Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-09-13
Rartaongh, the well known lady evsnge-

street to Green street and along Wslnu
street from Third to Second.
A match game of base bail will com,
off on the grounds near Forester
brewery In this city one week from 10
day. The Plowboys aud Yankton col
lege nine will be the contestants.
The steamer Rosebud went to The
bottom of the Missouri above Bismarck
but this didn't delay Capt. Joe Todd /
great while, He raised the boat and con
tinued his downward journey to Bis
marok.
Beginning next Sunday, Rev. DR.
Geo. l., Hunt will hold services both
morning and evening in the Baptist
chapel. Hunts sermons continue TO
increase IL interest and the public is
always made welcome.
The tax on Yankton county property
outside the city amounts to twents, three
mills and in the city, including the
city levy, thirty five mills. Twenty-three
mills county tax is about as low as any
OI tle baROta cOQntlGH.
An item is now travelling extensively
which gays: "a Yankton man was
recently fined 500 for using profane and
vulgar language in the presence OF a
LADY, Probably this happened in some
other city. Certainly not In Yankton.
The ladies of Yankton are reminded
that the success of the domestic and fine
arts departments Of the fair depends
entirely upon their efforts. Here is an
opportunity for them to make q fine dis
play and achieve fame at the same time.
Weeds, tall and beautiful, grace our
vacant lots on every side. Weed rather
not see them and SO would everybody
else. A reporter overheard two of the
council men talking about the weeds
the other day, but that is all that ever
came of 1t.
L. B. French, Of Yankton, is one of
the six Dakota delegates to the trienniel
conclaVe of the grand c~ommapdery at
st. Louis. His associates are M. A.
Brewer, Fargo; D. S. Glidden, Sioux
Falls; ). A. Concord. Huron; @. B.
Little, Bismarck; s. Roy, D~eadwood.
Gus High has purchased a residence
opposite the court house, adjoining DR..
Brecht, and is moving in. Mr. High has
been transferred to the Valentine,
Nebraska, district and will make Yank-
ton his home n headquarters, an
arrangement gratifying to Yankton and
We hope to Mr.. and Mrs. High.
The merchants of Yankton are asked
to secure a sample copy of The Dakota
Farmer, q Journal which has a large
circulation among the farmers OF this
section. and to see for themselves the
advantage possessed by that publication
as an advertising medium, ADVERTISE
ments for insertion in the Farmer may
be left at this office.
VIM. Compton and NJ. O'Blepess, the
men who stole M. ID. Moore cattle,
waved the preliminary examination this
afternoon, and were bound over to APP
pear before the grand jury. Deputy
Sheriff Preston visited Ceutreville this
forenoon and returned with the butcher
to whom the cattle were sold by the
thieves.
Robert Burns, of late special agent for
the German insurance company, OF
F~reepott, Ills, ard d. W. Q. Tanner,
secretary of the Yankton insurance COM
pany, have formed a partnership under
the name of Tanner & Burns and will
open an office for the transaction of q
general insurance business in Yankton.
Mr.. Burns will have charge of the firm
business. The firm has secured a num-
Der of agencies OF good companies and
will begin business soon.
John P. Wagner is preparing to
make an exhibit of musical parapher-
MALTA and sewing machines at the fair
such as hos never been equaled in this
section. The goods will occupy the
centre space of the main building.
Pianos and organs OF the latest and
finest patterns will be there visible and
two efficient performers from the east,
one to operate the sewing machines and
another to make music, will be on hand.
Every other business house in this city
should follow in Mr.. Wagoner's wake
and help to make the fair a success.
The fair will be a first class advertise
ment for Yankton county and our city
and each and every man who helps the
thing along will be amply paid for his
roubl 9.
A special train bearing several of the
toficers of the Milwaukee railroad COM
pany reached Yankton from the west
yesterday. They were out on o tour of
inspection, and had travelled from
Mitchell to Scotland over the new
stretch of road. j. L. CLARK
and a. j. Earring, first
assistant general superintendent, were
in the party, which stopped here long
enough to look Owe the compapy's
buildings and other property. Arrange
ments have bean made for some changes
in the location of some of the build
ings, but that the depot will be moved
this fall there is no certainty. However
that building will not occupy its present
site much longer. The party remained
for two hours and then left for the east
Rev. O.. /. Clapp addressed q large au.
dience at the Congregational church last
evening on the subject of Temperance
in Politics." The M. Q. P. U. was largely
represented it being the onegsion of a