Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-01
PERSONAL

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Sheriff Dunn Of Cedar county, is in town
to-day.
Judge Bennett and wife went to Sioux
City stAb 4noraiss. :,
ED. oomtsss. Il st. Paul. tornstiyef
Sioux City. wss In Yankton last night.
John H. Charles came up from Sioux
City last night and returned this morning.
g. Bsnjamin returned last evening from
. four days visit among old acquainances at
Sioux City.
Col. A. Abel, who has had chargs Of the
engineer corps Of the D. g. road In the Jim
river valley. 10 In town.
Thomas B. Wetherell, post trader At Fort
Hale, and Indian trader At Lower Brule
agency, has gone 10 Washington. y q
Capt. w. 8. Lyons will leave in the
morning for St. Loui, where he has q pro
atable position already secured.
E. D. Pratt, Of theSfru Of Cunningham
q Pratt. Fort Randall, left to-day on the
steamer Black Hills for that post.
Mrs. Wood, who has been visiting some
time with her daughter, Mn. Joseph Ward,
in this city, left for the east this morning.
South.Ree q Yankton Indian, arrived last
night from Yankton agency and left nh
morning for the east. whore he 10 70 attend
school.
Lieut. Frank Elmunds and family, left
today on the steamer Black Hills for Fort
eully, where the lieutenant viii resume his
military duties.
Wm. 81. Mcvay returned last night from
the east, bringing with him his family. Al:
ter . summers cessation he has commenced
living ono more.
Frank Ketchum left on the steamer Black
Hills for Pierre. He is taking with him q
large and choice stock of goods for the fall
aud winter trade 1t Pierre.
H. c. Mcneil, insurance agent Of Sioux
City, who has been here looking after his
interests in the cargo of the steamer Peni-
nah, went home this morning.
Division Engineer Bracket arrived to-day
from the Niobrara line and will proceed to
locate the line from Yankton to neat the
Jim river, where he will meet the Dunbar
party.
Charles A. Eaton, secretary of the ST.
Paul FIRE insurance company arrived last
night and will remain several days adjust
ing the losses on goods damaged By the &C.
cident 10 the Peninah.
]. E. Francis, sheriff Of Clay county,
Iowa, arrived last night from Spencsr and 10
out in the country to-day skirmishing
around with Sheriff Baker. The outpost.
ton 10 that he has lost somebody.
Lieut.. j.. J. O'Conneli Of Fort Randall,
passed through Yankton to-day on bis way
to join his family at Cincinnati, where they
have been visiting for several months. The
lieutenant has . four months leave Of ab-
sence. ASS,
John d. Colen, . Yankton typo Of long
standing, and who recently received q wind
fall in the shsps Of arrears of pension
amounting to nearly eight hundred dollars.
will leave to-morrow morning to visit rela-
tlves in New York and New JERSEY.
Simon Eiseman, Of Council Bluffs, is in
town to-day. Simon, like most Of the other
Yanktonians who have wandered from their
first love, is thinking Of coming back to
Yankton to live. II he comes, and We hope
he will, he will open and preside over a first
class Wholesale dry goods store.
Chief Engineer Kumbal!, Of the Milwau-
kee road, arrived last night from Canton
and will make . two days trip over in Ne
brasks, going south ~ far % Creighton.
An outlet for the Milwaukee road through
this portion of Nebuska 10 what the COM
pany now appears to be searching for.
H.. ]. Aberly, Q former we'll kaown Yank.
teaian, connected with Bnmble's drug
house. came over LAST night from 81. Hsle.
M, and was married to Mss Mary ]. Con-
away. The ceremony was performed At the
residence Of Governor Faulk bysRev. j. A.
Potter. Nj. and Mrs. Absrly arc spending
their honeymoon In Yankton.
Governor Pennington and Secretary
Hand returned last night from Z trip into
Clay county. They found! the people over
there anxious to secure the Milwaukee road
and willing to do the fair thing about right
Of Wy. They oil concede that ten or
twelve centsa bushel moro for wheat 10
worth MAKING some sacrldces to secure.
Colonel Wm. r. Shaftsr and wife arrived
last night from the east and lsit this morn
ing on the steamer Black Hills for Fort.
Randall, where he will assume command Of
the lot infantry aud the Randall post. Col.
Shafter has recently been promoted to the
colonelcy Of the let and this 10 his first ap'
pearance upon the Missouri river 10 . mill
tary capacity. ga
w. s. Turner, son Of our townsman, Dr.
SIS Turner. arrived hast evening from
Texas, where be was for . year Of more pro.
fessor of music In . college. aud will here.
After reside in Yankton. He has purchas
cd, or 10 about to purchase the music store
of Shannon & Fosarty and will continue