Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-10-11

is indeed a place of beauty and a Joy
forever.
Last spring the city park was plowed
and a vigorous growth of grass and
weeds sprang out of the soil. The
design was to pillow this growth under
early In July and SOW grass seed, but
the design was not carried out and the
park is o anything but o picturesque
spot. This puts the park development
back n year, but the public has COM
pensation in an aldermanic patch of
potatoes produced on the city ground.
Tomorrow afternoon at two o'clock
the republicans OF Yankton county hold
their caucuses. In the city the caucuses
will occur at the court house and at the
armury building and Broadway is the
dividing line between the two city pre-
cincts. A law passed by the last legis-
lature prohibits all persons not quail
fed electors of a precinct from voting in
a precinct caucus and fixes the usual
penalty for misdemeanor as the punish
ment.
Gustave Jacobs. q New York merchant,
reached Ysnkton on Friday night and
left for the east this morning, accom-
panied by a nephew, Max Cohen by
name, who has been treated for insanity
at tie Yankton insane esylum. Mr..
Cohen was brought to Yankton from
Rapid City about two months ago and
has, under skiliful treatment OF the
asylum, entirely recovered from an
ALTERATION of the mind brought on by
over work en- his mercantile books in
Rapid City.
a mar named Sanders, living on west
Third street, aroused his ne~ighborhood
yesterday forenoon by taking 10 task.
with q club, his better half, after which
operation he came forth and flung
defiance into the teeth of the world
accompanied by his wife's mop. He
invited the world to come and take him
if the world thought it wanted to quit
this life. Just about this time q police.
mans hat was seen at the edge of tht
hill, and MIR. Sanders Immediately be
took himself to the dark recesses O
Smutty Bear bottom, wherein he hit
until the shades of night, when he cam,
forth and proceeded to ransack hi
family's pantry. No arrests had beer
made up to noon to-day, as Mrs. Sander
did not complain.
The students of Yankton college wer,
granted q half holiday on Saturday, il
return for which they attended q hal
day session which was held to-day TO
the purpose of allowing the distinguish
ed congregational divlnes, who ar
visiting in Yenkton, to see the school il
working order. Yankton college is be
coming the theme of considerable int,
est among eastern people and thes'
visitors who were in attendance upol
the Congregational convention recent
held in Des Moines came to Yapkton 70
the purpose of visiting the college. ]
is needless to add that they found
fully equal to all their expectations; TO
how could it be otherwise under g.
efficient q management as the presen
faculty.
The many visitors to the big artesia
we'll find that a neat structure has bee
erected overthe we'll and the pipesleadin
therefrom into the reservoir and also th
pipe which discharges the waste waite
They find also that the water superb
tendent has made q complete job of q
the connections and that City Fatht
Branch, in managing the work, has fxe
up everything SO it is safe from meddl'
some hands and easy to look at. TT
house over the we'll is kept locked SO
to prevent misehievous or malicious pc
sons from having access to the valve
which regulate the flow into the reese
voir and from the waste pipe. In or
side oS the building q grated window b,
8 been placed from which a full view
the well and the works is obtainable ar
r the spectators removed from all oppo
tunity to do harm. The surrounding
have been grayeled and an undergrour
v chute constructed which carries Il
waste water ont of the side of the hi
8 1t is d good job that has been done
the water works.
For q few OF the young people
g Yankton the every day routine Of Il
y was pleasantly disturbed on Saturd
20 evening last by the kindness of d.
Wilcox and wife and their daught
st Miss Alice, of the Morrison house. Aft
y the entertainment at Turner hall sol
at twenty invited guests assembled in t
dining room at the hotel and to mul
o furnished by J. f. Louebard and M
lie Field, of the Arion Bell ringers, t.
le hours were whiled away with dancir
The party was altogether informal, b
q 1t was nevertheless highly enjoyab
N and the folks who were in attendal
ne are indebted to the entertainers M
OF than a host OF small favors can rep
On this occasion an incident worthy
nd special mention happened. For tween
he four years Mr.. and Mrs. Wilcox have b.
I'd married and never during that per
ne had they been partners in a dance III
lis Saturday evening. MIR. Louebal
vs.. violin and vocal solos were EMO.
ly greatly and of the music made for
at dancers, and the calling Of quadri
not enough can be said in praise.