Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-04-24

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began to supply the Yankton market
this morning with splepiant, asparagus,
lettuce. onions and every other luxury
OF the garden. Boz is a public bsne-
factor.
Il. 2. Brown, a brotherin.law of e. q.
Phelps, o farmer living five niles west Of
the city arrived to-day from Hustson
county, Minnesota, wien two car loads
of graded stock. He intends to u
chase a farm and grow up With the
country.
Conductor Keenan,, who takas up the
tickets aud scans. tho annual passes
on the Northwestern freight train, which
runs in and out of Yankton twice a day,
took q lay off yesterday, and spent his
time passing around tho cigars in cele.
bration of the arrival 1T his house of a
new girl baby. Weight, twelve pounds
All concerned doing we'll.
The Methodist church OF this city is
preparing for q grand revival of religion
&nd have engaged an eminent Chicago
divine to assist the Rev. Mr.. Hager in
conducting the meetings. A large pro.
portion Of the members of the choir
who sang during the protracted meet
ings in the Congregational church, have
volunteered their services.
Mr.. Ell. w. White of this city has re.
ceiyed the sad intelligence of the deatt
OF his daughter Mrs. Blsnch Robinson
which occurred at S,,uth West city, Mis-
souri, on Sunday, the 18th inst. Mrs. Rob
lnson with her husband Luther Robin.
son, visited MI. White abont o year ago
and will be remembered as having taker
part ina concert in this city at the time
Rev. @. F. Clapp's residence was the
scene last evening of n Of the mos
pleasant social gatherings which has oc
Cured in Yankton for several months
An orange social was the attraction ant
from the vivid descriptions given, b.
those who attended, of the noun
tains of orange cake and ices, we draw
tho conclusion that it was indeed al
evening pleasantly spent under the hos
pitable roof of Yankton's mos
popular divine.
One of the most entertaining of tn
series of historical war lectures was Civ
en- yesterday in the high school by M. I
Woolley. The subject was the battle @
Perryville, Kentucky, which occurred
on the 9Th day of October, 1862. MI
Woolley's lecture was given in that gen
tIeman's entertaining manner of narrs
tion and was greatly enjoyed by thos
who heard it. On Friday either l.. D. !
Peore will talk concerning the battle {
Gettyaburg, or j. t. Sargent will Civ
an account OF the seige of Vicksburg.
On Monday evening tae crief of til
fire department VII call a meeting {
, the department and some steps will b
: taken towards an endeayor to have th
boys attend the tournament at Pierr'
, Now our citizens last year caused
great deal of comment on ths positio
taken by them with regard to a~ssistin
the tiremen financially 80 that the
= might attend the annual tournamen
and this year the sort of a stain thu
!, rests on the city because OF that shonl
be wiped out. The departments is
volunteer one and for past good service
they should be rewarded in some wa
= So in the name Of Chief Kincel we i
wife any of our business men who VII
= to help in this matter tc attend tt
y meeting on Monday night and assist
the contamination OF some plan /
I which the Yankton fire department sh'
y be well represented at Pierre. Let the
2 be q good attendance.