Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-07-05
Cox, Odiorne
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to-day.
b. j. Porter drove his flyer at the race
course on Saturday,
Yankton Is represented at Vermillion
and Sioux City to-day.
Miss Mamie McVay will entertain
some friends this evening.
Ninety.six in the shade this afternoon
and the barometer rising.
The Canton band serenaded seyera
Yankton citizens on Saturday evening.
Many Yanktonians went to Wakonda
to-day to celebrate the Fourth and have
a good time.
Marshal Baumann was kept busy Sat
urday by a rush Of business in %thervarious
xallyine places of the city.
Thousands OF visitors called on tbs
big artesian we'll Saturday and all pro-
nouncsd it an unequalled spouter.
The Yankton base ball club and the
Fountain City band spent this after
noon at Wakonda, at the celebration.
The driving park associations Summer
meeting paid expenses. This is good.
They distributed $1,000 in prize money.
Saturday night the Canton band SER
naded Colonel Chandler, in recognition
of his efforts to make their Yankton
visit pleasant.
Martin Mines paid 1910 into the city
treasury this morning for being drunk
and disorderly and engaging in q fight
on Saturday last.
Yankton was visited by more strangers
on Saturday thar on any
day Of it's history. 1t is estimated that
fully 5000 outside people were in town
on that day.
Five days of hot winds from the south
have had a demorallzing effect upon
everybody. If it continues much longer
the wheat crop will suffer from it's
blighting blast.
Tomorrow q number of Yankton peo-
pie will 90 to the Pierce & Maclagan
farm, in Nebraska, to attend the we'd
ding ceremony of Jno. T.. NJ. Pierce and
Miss Annie WcGregor.
A drunken bus man at the milwaukee
depot Saturday night frightened some
ladies badly. They entered the vehicle
and sat down on the man, who was
asleep on the cushions.
A runaway team attached to q lumber
wagon was stopped on Third stseet this
afternoon by a nervey man who caught
the near horse by the bit, and hung on
until the team was brought to a halt.
Yankton's German citizens had a
Fourth of July picnic at Forester's
grove yesterday which was one of the
pleasant episodes of independence day.
1t was we'll attended and heartily
enjoyed.
The Standard theatre company arrived
tonight by specialtrain over the North
western, but too late to appear this eve
ming. They will open tomorrow ave.
ming for the week. Prices ten and
twenty cents.
VIM. Blatt opened his private street
hydrant Saturday and thousands of
thirsty ones drank from its supply of
artesian water. This is an instance
wherein Mr.. Blatt was more thoughtful
than the committee.
Hazen telegraphed last night o pre-
diction Of possible severe storms in this
locality to-day. 1t is unanimously voted
that q severe storm (not too much 500
would be a blessing in disguise, but thus
far the prediction has remained unfnl-
filled.
Drum Major Branch has resigned his
place a.. the head of the Yankton band,
Friday evening, while marching to the
depot. tho band declined to 6fhey orders
and he then and there severed his con-
nectiop with them and did not appear
under his bearskin cap on the Fourth
The Canton band 10 now anxious to
secure MI. Braueh's services.
G. A. Archer OF Archer & Howe, Of
Dayton, O.. ia in the city and ON Satur.
day, in answer to some queries from
man, said the firm would
begin the erection of q warehouse IL
Yankton on or about the frst of August
The firm will buy grain of all kinds, but
will pay particular attention to fax anc
the warehouse will be large enough te
accommodate considerable grein.
A,youth from out Of town made th'
conductor of the Northwestern consider
able troubls to-day by going into tn
coach and smoking his pipe. to. tn
disgust Of a large number of ladies
The conductor ordered him into th'
smoker, but he refused to 20 and 1t Wa
net until our city marshal had moppe'
the depot platform with him that b
agreed to let up on his swearing and q
quietly into the smoker.
The party who has the contract to WI
down the dust of Third etreet failed I
perform his duty during Thursday. Fr
day and Saturday, three of the wor
dust days on the calender and three
the days whom the work of sire
sprinkler vas q cryipg necessity No of