Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-09-02

~sos "ut0OSS VI Pupu6 c4pIobo tu0l
desire to take advantage Of this oppor
tunity. Mr.. Bioodgood is an artist o
rare merit and an instructor of long ex
perience.
Philip Phillips, the world renowned
singer, will be an additional attraction
in our city during the Soldiers and
Sailors reunion. He has been secured
for the 10th and l1th of September and
the city is being billed. "The Singing
Pilgrim" will draw many to our midst
and will furnish another means OF max
ing our visitors and our guests enjoy
themselves.
Owen Bartlett has leased the Morrison
house bath rooms, newly constructed
and fed from the magnetic artesian we'll
on the premises. These bath rooms are
elaborately fitted up and the baths are
supplied with hot and cold water. A
Turkish bath department is connected
with them, which will be put in opera
ton in couple OF months. Mr.. Bartlett
will open his bath rooms to the public
next Monday.
The board of trustees for the insane
asylum are balloting this afternoon for a
successor to DR.. McGlumphy as superin-
tendent of tho establishment. Thew
don't seem to be able to agree, Mr..
Wagner presenting the name OF DR..
Smith. of Pierre, Mr.. Powers the name
of DR.. Hassel, of Wisconsin, and Mr..
Jerauld the name of DR.. Avery, of Lin.
coin county. None of the asplrants
have q majority vote and compromise
seems necessary.
Springfield Times: The Gen. Steed.
man Post. g. A. r., of this town, will
take in the Dakota reunion to be held
at Yankton on the 9th, 10th and 1lth
of September. 1t is expected that at
least all the posts of South Dakota and
some from the northern section will res
pond to the call, and q general good
time. including old camping scenes in
the army, ETC.. will be had, and that
many will be drawn together to witness
the meeting that have never before had
the opportunity.
Captain Brooks is a gentleman of ex.
cellent judgment, besides being a first
class farmer. He has probably noticed
q prevailing dryness in the contributions
to the Press and Dakotaian agricultural
bureau-most of the samples being corn
out of the way of the frost. The cap,
tain appeared on the scene this forenoon
and laid down watermelon two feet
long which weighed thirty pounds. 1t
is perhaps not necessary to remark that
the melon was out of the way of the
frost in very short time after it's arriv-
al.
The losses paid by the Yankton FIRE
insurance company during the season
just past now aggregate S1s,0Oo,OO. In
Faulk county relief committees have
been organized for the benefit of hail
sufferers, but no committees work has
been so effective and no such substantial
aid rendered as that given by this COM
pany to its policy holders there. The
company's losses have been paia prompt
ly and in spot cash and this speaks vol.
umes for the amount of business done
by them, the reliability and standing of
the company, the vigor and determined
conservative purpose of its management.
Preparations have already been made
BY number of Grand Army posts for
their visit to the reunion next week.
The Sioux Falls post will come by way
of Hurley, where the posts from Lennox
and Hurley will join them. From that
point the three posts will take wagon
transportation and on reaching Jim
river will be joined by the Centreville
and Beresford posts, constituting very
fair fighting force At the Jim crossing
the five posts will form in martial array
and march to the capital where they will
find royal welcome.
Among the most meritorious publica.
tlons concerning Dakota that has come
under our observation is Andreas' Atlas
and History of Dakota. Each county is
separately given and the various maps
have been faithfully and honestly com.
piled 80 that every thing which one
should look to the map for. is duly set
down and in its proper position. In ad-
dition to the maps very complete
sketch of the settlement and growth OF
Dakota is given as an appendix, and
each county is also treated to on epltom.
lied history of its development from its
earliest settlement. Inasmuch as many
publications are offered which presume
to contain valuable information concern.
ing the territory. which they do not, this
work which has been gotten up with
such regard for the truth and accuracy
is entitled to credit. 1t will he found q
most valuable work for reference.
Receiver Chandler, of the land Office
had an experience yesterday morning
which he says will never be repeated so
long as himself and Mrs. Chandler are
proprietors of the establishment. The
cook was preparing breakfast on gaso
line stove. when suddenly and without
the slightest warning the flames com
with this gasoline reservoir
and touched off about a gallon OF the in.
stuff. For few moments il
seemed certain that the house wat
doomed, but Mr.. Chandler picked up the
blazing stove and carried it ont on thf