Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-21
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YANKToN, DAKOTA.
Thursday Evening, August n, 1873.

Assll know full well.
Bqosht Oval Bra1d Oysters
Je M ina; ss ssil 81 them sssa1'
n warrants no loss. Nart
Sweet saa daisy
Fresh Oysters at Jenkinson's this evening
LOCAL LAcoatcs. i
The maximum temperature to-day, wa
88e minimun So.
Thomas Anderson, an alleged dsserte,
from company K, 18th infantry. Fort Ben
nett, has been turned over to the adjutant
general Of the department of Dakota.
The children Of Christ church Sabbath
school. accompanied BY most Of the adul,
members OF the congregation. arc enjoying
splc nicin the Jim river woods to-day.
Somsrs has . forty acre corn field on the
river bottom near Brule City from which
can DO gathered corn stalks nsasuring ssv-
entsen feet in height. Charley Collins will
vouch for this.
Oysters have arrived = little in advance
Of the specified time, but Jenkinson says he
has compromised with the season BY spelling
August with an 'r'' for the ensuing ten days
thus: aOrgust."
DID,. Bathrick, having recently returned
to Watsrtown from the Jim river, reports to
the WATERFOWL Independent that Drifting
Goose and his band, numbering 200 Indians
have put in an appearance at the dirtlodges.
Sheriff Baker was outon Broadway last
night with . young and risky pair Of steers.
which he was trying TO Initiate into the
mysteries Of "haw' aud gee" It ;s yet an
open question which knew the least about
it-Baker or the steers.
Judge Brookings says the Milwaukee
company has agreed. to build q road from
Lennox junction TO Sioux Falls, which IL
deafEned ~ an extension Of the Yankton
line. The Minnesota Southern is also eur
veying q. line from Flandreau to Sioux
Falls.
The weather indications for the upper
Mississippi valley are: Light, warmer and
partly cloudy weather, occasional rains,
southeast winds and falling barometer; fol
the lower Missouri valley partly cloudy
weather, occasional rain, southerly winds
shifting to colder northwest, higher barome-
ter. Rivers will remain nearly stationary.
Rapid City Journal: Judge Moody is
the hardest worked and hardest working
Judge in this or any other territory. He
we'll earns more than double the salary he
gets, and w think Governor Howard acted
unwisely and through a mistaken sense Of
duty in refusing to sign the bill passed by
the last session allowing him extra COM
pensation.
A man named James Riley was arrested by
Marshal Gemmill last night charged with
stealing from Milton aud Martin Dunniue
pocket book containing ten dollars In
monty and valuable papers worth seventy.
five dollars. The theft is said to have
taken place at the Real Estate saloon on
the corner of Walnut and Second streets.
Riley had a hearing before Justice Roberts
this afternoon. Is 50,
The trial Of Mary Thorn, alias Red Jack:
ct, before Justice Roberts yesterday on the
charge of yagrancy, resulted, in her con.
viction. She was fined $40 and costs, the
whole amounting to $34.8O, which she
promptly paid and was again set at liberty.
The following gentlemen composed the
jury BY which she wastried: Louis Samp.
son. J. v, Bunker. z. Richey, o. P. Hsge.
Thos. Finneean, N. b. Ruch, Henry Brad
ley, CIV. Seboid, jacob Nissen, james
Taylor, VIM. Andrews and E. L. Wright.
Our yesterdays account of the affair on
Capital street between two wheat buyers
needs = few corrections. We are assured by
reliable gentlemen who witnessed the ARRAY
that Nj. Jaqueth was assaulted by Mr.. Pc
ters, and that in selfdefence he was COM
PEELED to make . fight of It. This he did to
the beat Of his. ability, though he had, a
crippled hand, which gave his antagonist an
advantage over him. Mr.. Jaqueth was
quietly pursuing his legitimate avoca-
ton and endeavored to avoid the quarrel
forced upon him. 1t is simple justice to him
that these facts be known.