Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-06-30
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solourning in the city for the present.
JIM. Burke has removed to Prudeni
building on Cedar street where be vii
have his headquarters fer the future.
There was q pleasant gathering at DIR
W. FL. Ell. Browns last evening, devoted
to card playing and the usual Other
social indulgences.
All has been quiet to-day in the police
court. Marshal Baumann has been very
busy for q week or two, but now has
time for meditation.
Capt. Taylor, of Canton, inspector Of
the first regiment, d. N. q, will be in
Yankton on Saturday, July Sd, for the
purpose of inspecting company e.
A Yanhtoaa ho.>i :cen veg before his
honor yesterday, charged with keeping
a hog pen OH his premises which was q
nuisance. A continuance was granted
by the court.
Tourists tickets from Chicago TO any
summer resort east for sale at the
Northwestern passenger depot. For in
formation regarding rates, &C., apply to
the depot agent.
Messrs. Fox and Symes, who have
been engaged versus each other n the
courts of late, had a conversation on
Third street this morning which attract
ed considerable attention.
Henry Brady is busy nowadays up
on a c~ommodious residence which he is
erecting on his farm, about twelve
miles north of town. Mr.. Brady is
i one of Yankton's substantial grangers
and his farm is in q productive con-
dition.
Sheriff P. Balgord, of Brookings,
county, arrived last night, bringing
with him a violently insane woman who
was taken to the asylum. The poor
creature was a heart touching sight and
many words Of pity were heard among
the people who saw her at the depot.
Our Santee visitors sent over an am
bassador from the Nebraska side to-day
to procure the one hundred dollars they
are to receive from the 18th of July COM
mittee. These red men are very prompt
about presenting their bills and likewise
about getting around several days
ahead of time.
An outdoor party on Colonel Chand-
ler's closely cropped. and handsomely
EMPOWERED white clover lawn was a
social feature of last evening. 1t was a
! charming entertainment given in honor
of Mrs. Chandler's birthday. Thirty or
forty friends enjoyed the inequalities
of the occasion and in the light of the
blinking stars and the less romantic
Chinese lantern whiled away a pleasant
evening.
The men employed on the section of
the Milwaukee road west from Yankton
to Utica, on their return from Utica
last night on a hand car, brought O pas
senger to town who was decidedly queer,
He gave his name as Frank Beldoney.
He was a German, and of medium size.
His actions were those of q man who was
"off his whirl." AS the OBI stopped at
the depot, he left the men and could not
be found when searched for.
Passengers down from Scotland last
evening brought news of the killing of O
little Russian boy neal Memo by the
train gong west from Marion Junction
yesterday afternoon. The boy, whose
name we did not learn, had fallen asleep
on o railroad crossing, and the train in
rounding O curve ran over him before he
was discovered. We would not be sur
prised to hear something of this kind
concerning a Yankton childsor two
if they do not keep away from the trains.
Fred Bancroft, n of the employees in
the Press and Dakotaiau job rooms,
had his right hand injured this morn
ing by the squeeze which exists between
the bed and form of q Gordon press
when the machine is in motion, Three
fingers bear the Press and Dakotaian
imprint, and Fred will be laid up for q
while. While DR.. Brecht was dressing
his hurts, the pain overcame Mr.. Ban
croft, and he fell, striking his forehead
on q door and cutting O cash oyer one
eye.
The children of the Catholic school
gave the first of their series of closing
exercises at the school rooms on Fifth
street last evening. A large number oil
the admiring friends of the participants
were present aud the room was well
filled. Many of the younger children
distinguished themselves, among them
Nollie Monlion, daughter of j. Il. Moul.
ton, who discussed the doll question in
q defamation. Several members oil
the Sacred Heart dramatic club took
part in the entertainment, but not SO
much credit is due the older ones as is
given the younger children. This even
ing will close with q similar exhibition
at the same time and place. Admission
twenty-five cents. Everybody lnvieed
A farmer came to tie city yesterday
with a load of hay. After unloading be
left the horses. not tied, as the Law
requires they should be, on Douglas
avenue about thirty feet from the
Northwestern yardo, in which severa
engines were moving about. The team
became frightened and ran away, going
over the east sidewalks, through the
fences and finally into III. Grebe's yard
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