Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-12-08

lgraphed yesterday for endorsements for
Day and his telegram Indicated that
Day might succeed.
Several Yankton lawn tennis lovers
have secured the roller skating rink for
an occasional game Of tennis.
The CITY and county treasurers report
that taxes are being paid with more
a~lacrity since the first of the month.
One of Dakota's first settlers anu most
aged residents predicts that the balance
of the winter will be mild and open.
Wheat will bring SO cents per bushel
tomorrow and flax 81 cents per bushel.
The eastern market prices are on the
decline.
Handsome magazine binding makes
acceptable Christmas gifts. The Press
and Dakotaian bindery is doing hand
some work.
The city has adopted a new plan in
the purchase of general supplies. Con-
tracts good for Six months, are to be let
to the lowest bidder.
1t is encouraging to notice that those
stores which advertise most are doing the
largest business. Encouraging because
it opens a way to business success.
A council committee is to inspect the
street lamps. The aldermen who voted
down the electric light project would
be well adapted to this business.
The sean temperature at Yankton for
October was higher han at any other
signal station in Dakota and was seven
degrees above the average of all.
jim river Joe ID popular. Sixty OF
Yankton's young people skated there
one evening this weak and all the wild
cats and timber wolves have been
frightened out OF the neighborhood.
A petition was signed by most of the
e%x-soldiers of Yankton yesterday asking
the president to appoint M. b. Day gov
ernor OF Dakota. Mr.. Day is himself en-
ex-soldier and his comrades ask his ap-
pointment without regard to party.
A Yankton lumber dealer is making
an estimate on the cost of material for q
toboggan slide. This does not render a
slide o certainty, though it is settled
that the parties who ordered the esti-
mate will know how much one will COST.
81. A. Sohoregge will move the build
ing on First street, formerly occupied by
Prof Tom Douglass as a residence, to the
Leighton Wynn lots, on the corner III
Third and Walnut streets, and will
therein open a bakery and confectionery
store.
From the Excelsior mill to-day three
car loads of -four and ground feed have
been shipped. One car went to Helena
Montana, o second to Marshaltowp,
lowe, and q third into Ohio. The mill
business is daily on the increase and it
is with difficulty that all orders are filled.
Alta meeting Of Champion hose COM
pany number two, held last evening at
the truck house, the following company
officers we're elected to serve for one
year: E. O. Dudley, foreman; Chas N.
Wright. assistant foreman; John I.
Ooxhead, secretary; L. M. Caya, treas
urer; Jos Campbell, steward.
There is an unusual abundance of
holiday, goods in the stores. Yankton
has made preparations for q large trade
from adjoining towns, che frequent
trains in and cut rendering this possible.
One OF our merchantile firms cares
enough for this trade to give its holt
day customers return tickets to their
homes.
The Press and DaKoraian book bindery
is ahe only establishment ct the kind in
Yankton and other parties claiming to
do work OF that sort are merely the
agents OF outside concerns which pay nc
wages to the onsumer of our city. II
is o very good rule to p%atronize home
manufacturing establishments, as their
employees help sustain home merchan-
tile institutions.
II is the dutYo 4 the Press and Dako.
taian to warn the tax payers OF this city
that the extravaganza of their govern
ment is becoming a matter of. serious
Importance. The CITY now owes abou,
$4,000 more than 1t a pay anc
is liable to double that Indebtedness
BY the end of the municipal year. A,
the beginning of the municipal yea
the city was financially we'll fixed ant
with prudent management would have
remained 30. The least We q say II
, that the management has not beer
prudent. Officers Of the city who ar
opposed to extravaganza give us thes'
facts, preferring to have the public know
the truth.
Don't forges that this is the evening
for the socisbie atthe rooms OF Mrs
Harris on Third street. Be sure and 60