Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-10-20

gentleman of large means and came ont
10 look after the general welfare OF his
son aud stay until alter the next term pf
court. bartlett Tripp. who has bccnsfe
tained by MI Gale, came over. from
iankton today on business oonpsdsed
with the prosecution.
Slonx Falls Press. 18Th: Passengers
taking the O'Clock Sioux City~trnin do
not reach Ysnkton until next day. In
other words, it takes two days to go
from Sioux Falls to Yankton. Some OF
our citizens who are interested in close
connection between the two points
named intend to SEQ if something can
not be done to remedy the ,nconven.
ience. 5N
Hutchinson county held its republican
convention last week and nominated the
following county ticket: Register OF
deeds, +. j. Eisenmann; sheriff, David
Bsllon; county commissioner, John
Mounsey; treasurer, John Schamber;
probate Judge, Frank BEN; clerk of
court, j. Q. Boyles; district attorney, a.
s. Jones; assessor, Eli Myers; superin.
tendent of schools, j. G. Hawiey.
Bachanan's comedy company will open
at Turner hall this evening with the
beautiful drama of Fanchon, Miss Kittie
Rober in the role Of the Cricket. 1t Is a
part to which this charming actress is
adapted and with Buchanan and the
company to aid her she will make the
evening one Of rare entertainment
Yankton remembers the Buchanans and
remembering them will not forget to go
to the hall tonight.
The stockholders OF the southern Da-
kota coal company held meeting Sat-
arday night and effected permanent
org ganizatiop. Peter Bteffin, J. H. q.
Young, j. B. Wynn, Robert Cox, Jacob
Branch, E. G. Smith, DR.. w. H. Brown,
H. B. Wynn, and A. w. Lavender, were
elected directors. At directors meet
ing the following officers were chosen:
President-H. B Wynn; vice president
Robert Cox; secretary-J. H. G..
Young; treasurer-E. T. White.
Mitchell Republican: Yesterday
afternoon there was race at the far
grounds between pony owned at
Yankton aud Mr.. Rogers gray pony.
The race was quarter mile heat, and
as the Yankton pony "tcok the persim.
mons" the hackers Of the gray made the
owner OF the winnera a present of fifteen
dollars. which they had kindly offered
to give to the Yankton man in the event
OF his pony winning, provided he would
be equally kind to the owner OF the
gray pony, if it won.
The certainty that the Yunkton pork
packing house is to be Immediately COM
pleted and put in running condition is
the cause of general qualification in this
community, as it ensures large addl.
tion to the country trade. This is a
region of pork growers and with vel
conducted packing house here Yankton
will become the hog market for large
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packing house is now enclosed, it.
massive walls and roof being completed
1t needle only the interior finishing worl
Of the carpenters aud the machi cry to
put it in working order and these fna
touches will be given the establishment
without further delay. With the house
completed it will be in shape to slaughte
and cut up thousand hogs day. Thi
will employ q large number of workmel
aud bring great many farmers. to town
Messrs Harris. Beadle, Bruce and God
man have earned the thanks of this com
munity for the enterprise they hav.
exhibited in pushing this particula
branch OF industry to successful con
ciusiop. -
Late yesterday afternoon, when tn
wind was blowing hot and dusty from
the south, few struggling clouds wer
pushing up from the west aud it seemed
, as though summer would last forever
Major Dewitt stopped on the postot1ic
corner, cast his gaze up towards the sk..
aad said, there's going to be chang
in the weather." He then went on t
explain that 1t would be colder, with
probability that rain would come to re
lieve the atmosphere of its burden G
soil. Fifteen minutes later the win
suddenly shifted from tue south to tn
north, the advance guard of Manitob
wave descended upon us, pushing be
fore it an omlnous bank OF clouds an
night closed with wintry premonition
This morning early the rain began t
4 fsll, the wind is now howllng dismall
: aud there arc decided indications {
, snow and the usual. wintry accompan
e ments. The old Dakota settler can pre-
: dict Dakota weather changes more az
ourately than the skilledbwise men of th
: government service. He does it instin,
!. lively and.is most always sure to hit til
\ thing hight.
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