Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-11-02

be more of the yesterday weather aftel
this squall passes over.
George Brown receives election re.
turns from the states at his Third street
saloon this evening,
There were symptoms of snow to-day
but they have disappeared without
giving us a touch of the reality.
Sheriff M. NJ. Fuller, of Pennington
county, arrived this forenoon, having in
charge Curtis HerrIck, a crazy man,
whom he lodged in the asylum.
At ten O'Clock this forenoon Kincel
was ahead of Brennan at the Lesterville
voting place. Two years ago this pre-
cinct gave Kincel but eight votes and
this year it seems good for q large ma
iority.
A Young republican made his appear
ance to-day at the residence of Joseph
Pier and his father guarantees that
twenty-one years hence he will vote the
straight ticket. Mr.. Pier is being CON
graduated this afternoon.
There will bear opening this evening
at Colonel Wagoner's new piano and
organ ware-room, to which cards of in
vltation have been issued. Miss Stewart,
of Sioux City, assisted by Yankton
talent, will furnish the music.
During last week five disabled locomo.
tives were sent III TO the Yankton rail
road shops and foul of them repaired
and Sent out again. The last one was
disabled Saturday on the Armour line
and is still in the hands of Master
Mechanic Koran.
1t comes to us through local sources
that passenger trains will next week be
put in operation on Aston cutoff of the
Milwaukee from Sioux City to Hornick,
q distance of forty miles. In the spring
through passenger business will be
inaugurated via this route.
A number of our most considerable
property owners have reached the SON.
clusion that the Halloween practical
jokes have become too chestnutty for
further endurance and they have deter
mined to invoke the aid of the authori-
ties towards the suppression of nocturnal
outla wry. Three or four nights of the
stale business should satisfy the most
ambitious young American.
Many OF the boys of Yankton cele-
brated Halloween in a double barrelled
manne this year which has resulted in
the total disappearance of sundry gates,
wagons and other portable property.
Saturday and Monday nights and even
on Sunday night divers squads of youth
might have been seen scattered around
town. To-day many citizens are hunting
up horse blocks and replacing them
Last night J. G. Bennett started fol
Walshtown, driving his spirited gray
team to a light waeon. When near tine
Milwaukee depot the horses became
frightened at the giving away of a tug
and ran away, finally throwing Mr.. Ben
nett to the ground and literally smash
ing the wagon to bits. Mr.. Bennett ley
insensible on the turf for some time, blu
was of last revived and taken to
neighboring house, where he remained
until able to come to the city. He j
around to-day, but feels rather sore
The horses escaped without damage t,
themselves.
To-day's election in the city has beer
o quiet but earnest one. Up to foul
o'clock this afternoon, an hour befor,
the closing of the polls, 1856 votes hat
been cast. of which the thirteenth pre-
cinct polled 242 and the fourteeBtl
precinct 594. 1t was conceded by demo
Gratis that Kincel was ahead for sherit
in the city. In the thirteenth p%recinc
the democrats were claiming the balanc
of the ticket and in the fourteenth pre-
cinct the republicans claimed every
thing. The count will be slow and j
Will be late when the result is ascer
tanned.
A peep through the key hole of tn
0. K. barber shop door to-day reveal
the fact that emptiness fills all the spac
within the shop and that Mr.. A. c
Fouts, who had occupied the buildin
with a set of tonsorial instruments fc
the past six months, has flown, takin
the paraphernalia with him. The sho
mentioned stands on Third street, or
, lot east Of the southeast corner of Thir
and Walnut streets, and was formerl
occupied by VIM. Box as a vegetab!
stand. MIR. Fouts left in the still houl
, of the night, and as his goods wei
shipped to Parkston he will probabl
{ open for business in that village. I'll
first day of the month is a very apprc
PIRATE time for q sad but sorrows
leave taking, and the many accoun
, which Mr.. Fouts failed to settle up nee
not be present ID.
The public has not yet forgotten th
a some years ago Judge Brookings sold
an eastern gentleman a quarter sectlc
of the Missouri river in front OF the we
portion of the city of Yapkton. Sin
the transfer was made the waters of Il
n mighty muddy have subsidized from tx
n quarter section and a sand bar b
reared Itself above the low water sta
Is and stands high and dry when the t,
annual rises are off. The eastern gent
man who owns this tract of barren ga
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