Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-02-20

LOCAL

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One drunk wa received and disposed Of
in Justice Roberts'court this afternoon. The
usual 6ne was imposed.
The Yankton sigoal ofic reports as fol-
lows for to-day: Maximum temperature up
to 2 2. M. 500 minimum, 2oo above zero.
Barometer falling.
The Grow Creek Indian reservation is
largely represented in Yankton just now, a
portion of the Yanktonnaia band having
been summoned to attend court.
W~ashington's birthday will occur day
after Tomorrow, which falls on Sunday. The
religious instincts Of our people will proba-
bly, prevent them from indulgiug in any
hilarious celebration of the occasion.
The United States petit jury was excused
1t two o'clock this afternoon until to NOR
row morning, the prosecution not being
ready to 60 on trial in the Livingston cases.
The defendant ia ready aud anxious to pro.
coed.
B. N. Somers. the young man murdered
BY Jim" Somers at Brule City was ounty
superintendent Of public schools for that
county, and Gen. Beadle says he had the
marks ofa we'll educated and intelligent
man and was proving himself a good off,
Ger.
Van Colt. Clark & Co. are preparing to
move their jewelry stock into the pos,oAice
book store. They will occupy the east side
of the store, leaving the west eide to be filed
up with the book, stationary and news
stock of A. w. Howard. =,
The case of the United States against L..
N. Judd, indicted for informalities in land
Office transactions, was called in the United
States court this morning, but Mr.. Judd was
not present to answer to the charge. David
Campbells case was also called, but he was
absent. ~
Peter Nelson was tried at Brule city a
Few days ago under a charge Of malicious
mischief and vas convicted aud fined twen-
" dollars. He is SO. thoroughly convinced
that the decision was wrong that he has
taken an appeal to the higher court. Fred
Myers was arrested under the same charge,
but proceedings against him were dropped.
The affair grew out Of some personal feel.
ing, the particulars of which we have not
learned, but there is nothing very serious in
it.
In the United States court to-day the
cases of the government against Peter
Felden, of Sioux Falls, and E. NJ. Coates,
of Yankton, were dismissed, with costs On
the defendants. These gentlemen were
guilty of technical violations of the revenue
Law, through a misunderstanding of its full
meaning, and while they were liable to a
penalty, it was plain enough to be seen that
they had no intention of committing the
offences charged.
The following are the sums allowed
by the commissioners appointed by the
court as damages to property from the con-
struction Of the Milwaukee road between
the east line Of Yapkton county and the
city of Yankton pfhomas W. Burns, 81;
New England Mortgage. Security Co., 81;
Charles Burleigb. ST.; Fred T. Kince], SIS;
VIM. H. Curtis, So; ]. N. Stone, $40; Clara
Bookings Ann E. Livingston, $50; Geo.
F. Musselman, $3.50; J. M. Stone, IS; Da-
via H. Treadway, 81; James Hays, 81
Caroline Welby, $40; Andrienne Violin, $50;
Torger Nelson. SIS; Karl Ries, SIG; Chas.
Van Epps, $50 j. NJ. Stone, 81; Charlotte
F. Farmer, $12; Pearl B. Gordon, 81;
Phillip b. Rising, 81 Eusebie Violin, 81
J. M. Stone, So w. A. Barleigh, $40; Da-
vic. II. Treadway, S24 Louis Violin, $50.