Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-01-15
Bruce. Dancing began at 10 O'Clock,

auu WAS hept up uutil uliuniRut.
Dakota lodge number l, 1. 0. 0. T. in
stalled the following officers for the en-
SUING year last night, the ceremonies
being conducted by S. w. Swift, d. D.
6. NC j. Warner. N. G;J L. Norris.
V. 6; James Kingsbury, secretary and
VIM. Ward, treasurer.
That we are much nearer the world
than aver before is indicated by the
prompt delivery OF goods sent over the
Northwestern. Wednesday noon Jacob
Max wired an order for goods to be
shipped to 7ankton by express and
Thursday nights ten o'clock Northwes.
tern train brought the goods. This is q
convenience our people will quickly
learn to appreciate.
Last night, under instructions from
Washington, dated 500 p. NJ, Sergeant
Thompson, of the signal station, un-
furled the cold wave flag and posted
cold wave bulletins in the usual places.
The Washington warning stated that
in from four to forty hours the tempera-
ture here would fall from fifteen to
twenty degrees. The prediction has al
ready been fulfilled. Accompanying the
cold wave is a northwest wind and some
snow.
The bridge just completed across the
Rhine on Seventh street went down this
afternoon and is considerable of a wreck.
| A hnn1 &c about GfSv aattln rara hatyr
driven across when one of the timberB
} which spans the stream broke and the
bridge and cattle were precipitated INTO
the cavity beneath. Several of the cattle
were bruised, but none seriously IN
jured. Some of the material of the
bridge can be used III its reconstruction.
DeCamp's bus will run to the resi-
dence of Geo. r. Scougal this evening
E after train time for the convenience
of those wishing to attend the church
: sociable. Leave orders at the barn.
}. Judge Palmer had set 5 o'clock last
evening as the time for sentencing the
e men who had been convicted by the
petit jury. According to order William
81, Coney came into court, and through
his attorney, W. T. Read, made motion
: for g new trial, which was denied, and
than asked for q stay of proceedings
which was also denied. The judge SEN
fenced William H. Coney to pay a fine
of twenty dollars and costs of the case
and to stand committed until the fire
was paid. After the sentencing OF
Coney, Lawrence J~ungeclaus was
brought into court and the indictment
charging him with firing the prairie.
was read and interpreted TO han after
, which he was asked if he
had anything to say why the sentence
of the court should not be passed upor
him. He stated that it was not he whc
set the prairie fire. 1t was his brother
Wilhelm. Further, that one of the wit
nesses for the prosecution had sworn
against him. After these remarks the
the court sentenced the prisoner to psl
q fine OF ten dollars, the costs of the &C
ton and thirty days in the county jail
and to stand committed until the fin
n was paid. In both these cases, his hon
or was very copslderate, as the statut
allows much higher penalties Tor sucl
oTenses DR.. Coney to-day paid the fin
assessed against him by the court.
One of the most important events il
Yankton stock market proceedings i
about to take place. Several of on
heaviest stock ~raisers have joined tc
gether and will make a shipment owe
" the Northwestern railroad of nearly 80
beet cattle to the Chicago market. Th
ar names of the gentlemen interested an
III the number OF car loads they send are
II. A. Pierson & E. r. Houlton, eigt
It's cars; H. F. Livingston, four GERS; job
d. Dougherty, three cars; E. Miner, thre
cars; George Ray, two cars; Nelso
he brothers, of Cedar county, Nebraski
h. two cars; M. Thompson, of Nebrask
one car. making in all seven shipper
ur and twenty-three car loads of cattle,
IA two trains of twelve and eleven car
&C. The trains are furnished by the Nortl
western, with the necessal
ed crews. Several of the me
* owning the stock will accon
2se pany it. The cattle were partly loadt
on the cars once to-day, but g telegra
ich from the east saying that the road
his Iowa was blockaded necessitated t
of unloading of the stock and the trai
r. will probably not start until Monde
The very liberal rates made by the ra
IN road company to the stock men was t
ing inducement which led to their MAXI
mt this shipment, and another large lot
the stock is waiting in Nebraska 70 be GRO
ed on the ice and shipped in the sal
rad manner. When in course of time it ha
nee pens that a shipment like this is ma
also every week, Yankton will become bet
s to known as a stock growing center.
S nd your orders for ice. [ am p
pared to cut two hundred tons q day.
y CHAs. WAIIBAUM
the
1ed, III. u. CLARh 70, L s.
,ful, receiving Watches, Jewelry a
nee. Silver Goods OF all the lat,
end. designs, at their Jewelry store
the Third Street, Yankton.
Money to loan on real state or cha
rT security. z. Fl. VAN ANTWERP,