Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-07-24


There will be a meeting of the gun
club for reorganization ct French &
Smiths Office, in Woolley's block, al
eight o'clock this evening. Every mem.
Der of the club is asked to be present
Action will be taken to prevent the lille
gal slaughter of game birds.
Cooley & Williams arrived last night
from Tyndall with two hundred head of
cattle destined for Norfolk, Nebraska.
They intended crossing the Missouri
here, bat the ferry boat fire has brought
them to a halt. They are now negotia-
ting with the Northwestern to transport
the cattle by rail.
q. M. Coates wishes us TO state that
the Herald has made a mistake in con-
founding him Che supposes) with some
other Coates in an account of the ferry
boat fire. He says he is not interested
in any fiat boat and has not been. 1t is
a coat which does not fit him and he
objects to wearing it.
q. Lorensen, paid SO into the city
treasury this morning, which So was
imposed as a fine on Mr.. Lorensen be
cause he INDUCED in a practical demon
stration of Queensbury rules with q
neighbor named Doud. The trouble
was over q COW belonging TO MIR. Loren
sen which had straye2 and broken into
Mr.. Doud's garden.
Frank Deyoe brought in a wagon box
full of red top to-day. which was cut in
! his orchard yesterday from last years
sowing. 1t stands three feet high and
as thickly as it can be crowded on the
ground. Red top appears to be one of
the coming grasses of this region. Mr..
Devoe's crop was grown upon high up
land and has had no rain for five weeks.
The Springfield Times says arrange
ments have been completed for a sham
battle during the Tyndall falr-Septem-
Der %, "a and 25-between the Grand
Army posts of Yankton, Springfield and
Tyndall, the first against the other two.
General Campbell is to be in command
of the Bon Homme county forces and if
the programme is carried out the Yank-
~tonians will be defeated with great
slaughter.
During yesterdays storm a hay stack
and a shock Of oats belonging to o far
mer named Peterson, living in Clay
county, were struck by lightning. Be-
coming ignited they burned TO the
ground. Not t%wenty.four hours before
that q representative of the Yankton In
s%urance company had tried to talk in
s%urance to MIR. Peterson, but he would
have non of it. Al the second inter
| view, after the fire, he was of another
opinion,
Master George Bauer, one OF Y~ankton's,
brightest "kids," celebrated his ninth
birthday on Monday last in being sur.
prised in the afternoon OF that day by q
number Of his young friends. So quietly
was the surprise carried out that our
news garbler did not hear of it until last
evening. The young folks gathered at
the Bauer residence, on Fourth street,
and several hours of solid juvenile fun
~as enjoyed and there Ere hopes for
many happy returns of the day.
The effect Of having no ferry across
the Missouri at this point to-day is de.
cidedly noticeable in the absence of Ne
braska farmers who visit our city every
Saturday. This matter is of the utmost
importance to the business men oil
Yankton and it demands the immediate
attention of every one. One of oul
merchants has signifed his Willingness
to start q subscription paper with 500
the money raised to be put into a fund
for the purpose of giving free ferriage
between Yankton and Nebraska.
The organization of the first Menu
Christian Prohibition union in Dakota
was effected at the Congregations.
church on Wednesday evening. A con
stitution and bylaws were adopted ant
were signed by about twenty Yankto,
men who are charter members. Officer
were elected consisting of the following
gentlemen. DIR. Jos. Ward, president
FL. 81. Smith, A. l.. Hinman and A
Delano, vice presidents; J. 9. McVay
vice president at large; recording score
tary, H. B. Murphy; corresponding sec
Rotary, Geo. A. Reyes; treasurer, J. 81
Beaver. The meeting was very interest
ing and the signsrs to the constitution
are among the best business men of GU,
city.
Call at book.
store and look over his new
selection of novels, both il
ROwelps and Seaside Libra
ry. Two hundred new one.
,Ijust received. Always keep
the latest Periodicals.
A. w. HOWARD
The Decordttce Art.
), John Lang, Yankton's artistic painte
$50 - .