Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-07-08
water. 1t was a night Of anxious hopes

wafer. LIZ was O night OF anxious hope
unfulilled.
BY last nights mail e. @. Dudley re
oelved a small package containing The
Keys to the Yankton creamery door. The
package bore no post mark and there Is
no way of telling where or when it was
mailed. This looks as though neither OF
the firm of Gilbert & Adams intended re.
turning to Yankton although the last
named individual told several people
when he left that Saturday night would
lind him here again.
Yesterday the board of trustees of the
Yankton insane asylum awarded the
contracts for furnishing the asylum with
groceries, drugs and meats for the en-
suing six months as follows, as per the
first, the second set of bids having been
rejected: To Peterson Brothers, contract
for groceries; E. M. Coates, contract for
drugs; Wymap and Ward contract for
meats.
Our board OF health should look into
the matter of getting rid of several hor-
rible stenches tnnt urise from decayed
matter in various portions OF the city.
Passengers from the Milwaukee depot
any of these nights get Whit of the
air that is borne from the creamery, and
then there is e loud and emphatic kick
made about the matter. These delight
full odors arise also from numerous alleys
and outhouses. A travelling man said to-
day that these things would hardly be
tolerated in other towns.
John 81. Colen, formerly a printer of
Yankton, and one of the pioneers of the
territory, died at Huron last evening at
eight O'Clock. He has been employed as
%ianitor by Surveyor General Taylor for
the past year. Johnny was an ex union
soldier and was wounded at Front Royal
in 1862. He came to Dakota in 1866 and
lost his feet in a severe blizzard the fol.
lowing winter. Subsequently he learned
the printing business in the Dakotaian
office and through the efforts of Phil K.
Faulk, was awarded a pension for dis
abilities received while in the service.
DIR. Carver's appearances here on
Wednesday, July l4th with w. w. Coles
circus, will be the last opportunities to
see this celebrated marksman in this
city, as he has perfected all arrange
ments to take his wild West" combl-
nation to Europe, opening in Loudon
next October. Such an enterprising IN.
taking involves, of course, some financial
risk, but Carver has received SO much
encouragement from prominent men of
European countries, that he feels san.
guine of brilliant success. He has al.
ready an established reputation in
Europe, having defeated all the crack
shots during his s%oiourn there a few
years ago.
The private Secretary" is a funny
stage production and 1t was presented
last evening by the Standard theatrical
company with all it's side splitting ac-
compartments. It wag an evening of
spontaneous laughter, provoked by the
ludicrous situations faithfully portrayed
IN the execution of this popular comedy.
1t is certainly within the province OF
the Standards to undertake almost n
thing in the line of stage performances,
excepting, perhaps, ponderoas. mid-win-
ter tragedy, which is just now out of
season. Mr.. King was an excellent
personification of the Private Secretary,
MIR. Howe did the funny old man with
the best of effect and Miss Putnam in o
dual role was at home and happy
through it all. The company plays
against the disadvantage of extreme
heat, but it plays we'll. Tonight the
ever popular drama of the "Hidden
Hand will have the boards. The Stan
dards are to have some new people il a
day or two which will add to their ut
Effectiveness.