Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-02-04

case. he had nearly weathered the lon
aud dreary winter, but in the effort til
coal pile had almost receded from sight
Recently a man from the Bohemian
settlement, in the western part of thi
county, prese. ted himself before Dr.
Ross, of Yankton. with one of his ear
missing from it's usual place on his head
The man tished the missing appendag,
out of his pocket and handed it to til,
doctor with a request that it be sewtt
on in its proper place. He said thai
Jack Frost had bit 1t off one night,
short time before, but there is no cor
roborating testimony. In Dakota if {
man threatens to chaw your ear he does
not usually wait to do 1T under thu
auspices of the cold wave flag.
The Yankton correspondent OF the
Sioux City Journal, who possesses an up.
fortunate penchant for disseminating
damaging falsehood relative to our city,
now gravely asserts that the flow of the
city artesian well has diminished until
there is not water enough for fire
purposes. There is no truth in this
statement, though its natural effect will
be to increase insurance rates, already
high enough, and to create distrust
relative to our very effective system of
protection against fires. There is no
lack of water. More than half the flow
of the we'll ia turned down the hillside
and goes to waste.
The Sioux City packing house of
Rcoge & CO., has abruptly ceased buy
ing hogs in this market SO abruptly
that its Yankton agent is left with a car
load of squealers on his hands, all bought
at prices which would be called gilt
edged if the product was anything
but a dirty batch of swine,
The Bocsa house has been trying all
winter to crowd the Yankton house out
of the market by paying prices far above
actual quotations. The Yankton house
has followed its figures to the height of
every advance and is still in the ring
and shouting for more pork. The
Booges evidently didn't count on so
much tenacity, but its here and will
stay.
A new deal in grocery circles is pend
ng, with a probability that it will be-
consummated. Tom Marshall, who is a
partner in the grocery house of Porter
& Co, contemplates combining that es-
adjustment with the grocery house OF
Pierson g. Co., by purchasing Mr.. Pier
sons interest. The project is to place
the combined stock in new and commo
iioas quarters, put in q considerable sd-
dition to the working capital and open
out on q large scale as q wholesale and
retail grocery house. Under the arrange.
ment, if 1t is made, MIR. Porter will go on
the road in the inter est of the concern
and 0. 81. Carney, of the present firm OF
Plerson u Co.. will remain in the house
to attend to the wants of home custom
srs. This will make a strong combina-
ton. Mr.. Marshall left to-day for 90
lum bia and on his return, about the
18th inst, the matter will be definitely
settled.
During the past month it has been
an open secret among q dozen or more
business men of Yankton that there was
a probability of the removal of the Nil
waukee depot to o point between Sec
ond street and the river front, in the
neighborhood of the Excelsior mill
property. Several consultation meetings
haze been held with superintendent
Underwood during that time and he has
more than once come to Yankton to ex-
change views on this subject. 1t was
the expressed desire of the parties in
terested to keep this movement quiet
until a contamination of the project had
been reached, but as it has become a
matter Of some public notoriety the inn
posed injunction of newspaper secrecy
is now removed. superintendent Un-
derwood has no special choice between
Second street and First street and leaves
that difference to be settled by the par
ties who are to furnish the lots. The
matter stands Just as it did a week age.
The general officers of the company have
been written to on the subject and the
project has the endorsement of Super
intendent Underwood. The Milwaukee
wants to get into town with its depot
now that a competing line has built into
Yankton.