Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-15
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LOCAL LAc0M,cs.
Regular meeting of the council tonight.
The return of E. T. White relieves Jus.
tice Roberts Of the duties Of police justice.
which he has reformed during the formers
absence.
The Episcopal church society has secur-
ed lots on the corner of Douglas avenue
and Sixth street and will erect . new church
on them next year.
The receipts Of wheat ON Saturday at the
Excelsior mills were 800 bushels. The re-
ceipts- to-day were fair, and the price for
No. l was IS and rs cent?, and for No. 2
e5 cents.
The fall term Of the city schools, except
ing the high school, commenced this morn.
ing with . good attendance in each Of the
several departments. The high school will
open on Wednesday.
Canton Advocate, 18th: C. A. Blount Of
Eden, was in town Tuesday. He reports
that the Milwaukee engineers are ct work
surveying on the line between Rock Mills
and Eden, and will be soon at work on:a
route 10 Yanktou. II is expected the en-.
tire route will be graded this fall.
The weather indications for the lower
Missouri valley are: Colder, clear or part
" cloudy weather, northwest winds, and
higher barometer. For the upper Missile
sippi valley: Partly cloudy weather, oc-
casional light rain, warm south, yesring to
colder northwest, winds and higher baron.
eter.
The election in Dawson county on the
9th on the question of consolidating that
county with Hanson county, was . one.
sided sffair. There were ninety votes cast,
and every q against consolidation. The
Mail nov wants the map makers, who in
advance of the election. had the Two coup.
ties represented as one, to make the proper
changes.
An elderly gentleman from Marion juno.
tion was in town last evening, looking for
. grip sack which he said was his, but had
un%accountably passed into the possession
of . well-known Yankton wheat buyer Who
looked like q confidence man. As some of
the "boys" took IN his story, it is probsble
that the grip Is on pawn at %somebodys a.
loon by this time.
A team belonging to q farmer from the
country ran away on Third and Capital
streets this afternoon. When the start was
made, from Clark's grocery, the wagon was
loaded with watermelons and chickens, but
when q halt occurred, in front of Melvin's
stable, the intervening space was covered
over with the s~uculent fruit of the prairie,
interspersed with pullets and venerable
Firesteel Mail 18th: That rowing band
of. about thirty Indians said to be from
Yankton agency, and on their way I Sisse
ton, who have recently been camped near
Rosedsle, have been. according to reports,
very insolent and abusive to the people of
that vicinity even to the extent Of actually /
some women and children. We
assure the Yankton agent, or whoever
has charge of these cut threats, that If this
sort Of thing continues, he will have less
Indians to feed. They had no passes or at
least would not show them, and under such
have no business tramping
over the country.
A handsome ,and valuable improvement
to Yankton is Herman Krudwig's newly
completed Pacific hotel, which was opened
this morning % q public house. 1t 10 To-
Gated on the corner of Fourth and Cedar
is built of brick, two stories high
and stands separated from other buildings,
giving light aud ventilation from oil sides.
The interior 10 arranged with . view to the
Of guests and 10 furnished with ex.
cellent taste. A large Office. parlor and
dining room on the ground floor are con.
features, while the well lighted
corridors and sleeping apartments aboye are
suggestive Of pleasant entertainment. Mr.
Krudwi has done his share towards i'm.
Yankton and this last achievement
10 not the least Of his work. Mrs. Krud.
Wig will preside over the domestic affairs
the new Pacific house, which 10 q guar.
lntee that its patrons will be we'll cared
for. She has already secured several regu.
|ar boarders and says she Is going to make
her table such an attraction that the whole
:ity will want to participate in tho luxurles
TEMPERANCE MEETING.
There will be . public meeting At the
mems club room this Monday eve.
ling at u o'clock. All are cordially invited
o attend, - the meeting will be addressed