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

daries Of Yankton." The News IL very
much in error. There has been NO meeting
here, enthusiastic or otherwise, 10 the inter.
eat of the university. The whole business
was a phantom insthe cratic brain Of Gen.
eral Hill, who has two hobbies-one. rail.
road up the Niobrara, and the other the 10.
cation Of the university in any town be hap.
pens to visit. Let alone he would have i'm.
aglnary universities scattered all over Da.
kosA and would hold imaginary meetings a.
every four corners in behalf thereof. Prac
tically he ia a harmless old nuisance, though
bis persistence in bothering people with his
theories, are rather annoying. The state
university was located at Vermillion wears
ago, and there has never been any serious
proposition to disturb it,
The chamber of commerce 10 preparing
to put forward some scheme for the sale Of
the vacant lands of Yankton county to per
sons who will settle upon them aud improve
and cultivate them. The city Of Yahkton lie
surrounded by a vide strip of u~noccupied
land, held BY spectators, which never will
be utilized until 1t passes into the hands Of
men who pillow aud SOW and reap, and
women who devote their time and skill to
the production of something which has a
value in the market. 1t is now as worthless
as the unoccupied wilderness beyond, The
object of the movement will be to place a
family on each quarter section. To do this
a system Of advertising is to be inaugurated
to attract the attention and investigation Of
persons who desire to come west. These
lands can be cheaply purchased and are re-
ally a better investment than the free farns
which the government gives to settlers.
They are contiguous to the best market in
the territory and wholly within the infu.
ence of the educational, social and religious
advantages of a community which has .
growth of fifteen years. To the business
men Of Yankton this scheme promises the
best of returns and they should aid in carry
ing it forward.
There was a savage fight at the African
saloon on the corner of Second and Walnut
streets between FIVE and six O'Clock yester-
day afternoon. The affair grew out of q
game Of cards in which James Fox. Frank
Cosgroye, Thomas Cornell and William
Usher were engaged. A dispute arose while
the game was in progress and Fox threw q
beer schooner at Cornell. To arrange mat
tiers on a basis of peace, Usher offered to
settle for the game and advised the other
members of the quartette to abstain from
further hostilities. This recommendation
was not we'll received BY the others and
thev pitched into Usher and handled him
roughly. He naturally got mad by this
time and offered to whip any one of the
party who would step out into the alley
and give him a chance. Cornell responded
to this invitation and the two stripped to
their pants and boots and vent. at it. Fox
and Cosgrove turned in to help Cornell and
the three managed to infict severe punish
ment on Usher. Sheriff Baker came in up.
on the scene when the battle was at its
height and parted the combatants. With
the assistance Of Marshal Gemmill the en-.
tire party was placed under arrest. Cornell
appeared before Justice White, plead guilty
and was fined five dollars. Usher's case
was continued until ten o'clock tomorrow
morning. james Fox and Frank Coeerove
plead guilty this afternoon and the former
was fined two dollars and coatp, amounting
to $1,000.