Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-02-25
LOCAL

LOCAL LAc0NIcs.
Last nights train was nearly two hours
late.
Schoregge is putting up iron shutters on
the exposed eide Of his bakery block.
Ice is still running In the rive. which IA
an Indication that it is open n considerable
distance above US.
The revenue Office has Issued a license
for q wholesale liquor store at Running
Water.
Captain DouEherty brought the remains
Of the murdered George Landphsre down
from Crow Greek and has shipped them 10
Wisconsin.
Judge Leeper came out from Deadwood
with D. T. Brambte, bringing the remains
OF his vile. which he has taken To st.
Louis for burial.
Harvey, Of the Merchants, is eaid to have
produced a poem which is to be set to
music by L. w. Jordan and u to delight.
ed audiences. Jordan has the copyright.
The Coulson boats have been invited to
operate from Sioux City this year, but they
will probably send regrets. They will load
at Yankton, Running Water and bismarck
Mr.. McRaith, agent for the Milwaukee
railroad company at Parker, has been or.
dered to Running Water to take the place Of
NJ. F. Gilbert, who was drowned in the
Missouri.
Van Colt, Clark & Co. have moved their
jewelry stock into the store just west of the
postofice and will occupy one side ofthe es.
Establishment, leaving the other side to. the
postofice bookstore.
Majar Grimes sold his fancy team to. Law
10 G. D. Woolwolth of Sioux City, for
three hundred dollars and it is generally
conceded that Woodwork got the worth Of
bis money. They are good ones.
The Yankton signal station reports as
follows for to-day: River 4 feet 10 inches
above low water mark, a fall of l foot 4
inches in the last "a hours. The river seems
to be gorged above this point. Highest tenn.
perature up to 2 p. m /. 4s0 ; lowest, 22o.
Argument on the motion for a new trial
on the Beebe murder case has consumed
most OF another day in the United States
court. The attorneys for the defence hold
that the case is not within Ahe jurisdiction
OF this court and upon this point they base
their motion for a new tria'. The decis-
sion of the court has not yet been given.
The horse stolen from Mr.. Maxwell, on
the Big Sioux, was found in the Vermillion
river near the Milwaukee railroad crossing
. few days ago, chilled to death. With il,
was the buggy stolen at Sioux City, badly
broken. The theory is that the horse took
fright and jumped into the river, dragging
the buggy with it, and the whole outfit was
there abandoned bv the thief.
George Knudson, a soldier belonging at
Fort Thompson, vas seriously injured yes
terday. He, was loading haEzows at the de-
pot when the pile tipped over And fell upon
him. He was cut in numerous places upon
his head, body and limbs by the harrow
teeth, but unless he is internally injured has
sustained no dangerous hurts. He was ia.
Ken to the Merchants hotel, where he is be
ing cared for.
Deadwood Times Our Fort Pierre
fseighters are beginning to round up their
stock for an active summer campaign. Al
great portion Of the freight for the Hills, i,
is calculated, will pass in by that route the
coming season, and consequently there will
be more new trains put on the line in the
spring, and the old companies are.:strengtb.
ening their outfits. Contractors say that the
prospects for a large. increase o ffreight over
last or any previous season are very bright.
An Omaha travelling man reached the
Missouri river at Green Island this morn
ing, bound for Yankton and was very much
surprised and disappointed 10 fiud that the
ice bridge had gone down stream and that
the ferry boat was not ready to begin oper-
atoms. BE said he would give three dol
to any Green Islander, who would row
him across the river. A man with a sk,f
accepted the offer and brought him 10
Yankton. When the Omaha man finds out
that the skif man is making a business OF
crossing people and that his regular. price
is fifty cents be willprobably be mad.
At half past three O'Clock this afternoon
one of the Livingston cases reached APPOINT
in the United States court where it was
1eemed proper to call . jury. and at our
last Information the process of securing
Twelve men Who hadn't heard anything
about the matter was in progress. The eel.
sbrated "stumpage" case was the one taken
up. The indictment included a charge
against Livingston, Brockman, LeClaire ard