Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-10
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The city council meets tonight to canvass
the votes cast at the late city election.
All the hotels and boarding houses In
town are crowded to their utmost capacity.
The agent of the Marble combination fnds
1t difficult to procure boarding accemno-
dations for the members of the company.
Treasurer Schnauber is new prepared to
pay all claims against the county, which
had been approved prior to the first Of April.
w. H. Mcvay has completed . tasty and
substantial picket fence around his residence
property on the corner Of Fourth and Pine
streets.
The weather indications for the upper
Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys are:
Colder clearing weather, northwest winds,
and rising barometer.
Soaking rains fell west and north Of
Yankton Yesterday, thoroughly saturating
the ground with moisture. Yankton got
only the edge Of the storm.
The regular meeting Of the temperance
reform club last evening was largely at.
tended, and the committee on Temperance
work reported favorably for q vigorous
prosecution Of the cause.
The court has been occupied all this after
noon with the case of the United States
against Chas. Brouilette, charged with selling
liquor to an Indian-Anteine LIE Clair, in
terpreter at Grow creek agency.
Five of the seven persons indicted by the
territorial grand jury are in JAIL. having
been held to await the action Of the jury.
Nj. Norman, for shooting the negro Cain, is
said to be one Of the other two persons
against whom bills have been found.
Capt. j. c. McVay has had several ofhis
lots in what is known as Burleigh's block,
plowed, and we understand it is his inten-
ton to erect a residence thereon during the
coming summer. The site is one Of the
haudsomest in the city.
Blowing Goose says he is going back to
the dirt lodges With his band this spring blu,
he may be blowing. Settlers need have nc
fear of injury at the hands of this Indian
outfit. A little back bone with q rifle in
front of it will suppress the whole squad.
A tramp who gives his name as Sullivan
was picked up last night by Marshal Bates
and given the usual term at hard labor, in
the police court to-day. P. c. is trying the
bread and water experiment to fit him fol
the srduous duties which his sentence CALI
for.
The cards are out announcing the ap
preaching marriage of s. II. Gruber, Of
this city, and Miss Hattie Lugenbeel
daughter of Colonel Pinckney Lueenbeel
Of the first infantry. The interesting cere'
mony will occur at Fort Randall on the
Goth inst. This accounts for Mr.. Gruber'e
numerous fishing excursions up the Me
souri,. Everybody knew that catfish were
not easily tracked in the winter, but Grubel
always insisting on carrying out the harm.
less little fiction. Congratulations are fur.
ther On.
Elk Psint Courier: Last week deputy
Marshal c. P. Edmunde, Of Yanktoa arrest
ted Sam Beaton, Cal Caytes, Tom Wynn
and Jack Cooper for cutting timber on
school section 16, in Civil Bend township,
An indictment was found against these par.
ties BY the grand jury low in session at
Yankton. We know nothing of the facts in
the case, as to the guilt or innocence of the
parties, but We hear it rumored that there is
considerable animus in the action, exhibited
by n or two parties interested in having
the gentlemen arrested indicted. During
the trial We would not be surprised to see q
full development of the aainus We mention.