Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-01-13
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Tue bylaws OF the Yankton building
and loan association are printed on the
other side of to-day's paper and a per.
sual thereof is invited. They will be
acted upon next Monday night and such
amendments incorporated as may be
deemed advisable.
There is about ten inches of water on
the ice in the Missouri to-day and weak.
enlng tendencies along the edges. Heavy
loaded teams have been crossing all day
and though the ice is generally consid-
cred safe, several farmers have declined
to make the crossing.
Charles Herald, of Chicago. we'll
known to Yankton people as a gospel
singer, is in the city and will sing at the
Congregational church tonight. Mr..
Herald and Mi. Clapp go to Bon Homme
to hold meetings Thursday and Friday
evenings. returning for services in Yank-
ton on the Sabbath.
Yesterday was the largest day for hog
receipts in the experience of Yankton
and to-day is but little behind it. From
$4,000 TO 500 per day is being paid
to farmers for hogs, a large proportion
OF the product going to the packing
house. Three dollars and a quarter is
the ruling price to-day.
The following officers Of Yankton
Chapter No. l, Royal Arch Masons, were
installed last evening: L. B. French, H.
T.; d. f. Etter, K; e. G. Smith, s.;
VIM. Blatt, G. H.; j.. G. Chandler, P. s.:
Il. l.. Van Tassel, r. A. G.; w. S. Good
win, Sd v; A, E. Colby. I'd v; L. M.
Purdy, lst "; Rev DR.. nj. Hoyt, chap
lain; t. l.. Pratt, tyler.
The revival at the Methodist church
Is still progressing with all the vigor of
a genuine reform. Conversions are nu-
merous, while the interest OF the uncon-
verified increases with each days devel-
opments. There will be services every
and evening this week and all
who have souls to save are invited Ly
the pastor to take advantage of the
present opportunity.
The jury IL the case of DIR. William
IL. Coney, charged with practicing med
iclne without e license, disagreed after
about an hour in the jury room and up
their reporting the same to the court
they were re-charged by the court, and
upon due deliberation brought in a YER
dict of guilty, as set forth in the ndict
ment. DIR, Coney was charged with
practicing medicine without q license
from the territorial board of health.
The Catholic fair last night drew a |
large crowd and was a success financially.
The contest for the willow rocker now |
lies between Miss Corrine Bruce, and !!
Miss Josie Peir. A beautiful large PIC
ture is to be contested for by Cora Will |
and Lulu Walbaum. The voting |
these contests will continue through |
the week, and the result announced on |
Saturday night. The hop last night |
an important feature, and a large
number of tickets were sold.
In the district court this afternoon the
trial Of Lawrence Jergslaus. for setting
prairie fire, is in progress. The jury is !
composed of the following gentlemen:
Michael Kinseta, M. Larsen, E. Ander-
son. Q. j. Freng, VIM. Canty, A. e. Wat
rous, Henry Wagner, M. W. Lavery, |
Louis LePage, FL. A. Burke, E. j. Lund, |
VIM. I. Van Osdel and Even Larsen.
The testimony is nearly all in at 4 %. NJ.
and the case will probably go to the
jury tonight. District Attorney French |
is conducting the prosecution, with A. {.
Davis defending.
A wife gazing through a window yes
at a string of farmers wagons
bringing swine to the market
remarked to her husband: "My |
dear, come and see what o
long funeral procession" He went and
looked and said: "My love. you must
be an idiot of the sublimest order. Those |
wagons are carrying hogs to the pork
house." She was bewildered 4
but an instant, and then with a sanity
she shot off her mouth: Eyes, my |
darling, but what is the difference ?
Isn't it a dead march for the hogs?"
The doctor says he has lived with that |
o for thirty years and there
never was an argument between them |
which wasn't closed by her.
Ill. e. CLARK & CO., are still
raceiyinr Watches .IapUalry ond