Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-01-07

night. His nephew, Fred Warren. fornd
ms body that evening The face ives so
covered with ice as to be- absolutely n
recognizable.
II is rumored at Aberdeen that Ed
ward Head, who was seriously beaten in
The saloon difficulty Of the 2Ssh at Hecla
died SIS his home near that town Thurs-
day morning. Reynolds and Donovan.
the sa~loonkeepers who we're wounded,
wers imrreying at last accounts.
An sid man OF 70 years, named o. B.
Mitchell, bias iust been sent from Cod-
ingtop county TO serve q term OF 10
years in the penitentisry in, Sioux Falls
Tor rape. The old man is an ex soldier
and draws a monthly pension OF $40
from the government.
gEne commissioner of Hyde county
have been orally asked to appoint q
probate Judge, the incumbent. Mr.. Q.
w. Beebe, visiting in New York state.
Appearances are that he will remove
there, bat IN the absence OF 8 formal
resignation the board may NOT act.
Ia view OF the new local option Law
which went into effect in Sioux Falls on
the Las inst, all the druggists have
entered into an agreement among them
selves TO sell no liquor except on .
physicisn's prescription. A yiolstion
by q is TO be prosecuted by the others.
The board Of county commissioners OF
Brown county met Tuesday and organ
lied for the coming year by cleoting e.
j. Mather chairman. The new member,
e. 81. Alley, wa present and took his
seat. The board revoked ell county
liquor Licenses and transacted consider
able business.
T.. g. johnson, Who has just returned
10 Aberdeen from the east. will begin
Immediately two suite against John HI.
Drake. OF the Pioneer. tor criminal libel
and damages 70 the extent Of 500, 900.
Ths aotion srows out Of sn editorial in
brakes paper last week charging John
Q with perjury.
Dr. I. N. Wear, popular young
physician. and Miss Lulu Thomas,
daughter Of Col. A. d. Thomas, 9 lead
ing attorney OF Fargo wsrs married
Wednesday. night. The Episcopal
tchnrch was packed with fashion and
and beauty, Jndge Mcdonnell adjourn.
ing court for the occasion.
Donovan, who Wac shot IN the leg in
the Hecla saloon row last week, reports
Reynolds, who vss shot in The hip, as
doing well, while one Of the Head boys,
who vas badly hurt by . billiard cue, is
still confined to his bod. The probable
titles are that the affray will be smooth
ed over and kept out OF the courts.
Ex-Governor Pierce, IL is understood,
will mako hts permanent residence in
jamestown. His PREDICTION as president
of the north Dakota loan and trust COM
pany, OF GAINESVILLE, 10 said TO be prAc-
ticaiIy assured, and il il believed that
the catering financial prospects, and
puccsaaes Of that institution will prove
N :zposssas sonsi66fHsfon in MS mai
decision az regards . residence.
The correspondent OF tho Minneapolis
Star and Chicago Herald. b seisgraph.
cd she report Of skeletons being found in
LAPlant'a cellar, near Pierre, was
met Thursday by LaPlant and made to
swallow the. lie. Interference Of citizens
saved him from . severe ohastieement.
He sakno wlsdged chat there was NOS the
slightest foundation TO she report, and
that he mennfactsred is out OF whole
cloth.
@. T.McOoy Of Aberdeen. has moved
his law ofice into elegant front xooms
in the bhuler building. He now has
aa fine . law ofice as there ia in the ter
risory. AZ the last term of court Mr.
McCoy surprised every one by walking
into the court room and requesting TO
be examined BY the Judge end admitted
to practice Law. He passed q thorough
examination and 10 now . lawyer as well
- real estate boomer.
Joe Hooker post G. A. r., Of Sioux
Falls, held q hard tack and baked bssn
fmessivsl on Saturday evening at their
hall. The annual oil CsioD OK officers
was also held, which resulted as follows:
Commander, w. q. Stoddard; senior
vice commander. T. II. aes; junior vioe
commander, Charles Barrett; chaplain,
~. p. Peck; surgeon, g. r. Bsnnitt;
qusrtsrfusater. a. 81. Stone; officer Of the
dsy, 9. z. Jsfers; officer OF the guard,
Oscar Hickox.