Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-12-02

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sessing more interest than his in tbe
outcome OF the contest.
The posiofiee at Bethel, Clay county,
has been discontinued and its mail now
goes to Wakonda. The Grove Hill,
Union county, office has also bsen abol-
sshed Mail to Alcester. Wskohda and
Aleester are postaaice stations on the
Northwestern road adjacent to the dis
continued postofices, which were sup
Piled by stage service.
There is something of 8 monotony in
the weather record, but the snow creaks
again to-day under the wagon wheel
with a ahivery thrill and the mercury
declines to rise to any exalted altitude.
We are evidently at the large end OF q
severe winter. Preparations Tor Weather
Sharp Fosters unprecedented Decem-
Der storm may be looked for almost any
minute.
j.. i. Q. Young, of this city, Marshal
Mara6ta's chief deputy. has a ~pecuniary
interest in the French spoliation claims
which were Submitted on argument TO
the Washington court of claims yester-
day. We do not know the sizs of the
bundle Of wealth which VIII fall upon
him through q favorable decision, but il
10 large enough TO make HIM feel good
when be thlu6s about it.
The mems christian prohibition union
met at the Methodist church last even
ing, and a plan for the future campaign
Of the society was laid out. AS one of
the members said TO the reporter: "You
fellows who take your toddy. better
drink all you intend too right away, as
We are going to deprive you of the
facilities for drinking any in the future.''
The meeting was well attended, and
much work done.
Farmers from the east part of the
county report that u party of railroad
yiewers is looking over the country be-.
tween Kingsley, Iowa, and Volin's siding,
and the theory of the farmers ls that the
indicates an intention of
the Northwestern to extend from
Kingsley, through central Union, Clay
aud Yankton counties, to Yankton, via
the VoEin connection. If this is the case
1T is the intention of the Northwestern to
head off the Illinois Central, which is
reported to have in contemplation an
extension from LIE Mars to Yankton,
At the meeting OF the fire depart ment
last night for the purpose of eleoting a
chief engineer aud assistant chief
engineer, Chief Fred Kineel and Assist
ant Chief w. ii. Sanborn, the present
incumbents, were reelected to serve |
for another term in the positions they
have filled so satisfactorily since their
w. j. Stockwell, another
favorite, was reelected secretary.
Yankton's fire department. will
enter mon another year of exist
In fret class shape and the general
usefulness of the department will be
continued.
The jamestown Alert says Bishop
Marty, of Yankton, Catholic bishop Of
Dakota, lis known throughout the ~terrl.
tory from his long and successful work
among the various Indian tribes and
from his prominence in the Catholic
church. He came to this country ten
years ago and began hla labors as an In
dian missionary at Fort Yates. His
efforts at that place were very success.
full. He went there and labored patiently
for a long time alone, aud now the fruits
that work are seen in two boarding
and four day schools for Indians" To
which the Alert might add an extensive
indian school at Yankton and another
1t Grow creek which opens under favor.
able auspices.
Sam Kaucher, the Yankton roller mill
builder, has Just closed a contract with
The Russian brotherhood of Bon Homme.
aud Hanson counties to
place roller process machinery ia all
heir mills in lieu of the stone grinders
used by them since they went into the
business. The contract calls for
roller outfits in the mills at Bon Homme.
GAINESVILLE, Wolf Creek, Midtown and
Rockport, the first a steam mill on the
banks of the Missouri end the Others
run by Jim river power. MI. Kaucher
will begin next week on the mill at Bon
Homme and from there will work his
way up the Jim, completing his contract
at Rockport. Mr.. Kaucher's mill build
ing business is extending over a large
area of Dakota and Nebraska country.
He always has several contracts on
hand.
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