Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-05-12
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YANkToN, DAKOTA.
Monday Evening, May u, 1879
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0S WAoShb OAAu tCA uS WHY
You madly thus carouse?"
"Alas," he murmured, with a sigh.
my wife is cleaning house,"
Throw wide. throw wide the prison gate
His Honor loud did shout,
81 know how bitter is his fate;
Policemen let him out !"
Cincinnati Star
Considerable Of shower in town this
o
A year ago yesterday a heavy snow Fl
visited this section.
There will be q special communication
st. Johns lodge A. F. s. A. NJ. to-norro
evening.
Two drunks-Marphy and Baker-in Ii
police court this morning. The usual fin
$50 each, which was cheerfnlly paid.
At Lakeport and through the Bohemian
and Russian settlements west and north o
town there was q heavy fall OF rain las
night.
A. W. Barber has put up a "home made
telephone between his Office and his resi-
dence, and oyer a thousand feet of fine cop
per wire conversation IN an ordinary tone of
voice is easily heard.
Miss Otto. q new accession to Yankton's
musical talent, acquitted herself at Friday
nights concert in a manner which brings
high praise from competent sources.
G. H. Longman, auditor of the Dakota
Southern railroad, has just been presented
with a gold chain and charm, valued at
1925, by the employees of the company.
The weather indications for the upper
Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys are
Rising barometer. south winds, shifting to
cooler northwest, cloudy weather and
numerous rains.
Joe Ellis. of Randall. surprised his friends
last night by marching forward, at the Con.
sreeational church, and signing tho tenn
perasce pledge. He is now under present
ment for selling liquor to an Indian.
Before Commissioners Cone!eton, Sat-
urday night. ]. s. tanning and Andrew
Culbertson were examined on a charge of
introducing liquor into the Indian country
and held for trial in the sum Of $500 each.
Kirwin Wilson will have an examine ion
tonight on a like charge.
The First Universalist parish Of Yankton
has been duly incorporated under the laws
of Dakota. They next week the
erection of a building suitable for the pres
ent uaes of the parish. 1t will be located on
the corner of Cedar and Fifth street.
In the United States court, Saturday,
on motion of E. G. Wheeler, Charles H.
Roberts was admitted to the practice of law
in the district courts of Dakota, oral exam.
lnation being held in open court. The can
didate was complimented by the court for
the creditable examination passed by him.
The Congregational church was filled to
its utmost capacity both Saturday night and
night to listen to Mr.. H,otste,ler
Last night forty-six names were added to
lhs pledge. Mr.. Hoofststler's popularity is
increasing as he progresses in his work and
The promise of an uprising in the interests
Of reform is being more than fulfilled. He
speaks again tonight.
From Rev. j. P. Cof1man and from a
private letter from Finlay we learn that
the Milwaukee road will cross the Vermil-
lion river one and one.half miles above old
The road passes within a few rods
Of Mr.. Cofman's farm. The graders are
at work all along the line between
Canton and the. Vermillion crossing. The
spot where the road will strike Jim river is
yet among the uncertainties of the future.
Should it hold to its present course, it will
go in at Martella, but rumor says that it is
to take a northward bend and aim for Fire
or Forestburg.
The wide-awake short hand reporter of the
courts of this district, Cal. c. Valentine,
advantage Of the temporary lull in
his line of business, has gone of on a vaca-
ton, and taken one Of Yankton's girls with
him. The ceremony which precedes a trip
of this sort occurred this morning, at the
residence Of S. A. Boyles, Rev. w. H. Jew
ell officiating. Miss Amy Boylee, Mr.. BIS
sister, mas become Mrs. @. c. Valentine.
The newly welded pair started this morning
for Omaha. They have the good wishes Of
everybody as a starter in life.
Henry Finn, a farmer from Union coun-
ty, made complaint in the police court that
he had been confdenced out of $9S by Ed
ward Kelly. He said that he was on his
way east and had come to Yankton to sell
. team. Here he fell in with Mr.. Kelly.
who kindly aided him in disposing of the
property. Finn alleges that they then went
on q little jamboree together, that he de-
posted his funds in Kelly's hands for safe
keeping and that Kelly refused to give them
up on demand. A trial Of the case was set
for this forenoon and when it came on 1t
was discovered tina: the prosecuting witness,
Finn, had left on.this mornings stage for
Niobrara. Kelly paid the costs of the &C.
ton and the case was dismissed.
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