Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-14
1he Daily a,rfss and patriaian.
YANkToN, DAKOTA.
Wednesday Evening. Ian. ID, 1880.
LOCAL LsCoNlcs.

Don't fail to attend the Catholic festival
to be held at the Universalis, chapel next
Tuesday evening.
Tickets Tor The Catholic festival are for
sale at the Postotice book store and at Tur-
ner's music store. Price so cts.
Thielmsn tells us that the contested
Memo t,wnsite case has finally turned in
favor of the railroad company and he has
gone home happy.
The ladies of the Universalist church will
hold a social at their hail, corner Cedar and
Fifth street, Friday evening, January l6,h,
to which all are invited.
The annual settlement with the county
treasurer shows about $4,000 on hand be
longing to the county fund, and 5000 be-
longing to the railroad bond fund.
The weather Indications for The upper
Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys are:
Stationary or rising barometer, slightly
cooler northwest winds and clear weather.
There will De a meeting of tie veslry If
Christ church, at the otflce of Secretary
Hand, al Z 80 O'clock. Friday evening, jap.
10Th. Fall and eunctusl Attendance &c.
sired.
The bill for the relief o: army officers
who lost property by the sinking of the
government steamer j. Donald Cameron,
just below Sioux City, has passed The
senate.
The building Tor the Touring mill st
James vile, in this county, is completed
aud ready for the machinery. This is on
the way and is expected on tine srouad by
the LIST of February.
The semi-annual interest on the Iankton
city school bonds, which fell due on the lst
inst, was promptly pald By City Treasurer
Schandein. These bonds are as good as any
issued ny Uncle Sam.
The pastor of the Universslist parish &C.
sires TO say that a telegram from Rev. DR.
Hanson, of Chicago, states ii is Impossible
for him to BE- here this weak to hold meet
'rgs, and the meetings aunou ced WI
therefore be postponed.
Antelope aud other species Of game are
numerous in the vicinity of GAINESVILLE in
the northern part Of this county. County
Assessor Eilermann informs us that in one
day recently eight antelope and ore sdeer
Were killed in that neighborhood.
The case of Bramble, Miner & Co.
against Merriman & Co. for damages grow
ing cut of a transaction in hans, was de-
cided to-day in the district court in favor
Of the defendant. The case OF DR.. Burleigh
against the Dakota Southern road is on
trial this afternoon.
County Treasurer Schnauhar has paid
Se.O2S.43. into the territorial treasury since
Juy LIST, 1879, this being the amount OF
territorial lax collected since that date.
The county f%iaances are in excellent cond,-
and all Indebtedness contracted prior to
January Isl, will be paid 10 cash.
City Treasurer SchanGein has collec cd
since the 1st of December last 1853 II oi
city tax. aud S 4,05T.S6 school tax, being +.
little over fifty per cent. of the entire list.
Schaudein will keep his books open
Until to-mo:row evening, after which tie
Will be added to all unpaid taxes.
Theodore Workman, whose disappearance
Ibout Il month ago was mentioned in this
PAPER, is at Omaha. He left the horse.
he took with him from home, AT
City, from which point be wrote to
lis wife, telling her where she could atthe
lor:e, and also informing her that he had
her for good" giving as a reason the
ncompatibility of temper existing between
hem.
The 1ankton signal station reports as
TIE falling barometer of yester-
erday reached its lowest point about FIVE
). NJ, at which time the wind had sub-ided
, a fresh breeze AT $50 P. NJ, the barom-
ter com nenced TO rise slowly with a very
light fall in temperature and the wind con-
nued moderate during the night. The
smperature at $50 this morning vas $50
boye Zero. The atmospheric pressure in
reased more rapidly after sunrise, with a
1rresponding increase in the velocity of
ind, and the thermometer fell to 11o above ,
sro at 1880 A. NJ, the lowest point reached.
rom 1880 a. ~, the thermometer com
'enced to rise slowly, recording 22o above
ero at 2 p. NJ.
Deputy Auditor Purdy has been making
At a statement OF The cost Of supplying Da-
I'd . ,
ota criminals with justice for the year 1879,
he is to send to Delegate Bennett TO
used in his ehort to procure an appropria-
on for a territorial penitentiary. The Gg.
are as follows: Paid for transportation,
',5ll.60; paid for the maintenance Of pris
1ers at the Detroit prison for three quarters
the year, S2,1S77l; estimated ex pense
n the last quarter (,he bills not having
zen sent in, $3.50. Total cost for tile year.
II 649.3l.' Az our population increase
iminal expenses will increase. The settla.
ent of the Black Hills has more than
,ubled this item Of territorial! expendi-
reg,