Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-12-26
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evening.
Mrs. Adolph Schandien, a former resi-.
dent of Yankton, died in Milwaukee on
the 10th inst.
Dealers assert that the Christmas
trade was better this year than for
three years past.
The Light Guard band was out in
full uniform yesterday afternoon giving
the public choice Christmas music.
The sheriff of Sanborn county brought
an insane patient IS Yankton on Satur.
day night whom be placed in the
asylum.
A store door key found near the depot
has been left at this office for the owner,
Please call, prove property and take the
find away.
The Congregational Christmas tree
took fire from a lighted taper and sever.
al articles were damaged before the
confagration was extinguished.
Persona holding tickets on the A. M
Il. Christmas tree are requested to bring
the same to Mrs. H. W. Robson on
Broadway and secure the prize.
MIR. Wicker, the agent of the North.
western at Yankton, requests all clergy.
men located here to leave their names
with him at his office in the depot.
Mrs. w. S. Bowen held the lucky
number in the drawing for the beauti.
full doll at Cox, Odiorne & Cos. Hell
ticket, number ninety-four, took the
prize.
The telegraphic line from Centreville
to Yankton is at last in working order,
and the operator at the Northwestern
depot can communicate with the out.
side world.
A number of Miss Jessie Fuller's
friends surprised that young lady at the
family residence last evening and the
evening, until midnight, was one of IN.
alleged pleasure.
General Bnelfs horse, hitched to q
post on Walnut street yesterday after.
noon, took exceptions to the music O.
the band and demolished q bride and
hltching strap.
Our Christmas was n of soft breezet
and mild temperature. Dakota has fnrn
ished to many Christmases of the sam
sort. 1t is only in the frigid east that thil
holiday is celebrated with sleigh bells
robes and furs.
Captain d. W. O, Tanner was the re
clpient of a rare Christmas remem
brance from the sunny cline of Florida
consisting of Spanish moss and som
twigs and berries of the English Christ
mas holly. These are cheerful memen
toes of the delightsome land Captain
Tanner left behind him when he turned
his face Yanktonward.
| John f.. Walsh has recently returne.
from Buffalo Gap, d, T., on the line O
the Black Hills branch of the North
western. Mr.. Walsh hos followed tn
road with q force of graders, and has
contract for more work on the same lin,
of road. His description of Buffalo GAY
leads us to remark that there is an open
ing there for q preacher, a physician
and an undertaken, and that it is not
healthy place in which to start an IN
p~leasantness.'
Oscar Branstad, a Beaver cree
farmer, was the victim of a serious acci
dent yesterday afternoon. While driv
ing out of Lesterville his team "a pal
of frisky colts) took fright and tire,
him out of the wagon. He is severel
cut about the face and his arm is sup
posed to be broken. Frank Swanso
came to town to-day for a doctor an
DR.. Van Velsor went out to attend M
Branstad. At last accounts the colt
had not been found, though several pei
sons began searching for them yestel
day afternoon.
Colonel Chandler is somewhat expires
sive IN his remarks concerning the Boyr
tonian fiction relative to his resignatio
of his land Office position. Boynto
alleges in the. public prints that he il
duced Colonel Chandler to resign 6
that Ziebach could have the plac,
while the colonel holds that the stat,
ment is nothing less thar a dashed t
dashtation no such thing.In other word
but the reader "a supply all adiet
tival DEFICIENCIES. Colonel Chandler
resignation was a private transaction
known only to himself, his bondsme
and his father. 1t is entirely aliowab.
for g Dakotaian to express himself vigo
ously over the senseless rawlings of th
irresponsible L%ennoxite. For Colon,
Chambers benefit that section of IL
code prohibiting profanity is suspende
for the time being and there are plent
of citizens who will hold his coat.
The Chicago & Northwestern tin
table which regulates the running
trains over the Yankton extension
that road has been ISSUED. 1t will {
into effect tomorrow. 1t provides f
oue PaoeeuBer 1Faln anu Two lrelR
trains daily. The passenger train W
leave Yanktcn at six o'clock in {
morning and will arrive ten minut
past ten in the evening. It
freight trains will leave Van
ton at $50 a. N. and lao p. m. al
will arrive at 8:45 p. M. and 1890 o..
} All these freight trains a
j permitted to carry passengers hol dil
tickets. The morning passenger tra
makes close connection with the GO
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