Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-20
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Wednesday Evening, August 20, 1873.
LOCAL LAcolacs.

LOCAL LAcoAacs.
J. P. Hayward is having . telephone put
IN today between his Office and residence.
Charles Maywald is about opening . har.
ness shop at Scotland. He was in town yes
terday and purchased . bill Of goods Of w.
M. Powers.
The weather indications for the upper
Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys are:
Partly cloudy weather, occasional ratn,
south winds. stationary or higher tempera'
ture 10 eastern portions.
Mary Thorn. alias Red Jacket, was arrest
ed this morning on q charge Of vagrancy,
and taken before Justice Roberts for trial.
She employed H. E. Dewey to defend her
and demanded . jury trial, which took place
this afternoon. /.
The city council, sitting asa board OF
equalization, finished the business before 1t
yesterday afternoon and adjourned. Very
few complaints were made, and consequent
ly the changes in the assessments were
small and unlmportant.
The citizens of Springfield held a meet
ing on Monday evening to consider the pro-
position Of the Milwaukee road to run their
line into that town. We are informed that
the company demand a bonus Of $1,000,
and that at the meeting on Monday eve
ming cash subscriptions to the amount Of
$1,000 were pledged. The additional sum
will doubtless be raised.
Niobrara Pioneer: The Fremont, Elk
horn & Missouri Valley railroad is grading
through Pierce county, coming north. The
company have given notice to those whom
they have damaged by passing through their
lands to meet their agent in September 10Th
to equalise the assessment of such damage.
The Call says: ut is an assured fact that We
will get another railroad. The Elkhorn
road has commenced to grade in this county,
and haye three gangs at work. We under.
stand that it is not the intention of the road
to build any farther than Pierce this year.
Council Bluffs Nonpareil. 7th: Quite 9
romantic wedding occurred at the parlers
of the Ogden at 10 O'Clock last night. The
high contracting parties we're Mr.. Charles
NJ. Conrad of Yankton. D. T., and Mist
Mamie Wubbelsmann, of st. Louis. The
ceremony was performed BY Justice G. E
Stone, and was witnessed by Officer Tyson,
Billy West, Of the U. P. depot, and a
Nonpareil newsgather. The happy couple
met in this city last night, the groom com
ing from Yankton and the bride from St.
Louis. They leave to-day for their future
home in Yankton.
Rev. w. H. Jewell, pastor of the Univer'
salist church in Yankten, was married on
the 9th inst, at Lynn, Massachusetts,. to
Miss Carrie l.. Stockwell, Of North Orange,
Mass. The hearty congratulations Of Mr..
JEWELS many friends in Yankton are cor.
daily extended. Speaking of the event the
Lynn Reporter says: The bridegroom wt
we're we'll acquainted with when he was
fine BLOCKING youth, but have not had the
pleasure of meeting with him since he has
reached manhood. He has chosen the pro-
fession Of his worthy father, and is at pre-.
sent in charge Of the Universalist church
in Yankton, Dakota. We wish the happy
couple many years Of joyous welded life in
their western home.
A swindling scheme has been inaugurated
in Dakota, which, though it has not yet
been productive Of extensive results, has
caught a few and is liable to catch many
more. The operators are sharpers from the
east. They begin. their work by supplying
themselves with forged final proof papers
showing that they have complied with the
Law regarding the location of land and are
entitled to patent on either homestead or
presumption claim. These papers are
placed on record in the Office Of the register
of deeds of the county in which the claim
thus f%raudulently conveyed is located. The
next process is to mortgage the property
and procure money or it's equivalent in
property on the mortgage. As the mort
gage is regularly recorded in the registers
Office the transaction appears to be straight
and will catch many an unwary capitalist
with money to loan. Most Of the registers
of deeds in the outlying counties are unable
to identify the signatures of the registers
and receivers of the land Offices and have moi
yet had sufficient experience with the game
to render them cautious. The sharpers arr
therefore enabled to 60 through the form
required BY law and to render their worth
less paper apparently good. Watch. ou'
for them.
Last Monday all occupants of that por
ton Of the Fort Randall military reserva-
ton lying on the east side of the Missouri
who have not proved up on their claims
were notified by the military authorities Il
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