
gorgeous
A team belonging to Sylvester 4 Barber,
drawing a wagon loaded with lumber,
broke through the ice, just below the
steamer Black Hills, this morning, and fell
into twenty feet of water. The horses and
wagon we're fshed out, but some of the lum-
Der was lost.
The Methodist Episcopal society of Yank-
ton has within the past few weeks con.
quered its financial difficulties and secured
its church property from the threatened
danger of foreclosure and sale. Debts
which were pressing have been paid and
the more remote obligations placed in a
shape where the society can control them.
This is a gratifying relief from past comp1i,
cations. The church is once more on its
feet.
The territorial canvassing board has
completed its canvass of the vote for dis
trict attorney in the fourth judicial district,
with the following result: For Flagg-
Coding,on county, 1874; Lincoln county,
394; Moody county, 2o9; Minnehaha
county, 769; Turner county, 1T; McCook
county. 81. Total for Flage, 1880 votes.
Scattering. ~ votes. Flagg's majority,
l,76S. Union and Clay counties held cleo
tons but sent in no returns.
David Campbell is authority for the
statement that the Yankton opera house
will not reopen for regular sessions, though
it may have spells of entertaining the pub.
lie. This amusement resort began its
career 4 year ago Nov. 26,b, and has put
in over three hundred consecutive nights.
The Campbell & Wambole management
will open . variety entertainment in Coun.
Gil Bluff next Wednesday night with the
talent 30 long employed on the Yankton
boards.
The Sioux City Journal has the following
about an affair which occurred in this city
yesterday: "rhe trial of the matter of the
homestead claim of 10 Eberly of Concord
township comes off at Yankton to-day. Jo.
seph took q homestead up on Jim river last
spring and his claim is contested" The
item is . sort Of . give away for 10. If he
is q resident Of Concord township, why have
Z homestead on the Jim? There are no
Concord townships along that stream. I'm.
der the improved Law = mans homestead is
his place Of abode.
Joseph Gredell, convicted at the late
criminal term of the district court Of an as
sault and fined five dollars and taxed eighty
five dollars costs, which he could not pay,
vas pardoned to-day BY Governor Howard.
The judgment Of the court was that he
serve q term of imprisonment in conformity
with the Law governing defaults Of payment.
It was shown that the prisoner was . very
poor man with a large family dependent
upon him for support, and the governor
took q merciful view of the case and ex.
tended . pardon to him.
The saloon keepers of Yankton are gen.
orally Of the opinion that the county board
should issue licenses for the first quarter Of
the ensuing year and then date the new 90.
nusl licenses from the first of April, to
nass them concurrent with the city aud
eovsrnmept licenses, which begin on that
Asy. They also feel that county licenses
should 30 made saleable. That 10. II the
owner Of . saloon sells his establishment be