Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-01
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where
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then made up the sum Of municipal inn
provements.
I The character Of business in Yanktos in
June 1861, may bs Satisfactorily inferred
from brief mention Of the names and avo-
cations ~ gathered from Yankton's 6rst
newspaper which was issued during that
month under the title of !"'The Weekly Da.
kotian" with F. NJ. Ziebach As cole editor
and proprietor. Fint on the list We have
N. x. Armstrong. civil engineer and sur
veyor Enos s,utsman, lawyer and land
sRent; D. I. Bramble, merchant; Frek &
Arend, cottonwood shingle makers near the
upper ferry on Jim river w. Thompson 4
L.. N. Gria6th, carpenters and joiners;
Ash's hotel, the palace hotel Of the north
west Todd & Currier, lawyers. U. 8. mail
and express line leaves Sioux City Mondays
and Wednesdays Of each week for Yankton
and Fort Randall, Marsh 4 Rustin, propri.
etors. q. .2,s . =:
The best route to Dakota from the east il
laid down as via. St. Joe. Missouri, thence
up the river BY sage OF steamboat. Chase 4
Patterson KEEP. for sale oak, walnut, cedar
and cottonwood. The ODD Fellows talked
of starting lodge. The boys and girls had
2 grand dance At the Ash hotel, June 25th;
while Rev. Dr.. Hoyt held divine service on
the 30th. DR.. Jnstus Townsend put up his
shingle this month and VIM. Miner succeed.
ed D. T. Brsmble as postmaster. VIM.
Miner was also appointed BY the governor
register Of deeds, and William Bordeno,
sheriff and NJ. K Armstrong, juetice.
Rev. 8. W. lughsm, of the 4 tE. church,
preached sermon Ia Ysnkton Sunday,
July 7sh;; 1861, s6d from that date became
the settled missionary for southern Dakoia.
His residence here terminated the following
yesr. iap E :" o'
The first building erected especially for
religious purposes was built on the corner
Of Fourth and Linn streets, whore II is still
standing and b now used - . residence.
sd The earliest orgss,xstion Of any kind in
Ysnkton was for the protection Of the In
hsbitants sgainst hostile Indians. 1t W.
called the Home Guard and perfected h Or.
ssnisation On the soth Of July 1861. J. B.
g. s.Todd was chsirmsn Of the committee oi,
officers, which included . board Of civil
fonctionhrtes % well q the regular
military officials. james N. Stone vas
president ~! h. Henson, vice president; J.
d. Aofse.s secretary and D. T. Bnmble,
treasurer, k.j. ". p. Lyman was selected a
capiatn; Wm. H. Sanders, let lieutenant; u.
n. Allen. I'd lieutenant; Geo. Pike, 1st scr.
keant; A. n. Eoalish. I'd sergeant; David
Fisher. Sd sergeant: II. c. Ash, 4ih ser
giant; n. J.. Apasan. Let corporal; A. Fisher.
3D.; JsJs dThonpsos. "a. aad L. Il. Grit
nth, eth. isssai7sa - 7sisAsr 4dt
Or the 29th Of July following Gov. Jayne
tssned bis 1rst omc,sl pseelausston divid.
Ing ths territory isss ooAacit ed represen-
tative districts, ssd calling "a election
to be held Septa1sth. 1851, for the ssscfssn
ofa delegate to congress and members OF
the legislative assembly, ,As. legislature n
convene 1as aYaakion. March ~, l0o9s IL
de6ned that sectsoiof The aeETiiesy bsu1at-
ed on, the est by the range line, dtvidsagl
rapl - aad "a, snd on the west atvtdIse
rang q And s.. as the 4,h eouseis nd
9th iepssssaativs district with representa-
ttonIo tvo ooanoilnsn. and t~spsspsGseI-
tatfv q. (Thess lines mart tl1s. - susd
weat Aosedaxiesef YaAkteaesssay U DAY,
1hs pessDg place for s6iss district wsa
nxe1 = sls l(pce sf Fmsa Tadd1& Co..
and - JsdesI = - n. K. Arm.
stsoeE, T: ckaps! 6 - ,, SsPresbo.
o. he sosl e J.sy ~ seyss.sl, i,sssd
10 second proclaihitioe divid1Sk the,,istrs-
torylinto thpee judical districts, whepeia he
ess4Ilishsd the. houDdaries Of the oseond
diasrics - follevs: An that portion Of the
territory bounded op the east By the range
liss dividing s. and s.: on The south
by .Ae nip.oqri r,ver:. north b. ths north
line pf ths tsrrltory. aad iv.sst 81 1aseslise
tetween u Nd s., ~ eossttntsd he
ssoold Judicial district. Philemon Bliss,
lchief Justice. vas sssignsd Il The secopd
district: the plpcs for holding court vaa
aEed u YsnhtSa, and IL arst ts.a v,s e,
fsrths drst Monday 10 Asgust, lsoa; s,d
thereafter Two terms were 70 be held supu.
ally, 70 conmenos on the 6rst Monday. q
hsy and SepssnSsr. Thsss proels.a,ioo,
were datsd at The '.ts~a q Yaaktoe. :
The 6nt tern Of court ~ Aeld = d..
nsaed. AID did ~ adioara until Angus,
'talth. No etsse lsgai ba.isss ~ sa.s
sshsd q tAk tl1s e1csps II Haeasalluns3ea