Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-12-07

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The official report Of the Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul railroad for the
month of November gives gross earnings
OF $2,638 600, an increase over the same
month last year Of 1921 23. The. in
crease for the fourth week in November,
alone amounted to $I15. 592.
a committee OF business men OF Alb
erdeen, d. r., left for st. Paul last
week to endeavor to secure the building
of the James River Valley road to that
placs the coming season. 1t is claimed
some propositions have been made to
Aberdeen to extend the road.
William Aldrick, ex-member of con
gress from the first Chicago district, was
stricken with apoplexy at the home of
his brother-in-law in Fon du Lac Thurs
day and died a few hours later.
Mr.. Aldrich moved from Chicago a few
years ago, and has since been engaged in
the milling business at Fon du Lac.
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A conference OF probibitionists of Ohio
and adjoining states was opened at De-
troit Thursday, with an attendance OF
200 men and women. The proceedings
consisted OF prayer service under the
leadership Of Rev. G. T. Allen, and ad
dresses by Mrs. Il. Lathrop. Lemuel
Cute, Rev. John Russell and Rev. A. b.
Leonard.
The commissions of pensions has
issued an order that after the LIST of
January claimants be required, before
pension agents withhold any portion of
the attorneys fees, to make an affidavit
stating in detail the time and manner4ef
payment. Tbs order is issued in the
hope Of expediting matters 30 as to re-
lieve oy~erburdened appeal dockets.
Settlers in northwestern Nebraska have
recently become alarmed by the report
that Fort Robinson, on which they de.
pend for protection from the Indians,
was 70 be abandoned by the military.
senator VanWyck has been making in
quiries in regard to the matter. He re-
ceiyed q letter from Adjutant General
Drum, stating that no proposition for
the abandonment of Fort Robinson had
been made, and that no such movement
was in contemplation in the war depart
ment.
IL appears that the man who has. been
selling postofices down in New England
is not a democratic congressman from
Connecticut, but Mr.. Brown, the chair
man. OF the democratic state committee
Ut Maine. He has succeeded in obtain
ing places for fifty or sixty, and was 20.
ing on swimmingly until the postofice
department was notified of his game and
put q sudden stop to it. 1t is under
%Hfoodi TINT q spsdtai agent has been Or
dered to Maine, and the commissions of
tine postmasters who have been APP
pointed by the influence Of MIR. Brown
will be revoked,
A report which has gained consider
able credence in Dubuque last week was
tosthe effect. that the Chicago. Burling-
ton and Northern railroad will build q
pontoon bridge across the Mississippi at
that point. 1t will spar only a short
piece Of the river, as it will be built for
the most part On piling on the west side
with o draw pier of iron Id the center,
The road in this way could reach the
east shore without being compelled to
build a tunnel, which would cost as
much at the bridge. The estimated cost of
the latter is $780, 0O.
Chicago telegram, 4th: There has
been an all-nigkt seige OF wind and snow,
which, if continuing even at the present
degree of velocity and volume, will
before morning bring travel to o stand
still and delay incoming trains many
hours. AS to the violence of the storm
outside Of the city some idea may be
formed by the Western Union Telegraph
compaDy's reports OF the bad condition
OF its wires as far west as Omaha and
northward to st. Paul on account OF the
wind and snow which operated more or
less seriously against the transmission
OF dispatches.
Pierre. Free Press: Yesterday we
published q telegram the
sale OF the military telegraph line be-
tween Forts Sully and Yates. This
morning Mr.. JAS. T.. Wenger drove into
the CITY, and from him we gathered
some facts in regard to the purchase.
The company is composed of the promi-
nent men of Fort Snlly, Forest City,
F'airbank, LIE Beau and Fort Yates and
has capital OF t~wenty-6ve
thousand dollars. The head
quarters Of the company will
be at FaIrbank,, and the management
will be under an executive board conf
sisting of six members. The board are
IN correspondence with the Bell tele-
phone company, the object being to-
lease the line to the telephone company;
should they fail in this, they will put in [
instruments and operate it themselves.
The name of the new company is the
Missouri River telegraph and telephone
COMPANY.
Fargo special: The indications now
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