Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-21
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LOCAL LAco.acs.

LOCAL LAc0Mcs.
Regular meeting of the city council to
night.
The walls Of Krndwix's new hotsl build
ing on Cedar street have reached the top o
the first story. i.
The children's concert in the lethsdis'
hall last evening was. an interesting afail
and was we'll attended.
Gen. Dewey 10 fitting up 40 elegant Of
flee in Dewey and Powers block. whereh be
will hang out his shingle as a. attorney at
law,
The telegraph line has been repaired %
far as White Swan and next week . party
will start out to fix up the line % Tar O.
Sully and build the extension to the Black
Hills.
DR.. Miller has changed his place Of re-
sidence from Valentines block to Capital
street, between Fourth and Fifth streets, the
house formerly occupied by E. E. Hudson,
which the doctor has purchased.
The weather indications for the upper
Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys are /:
Falling followed by rising barometer, partly
cloudy weather and rain, with variable
winds and slight changes in temperature.
Mention was made the other day of par.
ty of four men whom Sheriff Dunn Of Cedar
county, Neb., took east. We have since
learned that three of the men escaped from
the sheriff at Sioux City, one of whom got
across the river, while the other two were
brought back to st. Helena by Dick Hol-
comb. 81
o. h. Quinby, showed us, this morning.
samples Of wheat from fifteen fields IN the
northwest corner of Yankton county, the
northeast corner of Bon Homme county
and the southern portion of Hutchinson
county, all of which show large heads and
plump berries. This wheat will grade
number one and number two and will give
agood yield per acre.
Landphere's skull, brought down to
Yankton by Mr.. Care. under instructions
from Captain Dougherty. has been taken in
charge by Coroner Etter, who will make an
examination of it. The skull shows two
bullet holes and is smashed in front as
though by a blow with q heavy weapon,
probably q gun stock. The theory Of the
murder has undergone a change since these
developments were made.
The drunken half bred girl of whom
mention was made on Saturday, was Gala.
boosed late in the afternoon of that day
She told the marshal that she had friends
in lie Mars, and would like to go there
Having no friends here or place to stay. she
was this morning. furnished with a railroad
ticket and shipped to where she wanted to
go. 1t is to be hoped that she will not fol-
low the example of the woman in black"
and come back again.
Sheriff Baker received aletter from Sioux
City Saturday night in which the PROPOSE
ton was made that if the complaint agains.
John R. Curry was Withdrawn he would 70.
turn the horse in controversy to MI. Fogerty
at Yankton. The sheriff replied by tels.
graph this morning that if Curry would
pay all the costs thus far incurred and de!
liver the horse in Ysnkton without expense
that the complaint would be withdraw. To
this proposition no answer has yet been
received. 4
Sioux City Journal, 10Th: A mar by the.
name of Currie was arrested by Sheriff Nc.
Donald yesterday afternoon, on q telegram
from Sheriff Baker of Yankton. He was
placed in the Jail for the night, and about
half an hour after he was placed in the cell,
he was suddenly taken with violent paroxy.
and began to pace the cell rapidly, ut i
tering loud EXPLANATIONS, and giving strong
evidence of temporary insanity. Currie is.
q strong athletic man and became SO violent
that Dan Mcdonald went down to quiet
him. and after a lively struggle. succeeded
in overpowering him. 4
William Stevens, clerk in J. O. Bates
store, while bathing in Jim river yesterday
morning, had . narrow escape from down.
ing. He was taken with a cramp in his LEFT
leg and despite his most determined efforts
to reach the shore he became completely
exhausted and unable to make any further
effort to save himself. He sank three times |
but fortunately retained his presence of
mind and as he went down the third time