Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-12-15
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ready to ill eisterns with pure Missouri
water.
Whist was the order last evening at
Colonel j. P. Wagoner's residence on
4th street.
Ice dealers are preparing for their an
nual harvest, with prospects OF a crop Of
No. l hard.
AT the pork house sl%aughtering is in
progress at the rate of three hundred
hogs per day.
The weather is in a melting mood to-
day and our thin layer of snow has near
Iy disappeared.
Mrs. Sam Kaucher entertained a num-
Der of friends at her rooms in the Mer-
chants last night.
Hefner is still shipping hogs. Two
car loads left by this mornings freight
train for Sioux City.
Miss Mamie McVay, will entertain a
party of young folks at her fathers resi-
dence tomorrow evening.
The Philomatheans, a society of Yank-
ton college young men, held their regu.
lar weekly meeting last night.
The frog at the crossing of the Mil
waukee and the Northwestern, was
placed in position last night,
Mrs. Dana Todd has closed her private
school on account of the illness of Baby
Todd, who requires her entire attention.
A private dispatch received lastnight
from Huron stated that Moody and
Edgerton would probably be elected
United Stctes senators this afternoon.
Chief Engineer Blunt still goes over
to Centreyille to send in his daily re-
ports. but runs back to Yankton Ter sup
per and his nights lodging. The round
trip is made quickly each night.
Many of our town people have visited
the new railroad to-day. We know of a
number of men who will stake their
pooketbooks in favor of the proposition
that the new road will reach Yankton
this year.
Postmaster Palmer says it makes no
difference to him whether he is confirm
ed or not-he is in and nobody can take
his place, senate or no senate. 1t is a
case where possession is something more
than nine points.
Tonight the track of the Chicago &
Northwestern railroad is OF Picotte
street, within five blocks of the North
western depot. 1t has reached Yankton
and the ground will be covered to-mor-
row up to the round house.
A passenge. train was ordered over
the Northwestern to Yankton for Wei
nesday (to-morrow), but it will probab-
ly not arrive as the track will not be in
readiness. An accommodation train ran
down from Centreville to-day.
To-day witnessed the arrival in the
city of the first passengers over the
Northwestern and there was consider,
able Of a struggle between the hotel
runners for their possession. John Ran
kin claims the honor of the first capture
The railroad extension operations are
drawing to a close and the citizens com
mittee are viewing with content the
result of their work. They are satisfied
| with the years work in the interest OF
Yankton and have marked down 1885 as
a red letter year.
A fine Burdett organ is to be given te
the holder of the proper ticket, by oul
popular dry goods merchants, Cox
Odiorne & Co. With every two dollars
paid in cash for goods at the store, {
ticket will be given and the lucky mum.
Der takes the instrument.
Sparks has been heard from at thu
Yankton land office. A Scandinavian
who furnished his final proofs three year.
ago and borrowed some money or thu
strength of his certificate is denied
patent because he mortgaged the quar-
ter section as security for the debt.
There was an objection by the Mil
yankee company to the angle of tn
original frog made by the Northwest
ern for its crossing of the Milwaukee
road in this city and a new frog wa
constructed with an angle which varie'
a fraction of a degree from the first
This was satisfactory and the c%rossini
contract was signed.
G. L. Lingo and Miss Belle McKa
were married this morning at the res,
dence of David Lloyd, Rev. O. F. Clap
officiating. The contracting partie
have been for some time residents {
Yankton and are most favorably know
here. After the ceremony they took tb
early train for the east on a bridal tou
A gentleman by the name OF Wicker,
resident Of Chicago, has been appointe
| agent for the Chicago & Northwestern
road at Yankton. He will be here tn
week, probably Thursday, in compan
, with Assistant General Superintendent
Sanborn and Assistant General Freigl
Agent Mccullough. Together they wi
look the ground over and make arrang
I mepts for the future business Of Il
road.
1t is expected that regular trains W
be running into and out of Yankton OF
the Northwestern road early ne
> week, possibly by Monday. 1t will n
be practicable for the Northwestern
put on fast trains over the extensi'
from Centreville until spring, as the ne
track cannot be ballasted this wlnt,