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

is completed, all except laying the iron.
We had made preparations to place
the presidents message in type to-day,
bnt this afternoon word came that it's
t admission would be postponed until
tomorrow.
There has been no connection with the
Nebraska shore to-day, the mail carriers
from ST. Helena and Harrington finding
it impossible to make a crossing
through the heavy ice.
The southwest corner of Second and
Cedar streets has an attraction for all
the dogs Of the city and they make
night hideous and sleep impossible by
their solos and choruses. The city mar
shall should take a walk in that direction
and try to abate the nuisance.
At Aberdeen the Mitchell aldermen
were invited to inspect the truck house
and found it a comfortable affair which
pleased them greatly. At Yankton we
have not heard that they were asked to
take a look at the shack which contains
the fire apparatus. They would hardly
adopt it as q pattern for Mitchell's use.
By some queer coincidence both trains
over the Milwaukee road were several
hours late on Saturday. The engine at
tached to the train from tie west was
injured in some way and had to come to
Yankton for repairs, leaving the train at
| T ,apfnrvSl1a TLa twain f.op, &Io o,,I -.
rived at eleven p. m. and from the west
at two a. m.
Parties who took a Sunday drive to
meet the Northwestern say the track is
yet two miles beyond the Jim. No
work was done yesterday on the track,
the .laborers demanding extra pay for
lSunday service. The bridge builders were
at work all day yesterday and made
good progress. Progress is delayed
somewhat by to.day's storm.
Through all of yesterday and to day
the river has been filling with ice from
above and tonight the only movement
is in the narrow channel, where heavy
ice is still running and threatening every
moment to halt and fix itself for a win
ter's stay. In the balance of the watery
expanse the ice is firmly lodged and il
rapidly solidifyjng. The ferry boat has
been working all day to get into itf
winter harbor below the Milwaukee
shops and by persistent efforts has
succeeded in forcing its way to O place
of safety.
What is claimed to be the greatest
rapidity in receiving and sending BY
telegraph in Dakota was recently per
formed by two operators On the tele
graph college instruments at Yankton
Messrs. E. NJ. O'Brien, formerly the
manager of the Western Union office il
this city, and 81. S.LaChappelle present,
manager, were the operators and il
fifteen hours the constitution of the
state of Dakota, containing 27,216 words
was sent and received, Mr.. Chappelle
doing the sending and Mr.. O'Brien the
receiving. This is an average of SOL
words per minute, (which is remarkably
rapid work considering the continuouI
time spent.
Judge Bartlett Trip, having received
his commission as chief justice of Da
kota, will take the oath of office to-mor
row and enter upon his judicial duties
The ceremony of installation will b,
private and devoid of ostentatious form
| Tho iu5oa mill NOT evap oiva tba prao
and Dakotaian a pointer as to the hou
and place. He says he will swear il
tomorrow, perhaps in the morning, bu
isn't quite sure as to the time OF
the day. The territorial court
he says, will open about the first of mex
month. He will not preside over it him
self, as there are many cases to come vi
in which he is interested as an attorney
Judge Trip will therefore exchang'
with q Judge of one of the adjoining dis
tricts and his first work on the bencl
will not be in his own district.
Last spring the city sowed the tumbl
weed and this winter it is reaping tn,
runaway. The well directed efforts o
the ~husbandman seldom come to naugh
in this prolific Dakota soil. a singh
grain of tumble weed seed contains tn
latent germs of a fat doctors bill and
column article in the local newspapers
There is hardly q horse SO we'll disci
plined that he can calmly survey the ap
preaching tumble weed on a gust.
winters day. He fees before 1t and j
not particular about turning over
kbuggy to establish a lice of retreat
After the tumble weed has accomplishe,
its work it goes off in all Its pristin
vlgor and scares another horse. It
good for a winters campaign. Thus on
=" sagacious tumble weed can accomphs
more destruction than a cyclone. Yank
ton has acres of them and each acre i
good for a crop of several hundred.
For sale or Rent.
Bradley residence situated on mort
. Broadway street, Yankton, containin
six rooms, all in good condition, celia
we'll and c~istern, three lots %surrounde
with thrifty young shade trees and
variety Of fruit trees, good barn. Fc
particulars call On L. J.. Williams, o.
eposite Steffin's livery, YanktoE. Oak,
T. For Rent-House occupied by Maj
Sharp on 3rd street. For particula
a inquire of 3. r. MCINTYRE,