Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-12-22
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mSStipS iunt night.
The Press and Dakotaian annual for
1886 is out. Take one.
Rattle for Turkeys and Geese, Wed.
nesday night at Donahue's.
Mrs. j. p. Wagner entertained a
party Of progressive euehrists last even.
ing.
The weather Is preparing to do m
thing. A cool spell would be season.
able and reasonable.
This is the last day of work at Yank-
ton college and the city high school
for the next two weeks.
The rink will be open on Tuesday,
Christmas day and Saturday afternoons
and evenings of this week.
The telegraph line from Centrevillo
will be completed into Yankton on or
about the 25th of this month.
There will be preaching in the Danish
church tomorrow morning, by @. Kund~
son, at half hast seven o'clock.
Next Friday will be Christmas, and on
Thursday evening the celebrations at
the several churches in the city will take
place.
The city council has passed a resolu-
ton directing the city treasurer to pay
the bridge bonds of 1882 on the I'd
proximo.
Miss Ellen Meenk and VIM. Thomas
were married last night by Rev. Clapp,
at. his residence. The contracting parties
are all of Yankton county.
A number of the owners of stationary
engines in the city are making an expert.
ment of the burning of the screenings
from the tow mill as fuel and it is found
to work very well.
The yardman at the Garmania house,
and a stranger in the city. had one
round without gloves, in the hotel yard
this morning. The referee declared the
yardman the winner.
Martin q Anderson, the Yankton foun-
drymen and machinists, have a large
amount of castings on hand which they
are waiting to ship to points north, over
the Northwestern.
The artesiau we'll at the insane hos.
pital is being cleaned out by Dudley,
Richey & Gross. The pipes had become
filled with earth, and other things, SO as
to retard the flow of water.
Rev. Joseph Ward, of Yankton, and
Capt. J. A. Drake, of Aberdeen, have
been appointed by the state executive
committee to visit Washington and
work for the admission of Dakota.
A leak in the water mains on Sixth
street necessitates the shutting off of the
water below the alley between Douglas
avenue and Walnut street. Superinten,
dent of water works Anderson, is repair
ing the break to-day.
The wagon for the American Express
company's agency in this city has arrIv.
ed and is housed at M. r. DeCamp's
barn, as is also the horse and harness
The vehicle is bran new, and is th,
prettiest cart in town.
Engineer Palmer is at work on th,
underpinning of a b ridge across tn
Rhine on Seventh street. Thi
will allow crossing from the Northwest
ern depot to Broadway without goinf
all around the railway tracks.
John L. Coxhead has just complete
the seats for the new A. M. E. church
The work on this furniture is done il
Mr.. Coxhead's usual artistic manner
and will go far toward identifying til,
interior appearance of the new house O
worship.
The Fargo block on Third street,as il
probably known, has never been en-
tirely completed Jas regards the cornic'
and the rooms in the second story. TIL,
owners are now making arrangement
for finishing up the building entirely
and work will begin at once.
The Yankton fire department held it,
annual meeting at the truck house las
evening. Chief Kincel occupied tn
chair. A new constitution was adopted
and the following officers elected: Chief
Fred Kencjl; assistant, VIM. 81, San
born; secretary, W. s. Stockwell.
:, The people of the city have not hear,
from the Yankton band for some time
but don't get the idea that tn
band is not thriving. Last night wa
the regular practice night and the boy
! were all in attendance, and several hour
of work ensued. The .band is still in
. hourishing condition and we will hea
y from it some day,
Crossing on the ice in the Missouri j
t a feat attendant with a risk of a victim
:, and possibly something more serious, 9
j the ice is weak, and there is water Wis
BILE in several places. The fact of the ic
not holding Is a serious matter to OF
r merchants, as it keeps many of the farm
h ers from making their Christmas pun
+, chases IN Yankton.
V At the Excelsior mill nowadays
e presented a scene of activity. A lare
force of men are at work putting in IL
machinery for the new roller procei
and as the work is nearing complete
:. the general appearance of the interi'
= of the building begins to resemble
mill. Ere long Yanktonians will |
able to speak of "our roller MILL" al
not be ashamed of it either.
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