Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-03

ICApeain Lyoas y locking ahDut for . 10
upon which to erect : brick store.
A. Klsissr he's decided 70 put up q bricl
block - asou ~ heick can - Obtained.
Nsbraska farmers and wood haulers begi.
to fear that the leo bridge is going to leav'
them.
Major Dewitt contemplates continuing
his Third street block to Cedar street in til
spring.
Ice cutters we're compelled to abandon
their work this morning on account OF the
water on the ice.
Some one snnoys the people living neal
the ways with frequent shooting Of rsvol.
vers at night aud complaint has been made.
It 10 probable that shout twenty licenses
to soil liquor will be the number given out
BY the county commissioners for Yankton
city,
II will take $4,000 feet of lumber to re.
pair the bridge across Jim river. four miles
east of Yankton. This bridge was original.
~ built BY the government.
The saloon keepers of Yankton, with
two or three exceptions, have taken out
county licenses for the year 1880. The old
licenses expired on the 3lst of December
ult.
Last night brought a light, fine rain which
lasted . few hours. The mercury remained
above forty ell night and to-day is As warm
and pleasant - spring, with the sun aiming
from an unclouded sky.
Ed Palmer has just completed . hand
some and servicsable bridge across the Jim
river at Schnsuberville, ton miles from
Yankton. It cos. the county $3.50 and
Palmer made q reasonable profit.
John w. Maxwell, who was semitic Jail
some two weeks ago to await trial on a
charge of robbery. was to-day released on
one hundred dollars bail. District Attorney
Gamble having accepted that sum as suf-
fcent security.
81 The city council met In special session
last night and canvasssd the vote cast ct the
bond election ON Tuesday. The result was
found to be the same 20 published in this
paper IN Tuesday evening. Out Of q vote
OF 65l the majority for the bonds is 633.
VIM. Walpole says he met Theodore
Workman, the missing Jim river farmer,
about eleven o'clock Thursday forenoon
crossing the ice in the direction of Nebras.
ka. He vas on horseback. 1t is eviden,
that Workman has gone of on An expedition
of his own.
Springfield Times: The special election
held in the city Of Yankton Tuesday te
vote on the proposition of bonding the city
for $4,000 in aid Of the c. NJ. & St. P
railway, resulted IN an overwhelming ma.
jority in its favor. The vote stood-fol
bonds 642; against, 9. This il as it should
be.
The Springfield Times in q notice Of the
marriage of Mark Ruch and Miss Disbrt
says: "Thus one of Yankton's rising ane
most popular young men has 'plightea hi
VOWS and led to the altar a most estimabl'
young lady. May their lives be as happ,
and peaceful as a summers dream, and q
prosperous in this worlds goods as theil
hearts could wish"
ENThe river men of Yankton are joining Ii
. petition with the river men of other ports
asking that the prics for licenses for mas
tiers, pilots, engineers and mates be reduced
from ten dollars to n dollar. which was
the original price. and that nine dollars pei
year be returned to those who have paid
the increased license fee since since the
change in the Law.
Jencks & Son, of the Jencks house, have
just adorned the tables of their dining room
with a complete new silver service, which
gives the eating department Of their popular
hotel an appearance of decided attractive.
ness. This silver ware is of the newest
and is as handsome as art and skill
could make it. The Jencks is every day
some agreeable improvement.
James McBsin, who has been living for
SEVERAL years at the residence of his
daughter, Mrs. A.. Kleiser, died
last night, of paralysis. He had been bed
ridden for several months previous to his
death. The deceased wat sxity-eight
years of sge. He was a native
Of Scotland and came to Yankton four or
Eve years ago from Canada, accompanied
BY his wife, who died shortly afterwards.
He was . gentleman we'll and favorably
known in our midst. The funeral will &C.
cur at two o'clock tomorrow afternoon,
from A. Kleisers residence, on Cedar street.
PosroFFicE REMOVAL.