Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-01-30
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The Wells Fargo express company hes
withdrawn from the Deadwood feld sud
has transferred its business to che Amesi.
can company.
The case OF @. a. Pollock, as district
attorney, against Maj. Edwards, of Far
go, WAS continued over until Tuesday
to give the attorneys more time.
The blockade at Gray was raised at
$3.50 Friday and the first train fer a week
Dame. Merchants were out of sugar and
coffee. Plenty Of coal and no suffering
so for.
Supt. Graham, at Jamestown, has is
sued an order to engineers to run their
trains regardless of the time card during
the extreme cold weather, preferring
safety to speed.
The deficit in the office OF the county
treasurer of Hyde county is said to be
$11,059. or this sum the treasurer has
secured SIS. 900 by turning over all of his
personal property.
Gen. Allen left Fargo by way OF
jamestown for Aberdeen last week to ar.
range for the annual encampment of the
q. A. r which will take place at Red
field the last Of March or first Of April.
The Aberdeen blockade is lifted. The
Manitoba got in Friday night from Port
land. The Milwaukee trans. except the
east bound. left on time Friday morning.
The Northwestern is open from. Cakes to
Yankton,
The county commissioners of Stntsman
county have furnished $3.50 drachm bot
ties OF str3 Gimme with which to kill Cop.
hers. They are credited with having des-
troyed $4,000 bushels OF wheat in that
county last season.
A. man registered at the Sheridan
house OF Bismarck az Maj. MoOomb,
representing himself as the nephew OF
Gen. Sherman. After he had borrow
ed money on the name OF his uncle he
robbed several rooms of the hotel and
Skipped"
The body Of a man waa found frozen
to death near Hartford in Minnenaha
county. He was not identified, Physi-
clans think he was lost in the blizzard
OF the 18th. He was discovered by O
party Of hunters, who saw his foot
striking out OF o snow drift.
Miss Eva FELTON,, leading lady OF the
Foote dramatic company. writes from
Wahpeton denying the newspaper
charge that she recently took morphine
with suicidal intent, She took the drug
for purely medicinal purposes and never
having taken it before took an overdose.
A Russian farmer named HoH who
left his son at Edgely on the morning OF
the 18th learns that his son and o con-
panion were reported to have persisted
in driving back to his claim. No in
formation could be secured from Edgely.
The man wal overcome with grief and
anxiety.
The Indians on the Cheyenne agency
have selected the following delegates to
visit Washington: white Swan." OF
the Minneconious band; "Orow Eagle"
Two Kettle band; some Feather" Sans
Arc band. Lewis Dewitt was selected
as interpreter. The Standing Rock,
Red Cloud and Pine Ridge agencies are
yet to be heard from. The delegation
numbers IL.
Last week Justice Lambert, OF Bis
marck, acquitted Messrs. Williamson
and Rapelie, tried on the charge Of as
saulting Photographer D. T. Barry with
a black snake whip. Barry: then began
a civil action for damages, and FRI
day Williamson and Rapelje were ar
rested by order of Judge Francis and
held in $1,000 each to the March term OF
court. Barry sues for $4,000.
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