Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-12
Do, 9aily 1ress aud 9akntatan.
vANkToM. DAKOTA.
Monday Evening. April u. 1880.
LOCAL lAcoHIcs.

The government warehouse on the levee
il nearly ready for use.
M. 7. Woolley %rejoices to-day over the
arrival of . baby girl at his house.
Ansx side track is being put in place
b.tween the main track and the river bank.
The territorial grand jury was discharged
Saturday night, after finding three indict-
ments.
Simon Gamble is the proud father Of a
twelve pound hoy, which came into ,exis-
te6ce les. Friday night.
Twelve teams laden with immigrants
passed through own yesterday, bound for
Brule City to locate farms.
Jack Briggs had a little experience with
an Indian pony Saturday in which the pony
came out at the top Of the heap.
The United States grand jury will proba.
bly, consume most of this week with its in
vestieations. No indictments have yet been
made public.
The old city council meets tonight 10
wind up it's business. after which the new
council will organize and the city officers
elect be indicted into cfi ,e. Theappoin,ive
officers will be selected at the regular met .
ing of the council mkt Monday night.
The Tennesseean concert troupe isto give
i.s entertainment in this city, at the Con-
gregational church, on the Goth inst, under
the management of the Methods, society,
instead Of the Congregational society. Re-
served seat tickets can be procured at the
postofice bookstore.
Parker New Era: The Jury in the Liv-
ings,on case, ut er twelve hours delibera.
tton, returned into court at midnight. Sat-
urdny, with y verdict Of not guilty. The
Yankton people and the just,ce.lovine peo-
pie everywhere in the territory are jubilant
over this decision.
On SATURDAY. a m.j ,ritv Of the members
# the United States jury visited and 10
spected the insane asvium, apd came away
we'll pleased with the institution and it,
management. The visit of the Jurors was
not 10 an official character, it heing merely
the result OF a desire on the part of the
members to see how the territOry's insane
were provided and cared for, and the unsn.
imnus expression was that this class Of o
%fortunstes we're well taken care of.
Sioux City Journal: Winnebago Jane Is
dead. Mention was made last fall that she
was in falling health, but she survived the
winter. and did not pass away to the happy
bunting grounds until a few days ago. Shr
died away from the agency at John Nairn's
mill, 10 Liberty township, where a number
of the tribe have been cutting wood thu
past winter. Jane has been with the tribe
10 all their removes from Wisconsin to
Iowa. thence to Minnesota, from there to
Dakota. and finally to the present reserve.
tion IN Nebraska. During the earlydays OF
Sioux Guys history she was q figure usually
found In the foreground in all important
events. Peace TO her ashes.
S~peaking, this morning, with q citizen Of
q neighborlpg state, We ventured to ask
him bis opioion as to the future of Yank-
ton and the probable effects Of railroads.
new towns and other circumstances, sad
this was bis reply: I cannot conceive anv
action. circumstance or event that can pre-
vent the existence of an important city at
this point on the Missouri. You might
burn down the present city of Ysnktop,
remove the capital. the county seat and
municipal government, and leave the size
of the city as homeless as it Was twenty
years ago. and in less than five years there
would 90 the same ground . city as large
as the present one. The proof Of this il
that every county east Of the Mississippi
With half of Yankton county's resources,
maintains q city at least as large as this.
j. Brink rh"f. freight agent for thu
Chicago, Milwaukee ard S.. Paul railroad.
returned Saturday from Milwaukee, where
be has been in conference with the mana
gers ri the road upon matters pertaining To
bis official duties. He says the destination
of the military freight is yet unsettled,
with the chances 10 favor # Running
Water, and that about three-!our,hs OF the
kDsvoVO w 1svVs AICs&uA u NC SuIIIICu Via
Ysnkton. The company gives the same
tariff TO Ysnkton as to Running Water on
all classes Of freight. As soon as the Elk
Point cut of is completed the Milwaukee
company will run through passenger
trains from this city to Chicago. with
sleeping Car from YanktonAto the lake
shore. The company is making special
efforts to settle 10 the country abou.
Yankton. 1t is sending out thousands of
circulars, maps and folders reciting the
of the capital city of Dakota
and Offering low fare aud special induce.
ments TO settlers and prospectors. No other
railroad company ever did this for our city.
First invoice of new goods at Farmers
3rd and Broadway, consisting Of prints,
ginRhame, Cheviot shirtinga, &c. &c.
A large stock of wall paper and . full
line of window curtains and curtain fixtures
cheaper than elsewhere 10 Dakots at
E. M. CoATE's drug store,