Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-06
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Thursday Evening, Nov. 6. 1879.
LOCAL LAcoN,cs.

LOCAL LAcoMlcs.
Mayo. the piano tuner, this month.
"A postal from Niobrara says Knox coun
u has gone republican beyond q doubt.
Street Commissioner Delamater il i'm
proving the drainage At the intersection o
Filth and Walnut streets.
Lost, last evening, . small satchel locke'
around which Was tied . piece Of blue yarn
An owner can be found At this Office.
Attention 10 called Z the Advertisement,
o fthe Turner's inviting proposals. for the
brick and carpenter work of their new
ball.
While the states are buried in snow Nc
are enjoying . season Of warm Indian sum-
mer weather which could not be improved
upon.
The funeral of the late John NJ. Grady
will take place from the residence Of bis
parents, corner 9Th and Capital streets, at 9
o'clock Friday morning. Friends Of the
family invited.
VIM. Waipole will put q gang of men TO
work Tomorrow OF the grade of The Mil.
waukee road near the Turkey creek bluffs
and will finish up the two miles of the
grade without delay.
The United States grand jury received
its charge from the court yesterday after.
moor and is now in session. District At.
torney Campbell says there is considerable
work before the jury.
The weather indications for the upper
Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys are:
Slightly warmer, south to west winds, partly
cloudy weather and local rains, with falling
barometer during the day. Rivers will re-
main stationary.
The territorial grand jury has thus far
found four indictments, as follows: Against
Herman Edding, for assault with inten. to
kill, two bills against Andrew Newell, for
grand larceny against Herbert Geofert, for
grand larceny.
z. I. CRADLE, of Vermillion. brother of
the a%uctioneer, is fitting up the store In
Dewey & Powers block just vacated by
Andrews and will open q nine cent store
therein. He has handsome quarters and
will make an attractive display.
The prospect now is that several more
grading contracts will be Immediately LEI
on the Yankton branch of the Milwaukee
road. The favorable turn the weather has
taFen gives promise that a month or six
weeks of grading can be done this fall and
winter.
An informal meeting of the city council
was held last night to confer with G. B.
Dunno of Chicago in regard to his proposal
to erect and maintain gas works in Yank.
ton. Mr.. Dunno proposed to build coal gas
works and permit the council to fix the
maximum price of gas at So per one thous'
and cubic feet. provided the city would
grant him an exclusive franchise for the
term of twenty or thirty years and agree to
purchase q certain number of street lamps
and have them lighted by the gas company,
and pay the company therefor the sum OF
$40 per annum for each lamp. The first
cost of each lamp, complete for use, would
be twenty-five dollars, and to do justice to
the different parts Of the city it would be
necessary to have on the start not less than
thirty lamps. This would cost, for the
lamps $3.50, and to keep them lighted 81, 200
ayear, making a total for the first year Of
$3.50, nearly two thirds of the revenue Of
the city. While the aldermen admitted
that gas works would be . good thing and
add to the metropolitan appearance of the
city, and regarded Mr.. DUNES proposition
Is comparatively liberal, thew decided that
under the present circumstances the city
couldn't afford the luxury.