Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-07-29

A meeting was held this afternoon for
the purpose of establishing a st.
Georges society in this city. Judge
Read was elected chairman and in
structed to take the necessary steps for
it's formation.
E. f. Potter, of the Northwestern,
says the damaging crop reports from
central Dakota have been much exagger-
ated. There is a fair crop in most
portions of the region tributary to the
Northwestern.
City Marshall Baumann this morning
received two vouchers from the COM
handing officer at Fort Randall for
thirty dollars each. which amount Mar
shall Baumann receives for each of the
deserters, Wise and King, whom he
captured a short time since.
The case of George Redfarm VS.. Henry
Bradley anne up in Judge Congleton's
court this morning. The suit was
brought by Redfarm, to procure the
payment of three months wages. His
honor rendered a Judgment in favor of
the plaintiff deciding that the defendant
should pay the plaintiff $50. wages and
he also is to pay the costs of the suit.
From the best information gathered
from farmers who visited the city from
north of US to-day we learn that in spite
of the fact that everything pointed to a
heavy rain in that direction yesterday,
there was not enough to cause q cesss-
ton Of work in the fields. In the city
there was a light shower and some hail,
but IN the country none fell.
"If the business men of Yankton will
put up the necessary collateral. Yank.
ton will have q big fair in September
and the excursionists from Chicago will
be entertained thereby" said o man who
knows whereof he speaks to a reporter
last night. Past experiences have
taught our business men that ali the
money expended on public entertain
ment and courtesles comes back ten
fold; 80 of course they will help the
matter along substantially.
at Sioux Falls, during his recent visit,
Deputy Marshal Young met Marshal
Maratta and, under instructions from
the general government, they made the
preliminary arrangements for fitting up
the government wing of the peniten-
tiary. The government has decided to
complete its portion of that structure
and transfer to it all the United States
convicts sent out from Dakota to eastern
prisons. MIR. Young thinks they may
have rooms to let to dodgers from other
territories.
1t is upon good authority that we
publish O change that is to take place in
the force of clerks in Max's and Cox,
Odiorne & Co.'S. dry good houses. II.
e. Brisbine, who for several years past
has been the chief clerk in the first
named house, has accepted q position
with Cox, Odiorne & Co., and E. s. By
ington who has been in the employ OF
Cox, Ordiorne & Co., for, some months
past, goes to Jacob Max's house to fill
the vacancy caused by Mr.. Brisbine's
change of base. A fair exchange is no
robbery.
Rev. J. N. Benson, who of1iciated at
the Slaughter and Wolfsohn wedding
yesterday, while in the city visited all
the points of interest and called on
Bishop Marty and other divines. Rev
Benson, is O lecturer of considerable
note, and will sometime during
the fall visit Yankton for the purpose Of
addressing our people on christianity
and in answer to Robert Ingersoll. Rev
Benson lectures for the public benefit
and requires no admission fee. He was
very favorably impressed with YaDktor
and her people, and says hat he Will
only be too happy to come again. He
left yesterday for st. Paul, where he will
lecture this evening.
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