Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-01-14
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AT the late session OF the Brookings
county board. three saloonkeepers re-
newed their license, each paying $1,000
for tho privilege cf keeping their front
doors open six days in the week.
The bill introduced in the house by
Mr.Weayer for the Issue of fractional
currency directs the secretary OF the
TREASURY to prepare and issue fractional
paper currency to the amount Of $75'0OO,-
600 Of the denomination OF 10, 10, 70,
end 50 cents.
In executive session of the senate
Monday, when the nomination of Dor
man B. Eaton came up. Senator Logan
made tho point that he (Eaton) was q
muawnmp, and that the spirit Of the
civil service required that one of the
commissioners be . republican. Sena-
tor Evarts, Hoar and one or two others
vouched for his republicanism. There
we're said to have been fourteen votes
cast against Eaton's confirmation one
half Of which were BY republicans.
The full board OF directors OF the uni
versity Of Dakota were in session last
week. A large amount OF business was
transacted. The steam heating appar-
atus put in by @. T. Fits, OF Sioux City,
WIS accepted and q settlement made for
the same. So far the steam heating has
worked we'll and proved a success, The
board also hired Mics Herrick, daughter
OF President Herrick, as teacher in Ger
man during the present term. The
school opens with q full attendance, and
the Indications are that before the close
Of the term the enrolment will reach
900.
An important decision affecting the
rights and duties Of railroads has just
been rendered by the supreme court Of
Nebraska. When the Republican rail.
road, q branch of the Burlington system
was built. IL passed through Blue
Springs, bat refused to locate a depot
there, locating ore instead at Wymore
about 4 mile and Q half south, upon 3
site owned by the Lincoln Land and
Town Site company, in which severa
railroad officials are interested. Thi,
aas rapidly killing Blue Springs, which
is q town OF 100 inhabitants. when the
citizens made application to the supreme
court fer q writ Of mandamuH to compe.
che road to erect q depot and necessary
side.track. The writ was granted.
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The expenses OF the funeral Of Gen
Grant, which were assumed by tue gov
ernment. has not been paid. They
amounted only to $l4,158, although
newspapers have frequently estimated
them as high az $4,000. The money wa.
advanced by Stephen Merritt, an under
taker Of Nav York, His bills are in the
hands ofthe qnartermaster general O
the army, and have been pigeonholei
four or five months. Mr.. Merritt wen
= II s s.. I'm Inst s;a:s Il. s.sa saeeead
ed in having them taken up, but it wal
discovered that there was not snfficien,
money in the contingent fund OF thu
war department. to pay them. An orde
will be given to Mr.. Merritt for a por
ton Of the amount, and congress will b,
Asked tosmake an appropriation for thu
balance.
Developments lately Nth referenc,
to the late trouble among %ex-county Off
cials of Lawrence county, Dakota, ar,
ripening and promise to be quite senaa
tlonai ere the matter Is entirely dropped
at a late hour Monday evening it wal
rnmored that Col. Q. +. Tracy, who il
under bonds At peadwood. for forger,
and embezzlement, has ~"squealed,y ant
in his confession attempts to implicatl
several other prominent people in tn,
county. There seemst to be some fonnda
ton Tor the rumor, although the distric
attorney and Tracy's attorney both den.
emphatically all knowledge OF any suct
transaction. Another rumor gained cur.
rency Wednesday, that MCCARTHY who
10 charged with being implicated will
Tracy, has attempted to skip out, bu'
Was brought back and is now il
charge Of an officer.