Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-09-20
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v Max will have a handsome dry goo
display at the fair.
Ralph Ward will arrange an exhit
on the fair grounds.
Yaakton's band boys have receiY.
new and handsome uniforms.
Where is the only Senator that Dako'
ever ownedf On o still hunt after woo
they say.
Mr.. Wheeler has not yet decided t
place an exhibit of Yankton wooden mi
goods in the fair display.
Harry Wynn called on elk" th
Yarkton PAGER, while in Chicago an
found the horse in fine condition.
The dozen northern delegates VIII
arrived to-day Claim to hold, mostly il
proxies, lbs votes for General Allen.
A private dancing party was given b,
several of the members of the Turne
society at Turner hall last evening.
The matter of the litigation of the
will of D. j. Swearingen was adjourned
this morning until the 18th of October
The Lincoln county delegation will
arrive tomorrow, accompanied by the
Canton band, which will remain during
the convention,
1t ii said that the northern fellows
have o big bunch of Black Hills proxies,
belonging naturally to Clifford, which
wont be voted that nay.
Sheriff Brennan spo,ls the Gayville
caucus story with conclusive evidence
that he was in Sioux City Friday. Cam
paign canards are becoming as numer-
GUS as usual.
1t is reported that the Ordway will
show up in Yankton during the conven-
ton. He has not favored us with q
visit since the time he was brought here
to plead to an indictment.
A large proportion of the representa-
tion IN the territorial convention will
ariive on the four trains which reach
Yankton this evening and to-morrow's
early trains will bring many more.
Something hos happened to the
Northwestern water tank on the jim
which interferes with the regular supply
OF water there. For this reason to-day's
freight train was omitted, bat passen-
gers traffic is uninterrupted.
The ladies of Christ church, Yankton,
will serve elegant lunches and oysters
in every style to the multitude which
VIII call at their restaurant, on Third
sheet, three doors west of +. Tiles shoe
Sore, at any time during the week after
Wednesday.
Ed. Palmer and Mr.. BrIlgman, Of
Clay county, are up to their ears in work
on the survey notes OF the Yankton- Clay
county often at the foot Of the bluffs
which bound the Missouri bottom. Mr..
Palmer is the engineer of the work and
Mr.. Eridgman represents Clay county.
This is the day set apart by Virgins,
the weather wise, for a storm which was
to make the United States look as if
they had been run through o threshipg
machine. Here in the territory normal
calmness prevails and there are no signs
of unusual commotion over in the state
of Nebraska.
Captain Larson cheerfully consents to
RIM the ferry boat Josie Il. K. on
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of
this .seek at half fare. Fifty cents for
the round trip will be charged for teams.
Captain Larson does this as a public
spirited citizen Interested in helping the
fair by encouraging Nebraskaians to
to visit it.
Major 0. W. Buttz, of Ransom county,
was the tirst.delegate tt the territorial
convention to reach Yankton. He
arrived On fac Sunday morning
train over the Northwestern. Major
Buttz says there will be two delegations
present from Ransom county, between
whom the convention will have to de-
eide. One of these delegations is for
and the other against division.
Bon Homme county's republican SON
vention had a long session. 1t began
operations Saturday afternoon and re.
manned in session until five o'clock this
morning. The forces were eqally divided
between Seaman and Bogert for the
and finally the matter was
compromised by an equal division of
delegates between them. a straight
Clifford delegation was chosen to the
Yankton convention.
All the banks In the city will close
Thursday at noon and all the merchants
who have been seen on the subject have
agreed to close their business places from
until five p. m., On that day, which
is the second day of the fair and the day
which affords the most interesting racing
programme. The management asks
that those of Yankton's merchants who
have not been sesn on the subject teke
this as a request for them also to close
during the hours specified.
Everything is favorable for the sue
cessiul opening, carrying on. and closing
of the Yankton county fair of 1856 and
the garden spot of the northwest will
Guido itself in showing up its resources
this year. A large attendance is assured.
The races will all be filled. The Canton
band will %enliven each days proceedings
with fire music. The excursion from
Chicago will bring many strangers and