Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-05-26
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yANkToN. DAKOTA.
Monday Essnins, Nay Is, 1879
Local lAcoHlcs.

Hunbuesi
Hunbugs and HunbuSeeni
At the Congregational church to.morro'
aight. 4 )
Twentysix cau Of government freigl
arrived Saturday evening.
Capt. Wetters nov residence On Doui
les avenue 10 receiving ito fdnishine touchel
Gilbert Lsvorsen, . farmer on lower Jill
river, died Saturday seyeaiss,e aged z
years.
Gen. Beadle will open the teachers insti
tuts at Fargo tomorrow, and continue l
until Saturday.
A Milwaukee special to the St. Pau
Pioneer'Press .ays...he Chicago, Milw.uke'
and 81. Paul railroad company expect I.
have its road completed to the James rive,
by October next.
Remember the Baptist fsstival at the
Club room tomorrow evening; the ladis,
say they intend that those who patronize
them ehall have . good time and b liberal
y treated. If they don't make . cent.
A refreshing shower OF rain on Saturday
night gave new impetus TO vegetation.
With continued rains In due season, Dako.
ta's yield Of cereals and vegetables will
equal, II not surpass, oil previous yeara.
This is the way the Deadwood Times got
the names Of two we'll known men in print:
L. B. Portage and Mr.. Oldham, the latter
gentleman is q Wholesale liquor dealer Of
Yankton, and the former IN insurance
agent are in the city.
Phil. X. Faux, ex-district attorney, will
assist District Attorney L. B. French 10
the prosecution of Carl Johan Hanson for
the murder Of his father. Bartlett Trip,
s, 4. Sphinx and E. q. Smith are the attor-
torneys for the defence.
The following petit jurors belonging to
the regular panel were this morning excus.
ed from further attendance, upon afidavits
filed: William Miner, N. U. Hoyt O. Il.
Carney, John F. McNamara, Charles
Wallbaum and Frederick Kaiser.
The weather indications for the upper Ike
region and upper Mississippi valley are
Higher pressure, variable winds, mostly
from the northeast to northwest; cooler, fol.
lowed by slightly warmer, partly cloudy
weather, aud local rains; in the upper por-
tions BY falling barometer and warmer
southea,terly winds.
H. G. Clark, of Sterling, Illinois, and A.
B. VanCott, Of Chicago, have been in
Yankton several days and have made
arrangements to locate here and open a
~jewelry store. They will keep a large
stock Of goods, and do a wholesale as well
as retail trade. Mr.. Van Colt went cas-,
this morning to purchase and ship a stock
Of good'.
Mr.. shurtleff has added to his fine bill.
lard hall IN the Merchants hotel block
second door north of the hotel entrance, one
Of H. w. Collander's new and elegant fifteen
ball Pool Tables to supply the wants of hii
patrons. Travelling men and strangen
visiting the city will find it q pleasant place
TO spend their leisure hours. Everythini
new and frst-class.
James Milan, a soldier of the nth in.
family, some time ago deserted from For
Bennett. He was captured at Fort Sull,
and returned to Fort Bennett, where b
was tried by court martial and sentence!
to five years imprisonment at Fort Smell
ing, Minnesota. He was brought to Yank
ton yesterday under military escort, lodge,
in Ole Bakers hotel over night. and thl
morning resumed his journey towards hi
place of Imprisonment.
The district court. Chief Justice Shal
0 presiding. convened this morning. TT
district attorney moved the trial. of Ca
Johan Hanson. indicted for the murder
his father, and the work of procuring
jury was commenced. Fourteen Of Il
jurymen of the regular panel appeared
court, and an order vas issued to the she
itf to summon twenty-five additional juro
making thkty-six-from which 10 sele
twelve men. good and true" to deci
whether Carl shall live OF hang.
Hector Wisner delivered a temperan
address at the Congregational church i
evening to . large congregation. MI. w
ne1's remarks we're listened to with mu
attention. His illustrations were porincir
~ drawn from facts and occurrences d
ing the war, showing that disasters, rev
ses and defeats In nearly all cases were
tributed to the drunkenness Of those
command. At the close of bis lecture,
secretary of The Yaukton Christian T.
perance uoion read the constitution of
association, and quite q number of pens,
signed the same and became member,
the union. /
Louis Batter, Who was decorated Will
eolored eye and sid he vas from up CO
try, and had been put off the Big Horn,
up before Judge White this morning.
had loafed around the street and then !
10 Madame Doyle's and wouldp't leave
he had sent for . minister aad had mar
the madame or one of the inmates Of
house, Gemmll hooked on 10 him and