Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-06
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to-day.
The city schools resumed to-day, after the
holiday rest.
City Clerk White is moving his Office TO-
day into Co.'s block.
A soldier was frosss to death at Red
Cloud landing December 10th.
Secretary Hand Lhas engaged the court
house for the use of the legislature.
John Conce has gone to Sioux City to run
theatre until the opening Of navigation.
E. G. Dudley will open . hardware store
in Niobrara the last of this month, in his
" building.
The county treasurer's.. Office has been
thronged with tax payers to-day-the last
day Of grace.
Judge G. H. Morgan, of Deadwood, was
to-day admitted to practice in the supreme
court of Dakota.
The Excelsior mill company is getting
in the years supply Of wood for the steam
department of the mill.
Mss Childs, of Childstown,s. has offered
her services to the Baptist board as . mis-.
sionary to foreign lands.
In our New Years list Of Improvements
we omitted to mention that james 3. Fos,er
built az Office on Third street during 1878.
TIE supreme court, the federal court and
the territorial court have all adjourned until
the 9th instant when short sessions will .be
held.
Maj. Of1ey 10 in command of the military
post at Red Cloud landing aud has one
company Of the 6rst infantry IN barracks
there.
At the meeting of the stockholders of the
1st National bank, held Saturday evening,
the last years directors and officers we're re-.
elected.
The weather indications for the upper Mis-
sis-ippi and lower Missouri valleys, are
Falling barometer, warmer south winds. in
creasing ~cloudipess and occasional snow.
The county commissioners to-day elected
W.. B. Valentine as their chairman for the
ensuing year. Valentine can preside with
dignity and entire satisfaction to
the balance Of the board.
The ladies of the first Uuiversalist church
will hold a sociable and "candy pull" at
their chapel on Cedar street, Friday even
ing, Jan. 10. 1879. All are cordially invi-
ted. A good time is anticipated.
james Clark is %petition;ug the county
board for permission to sell refreshments in
the court house corridor during the legisla.
tive session. A good thing it will be for
members who require an occasional cold
lunch.
Tnere was a photograph exhibition at
Valen ines hall Saturday night which was
entirely satisfactory to all Who listened to
the conversation Of the machine and would
have been better attended had it been better
adver ised.
A party of ladies and eentlemaB who ore
In the habit of attending the Methodist
church met, by preconceited arrangement, q,
the residence Of DR.. Buchanan, Saturday
evening. aud surprised the church organist,
Mrs. Buchanan, with present ofan elegan,
china tea set. The recipient ofthe gift was
overcome with establishment. but has since
sufficiently recovered:.to express her hearty
thanks for the remembrance.
To days weather is decided modifca.
ton of the intense cold weather which has
prevailed since New Years morning, the
mercury reaching twenty five degrees above
zero, with q south wind blowing. The
change occurred during last night, the low.
est thermometricsl record during the nigh,
being eighteen below zero. There's are hopes
that the let up is permanent aud that the
backbone Of winter 10 now actually broken.
Alfred NJ. Flagg entered upon his duties
"a district attorney for the second judicial
district to-day, and with his official INSTALL
ment ceases the Office Of county attorney, the
duties Of which have been mos. satisfactorily
performed BY Phil K. Faulk. Nj. Fl.sg
M to u.highly recon mended from Sioux
Falls. His district is composed of all the
counties south Of the forty.sixth parallel Of
latitude, and east of the Mis- ouri river, and
Of the counties Of Todd, Gregory and Pre-
sho, weat Of the Missouri river.
The newly elected county officials began
their respective terms Of Office to-day. Az
the old officers were mostly reelected, little
change occurs and things go on as hereto
fore. Daniel Wilcox succeeds NJ. p Oil.
man as commissioner, T. s. Dickson
takes A. w. BARRIERS place az county supet.
intendent Of schools. E. H. VauAntwerp
goes in as county surveyor in place of Peer
Royem. Otherwise the official roster of the
county remains the same, which is a guaran-
tee hat county affairs will be satisfactorily
administered.
Rather an interesting case was decided By
Justice Roberts this afternoon. On election
day James Noonan was employed BY L. B.
Partridge to convey voters to the polls with
his team and wagon ,thS 6RaidsrAtiouskssed
upon beinR four dollar. pavment ma r.