Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-26

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LOCAL LAC0NIcs.
II Yesterdays wind weakened the ice in the
Iriver 40 that 1t 10 unsafe for teams to eros.
A military train came down from Ran
dali this morning bringing a lot Of con-
demned clothing which was turned over to
Quartermaster Grimes.
The charges made in the police court
against Marshal Gemmill by r. j. Mershon
we're this morning dismissed, on motion Of
City Attorney Boyles.
]. v. Bunker has about made up his mind
to erect . brick block on the corner Of Third
and Douglas streets. He has already had
Eve applications from persons desiring to
rent stores.
Frank Cochfans has moved his saloon
from Dewey & Powers block to stones
block and Will Turner contemplates putting
his music store into the room vacated by
Cbchrane.
The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance
company, Of Milwaukee, is willing to loan,
all the money that may be needed in south.
eastern Dakota, at eight per cent, provided
Two or three unfavorable clauses in our
laws are abolished.
The weather indications for the upper
Mississippi and..lower Missouri valley. are:
Increasing %cloudiness and rain OF snow.
eeutherlv winds. shifting to the west and
northerly. and during the night rising ha-
romSter and lower temperature.
Major Hanson, secretary of the Sioux
City and Dakota road went down to Sioux
City Saturday to End out where his mex,
years passes were coming from,and while at
the general Office learned that there is moth.
ing in the reports that the road il TO be
sold.
"A bar meeting was held at Vermillior
Friday for the purpose Of paying tribute tic
Captain Nelson. Miner, deceased. Addresses
were made by Bartlett Tripp,C Captain Hugh,.
and Col. Jolley, and Judge Kidder read 6
carefully prepared eulogy which is spoken
Of in the highest terms.
"A member Of the official force of Yank
ton popularity known as cole" went tc
church yesterday for the first time in the
recollection Of the Oldest inhabitant. The
peculiar part Of the performance was tina,
The skirmished around the premises for sew.
eral minutes trying to find the usual Sun.
day back door.
Brinkerhof 4 Jordan, contractors for the
transportation of freight between Yankton
and Scotland. received a letter Saturday
night from the general freight agent of the
Milwaukee road in which he states empha
|tically that no arrangement has been made
with the Sioux City and Dakota road fol-
billing freight through to Yankton from
Canton. He still sticks to his contract with
B. &. ].
The barometer continued falling during
Sunday, with stationary temperature. The
highest temperature yesterday was $40 at 8
P. NJ, the lowest 21o at Z A. NJ. At 10 Pm
the Thermometer was still at 500, but de-
creased rapidly when the wind changed to
vest at 5 this morning, at which time the
barometer commenced to rise slowly. The
lowest temperature to day, 190, occurred a,
10 A. N. and the highest up to 2 P. NJ. was
90 with little prospect for an increase.
The jury summoned BY Coroner Etter tt
investigate thecase of Erick Erickson, found
dead on the banks of the Jim. had its fra
session this afternoon. After listening &c
all the testimony the jury rendered a YER
dict that the deceased came to his death by
bis own hands. His wife testified that he
was in debt about $1,000 and had no money
to buy seed with for the spring operations,
aud that lie had, about two years ago, at.
tempted suicide by hanging.
John Brennan. sends US a circular which
says there will be q meeting in the academy
Of music at Sioux City, next Friday eve.
ming, in behalf Of the suffering people Of
ireland. The circular a "To Irish.
men residing in the country, at auch a dis.
lance that they cannot conveniently come
to the meeting, We suggest that they hold
meetings in their several townships, and
send delegates with euch assistance as they
deem it their duty to offer. Where local
meetings are in%expedient, any 1rishman
who 80 desires may send his contribution
BY mail to any Of the finance committee,
consisting Of Messrs. Dan Dineen, L..
McCarty and Robert P. Grady"
PERSONAL.
d. B. Vintol and wife, of S%aybrook, are
In town to-day.
A..SF. McAuley, postmaster at Springfield
vas in town yesterday.