Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-24
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YANk DAKOTA.
thursday Evening, April ~, 1879
LOCAL LAcoNlcs.

LOCAL ncoNIcs.
The Odd Fellows will celebrate the coil
anniversary Of their organization, in theil
new lodge rooms, Friday evening".
Tom Leary Is putting In Bell msgnet-
tc telephone to connect the railroad Of.
doe with the shops. about q mile apart.
A telephone is being placed in the Coul-
son steamboat Office, to connect with the
railroad Office and m Office which il to be
established at the steamboat landing.
The weather indications for the upper
Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys are :
Falling barometer, warmer south winds,
cloudy weather and local rains, followed By
colder northwest winds and rising barome-
ter.
At the Temperance reform club meeting
last night twelve new names were added to
the roll of honor. The club 10 In the ur-
gent need Of more reading matter. Contri-
button OF books. periodicals., &C., will be
thankfully received. Contributions can be
left at the club room, or notice given to A.
L. Hlnman, who will call at any designated
place for them.
Rev. ]. A. Potter, of this city opened the
library course last evening with Q lecture
entitled 1.-THE American Problem" The
very small audience which patronized the
initistory efforts of the ladies of the library
association were we'll entertained for sn
hour by the speaker. The next lecture will
occur at the Congregational church next
Wednesday evening.
The Journal states that the dispositions Of
Col. w. Jordon, agent Dakota Southern
railroad, George Weare and Charles G.
Wicker, have been taken before T. G. Hen
derson, esq, to be used in 8 case now pend
ing in the United States court of claims at
Washington, wherein Amherst H. Wilder
is claimant and the United States defendant.
Edwin B Smith, assistant encouragement,
appears for the United States, and Walter
h. Sanborn, Of St. Paul, for claimant. The
case is with reference to supplies shipped to
the Indian agencies on tie upper Missouri
during the fiscal year ending June 80, 1877,
The suit is brought to recover freight charges
from Sioux City and other pointo to the In.
dian agencies.
The La Sale, Illinois, County Press says;
"Mr. c. A. Works. formerly principal Of
the city schools, but now the senior membe,
Of q prosperous Law firm of Rockford, re
Gently received = telegram from the commits
sioner of Indian affairs, urgently requesting
him to accept the position Of Indian agen
at Yankton, and to proceed there immedi
ately. The position is 3 lucrative and re
sponsible one, but Mr.. Works, having es
tablished himself at Rockford, declined tn
appointment. He has many friends in l.
Sale who will gladly learn of this new ap
probation of his ability" Mr.. Works va
formerly a clerk in Major Pollock's ofic'
in this city and was at one time attorne,
and medical adviser to General Hammond
We have made no previous notice of tn,
change in agents AZ Yankton agency, be
cause it has heretofore been q rather pr
vate matter, but now that a new agent ha.
been appointed, the information belongs t.
. the public. About two weeks ago Major
j. w. Douglas was asked In a Telegram
from the Indian commissioner to send II
his resignation, no cause being assigned
He Immediately asked permission to visi
Washington in his own interest. This be
ing denied him he went without permits
sion. 1t seems that his visit availed hin
nothing. If Mr.. Douglas has failed I,
meet the requirements of the commissioner
it was not through any error Of the heart
He is as honest as the year is long and haI
conscientiously endeavored to do his duty
Though he may haye failed, it was because
he didn't fully understand the peculiar ma
ture of the elephant he had to manage.