Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-07

vaukee railroad company, to furnish o.
Jthouand cords Of wood q the Rnnning We
Ter landing Of the Milwaukee rosd.
The regular soc,able Of the ladies OF th'
Universalist parish will be held with Mr.
and Mn. F. L. Van Taassl, on Friday night
January 9th. The public are cordially
invited.
The county commissioners went out IL
Schnsuberville yesterday and inspected Ed
Palmer'snew bridge across the Jim. They
not only accepted II but say il is the best
bridge on the Jim-snd the cheapest.
The territorial petit jury were yesterday
discharged until Monday, the 18th inst.
Cause-no jury trials ready. Quite a large
number of cases on the civil list of the
court calendar have been settled BY the
partiee.
The weather indications for the upper
Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys are
southerly winds. falling barometer, WARMER
cloudy and possibly rainy weather. posi-
bly, followed by west winds and clear
weather.
The ladies Of Christ (Episcopal) church
are requested to meet at the residence Of
Mrs. E. E. Hudson tomorrow Thursday
afternoon at 2 o'clock. All feeling an in
terest in the church are urgently invited to
be present.
Bids for repairs to the bridge across the
Jim at the Todd farm were opened yester-
day. Ed. Palmer's bid was $s25 and D. P.
Wilcox's bid 1886. Palmer's bid was ac-
cepted. The county furnishes the lumber
and the bid was for the work.
In the case Of the city against r. ]. Mer-
shon, for disturbing the peace, the defend-
ant put in q plea of abatement on the
ground that a previous conviction on the
same offense had been found 10 the Justices
court. The motion will be argued at ten
o'clock tomorrow morning.
The Wabasha, Minnesota, Herald is u
thorized to say that arrangements have been
made with Capt. Herman, Of Reeds Land.
ing. who is fitting up his new and light
draft steamer Minnie Herman, and will
start for Fort Benton, NJ. T., on the Goth O
March next. Single passage has been
placed at twenty-five dollars, and freight al
one dollar per hundred pounds. The mum
Der Of passengers is limited to one hundred
though the boat can take a large amount o.
freight.
Hacker & Grebe are now established in
their new and handsome quarters and are
prepared to fill all orders for clothing which
may be left with them. Their success in
the custom tailoring business in Yankton
has induced them TO enlarge their facilities
and they are now better prepared than eve,
to accommodate the crowds of customers
which rendezvous at their Quitting head.
quarters. 1t will be remembered tina,
Hacker & Grebe keep the latest and most
durable styles of goods and that they are pre-.
pared to make them up in a name which
will give satisfaction to the most fastidious
Call and see them in their new store liz
Dewey & Powers block, Third street.
We have received q communication from
r. ]. Mershon in which he denies the
charge made by S. Benjamin of an assault
upon him Sunday evening. Mr..
Mershon says he did not see Mr.. Benjamin
that evening on Third street or anywhere
else, and that he can prove his Whereabouts
at the time Of the alleged encounter. He
invites Mr.. Benjamin to follow up the pros.
that the truth may be brought out.
Mr.. Mershon Is entitled to any explanation
which may come out of the affair. Our
item yesterday was based upon the COM
plsint of s. Benz amin, lodged in Justice
Roberts court, and Mr.. B. still insists that
he was struck by Mershon. The best way
to settle tkls dispute is to give Justice Rob
q chance to investigate.
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