Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-09
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vANKToN, DAKOTA.
LOCAL lAcoNIcs,

FOCAL lAcoNlcs.
The territorial grand jury will probably
close it's session by tomorrow night.
The district court has been occupied to.
dav with the civil ease Of Barber vsShaw.
Wind, duet aud weather too warm for
winter clothes have been our portion for to-
day.
The Reading club will give a private en-
ter,ainment at the residence of Judge Shan
non this evening.
Farmers are all busy closing up their
epring work and their absence from town
gives the streets q quiet appearance.
The Turner's are pushing the work on
their hall, and it is their intention to have
it ready for occupancy by the 25th inst.
The young ladies of Chriet church Sun.
day school will meet tomorrow afternoon
At Mrs. Bowen's rooms, in Valentines
block.
1t cost Ysnkton county $l4.50 to transfer
General Hill to Running Water. That
distinguished pauper is now in Milwaukee,
or was . week ago.
Aaron Ramann, the boy who was gored
by a steer last Tuesday, died last night from
the effects Of his injuries. Gangreen ensaed
and it was impossible to avert the final re.
suit.
Lyons block is rapidly approaching com.
pletion. Mr.. Lyons is back from the east,
where she purchased an extensive stock Of
goods with which to Gil up the new store.
Mrs. Cleveland, a noted temperance lee
turer. will arrive Monday aud commence q
series of lectures in the NJ. E. church, under
the auspices of the Woman's Temperance
League Of Yankton.
The city council met last night and can.
vassed the vote polled at the city election.
The result as officially declared by the
council is the same as given in this paper
on the evening of the election.
Detective Llewellen is direct from Wash.
ington, where he vas summoned to testify
regarding the Cheyenne outbreak. He has
not been to Deadwood since the killing of
Curley, having been under Official instruc-
tions ever since.
Sioux City Journal: Superintendent
Van Horn telegraphed yesterday to push
the Elk Point cut of through ~ soon - the
right Of way matter was fixed. The cro.s
sectioning is yet to do and it is not probable
that grading will be commenced before Mon.
day next.
The Offices Of the register and receiver of
the Yankton land Office, which are located
on opposite sides Of Douglas avenue north
of Fourth street, are approaching compile
ton. The rear portion of Mr.. Wetter's
building will be occupied as the Freie Presse
printing Office.
]. r. Fitzpatrick, postmaster at White
Swan, has gone away without leaving any
promise to return. His Destination wa the
far west. The people of his n%eighborhood
connec his sudden departure with various
suspicious circumstance which have r. cent
ly occurred at the White Swan postofEce.
Niobrars Pioneer: The trial of Major
Livingston. late Indian agent at Crow
Greek, after q continuance of twenty four
days, ended last Friday. and Saturday at
midnight the jury brought in a verdict Of
"not guilty" Other ca.es will follow. but (
if the government can find no more ae.inat
the major than the last trial has produced,
any further prosecution lie but needless ex.
pense.
Several precints in Cedar county, being
those through which it is proposed to build
the Covington, Columbus and Black Hills
railroad, have ordered an election on the
18th Of May to vote on, the proposition OIL
siding the construction of that road. In the
precincts in which the railroad COMPANY
agree to locate stations the people are asked
to vote tax Of ten per cent. and in the
precincts where no stations are to be located
. tax of five per cent upon the assessors val.
uation.
The United States supreme court has
decided 10 q recent case from New jersey
Thai a lease of q railroad is void when its
charter contains no authority for such
transfer. This decision will nullify . great
many contracts which have been in exis.
tence for years and among them It sppears
that the recent lease Of the Blair and
Wicker lines 10 Dskots will not stand. The
charter Of this company has been examined
and 1t shows no provision for the recent
lease to the Milwaukee company.
The territorial grand jury this morning
presented two indictments. One charges r.
J. Mershon with assault and battery. to
Which, on being arraigned, he pleaded not
guilty; the other charges David Van Ar.
man With nefit larcenx ha h.;n. r