Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-12-13

ASoPAtuA oh ensoAooy CNChilk
Yhe children of Christ church Sunday
school will celebrate Christmas eve
with carols and a handsome Christmas
tree.
Examination began to-day in the city
schools, and on Friday afternoon next
the schools will close for the Christmas
vacation.
The ferry boat Josie L K. will be
pulled out of the river on the Nebraska
side for the winter, as soon as the river
is frozen more solidly.
United States court does not open
IN Fargo until the Goth OF this month,
and Deputy Marshal Young Will remain
at home in Yankton until hat time.
Messrs Sharp, Hand, Forman and
Burns played lawn tennis in the roller
rink this afternoon. Summer lasts all
winter with lawn tennis in the rink.
There was a heavy freeze last night,
preceded by a light snow fall Saturday
night. To-day's weather is warm and
sunshiney-not the sort to strengthen
the Ice bridge.
Governor Ziebach denies the st. Paul
Globe allegation that he wrote Presi-
dent Cleveland a "sarkastlkal" letter
aud thus gave him the rheumatism.
Another campaign lie nailed.
The county commissioners have been
holding a session to-day for the purpose
of accepting the lev bridge over the
Jim in section II, town SO, range 81,
built under contract by N. Morgan.
The ladies say that Harry Katz has
the loveliest mnffiers and silk handker-
chief to be found in town! Harry has
catered to the wants of our people for
Is years-and he knows just what they
want.
Locomotive 116, which pulls the
Yankton-Sioux City passenger train,
is decorated with Grape, out of respect
for Engineer Lewis Ransom, of this
division, recently a member of the
brotherhood of locomotive engineers.
The Sioux City Tribune states that
George Tulon. of Yankton, has drawn
q diamond collar button in q Sioux
City lottery deal. We do not know the
gentleman, but he seems we'll fixed for
the rigors of the winter now upon us.
A number of the members of company
e will have served their time as citizen
soldiers before the present month ex.
piroo ond ~ 10 probabI that a ranroo,;
cation of the company will occur. A
meeting will be held at the armory this
evening.
A large numcer OF teams have crossed
on the ice to-day, but such a journey ii
not made without some t%repidation, the
ice cracking under light loads. The story
:i3a: some Indians lost several ponies
while crossing yesterday is without
foundation.
The second concert of the Yanktor
Philharmonic occur on Wednesda,
evening next. An elaborate programme
has been prepared, and this musical viii
exceed the first one in the matter of in.
teresf. The prices of admission will b.
Is cents, children 10 cents.
Major Dane is announced for the
second lecture of the college course. 81.
will be here on the 9th inst. Major
Dane has q thrilling lecture upon the
naval operations of the war of the re.
bellion and his contribution promises tc
be the popular n of the course.
The passenger train which left Slou,
City for Sioux Falls on the Milwaukee,
road this morning ran off the track nea,
Eden. M. P. Ohlmen, of this city, wht
was on the train, was injured in the heaG
and side, but how seriously is MOI
known. Mr.. Gilman will be home thi
evening.
The largest number of hogs eve
slaughtered in Yankton in one day wer,
killed at the packing house to-day
About 600 were taken from the pen
and tonight are hanging ~lifeless in tn,
cooling rooms. Yerterday all hand
were at work cutting up Saturday
slaughter.
La the post Office lobby hangs a Gray
on protrait of Mai or Dane, who lee
lures in Yankton some time in the nea
future. The protrait was executed b,
Prof. Q. II. Taylor, Of the Dakota com
mercial college, and is pronounced
fine likeness by people who are familia
with Major Danes looks.
), A communication from Immigratio
Commissioners Dunlap states that ma:
addressed to Bismarck under date {
November 2Sth to Both was destroyed i
a railroad accident and he asks partle
who addressed his Office on either {
j. those dates to duplicate their letter:
unless they have received replies.
! Beginning with Wednesday th
) Excelsior mill will run only twelv
hours a day. This reduction in time
: made necessary by light receipts {
wheat occasIoned by storms and ba
roads. With improved weather twent,
: four hour ans will probably be r.
sumed.
A team drawing q wagon, was drive
by some rabbit hunters to the limb
east OF the city yesterday, and left alon
After standing for some time, the teal
started for town on the run and in eros
ipo tho Rnrlaiph atraat bri5oo SOW =