Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-04-11
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the great repair chop has been put in
motion.
David Donaldson and Mons Bloom, OF
shis city veEe before Court Commits
sioner Edgerson to-day, charged with
selling liquor to Indians. They waived
examination and gave 5000 bail each for
their appearance ii indicted by the next
United States grand jury
Last evening early Q break in The new
electric light engine put ous ali the lights
and gloom prevailed during the night.
A duplicate of the broken part OF the en-.
CINE was telegraphed for. but on It's az
rival to-day il was found to be a misfit.
There will be no electric lights tonight.
The real estate offices have been
mostly vacant to day, the agents being
out on the hills In the rain showing lots
and blocks and forties to customers.
There are many outside parties looking
around to-day and numerous selections
have been made. The demand for
property keeps mp but is greater to-day
for lots and blocks than for i~srsies.
Four indictments were found by the
late United States grand jury. Two are
against H. d. Lowe, Of Chamberlain and
one against John Elshire. OF Chamber
lain. for selling liquor to Indians. These
parties gave bonds for their appearance
at the next term OF court and we're re-.
leased. The fourth indictment is
against VIM. f. Jones, of Charles Mix
county. charging him wish larcency OF
governments cattle. he is also uadez
bonds.
Gen. Kllbusn Knox was recently ap-
pointed superintendent Of the soldiers
home naar Milwaukee in place Of Gen
Sharp resigned. Gen. Knox will be re.
%msmbered by many old Yankton set
tiers. He was q captain in the 22nd
United States regulers and wes stationed
Of Sioux Falls ip 1867. when there was
nothing shese bus q military post and
barracks. He is q son Of the late Judge
Knox Of Pennsylvania, and served wisf
distinguished credits during the civil
war.
Ysnkson has its proportion Of dog il
the manger citizens-men who will Dc
nothing to encourage the march OF pros
pssity and will permit no one else Il
perform sheir duty for them-men WHIT
by she accidents OF fortune have com'
into possession Of property and are CON
tent TO stand quietly in theis tracks ant
selfshly allow their %neighbors to max
them rich. There is no way OF reaching
suoh people. No appeal to publ
!, apirit will touch them. We mention
their cases merely because they are her
and il Ia in slime and tune to dsplor
their presence.
!, A correspondent of the New Yor
Tribune, L. e. Quigg. is taking in Yanh
ton to-day as ons Of the points OF in
~terest in . wide field assigned him b
the homo office. His mission IL :
: traverse the two Dakosas and Washing
ton and Montana territoyies-the fou
coming statss-and give the Tribune
!, series OF letters pertaining to resource
facilities. improvements, wants. et'
The Tribune will spread itself over TIL
immense domain end give IL the alter
, tion its Importance demands. MIR. Quig
, does not appear In the rcle OF 9 soliciso
He is learning things about oar westes
empire and writing from the knowlede
acquired.
The rain that has fallen during Il
psst swenty-four hours ends she mo-
;. protracted drouth known 10 this sectic
). since agriculture became q recognize
Industry. Thanks 20 the acoommod'
ting nature OF our soii-which adapss !
SELF 10 drouth or food with equal iscili'
ni-the Ions, dry spell has wrought no II
jury to crop prospects. The seed IN
was Gown has gathered its frat impul
IL from the moisture stored In the sponf
depths OF our prairie lcam and b
IL oaickeued TO meet she rains now release
d from the oloEds. Mature will sespol
"a 70 this aqueous visitation; the plsi
"a will take on . gsrb Of green and :
fields will put forth their vernai ools
~ The faith OF the agrioulsuralists "
have ell along insisted that the raj
he would come iE good time was "
n. founded. The rains.hsys come. and
n. lgood tims. The weather. eye Of he .