Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-23

Wednesday Evsains, April g, 1879
LOCAL LAcoNlcs.
r. Loreptson 10 out with . now sky blu,
water wagon.
Crops are looking we'll and the grass BE-
gins to show il color.
There was plenty or rain in the air last
night but nome Of it came to the ground.
Seven prisoners now occupy the county
jail, four Of whom belong to Yankton county.
twenty-five hundred dollars more Of ter
ritorial funding warrants were issued to-day.
Brambh, Miner 4 Co., have one hun
bred tons of freight on the way from Yank.
tor to the Black Hills.
About . dozen passengers arrived last
night oyer the Dakota Southern on their
way to the Hills BY way of the Pierre route.
John Mitchell, confined in Jail under an
indictment charging him with keeping .
houss. of i'll fame, has given bonds for his
appearance and been released.
Transfers feel the need off wagon bridge
near the mouth Of the Rhine since the
steamboat landing has been moved below
the mouth Of that classic stream.
Parties from Canton say that work on
the grade of the extension Of the Milwau.
kes road was suddenly stopped . few days
ago, the explanation being that the route
had been changed.
The weather indications for the upper
Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys are :
Stationary, followed by falling barometer,
southeast winds, warmer and partly cloudy
weather, with occasional rains.
Rev. J. A. Potter will open the library
course this evening with a lecture at the
Congregational church. "The American
Problem" is his subject and he will no
doubt give an entertaining discourse.
The attention of the street commissioner
is directed to dangerous break in tho
center of the Linn street crossing On Third
street. 1t requires immediate attention, 60
that accidents to pedestrians or animals may
be prevented.
The sheriff Of Hutchinson county has de-
manded from the officers of Armstrong
county the records of the latter county and
has been given a point blank refusal. Arm
strong county has its war paint OF and will
fight the consolidation scheme. The matter
will now probably 90 into litigation.
Robby Coz. lie disposed to c%riticise the
Droo, ar1 nab1tojon hooA,so ~ omitted ~
mention his name in it's account of yester.
days accident to him, and because 1t fixed
his age at eleven years when he is really
only nine. We stand corrected. Robby Is
not the first hero whom newspaper blum.
ders have::deprived Of we'll earned glory.
Sioux City Journal: Rev. Mr.. Potter,
of Yankton, a former resident of this city,
who last Sunday exchanged pulpits with
Rev. Mr.. Lozier. preached a very eloquent
and impressive. sermon to a large congre.
CATION Sunday morning. The reverend ger.
tleman also deliyered q very interesting
discourse in the evening I o q crowded
house.
The screams ofa woman on the hill west of
tow last night brought an agile member OF
the police force to the spot. She proved to be
a we'll known abandoned character and her
statement that a man had knocked her
down and attempted to rob her of two dol
lars was discredited to the extent that abe
was taken to the lock up for the night.
This morning Judge White gave her one
Of his choicest lectures and dismissed her.
Daniel Riordan, of Bluff Center. came to
town to-day to enter complaint against
som Of his nelghbors for destroying his
property and otherwise annoying him.
After he had explained his case 1t was dis
covered that he lived in Clay %county-iust
across the line-so nothing could be done
by our officers for his relief. Mr. Riordan
says that on Sunday night his premises
were fsrcibly entered, his grain bags cut
open and his grain scattered about. his
wagon taken to pieces, his pillow and drill
broken, his cows tail tied around her
horns end various other devilish indulgen.
ces practiced. He concludes that it is
time to either buy q shot gun or invoke
the protection of the law.
Complaint has been entered against
jacob Lee, private night Waterman, for
threatening to shoot his wife and P. 81.
Gattlested. and he has been brought before
Justice Roberts for examination. 1t is said
that Lees wife fed from his house Sunday
night. fearing bodily injury from him, and
took refuge in Mr.. Gottlested's house.
The complaint alleges that Lee followed
her and that while in the house he flourish.
ed a revolver AID threatened to shoot his
wife and Mr.. G. The revolver was exhi-
bited in court. 1t Is of large size and We
should Judge that with it in his hand .
strong and courageous man might be able to
protect himself against bodily injury from
y woman. Mr.. Lee gave bonds to keep the
peace and was released from custody.