Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-11-01

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two men are confined IN the county jail
in this city, awaiting the sitting of the
county grand jury.
Rev. MIR. Clapp's temperance address
at the Congregational church last evening
drew a large congregation and the ad,
dress was receiver with every evidence
of satisfaction.
Riohey & Ksri's steam we'll drilling
machinery is expected early this week,
1t viii be Immediately shipped to Fort
Randall, where they have a contract to
sink ar artesian we'll.
Our Sunday guests at the Merchants
crowded the hotel SO that some of them
had 20 double up. The Merchants If
having.a big run this fall and the more
it e~nterta.ss the greater its popularity
becomes.
A Yankton saloon keeper exhibited
his ticket to-day. 1t read "for prohibit
.tion-yes." He said he was going to
vote that way SO as to get rid of paying
a license, not because be was an advo-
cate of prohibition.
A jug of water from the. Raymond
house artesian well is to be shipped east
for analysis by Engineer Blunt, and if
it stands the boiler test the Northwest
ern company will sink an artesian well
at the round house IN this city.
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Saturday a bouquet of pansies, migno-
nettes and verbenas vas plucked in
Major Sharp's garden. In l., NJ. Pur-
.dy's garden there are several varieties OF
plants and honeysuckle vines in bloom,
This will do for the beginning of No
vember.
The Sioux City Tribune is endeavor.
ing to establish the claim that John
Brennan is not an Irisbman, because he
has become o republican. What has the
Tribune to say in regard to Johns Yank.
ton brothers, Pat and Mike-are they
Irishmen, or otherwise?
Joseph Mentelle. one of the scholars
at the Indian school in this city, died on
Saturday, of consumption, after about
eight months of suffering. The funeral
took place this afternoon from the
school building on Mount Marty. The
body was inferred in the Catholic GENE.
terry.
AS announced in Saturdays issue
there will be held at the Congregations,
church this evening a temperance mass
meeting which will be addressed by
Bishop Marty, Secretary Teller, Rev. DR.
Ward and others. The prohibition clause
in the constitution will be discussed
Every body invited.
Fantastic clouds swept around The
western and northern sky Saturda,
night,depositing summer showers in thei,
course and during the evening the dus
of the city was moistened. This vista
tion was followed by colder weather
but to-day is bright and pleasant, witt
summary Indications.
Judge Congleton's court has been oc
cupied to-day with a case of collection
of wages for labor. The case was takel
before Judge Congleton on a change o
venue from Judge Learned's court, anG
another change of venue has now beer
taken from Judge Congleton's court
The case will probably go before SOM
justice out of the city.
Northwestern trains over the new
route will strike the Chicago and Coun
Gil Bluffs line at Tama and at Ames
Iowa. When two through trains ar
run each day one of them will make tn
junction at Tama and the other at Ames
which will give the branches running
westward from those points the bene6
of a train apiece each day.
1t il probable that the old fashioned
notion Of Saturday as a day of recrestiol
will be abolished by the faculty of Yank
ton college and Monday substituted il
its stead. In many of the eastern col
leges another day than Saturday ha
been set apart for recreation purposes
though one in the middle of the wee
has been found preferable, as it divide
up the rest from work more s~atisfac
torily.
The laundry business of the two Oh,
namen who were recently pulled fo
running an opium den, has been sol
to Mr.. Charles Van Dyke, formerly i
charge of the steam laundry of the il
sane hospital. Mr.. Van Dyke took POI
session to-day and will begin putting j
an entire new steam laundry outfit. Ii
asmuch as he is q practical man at I'll
business the laundry viii! undoubtedl
be q success.
The residence Of J.. G. McYay was th
scene of a merry gathering Saturda
evening. In response to invitations g.
tended by Miss Matte McVay, SON
twenty five young people assemble
there and danced, copversed and tbroue
i, other pleasant devices passed one of tt
particularly interesting evenings in Il
experience of youth, which fro
| a faithful observance of Halloween. /
q seasonable hour good nights we
said and the guests departed, truly 7
GREETING that Hallowe'ens and invit
!, tions to the McVay mansion did II
come every day.
Engineer Blunt's report of progre
r on the Yankton extension of the Mort
western puts it back a few notches frc
previous reports. He. says the era