Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-29
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John Nsvotney 10 preparing to build
residence on upper Broadway.
Il is rumored that another young Yam
ton attorney is to be married soou.
The annual examination of teachers vi
opened this morning at the court house I
County Superintendent Dickson.
The Office Of the city clerk and the rool
for the meeting Of the city council has bee
located at the hook and ladder truck hous
Instead Of calling q new jury In th
Brockman case, there seems to be q disposi
ton on the part of the prosecution to let
60 over.
John Forester has closed a contract 70
the erection Of . brick building on the cit
Of his wooden building, burned yesterda!
morning.
Tramps attempted to effect an entrance in
to DR.. Browns apartments in Union block
night before last. The doctor awoke in time
to prevent a burglary.
L. G. Chapman's house In the western
edge Of the city, took fire this forenoon
from burning grass and was damaged about
fifty dollars worth. An alarm was sounded
and the fire company turned out.
An ordinance was passed by the council
last night authorizing the employment of
city prisoners at public labor on the first
conviction. Something stronger than that
is needed to rid the city Of tranps.
The weather indications for the upper
Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys are {:
Cooler north, possibly followed by warmer
south winds. rising. followed by falling,
barometer, and generally clear weather.
The Bismarck Champion announces that
the 9TH cavalry has orders to move from
Fort Lincoln to Fort Meade, and that Col.
onel Woods Eleventh infantry will be
moved from Fort Bennett 10 Fort Lincoln.
This is unofficial information, but seems to
be we'll authenticated.
In the matter of the United States vs.
Doyle and Charles Crawford, indictment for
selling liquor to an Indian, the case was
tried to-day, the jury acquittin9 the defend
ants without leaving their seats, there being
no evidence of the offence. Messrs. Sphinx,
Trip and Harris were the defendants coun.
eel.
Joseph Ellis, Of White Swan, indicted for
introducing liquor into the Indian country,
and selling or giving away spurious liquor
or wine to an Indian under charge of an
Indian agent, appeared in court yesterday
with his counsel, Phil. K. Faulk, and was
arraigned, pleading not guilty. His bond
was fixed at $500, which he. promptly fur.
nlshed.
Last night was the first anniversary of the
Yankton Turn Verein, on which occasion
DR.. Eagle made an anniversary address. This
gentleman takes a deep interest in the vel
fare of the Germans, and finds a cordial
greeting among his fellow countrymen here.
His address was warmly received, and an
effort will be made to have it produced in
the German press.
The managers Of the Chicago & North.
western railroad, in a private letter to par.
ties3in this city state, that the valley of the
Jim is to be filled with settlers this season
that the immigration now in progress into
that region is only a small fraction of the
number to come. If Yankton merchants
know what they are about they will reach
out in that direction.
Near st. Helena, at noon yesterday, q
dead man was found floating in the river
by the officers of the Nellie Peck. A strong
gale blowing at the time made it impossible
to land the boat or pick up the corpse, else
1t would have been buried BY the crew.
1t had on a pair of blue pants. Some
three or four weeks ago q soldier was
drowned at Fort Randall and it is probable
that it was his corpse which was seen by
the officers of the Nellie Peck.
The marshal this morning reported two
Jurors, Peck and Wade, sick with malarial
disease, and that they couldn't stand it to sit
in the jury box through the trial. The
jury was then discharged from further con.
sideration Of the case. The prosecuting at
torney is making an effort to have the
balance of the Livingston cases continued
until the next term of court, but DR.. Liv-
ingston is very anxious to have them all
tried at this term, and got out Of the way.
He thinks they have been hanging over him
quite long enough.
There was a frightful runaway this fore.
noon in the alley leading from the Smith
sonian hotel to Third street. A team Of
horses belonging to Gadsen & Stacherl, at
tached to a light wagon broke loose near the
Smithsonian hotel and ran up the alley in
the direction Of Third street. At the back
door Of Hawley's hardware store, standing
across and blocking up the alley, was John
Bramble's dray team. The runaway horses
halted not in their fight until they had ran
with full force against the Bramble team and
then all four horses went down in . mixed
up heap. When they were extricated j,
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