Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-03-20
re near the banks of the treacherous

ES DcolihAu SitlEeu is autnptiuJ AoI
the statement that there is a negro
named Godfrey now living at Santee
agency who led the massacre of
whites at Shattuck lake, Minnesota, in
1862. The authorities of Minnesota are
looking forthe individual with the view
of bringing him TO account for some OF
his crimes.
The following named insurance COM
panies. through their agent in this city,
Mr.. Ct. w. Roberts, have paid John j..
Duffack the losses of the recent fire as
adjusted: Liverpool, London and
Globe, 1920 81; Washington Fire. of Bos-
ton, $16497; Phenix of Hartford, $685.
%; Fire of England, limited, S494.9l;
total 1,498.O4.
The college societies of yonng men
held their regular meetings last night
and the Y. @. L.. s. elected officers for
the e~psuingsyear. The ballots resulted
in the following electisns: S. G. Gale,
president; j. Shatswall, vice. president;
t. Hull. secretary; Frank Wilcox, treas
urer; e. w. Jamison, chorister, and Gus
tav Wenzlaff, %ianitor.
Mr.. Murphy addressed the pupils of
the high school, on the battles of
Chancellorville, and fredericksburg,
yesterday afternoon, and those who had
the pleasure of listening to him pro-
%nounce his discourse very instructive
and entertaining. 1t was not a lecture,
simply q matter of fact recital of Mr..
Murphy'ss observation of two of the
greatest battles of the rebellion. Phil
K. Faulk, will deliver the address on
Tuesday afternoon next taking for his
isubject, Pope's campaign in Virginia in
1861.
Yesterday morning a poor feline,
which had been fired off some ones back
fence q night or two previous, sought
refuge in the college chapel, and when
the morning exercises began, it took
refuge within the organ. Evsry boy in
chapel now carries his neck in a sling
because of the terrible stretching of
necks, that they {the boys) did, in trying
to see that cat. The young ladies, of
course, remained perfectly quiet, and
$ not q single noise was heard from their
. side of the room. They were listening
to catch the harmony of the cats voice
and the notes of the instrument, and
now they aver that you could not dis
i tinguish which was which.
In the case of a number OF the stock
holders of the Yankton Ferry company
against the Ferry company, judg-
ment was given for the plaintiffs in the
action, who were Messrs. Dudley &
), Richey, I. Piles, VIM. Blatt and J. R
70 Sanborn. This judgment sets fortt
!, that to each of the plaintiffs the Ferry
company shall pay loans which were
5 made as follows: Dudley & Rlchey
Z 800, Wm. Blatt $50, J. r. Sanborn $40
and T. Piles $50. These loans were
made about three years ago to aid thu
y lifting of q debt which lung over thu
j, boat, and according to the testimon.
!; brought forth in the case, were to hav'
| UGCl 1lh btSh w ~ oab Va ~
first earnings of the boat. The judg
ment of the court gives tho plaintiffs tn
payment of the several amounts to
gether with interest from the time o
making the loans. The case will proba
70 bly, be appealed.
The next short hand and type writini
class of the Dakota Telegraph colleg
opens up Monday, May Sd next, an
prospects are excellent for a large nun
9 Der of students. The class Just gradr
ating have made excellent progress an
besides being thoroughly conyersan
ia with the principles of the mystic art, al
II able to write ct q good rate of specs
considering the time they ..have bee
= studying, and at the end OF their court
:. will be every way competent to tai
positions as corresponding and contidel
!, tial clerks in business houses, and wi
constantly improve with practice. The
have worked we'll and have the sati
ha faction of having thoroughly mastere
!, : the theory and acquired an e~xcellel
idea of the practical part. The studen
"a have each had the benefit of the other
=. views and ideas and in this way ha'
:. made much more rapid progress than
"a they had started in at different tim
and each been compelled to plod alor
:. alone. The new class commences MI
3rd and all students should be prompt
!, on hand that evening.
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