Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-11-11
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large success as the result of yesterdays
operations.
The W.. @. I. q. will hold its regular
meeting at the residence of Rev. q. E.
Hager, tomorrow friday at A p. M.
Frank Hefner is as yet the only hog
buyer on the Yankton market and to-
day he has paid 1926 for pork on the
hoof.
Will Bruce, better known as "Bucky,'
returned from a hunt yesterday with
uumberless ducks and two fat geese.
Will is one OF the best marksmen In this
section.
The ball given at Turner hall last
night by the Yankton band, was well
attended. The music wal first class aud
the dancers were not long in discover
lug it's quality.
Blind Boone, the musical wonder, visits
Yankton on the 18th. Boone has enter
tanned a Yankton audience before, and
his piano playing was well recommend
ed on his first visit.
A force of men is at work at the pork
packing house building coal sheds and
cleaning up the interior of the house.
On Monday morning the house will
probably open for business.
Apole cat in the cellar OF one of the
First street establishments has raised
sc much aroma that the house has been
temporarily vacated, and the clothing
of the inmates hung out &c air.
1t is suggested that the Gayviile
athletic young men organize a fire de-
partment, which shall act in conjunction
with Yankton's department. when fire is
located about half way between the two
places.
A. l.. Bruce is acting as city marshal
in the absence of Marshal Baumann,
who is kept at home by sickness. Mayor
Harris appointed Mr.. Bruce to this
position at the last meeting of the
council.
Some n is becoming altogether to
familiar with the wood pile at the North
western round house, and q horrible
account of the explosion of a stove and
its results will be given some day if the
familiarity does not cease.
The ladies of the Congregational
church entertained their friends at j. O.
McVay's spacious residence last evening
IN g way that will be long remembered.
A varied musical programme arranged
by Miss Jessie Fuller was duly apre-
dated.
The flax seed which was sown on the
Yankton college grounds last spring has
been threshed and has been found o
good investment. Enough fax was
shreshsa from the ground to divide witt,
the man who put 1t in and Their to pay
for blowing again this fall.
Peterson Brothers grocery store on
Third street has recently been decorated
and painted with such taste that the
interior is most attractive. The Peder-
sons are two OF Yankton's rising young
business men, and it is pleasant to know
that prosperity showers upon them.
Published statements relative to the
Southwick case are corrected by VIM.
Bruce, who holds the note and mortgage
against Mr.. Southuick. The point Mr..
Bruce desires to emphasize is that he
has nj intention of settling for anything
short of what is due him. He says Mr..
Southwick made n payment on his
note, but still owes forty dollars and
that he has sold the property covered by
a ohattel mortgage given as security for
the obligation.
A travelling mar named Fisher, who
was bound over by the court commits
sioner at Chamberlain &c await the action
OF the United States grand jury upon
a charge that he and others had wanton.
" set fire to the grass on American
island, has been permitted to depart I'M
scathed. The grand iury has considered
his case and has not found enough in it
to warrant an indictment. Mr.. Fisher
went away to-day convinced that the
grand jury is a level headed bodys
Two impecunious women, mother and
daughter, alleged, who had come from
the far east to grow up with the west
being thus far disappointed in their ex-
pectations, were to-day outtitted with
railroad tickets for Sioux Falls by Coun
ty: Commissioner Edmupds. They ex
pressed q desire to be assisted thus fal
IL their wanderings. When they ascer
tanned that the railroad over which the,
were ticketed passed through Elk Point
they strenuously objected to the route
AS the only excuse they could give 70
their objections was that they had ono
had a fuss. with a woman who lived ii
Elk Point, Mr.. Edmunds insisted tina
they must go that way or find quarter
= L. roor homie. they wont.
O. N. Russell, of Canton, who 10 In til
city as a grand juror and who for til
past year has acted as business manage
for the famous Canton band, informs
reporter that the band has disbanded an
|; has offered it's accoutrements and instrr
ments for sale. This news will be RI
ceived with earnest regret by a larg
number OF Yankton's people and b
nearly every Dakota community, as til
: second regiment band had earned, an
r Justly too, the honor of being the fine