Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-12-19
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A few loaded wagons were crossed OF
the ice this morning, but the condition
of the Ice keeps back the Nebraska
crowd.
The Excelsior mill company is put
ting up o long row Of corn cribs which
will be filed with the staple product OF
this section.
The order for the drawing of the ter.
%ritorial petit jury has been made by
Judge Tsipp, but the jury has not been
drawn as yet.
Miss Helen Edwards entertained a
number OF her young friends at her
fathers residence last night in honor of
her 14th birthday.
A gentleman holding a high position
IN the general Office Of the Missouri Pa
critic says that road will cross the Mis-
souri, at Yanktcn inside of two years.
Live hogs are down to three dollars
per hundred weight and the local de-
mana has fallen off. There is still q
strong Shipping demand and receipts
continue large.
Merchants about town report o very
Lively business day and the streets and
stores have thronged with rural patrons.
This has happened in spite of the weak
condition of the ice bridge.
A very much excited woman was walk
ing the streets last nlghtin search of the
city marshal. She said her husband
had gone away and she could not find
him. OF the result of her search the re
porter knoweth not.
After Freight Agent Blaine had
finished his rounds yesterday be
was asked If he was salts
fed with the situation. Perfectly"
he said, there's plenty OF business here
for two c~ompanieP."
1t is said that the short gap between
Hawardea and Kinsley, on the North
western, is being filed. This will give
Sioux City a go-by and shorten the dis
lance between Yankton and Chicago
about twenty miles.
DIR. Ward, who is Just back from the
east, says Dakotaians may be- devoutly
thankful for their lovely weather.
Where he has been the sun seldom
shows itself and the atmosphere is
soggy with chilling moisture.
General Manager HuRhitt, of the
Northwestern, will be strongly advised
by yesterdays visiting party to come to
Yankton in the spring. They want him to
see this section of Dakota, which has
proved such a surprise to them,
A Northwestern side track will be run
to the Wilcox lumber yards. The North
western will also ask for the same levee
privileges granted to the Milwaukee and
as it is a matter wholly under the con-
troll of the city, such request Will doubt
less receive recognition.
Emnons Blaine, of the Northwestern,
was n Bchoolmate at Andover of Profess
or Bartlett, superintendent of Yankton's
public schools. Professor Bartlett and
Professor Shaw, the latter also a gradu-
ate of Andover, called on Mr.. Blaine at
the Merchants last evening,
General Beadle, who came home
to-day over the Northwestern, passed
through the belt exposed TO the con
versation of yesterdays official railroad
visitors. He says their vigorous praise
of Yankton and its surroundings was in
everybody,s mouth. The party was
delighted with what it saw here and
was not backward about expressing it's
sentiments.
The new Excelsior mill will be ready
to grind by the first of January, inst in
time to catch business from the new
railroad. The roller machines are being
placed in position to-day. The new
boiler is in working order and was steam,
ed up to-day. a wire rope now trans
fers power from the mill to the elevator,
in place of the long shaft formerly used
for this purpose. This accomplishes
considerable saving ofpower and fuel.
It is something CT o qualification to
the people of Yankton to know that
General Campbell was made the hero
OF the hour at the legislative gathering
in Huron, even after bis def3at for the
senate. He was called out for a speech
and at the conclusion of his remarks was
greeted with a round OF cheers, the mem
bers rising from their seats and voicing
their enthusiasm, 1t is no dlscredit to
General Campbell that his eyes mois-
tened at this spontaneous tribute. He
felt as well as a defeated man could pos,
slbly feel.
The following question was asked a re-
porter to-day: why don't you write
up the miserable condition of the foot
bridge across the Rhine on Walnut
street"' We can write it up and ex,
press u opinion of the matter but that
may not do a particle of good. The
bridge is right on the thoroughfart
which leads to the Northwestern depot
and if it is some stranger who happens
to. get his foot through one of the
many holes in the bridge, there will be 6
terrible kicking about having to pa.
the damages,
Holiday Presents at
RALPH NJ. WARDS.
Hanging Lamps at
RALPH NJ, WARDS.
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