Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-02-11
LOCAL LACOVl1!s.

Lent will begin on the 9th of Febru.
ary.
10 days incoming train was an hour
late.
The Yankton Cornet bard will give o
grand ball ut no distant day.
Admission to the hall during the Grand
Amy fair ten cents. children half price.
Cold aud stormy to-day with the mer-
curry below zero most of the time.
The material for wet break up of
the river is accommodating day by day.
A leap year sleighing party will halt
at suburban establishment tonight
and give the occupants surprise.
Clark's regulator was set back four
minutes this morning, sun observation
taken by Mr.. Bunker showing it to be
that much ahead.
1fJohn Il. Gamble has neglected bust.
ness to-day aud il h,s smile has been
wider and longer than usual, he is excus.
able. There is boy baby at his house
which monopolizes his thoughts.
Martin & Anderson have Just issued q
new catalogue of general work and spec.
ialities which shows that their Yankton
establishment is prepared to do almost
everything in the line OF iron work.
Meetings at the Methodist church con.
tinue. The meeting tonight will be one
for Prayer aud Testimony" and choir
service. Everybody Is invited. "Seek
the Lord while He may be found. Cali
upon Him while He is near"
The Turner society has arranged for
come interesting Mardi Gras festivities
on the 26th inst. There will be a street
parade of mssquers in which the gro.
tesque character OF the carnival will be
represented aud in the evening masquer.
ade ball at Turner hall. THIS affair will
be the best Of the many excellencies pro.
duced by the Turner's.
A strong insurance firm has been or.
Ranized in Yankton, composed of E. T.
White aud George L. Cox. Both these
gentlemen have for many years been en-.
gagged in the insurance business here,
representing leading companies of Amer.
lea and Europe. They now join theiE
companies under one agency and com.
bine their talent for joint work. The
new firm will occupy the corner rooms
in the First National bank block, where
they will be at home for business at all
hours Of the day aud night.
Our Sioux City neighbors never omit
the little discourtesy to Yankton to
which long years Of lying has iuuted
them. Mr.. Godmaps experience w.s
like the experience Of many others who
have come to our city with business
designs in their minds. The Siou1
Cityians found out that he was coming
here with view Of building pork pack
ing house and they used every endeavol
to dissuado him from his purpose. They
told him Yaukton was forb,dding look
ing spot with less than two thousand
population and gave him lot OF similar
misrepresentation. After looking on,
city over Mr. Goldman says, "what make.
those Sioux City men lie SOP" Are they
afraid of Yankton?" 1t looks some like
it.
SprinRfield Times: The intermarry.
ing Of white people aud ha,f.bleed In.
dams seems to be growing in popularity
Only two weeks since Miss Rebecc,
Hobbs. matron in the government schoo
ut Santee agency. took . young Sautee-
American as husband. aud now the
Rev S. u. Human takes to his bed and
board young woman OF like birth, Mis-.
Marry Merricks, OF Santec agency. Tb.
tride hns rich uncle in St. Paul. and
n understood 10 be heir to goodly slic.
Of the Santee Indian reservation when |,
shall be parceled ont, beside having Q
permanent legacy in the uaual govern
ment rations. TIE marriage took plac,
.t the Mead house IN this city on Snn
day veniuR isst, tho ceremony beinl
performed by hay. Chas. A.ssoomk,e