Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-09
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vANkroM. DAKOTA.
Friday Evening, Jan. .. 1850.
LOCAL LAC0NlCS.

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Passenger trains commenced running
yesterday on the Springfield branch Of the
Milwaukee road.
A. L. Van Osdel says last nights wind
lsveled numerous hay stacks in the neigh
borhood of Gayville.
Tho annual meeting of the stockholders
Of the let national bank. last evening. va
adjourned to this evening, without the
transaction Of any business.
The weather Indications for the upper
Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys are
Rising barometer, colder northwest winds,
partly cloudy and clear weather.
The regular soc,able Of the ladies Of the
Universalist parish will be held with Mr..
and Mrs. F. L. Van Tassel. on Friday night
January 9th. The public are cordially
invited.
Gene Cutting and family changed their
place Of residenoe very speedily about mid
night last night, preferring to be inside the
brick walls Of the ,Merchana hotel while
the gale was shaking things up.
Frank Furlong, the convict who was
transferred from the Detroit penitentiary to
the Dakota insane asylum, is conducting
himself very properly at that institution.
His insanity has thus far been OF . mild
type and it 10 expected that he will soon be
cured.
Elk Point Courier: We acknowledge
the receipt Of q very neat calendar for the
year 1880. from tho Press & Dakotaian
Office. The job is finely executed. and 10
evidence that oil good Job work is net done
outside Of Daksta.
An order has been received at the militia
~ posts directing the employment Of civil.
lians ~ teamsters and for the performance Of
fatigue duty at the posts. THIS will relieve
soldiers of q large amount of unpleasant
work and give them more time to devote to
their legitimate calling.
Police Justice Whites decision in the
case Off. ]. Mershon, arrested for disturb
ing the peace, vas that his commitment for
trial for assault and battery wa no bar to
proceeding for disturbing the peace. He
was accordingly fined 81 and costs, $3.50
altogether. He took an appeal to the dis.
trict court.
A movement il on foot to secure the par.
don Of Kerwin Wilson, sentenced to eigh.
teen months imprisonment in the Detroi,
house of correction on q conviction fol-
introducing liquor into the, Indian country.
1t is alleged BY Wilson's friends that a
conspiracy operated against him, but We
have no means Of judging as to the truth o.
this claim.
Sioux City Journal: The Milwaukee
company has begun work on q Y at Canton
to allow cars to be run from the track Of
that line to the Pembina road and vice verss,
The officers of the Dakota road said yester.
day that no arrangements for q joint tariff
from Chicago had been made by the two
companies, but that the Y connection was
put In to save transfer expenses on freight
delivered from one road to the other.
Sergeant Huneke, Of the signal station,
has put in an application for an assistant.
he has been in poor health for some weeks
and feels the need of temporary relief from
the combining duties of his position. The
sergeant 10 one of the most valued members
Of the signal force and is generally able to
devote night and day to his labor, but just
now he is a little of physically and should
be given an opportunity to recupefate.
To the traveller along the road that leads
into and through the upper country" We
desire to drop q hint for his welfare. If he
would be we'll served he will make it his
special business to happen around about
meal time or bed time at the Cogan hotel at
Bon Homme or Trumbo's hotel at Cho-
teau creek. These are two of the most
popular resorts on the road and happy is
the man, or the beast, who is afforded an
opportunity to enjoy the hospitality of these
generous hostelries. Because of their ex-
they thrive and improve as time
goes on. Travellers will bear in mind these
important facts.
Mrs. Guion, widow of the late Alex e.
iuton, Interpreter at Yankfon agency, died
J few days ago and was buried day before
yesterday. At the funeral of her husband
he delivered an address, in the Sioux
language, in which she stated that she would
Don follow him to the spirit land. She
said she had no desire 10 live
low that he was taken away
md that in few weeks she would be
aid beside him. The prediction was
aithfully fulfilled. Since her husbands
leath she has steadily declined and finally
be lamp Of life was extinguished and Mrs.
auyon Joined her husband on the other
bore. She was a full blood Yankton
'ioux snd was we'll known by the early
ettlers of southeastern Dakota.
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