Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-10-07

stS 81 law bOOh II FlbS So ~"
for some months past.
a man with patent necktie frames has
just closed a season of fourishing bust
ness in Yankton and now every man III
town wears the same shape neck wear
and the dealers in scarf pins have been
obliged to order more goods.
p. K. Overans, has leased of j. v.
Bunker the first lot south OF the present
Bunker block on Third street and to-day
began the erection of a frame building
thereon, which he will occupy when
completed with o stock of -four and feed.
A qnariette, composed of DIR. Brecht,
Colonel Wagner, Wade Burleigh and
e. A. Bruce, is fitting itself up for choice
musical possibilities upon str;nged in
Instruments. The combination is a
good one and the public will be anxious
to hear something from that source.
The Jewish population of this city
will enjoy a holiday, beginning to.
morrow evening at six O'Clock and con-
tinuing until six O'Clock the evening of
Saturday. The intervening time Is
designated as the day of atonement,
which is the most sacred of all Jewish
festivals.
VIM. Kramer, of the Merchants hotel,
Is the father of two hopefuls who are
never at loss for some means of aAdse-
ment. Recently they purchased and
ate thirty cents worth OF dried prunes,
and Until last night they were con-
siderably pulled up with Importance
and prunes.
Turner hall last night was packed, it
being the occasion of the first appear.
ance In Yankton of the Arion Swiss Bell
ringers, a company which has been given
the highest praise at all times and place.
The performance was good in all particu.
lars, and everybody was made to smile
audibly, The company will appear again
this evening.
Yankton is now located on the only
line of railroad which the Milwaukee
company operates west Of Lennox, Da-
kota, excepting via Canton and Sioux
Falls and then to Aberdeen. To-day
all the regular Rock Valley trains from
the east have been obliged to go Wis
Yankton to Mitchell, on account of the
bridge burned near Parker last night.
The lamp on the Douglas street
bridge objected last night to entering
| Into onroraYJfyn NTH tho v,nrn brnn
. ing that the moon had the best of it
The lamp by its sputtering and harinl
caused many a weary man to step Longer
and quicker. Pedestrians over tn.
bridge, when they beheld the lamp
hurried up expecting every momen
to be knocked into the Rhine by a piece
of flying glass.
: Yankton's Excelsior mill company il
Ireceiving large orders from Edmund
~county, two hundred miles away as tn
bird flies. The completion of the Scot
Q land cutoff gives our city direct con
~nection with that section of Dakota On,
: the result is already apparent to th,
: Excelsior mill folks. There is a con
siderable area of central Dakota nov
accessible over the Milwaukee line whicl
: harvested only q light crop this yea
). and it might naturally draw from on
II abundant store.
7 There is a building boom on Thir,
street which does not appear to attrac
much attention. Judge Roberts metalll
roof cottage, looking suspiciously llk
what it is not-the ante room of a bee
garden-is accompanied by the modes
: brick structure being reared for til
) comfort and convenience of the Unite
I States express company. And on on
: of the Bunker lots P. K. Overans ls put
ting up o spacious edifce, 30x25x1t
y which Is to be used as q feed store. Th
mania for abbreviated buildings seem
;. contagious.
On the evening of the 18th inst, Pro
. fessor and Mrs Young, of the musict
department of Yankton college, wi
give a public rehearsal at the CoDgrt
gregational church, which will be q
le entertaining affair. Professor and MIR
Young are musicians of hi gh rank an
10 excel particularly in the vocal depart
y ment. Their first public appearant
will give to the people of Yankton
y delightful evening. They are to |
assisted in the rehearsal. by some of the
Yankton pupils
or Members of Yankton's Method
church are congratulating themselv
upon the progress made during the co
ference year now drawing to a clos
8. Under the management OF Rev. O,
Aaser paste- ell the Indebtedness z
the church has been %liquidated and Il
1g year will close with q clean balan
of sheet. The membership Of the chur
has increased q hundred per cent, viii
ed is another gratifying feature Of the il
re- proved situation OF affairs. 1t is ma,
at years since the Yankton Method
church has been able to present SO go
to a showing and as this has come abe
he during Mr.. Hagel's administration
is large share of the credit very probat
es, goes to him. He leaves next Tuesd
= for the annual conference. AS the Yar
ror ton Methodists will ask for his return
~ will continue another year at the he
=. of thei: church.
just Receiyed-At J, e. Bruc