Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-06-18
LOCAL LACONlts,


Jacob Max is tapping the water main
aud will pipe his entire block.
The river is fallin g slowly and is again
cutting into the bank below the shops.
Yesterdays y consumption of water from
the city mains lowered the reservoir sup.
ply three feet.
The Yankton amateur band received q
telegram TO- day asking for its services at
Harrington on the Fourth of July.
'To-morrow's Yankton train will be
held at Sioux City until eight o'clock, to
give Yankton people an opportunity to
take in to-morrow's races.
In the pile of plunder found in the
possession of Hanenthaur. the escaped
thief, Mrs. H. P. Ritzius has identified
several articles lost by her some time
ago.
In the Carpenter scrip case, which is
progressing rapidly in the United States
court, the prosecution still has the floor.
A large number of witnesses were dis
charged yesterday and left tor home this
morning.
Sioux City Journal driving park re-
port: The Yankton band was in the
grand stand and at intervals enllvened
the crowd with some good music. The
band is attractively uniformed and prs-
sents fine appearance.
Ordway telegraphed his letter to all
the prominent newspapers of the west
long before he gave it to General Camp.
bell to read. General Campbell then
picked up his little pen and knocked the
letter inside out in no time.
RedAeld Journal: Sheriff Anderson,
of Clark County, passed through here
this week on his way to Yankton with q
candidate for the insane asylum at
that place. Zach states that the insti-
tuition is q very fine one. There are 40
inmates, divided according to the degree
of their insanity, into three wards.
Webster (Day County Reporter: Judge
Edgerton has promised to deliver the
oration at this place. if nothing prevents.
Our citizens are anxious to her him, and
all unite in expressing the wish that
nothing will occur to deter him from
being with US next Fourth. By our next
issue we will doubtless know for certain.
Oak ota City Advance: Mail service
on the Mitchell Yankton line is of very
unsatisfactory nature at present. Mail
matter directed to Yankton from here il
four or five days on the road, and an
equal delay on the north end, from
Mitchell to Milltown, is of common oc-
currence, when twenty-four hours should
be, in either case, amply sufficient.
Pierre Free Press 18th: The rive r
raised last night nearly a foot and q
half, and is still rising rapidly. It is
full Of driftwood from the upper river.
There was heavy snow last winter in
the mountains at the source of the river,
and that snow is just now melting. A
still heavier rise is reported above, and
We may lOOK Tor more Tor some time to
come.
Chamberlain Democrat: The Coulson
line having secured the carrying Of the
Indian supplies for the coming season,
Capt. D. w. Maratta arrived here last
night and has arranged with the @. M. L
st. P. road to operate the steamers from
this point north. The steamer Rosebud
Of this line is now at the landing and
will load for up river points as soon o.
the supplies arrive. The Rosebud will
be followed BY other boats Of the line
The captain is . pleasant gen tleman, and
one OF the prominent democrats Of Da.
kota.
Martin Il Anderson keep the best stocl
OF fittings for water and steam work in
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