Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-04-08

shat ehere De o I'LL
the remaining rshesrsais before the
concert of she 22nd, as much important
work remains TO be DONE.
Mention 1t With bated breath-rain is
falling this afternoon. Is comes hard
for @ soft water visitation, bat ii We get
enough the benefit will be beyond calcu
lation.
Business has increased rapidly as che
Yankton insurance company rooma
lug the past week, 80 much so thes an
increased clerical force has been put into
the department. for issuing policies.
A. Grant returned late Saturday
evening with three teams having put up
monuments in Walshtown. Mayheld,
Norway, Memo and Freeman cemeteries
and to-day will place o nice white
monument ct the grave OF the late
Robert J. Stewart.
An outside sp%eoulator in Yankton real
estate was ssked Saturday II he would
sell q piece Of land purchased by him
the day before at an advance OF q thou
sand dollars. Over the wire he sent the
laconic reply: I'VE are not selling"
Saturday aud to-day the same party
purchased ten Thousand dollars worth
more.
Unless there Is some unexpected hitch
IN che trade, the entire eighty acres east
Of the fair grounds, owned by L. L. Van
Tasael and Dr.. Livingston. will change
hands to. day. Mr.. Van Tsssel and E.
A.. Bruce went oveE to Sioux Falls this
morning on that business. Twenty OF
the eighty acres were taken Saturday by
the gentleman who wants the entire
eighty.
Henry Uaruh, who was indicted lest
fell for purchasing ieoae cattle from
Indians. was to-day discharged by the
| United states authorities and the case
dismissed. Til re will probably be nc
more Jury trials in the United Statea
court. The business of the term summed
up amounts to four indictments, ont
days trial and an acquttsal and "A case
dismissed.
Il. f. Jenoks 6 Son we're losers b,
last weeks prairie fire. AT their coo
mine farm a brick house was burned ant
700 bushels OF corn and $50 tons OF hay
involving @ loss Of o couple OF Thousand
doIlars, partially insured. At shei
market garden farm she only shinf
burned was Q fire proof root house, oil
under ground. II contained q good
supply OF onions.
Thomas Hollern, on trial Saturday ii
the United States court charged will
selling liquor to an Indian, was acquit
ted in fifteen minutes after the Jury sooI
the case. The defense was that the In
dian was so nearlya white man shas
was impossible for the defendant I
know him as an Indian. The Uniset
States attorney prosecuted and Camp
bell & Barnes defended.
Every person who is in favor OF tn
j Sioux Falls constitution should go an
J hear the Hon. T. d. Kanouse at Tune
hall TO morrow evening. Ii there ar
> any who are not in favor Of the constitu
: ton they should attend aud hear the az
gumenss advanced in its favor. All are !
favor OF statehood and should get all ah
l information they can on the subject. M
Kanouse is enc OF the strongest men !
i the statehood movement.
! Sioux Fslls Press: NJ. P. Gilman {
Yanktop, was at the Milwaukee depo
Yesterday end in conversation with
couple Of gen tlemen was overheard
make the following remark: "Wh!
when L first came to Sioux Falls l eoul
y have purchased the forty acres on whit
d are mo- located the finest residences
Sioux Falls for $500. Now you can
touch q lot in the whole forty acres
10 less than ST. 500, and most OF them Q
being sold for S., 200 and 5000. VIII
opportunities q man will let slip by"
r.. The steamer Last Chance, now lyil
at Sioux City, hes been engaged to ma
~ daily trips between Ysnkson aud the {
Helene cement works and contracts
IA bring one load OF cement per day
"a Yankton. Any other business falling
I'M the share OF the Last Chance can be
tended TO outside the cement contra
sy On her trip up from sioux City to en-
ss upon shia work the boat will bring