Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-19
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Mercury four above zero at four this after.
noon.
Another gloomy, half stormy day with
the mercury dswn towards zero and occa-
sional fakes of snow in the air.
The Young Lsdies Christian Temperance
Union will meet on Saturday. Dec. 10th, at
3 o'clock p. M, at the residence Of Gov.
Faulk. Full attendance particularly de-
sired.
The old folks concert to be at the Congre-
g~ational church Monday night, Dec. g,
promises to be a grand success. The cos
tumes will be varied and some of them quite
gorgeous.
A team belonging to Sylvester 4 Barber,
drawing q wagon loaded with lumber,
broke through the ice, just below the
steamer Black Hills, this morning, and fell
into twenty feet of water. The horses and
wagon we're 6shed out, but some of the lum.
Der wa lost.
The Methodist Episcopal society of Yank-
ton has within the past few weeks con.
quered its financial difficulties and secured
its church property from the threatened
danger of foreclosure and sale. Debts
which were pressing have been paid and
the more remote obligations placed in a
shape where the society can control them.
This is q gratifying relief from past compfi.
cations. The church is once more on its
feet.
The territorial canvassing board has
completed its canvass of the vote for dis.
trict attorney in the fourth judicial district,
with the following result: For Flagg-
Coding,on county, 1874 Lincoln county.
1874; Moody county, 2o9; Minnehahs
county, 1859; Turner county, 1T; McCool
county, 81. Total for Flage, 1880 votes
Scattering. IL votes. Flagg's majority
l,7es. Union and Clay counties held cleo
tons but sent in no returns.
David Campbell is authority for tn
statement that the Yankton opera hous
will not reopen for regular sessions, thougl
it may have spells Of entertaining the put
lie. This amusement resort began it,
career . year ago Nov. Goth, and has put
in over three hundred consecutive nights
The Campbell & Wambole Management
will open . variety entertainment in Cour
Gil Bluffs lei Wednesday night with tn
talent 90 long employed on the Yankto
boards.
The Sioux City Journal has the followin
about ~ affair which occurred in this cit
yesterday: "The trial of the matter of til
Homestead claim of 10 Eberly of Concor
township comes of at Yankton to-day. j
seph took q homestead up on Jim river lal
spring and his claim is contested" tt
item is q sort Of . give away for 10. If
is resident of Concord township, why ha'
ahomestead on the Jim? There IRE
Concord townships along that stream. U
der the improved Law a mans homestead
his place of abode.
Joseph Gredell, convicted at the Ii
criminal term of the district court Of an
sault and fined five dollars and taxed eieh,
five dollars costs, which he could not ps
va pardoned to-day by Governor Howar
The Judgment Of the court was that
serve a term Of imprisonment in conform:
with the law governing defaults of payne
It was shown that the prisoner was q "
poor man with a large family depend
upon him for support, and the Cover
took . merciful view Of the case and
tended q pardon to him.
The saloon keepers of Yaukton are 9
orally Of the opinion that the county bo
should issue licenses for the first quartz
the ensuing year and then date the new
nual licenses from the first of April,
make them concurrent with the city
government licenses. which begin on
dsy. They also feel that county lice,
should DO made saleable. Tha. 10, If
owner Of . saloon sells his establishment