Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-02-12
LOCAL LaCOSlCs.


ed by bad weather and did not arrive
until two o'clock this morning.
Last nights leap year sleigh ride was
postponed on account of the storm aud |
The party who was to be surprised met
with an aggravating disappointment.
Rail traffic on the upper lines is serious.
" impeded. Business is light and snow
IS heavy and many delays may be looked
for in the transmission of passengers and
mails until spring with lts melting moods
raises the blockades.
Revival services at the Nj. E. church
tonight. "Let others seek home be.
.ow; where fires consume and floods DER.
dow. Be mine the happier lot to own; q
heavenly mansion near the throne" All
tho people invited. Come, call upon the
name of the Lord"
At the fair tomorrow evening, Feb.
18th, the tables will be supplied with de.
licious hot biscuit, graham gems and
rolls, made without shortuing with Prof.
Horsford's Phosphate baking powder.
Every lady should come and see the
baker make them.
Last nights train was two hours late,
the delays being occasionel by tie
storm and other incidents occasioned by
the storm. It is generally understood
that conductors arc instructed to reduce
speed to eighteen miles per hour for the
present, 80 there will probably be some
irregularities during the stormy period.
Plerson & Co. have been running sort
Of an impromptu restaurant during the
past few dsys-feedinR the multitude on
AIRY biscuits and inflated gems made by
the aid Of some Of the baking. powder
they have for sale. Tomorrow the scene
OF operations will be transferred to Por.
ter e. Cos. grocery.
Still the stormy period continues, with
low thermometer and general discomfort.
The snow on the ground is increasing
aad should it 20 off with sudden thaw
would make something OF flood. Our
best information is that the storm ex.
tends over most OF Dakota and the north.
vest states aud that it Is much worse to
the northwurd than here.
Tue young ladies Of Christ church will
give another Of their pleasant social
gatherings at the residence of Mr.. Geo.
r. Scougal. on Friday evening, the 18th
inst. The young ladies will spare no
effort to make this one Of the bright
socia! spots in the memory OF Yankton
society. and they extend a cordial invi.
t.tion to oil friends OF tho church to be
p esent.
Robinson's tonsorial palace has just
been fitted up with hot water attach.
ment for the bath department which il
fed from large Stewart heater. The
uew apparatus vent into use yesterday
aud as Robinson had neglected to provide
Tor the disposal Of the surplus steam he
found himself foi while with more con
densed vapor on tho walls than be could
readily dispose Of. After wrestllng with
tho problem during halt day connec
tion wss made with chimney hole and
the steam VISA induced to waste itself il
the outside atmosphere.
Il 1t isn't hardly fair to tell on Gap
Lavender, but he had an overcast ad
venture yesterday which came neat
. being his last. He was riding ON rail
road train aud hAi with him his buffsl,
,, outside garment on the car seat besid
, him. Having OCCASION to 60 into tn
1 next car he inadvertently planted him
self in seat which contained an over
y coat jnst like his. In the course Of t,m
. hs retnrned 70 hia car and IN gcin
picked up the strange baaAlo sose an