Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-19
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For important railroad information sex
editorial column. i9s
Regular meeting Of the city council or
Monday evening.
The brick work on Bruce's new block on
Third strest, east Of Capital is completed.
The slenal office reports to days temper.
ature at s20 above as the highest and 81
above as the lowest.
Mrs. E. ]. Coggins is moving her mil
linery establishment int the building on
Third street one door west of VIII. Cars
store. 5Las#l
The bridges across the Rhine which
were carried away BY the recent extraordi-
nary rise In that stream, have not yet been
replaced.
There was a good attendance last night
at the entertainment given by the Univer-
salist society. A number Of tableaux were
presented in d satisfactory manner. :
General Hills grand excursion from
Yankton to Cheyenne has been postponed.
until August 18th. As it is to be . big thing
We will give full particulars in our next
issue. 4s y,
The weather indications for, the upper
Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys are :
Warmer. southeast to southwest, winds,
falling barometer, partly cloudy weather
and areas Of rain.
The prospect for an extraordinarily large
yield of corn in Southern Dakota vas never
better, and from present indications there
will be a fair crop Of wheat Of first quality,
which will bring more money to the farmers
than did last years crop.
The prisoner who escaped from the Elk
Point Jail was in town yesterday, but sue
ceeded in evading the officers, and last
night skipped across in Nebraska. The
offense charged against him was selling
liquor without q county license.
A half breed girl, whose reputation for
chastity is not as good as it should be, was
drunk in the lower part Of town this fore.
noon. The persons selling her liquor are
liable to prosecution under the United
States laws.
Swan Lake New Era, 10th As the days
wag along and railroad matters begin to
get into shape, we believe it is the intention
of the G. M. & St. P. company to run their
branch down the Jim river from Olivet to
Yankton. Still, we may be mistaken.
Sheriff Baker says that lobe Wait, as .
prisoner, has a first rate reputation in the
Detroit house of correction. He is obedi-
ent and industrious, and on account of his
good behavior has been promoted to the
position of boss Of . squad of fellow ptis-.
oners.'
The two prisonersf in the county Jail
charged with murder, Hanson and Beebe,
have each been treated to a pair. of .riysted
sshacklsa THIS attention on the part. d. the
sheriff will doubtless insure their residence
in the jail until they, are discharged Or 9TH
ervise disposed of according to law.
: The grocery mans wagon box was not
near 80 hot as he was when he discovered
that it wasn't q "hot box, but q piecs Of
broom handle, placed in the proper position
by some ~mischlsyously i~uclined person, that
prevented his wagon wheel, from revolving.
He is now casting around for some other
scheme. to get even with the livery man.
The election in Dakota this fall will be a.
tame affair. The only officers of any i'm
portance to be chosen are district attorneys.
for the second and fourth judicial. districts,
to succeed A. N. Flsgg and E. B. French,
who were appointed to ill vacancies. In
each Of the several counties one commits
.sioner will be chosen, and if any vacancies
exist in any county Office, they will be fll-
ed by election.
Mr.. Devoe, a farmer who lives in the
Welsh settlement in this county, was in
townito-day. He commenced cutting his
wheat Thursday and thinks he will have a
very fair yield. He says the berry is plump
and the quality will be No. l. In his neigh.
borhood the average yield will be at least
IL bushels to the acre. Corn never looked
better and the yield promised surpasses that
OF several yeas past. Potatoes also promise
a%bundantly.
John R. Curry, who was until lately in
the butcher b'uisinessA Yankton, is under
arrest fstsioux City onca charge preferred
by John M. Fogerty-of this city. The cir.
cumstances, as We learn them, are these (:
Some three months ago Fogerty sold Curry
a horse which wa to be paid for in INSTALL
ments Of $20Iper MONTH and took 4 bill oil
sale of the animal to secure the several pay.
ments. Curry paid only $13 dollars on the
horse, and several days ago left the territory,
taking the horse with him without provid.
ing for the payment of the balance due.