Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-01
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YAMkToN. DAKOTA.
Monday Evening, September I, 1874
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s Regular meeting Of the city council to
night.
The backbone of the hot spell il
broken. Yesterday and to-day the weaths,
vas cool and pleasant.
The hiehest temperature yesterday wa
e., and the lowest So. To-day the high
eat was 81, and the lowest 55o.
Mrs. Thomas Adams died this morning,
after Q protracted and painful illness. The
funeral will take place from the residence
Of her husband on Sixth street at 8 O'Clock
tomorrow morning.
Leonard Kisne, Of Dubuque, Iowa, is in
town. Nj. K. has purchased an improved
farm in the northeastern part Of Yanktoa
county, and a. soon as he can settle up his
home affairs will remove to and resids upon
his purchase.
p. g. IL looking for . ball and chain. A
man belonging to the cooler outfit walked
of with one this afternoon and the redoubt-
able janitor Of the city bastile has the bread
and water rationS Ill ready for the thief as
soon - hs can catch him.
The Dakota Scientific Association will
hold Its annual meeting for the election Of
trustees and for the transaction Of other
!. business. ate O'Clock on Wednesday even.
ing, Sept. 90, at the Office Of Dr.. ]. N. Mil
ler. A full representation Of the member
ship 10 requested.
The band organization Of which George
Rossteuscher is president, presented an ap-
plication to the city council on Saturday
evening for the use of the Instruments be-
longing to the city. The application w.s
referred to the committee on finance and
taxation. and will be reported upon this
evening.
The organization Of Charles Mix county
was completed to-day. Governor Howard
appointed William Miller, j. F. Jones and
John Johns commissioners. This county
lies in the recently released Indian country
and 10 q ofthe richest in Dakota. It will
be rapidly settled by an industrious class o.
people.
The weather indications for the upper
Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys are
Partly cloudy weather, winds mostly from
north to vest. stationary or lower tempera.
ture. For the lower Missouri valley
Warmer. clear OF partly cloudy weather,
northwest winds, general shifting to south.
west. and falling barometer.
Persons wishing 10 take out their second
papers and become citizens Of the United
States, without delay will do well to observe
that there will be no term of the distrlc
court 10 Yankton until November, but NJ
opportunity will be given for the procure
ment of full citizenship papers by applica
ton to the court at Bon Homme next week
or at the supreme court, at Yankton, which
opens the first Tuesday ID October.
Geo. L. Tackett, OF old resident of Siou1
City. and we'll known all along the Nilsson
ri river, had $3.50 stolen from his trunk on
the steamer General Meade on Friday might
or Saturday morning while the boat was a
or near Springfield. Nj. Tscke,t was on
his way home from the Yellowstone couu-
try, where he. spent the Last two years, and
being q hsrdworkine man Of limited means
the loss Is seriously felt by him. Thus far
no clue has been obtained to the persons
who committed the robbery. Nj. T. con-
tinued his journey homsward yesterday
morning on the Meade.
The special meeting Of the city council
on Saturday evening did not conclude the
Transaction Of any business Of importance.
An ordinance vas introduced and referred
to the committee, on ordinances granting the
right Of way on Seventh street to the Dakota
Southern railroad company and repeating
the ordinance passed in 1879 granting that
right on Main or Eighth sssees. The CEN
mittee was instructed to report upon the
ordinance at to-night's regular meeting Of
the council. Nothing vas done looking to
the opening of Main street between Douglas
avenue and Broadway.
Yesterday morning J. 8. Cradle, the auc-
tioneer, concluded to take q little exercise on
horseback, but WAS unfortunate in selecting
for his purpose apony addicted to the repre-
hensible habit of bucking. Everything
went smoothly for q little while, but all of a
Misunderstanding ponies indulge in their
propensity with suddenneo-the animalsas.
sumed the attitude of cat interviewing .
stranger Of the same species on the wood