Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-11-12
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pieted to-day.
Thanksgiving two weeks from to day
and Christmas a month later.
Last nights freeze did not take in the
spots sheltered from the stiff northwest
wind.
Valentines brick layers have been at
work on the Northwestern depot this
afternoon.
Travellers from the north continue to
bring reports Of a heavy fall of snow and
frigid blasts.
The territorial grand jury expected to
finish to-day, but after four O'Clock they
were still at work.
The demand tor houses in Yankton is
considerably ahead of the supply and
rents keep up to the early day figures.
An insane man from Lawrence county
was brought to Yankton by Sheriff DIX
yesterday. His name is Robert Stewart.
Senator Henderson visited the insane
asylum this forenoon in company with
Governor Edmunds and this afternoon
be inspected the court house.
A personal difference of opidion re-
garding the price of liberty was settled
according to the Q%ueensbury rules, by
two of our citizens on Tuesday.
DR.. McGlumphey has gone into winter
quarters IN Walter Carr's Fourth street
house and DR.. Link has moved into
Governor Faulk's Douglas avenue resi-
dence.
Two strips of right of way west of the
Northwestern round house are to re-
celve the attention of the condemnation
committee in q day or two.
The ferry company intended to hold
its annual meeting on Tuesday night
last, but the stockholders failed to show
up end consequently no business was
transacted.
MIR. Roland, whose property was on
demned for right of way for the North
western road. has appealed from the
finding of the condemnation committee
and will try his hand at a lawsuit.
Peter Juttlestad, for years a resident
of Yankton, died this morning of CON
SUMPTION, after a long illness. He
leaves a wife and six small children.
They have a good home in the city and
a valuable farm in the country.
Yesterdays storm indications brought
the expected result in a severe blow
last night, accompanied by enough
snow to whiten the ground. To-day the
clouds aud the fallen snow have dis.
! appeared and there is a more genial
prospect ahead.
W.. @. Dickey, indicted by the grand
jury for murder, was arraigned in the
territorial court this morning and plead
not guilty. John Sharp, indicted for
horse stealing, plead not guilty and
VIM. Watson plead not guilty to the
charge of highway robbery.
Colonel John Foster. of Alexandria,
is arguing in court this afternoon the
demurrer taken in the case of the United
States against Gibbs, q land case OF
much Importance, and M that has been
put off from term to term until it has
become familiar to every one in Dakota
Mckinney & Scougalsent ac%ablegram
to Edinburg, Scotland at half past nine
this morning and at two o'clock this
afternoon received a reply. This is
quicker than the telegraphic time be-
tween Yankton and Scotland, Bor
Homme county, only twenty-eight miles
away.
The Darlington. Charles Mix county
News of the 9th says: There is q re,
port current that the Northwestern hat
scared the right of way Through the
Yankton reservation. The engineers are
now engaged surveying a line south Of
Andes lake and intend to come up the
valley.
The following is q complete list of the
newly elected officers of the St. Johns
lodge, AT. & A. NJ, elected at the
meeting held one week from Thursday
last: W. s. Goodman, w. NJ; d. Nc.
Gully, S. W.; E. f. English, j. W.; a
E. Colby, secretary; j. r. Sanborn
treasurer; W. F. Monroe, S. D.; E. j
Porter, j. d.; FL. Greebe, F. FL. Ziebach
masters of ceremony; Tyler, NJ. A
Baker.
The fellows who build railroads il
tier minds are divided in opinion re
garding the effect Of the storm and tb
freeze up upon the Northwestern ex
tension operations. Some of them ex
press the behalf that these visitation
will cause little or no delay, while other
!, are looking for the completion Of tn
) road about next 4th of July Thos
who favor the latter view OF the case ar
mostly bilious people.
1t has been decided by the schoc
board to abolish the forenoon and alter
noon recesses at the Brown school hous
and to give the pupils the benefit of til
time gained at the end of the day. Thi
plan has been III vogue at the Frankli
school house several years and Is foun
to be satisfactory. The abolition of til
semi-daily recess in the primary schoo
t is left to the discretion of the superintel
dent of the city schools.
Mitchell Vincent alleges that h
grading work for the Northwestern e,
tension is practically finished and tbs
the track layers are delayed by the col