Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-03-05

about his Arizona ram speculation.
The freight train over the milwaukee
this afternoon arrived at $50 p. M.
Our two days snow storm appears tt
hsyel exhausted itself. and only strag
Cling flakes are Auttering earthward this
AFTERNOON. Parties familiar with Ions
measure assure US that it lies O foot deel
on the level and we know it is still deep
err on some of the neglected sidewalks o
the city.
At the meeting Of the directors OF the
Yankton loan and building associations
the first loan offered by the new
organization was made to Mr.. 0
%Jorgensen, one of the members of the
association. 1t was a loan Of $4,000
and will be used for the Improvement O
property on Picotte street.
A patron of the Star bus line pre-
scented Fred Kincel with a fine meer
sehaum cigar holder last evening. He
said 1t was o testimonial of his regard
for a man who furnished comfortable
city transportation TO the travelling
public, but he had a pass, and the pres.
ent was of his samples.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Fitzgerald and
q number of friends returned yesterday
from Walshtown, where the Fitzgerald
celebrated their recent marriage. The
party had a pleasant time, and only one
thing happened to mar the pleasure o
the trip and that was the breaking dowr
of one of the vehicles on the return trip
One of our heaviest freight receiver
said to-day that since the building o
the Northwestern into Yankton he hat
received several large shipments before
the bills from the shippers arrived b,
mail and that the Milwaukee compan.
had never before offered our business
men the accommodations they now EMO.
ever both roads.
The meeting OF our citizens which wa
called for this afternoon at J. P. Cren
mans Office was not largely attended
but those who were there took actlv'
steps towards saving the fair grounds ant
buildings from falling into the hands o
of outside parties, and 3~anhton vii
probably have a fair this year. MI
| Crennan and Mr.. Gilman will call OF
our business men in the interest of
new scheme.
A stock train oyer the Northwestern
which leaves yankton at noon, runs q
the rate OF fifteen miles per hour,stops q
Clinton, Iowa, for q rest and to feed tn
cattle and gets into Chicago before th
opening of the market on the secon'
morning after it's departure. No passen
ger trains are side tracked TO get then
out of the way and the cattle are nc
worried and fretted by fast running.
The most convivial member of Dako
ta's most convivial Legislature, appear
to have downed the devil and got on tn
top. The Milan Ohio Advertiser 0
February s7th contains this item
"Ansley Gray, who spoke here severa
times during the late meetings, is no
engaged in transplanting gospel ten
perance into the somewhat doubtful SO
of Huron. Success to him for they nee
it down there, and he deserves it."
The Aristonian society of young ladle
held its regular meeting this afternoon
The Philomatheans meet at 1880 thi
evening and the following programm
, has beer prepared and will be carrie
out: Reading by Paul Pierce. entitled
| John Gilpin's ride; essay, by J. Il. hell.
r Debate on the subject; Resolved. Tbs
!, Washington was a grearer military lead
than Grant; affirmative, Wooley an
Ross; negative, James and Saunder
The meeting Of the Y. @. l.. s, has bee
POSTPONED on account of the rsvlvs
meetings.
A Mitchell telegram says George l
Bidwell, an attorney of Mitchell and
gentlemen we'll known in this city, b,
been adjudged insape and is to be tran
ferred to the asylum at Yankton. L
has been i'll for a couple of months an
' his ailment has developed into mela.
: cholia that, while not OF 8 violent natur
has q suicidal tendency, and it is copsi
cred best to. place him under RESTRAIN
: for o time. His complaint Is said to
durable in time, being the result of j
: health rather than any diseased conc
! ton of the brain.
DIR. John La Baree, of California, su
geon IN the regular army, is visitil
, Yankton and looking after some pro
srty owned by him here. Some thirte'
years ago, while stationed at Fort Lii
coin, he purchased fifteen acres of lei
lying Just north of where the Milwauk
= depot now is and he has come all I
way from the Pacific to see how it lool
The doctor is much gratiied over Van
= toms appearance and prospects and CO
siders his property worth holding !
future speculation. As he has taken
:, Press and Dakotaian during the pr
thirteen years, he has kept himself "
!, posted on local events.
The storm of last night did not p
vent the people from again filling
IL Congregational church, where abe
the usual crowd listened to the soul s
"a ing words of Mr.. Clapp and the mu
"a of Mr.. Herald and his choir. Twelve n
a converts were added to the list OF tn
regenerated through the teachings
h.o laratad uorkers An innr