Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-12-29

moving west.
The Seventh street bridge is being
pushed as rapidly as possible, the earth
for the approaches being taken from
Eighth street west of Broadway which
thoroughfare is being graded according
to city surveying.
Hogs are selling at $3:l0 to-day and
receipts are light, owing to warm
weather. The pork house paid 1915 for
one choice lot to-day, but 1910 Is the
ruling price for best lots. Sioux City is
paying the same price.
A meeting of all citizens interested in
the organization of q board of trade will
be held at half past seven this evening
at Mckinney & Scougal's bank. The
committee appointed at yesterdays
meeting has something to report.
The watch which was stolen from a
boarder at the Madison house some time
ago has been found IN the possession of
the man Bennett, who is lodged in the
county jail Oh charge of assault and bat
terry committed about two weeks ago.
Everybody should remember that the
drawing for the Domestic sewing ma
chine takes place at Jacob Max's store
or New Years day, and as the time is
drawing near, all who have not yet Sc.
cured O ticket should make haste and
do go.
The insane boy who is in the charge
of the city officers, when out for an air.
ing broke away from his guard and
gave Policeman Long a chase down
Third street, but was finally retaker
alive, aud is now where he cannot rur
very far.
Business engagements prevent Genera
Beadle from attending the Missouri
river convention at Kansas City. He il
secretary and q prominent member o
the committee which brought the con
v~entlon together and is on the resolu
tons committee.
The case of Steffin VS.. DeCamp, ar
action brought by the former against thu
latter to recover damages to omnibus t.
the amount Of fifty dollars, was brough
up in Justice Uongleton's court to-day
but an adjournment was taken unit
Monday.
Peter Seydel, one of Yankton's mos
respected citizens, was married te-da.
to a Mrs. Webb, of Marion, Hutchinson
county. Mr.. Seydel lost his first wifi
some time ago, and wisely concluded tt
take unto himself another partner
The bride and groom are expected OIL
to-night's tram from the west.
A visitation almost phenomenal il
this part Of the world came last night il
the shape of a fog solid enough to say
up into chunks. Our people do not lik
itand have been barking their d1spleas
ure oil day. 1t clogs the breathing
machine, shuts out the sun, induces out
ward and inward gloom and makes lf
generally unpleasant.
The hook and ladder boys have re
ceived their dress shirts and will wea
them at the ball on New Years night
The shirts are of the best flannel, tn
body being of dark blue with a lighte
, blue collar and bosom, and the compan.
monogram in red on the bosom. The
l are very neat and it is safe to say tina
they will shield from the blasts of win
ter q brave and effective lot of men.
VIM. Wendell, the manager Of Ere
Kincel's livery barn, left Yankton o
Sunday morning at / o'clock, for Siou
City, by team, and returned last nigh
having delivered in Sioux City a yer
valuable package for the American e,
press company. This is q remarkabl
J quick trip, to be made by team, but til
d horses and vehicle were loaded into tt
baggage car Of the Milwaukee train +,
the return trip.
The superintendent OF the railwe
q mail service informs Postmaster Palmt
that his application for mail service
Yankton oyer the Northwestern road HI
been submitted to the second ~assistal
re postmaster general, and that about
month will elapse before any result W,
follow. 1t is a case involving a ne
contract with the railroad company al
4 the usual routine must be gone throul
j. with before Uncle Sans mail bags CT
N come to Yankton via the Northwestern
Is AS q minstrel performance the Oh
u Wagner entertainment of last event.
will hardly hold itself up against t
test of honest criticism. There W
80 some excellent clog dancing by John
Leonard, marvellous acrobatic fcats
Odill and Ardell and unique and int
ty esting musical specialties by Robert
ch Turner. This much gave a partial
ny turn for the time and money investe
ITS but the purely African departmel
on covered by the name and fame of c
a Wagner, was as dull and uninteresti
as the most commonplace amatt
meiange. For a dollar q ticket show
was an imposition oil the public. I
house was crowded.
We have the authority of the Oh
of sufferer for the announcement that !
ty, weeks signal service prediction of a c,
ird wave at Yankton was fulfilled. He 8
it was the coolest Christmas eve he 9