Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-04-17
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time to recover.
Gen W. a. a. Beadle's address to tn
scholars OF the high school yesterday o,
the campaign in the west was hjghl,
interesting in evsry particular. Tn,
next lectures on the programme will b,
OF the seige of vickaburg, and fol
lowing that the battle of Gettysburg
Next Friday is set for the first Of til,
two, which will be given by Mr.. Sargent
The suicide of George Beckett, a
Vermillion. occurred Thurday morning
He accomplished his destruction b,
placing his head to the muzzle of q sho,
gun which he laid on the bureau au6
pulled the trigger. The shot was moi
Immediately fatal, Mr.. Beckett living
i've hours. Duringathe past year he has
been q confirmed invalid and his life has
been despaired of. His utterly hopeless
condition probably caused O desmond.
ENJOY which prompted him to take the
means he did of ending his troubles
de was seventy years old.
VI late the atmosphere has beer
somewhat saturated with rumors ,rela.
tive to the contemplated construction
OF the old Eden extension of the Mil.
waukee road, for which Yanktop pur.
chased the right of way several years
ago. The Milwaukee company re.
turned the money invested by Yankton
and pocketed the deeds. Recent ire.
quent visits to Beresford and Yankton
by clerk Chapman, of the general office
OF the Milwaukee, and the presence Of
an Eden extension right of way mar
among his documents, may have eccas.
Toned these rumors.
Marshal Marratta's accounts for the
United States court term Just closed will
be passed upon by the court next week
and the financial affairs of the term
settled up. We asked the marshal to.
day how much he had probably ex-
pended for the term. He absently re.
piled: "Do you know a party BY the
name OF Ordway Johnson?" Thus the
burden of his thoughts was revealed,
and out of respect for the feelings of an
honorable democrat, badly shattered by
recent events, the enquirer silently with.
drew and left him with his meditations
Next week will be a better time to fine
out the expenses of the late term.
Tomorrow morning Sunday trains
IN ana out of Yankton will begin opera.
tions W. the Northwestern railroad.
AT 7:30 the regular passenger leaves
Yankton for the north and east and will
return at 9:45 in the forenoon. The
train will make connections with the
train for Huron and points west, but
passengers for the east or south Will be
compelled to wait at Centreville until
the train comes from Huron, at $50 in
the evening, which train connects at
Alton with q train for Sioux City and
mss.-A project being perfected
whereby mail from the east and north
will be received. This arrangement
is OF great convenience to the public,
and will be duly appreciated.
Yankton county's commissioners
have declined to participants
in the meeting of county com.
m%issioners to be held at Elk Point
next week to take steps TO test the rail.
road taxation law. The intention is to
order an assessment, in the participating
counties, of railroad property instead of
following the enactment providing fol-
the taxation Of gross receipts. This law
is believed to be unconstitutional and it
is proposed to test it in the courts. The
Yankton county commissioners decline
to 60 into the experiment for the reason
that it will take three or four years tc
carry it through all the courts, and be-
fore that time they will be operating
| under o state constitution.