Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-07-06

though the heat was not SO intense out
of doors.
Our fellow citizens at Wakonda cele-
brated their first 18th yesterday in grand
style, tie less than o year old town
doing the square thing by the American
Eagle and royalty entertaining their
numerous visitors.
While J. w. Latimer was unloading a
reaper at Fosketts warehouse to-day
the machine slipped and slid down from
the wagon. One of the points of the
sickle strnck Mr.. Latimer in the palm
OF the hand. gashing it badly.
We are fully convinced that the bust
ness of the world should so be arranged
that everybody could take a vacation
about this time of the year. Human
machinery wears out fast when the
mercury seeks the hundred figure.
Coles advance circus car number
three arrived last night and left this
afternoon. 1t brought E. FL. Madigan,
@. e. Sears, J. G. jenkins, S. G. Brooks,
G. Il. Hawbaker and Thomas Doyle, ed
vance men OF the Cole circus combina-
ton.
An UP town man is making a fuss be-
cause he saw an alderman looking owe
the fence into the driving park en-
closure during the races. There Is
nothing in the official oath which pro,
fhibits an alderman from looking over a
fence.
General Dewey's Thermometer scored
1O1 akone O'Clock yesterday afternoon in
a placeNwhere the sun never reaches it.
| Other ana, more radical thermometers
are reported as high as lob, but they
were somewhat exposed to the Influences
of the SUMS reflection.
Some of the farmers say the hot winds
have yet had no psrceptible effect on
the small grain, but that il we should
have d rain, followed bNmore intensely
hot weather, it would be disastrous. All
the farmers We have talked with agree
that the corn is solid and safe
Yankton's Fourth of July excursion.
lists are dropping in n by one and all
report q red hot time with the meleury
up against the hundreds and dirt aad
dust everywhere. Three days of lively
Indulgence has worn them out and then
patriotism ia satisfied for an entire
year.
Long continued hot winds are telling
on the small grain. Yesterday it wa
noticed for the first time that 8 Sigh
change in the standing grain had occur
red and to-day the bad symptoms con
tinue. Corn is yet ,~-u.stfaated and witt
it's strong root aud stalwart stalk viii
endure against considerable more IN
favorable weather.
The next sensation will be the eircuI
and after that the congressional con
y%ention which may and may not be ais
ascirous. Sometimes it is a circus and
sometimes only a menage
RE and occasionally both CON
bined. These are the only two notabl
events now on the bill boards and ther
IS q breathing spell between.
Don't forget the quilting bee at Mrs
D. N. Cross tomorrow, Wednesda.
afternoon. Thimbles, needles an
thread are the requisites, possibly ey
glasses, least ways come prepared to d
a good half days work. Not only or
the w. @. 7. q. ladies invited, but a
: who are interested in the nations
temperance hospital to be built 8
Chicago.
Secretary Teller mas received frol
Commissioner of immigration Dunla
a quantity of documents showing the re
sources of Yonkton and adjoining sour
r ties, handsomely illustrated, The wor
is valuable and is designed for dlstribl
I ton east where it will be most 81
preciated. Parties who can make GOO
use of the pamphlet can obtain a supp
by calling at Mr. Teller's Office, or the
!, can have them sent to any address fur
nished.
q F. W. Whitney, of Des Moines, ele
trieian, who has been in Yankton STINT
o. Saturday, has completed o plan of OF
electric light lay out, which is now
be submitted to the chief electrician
/ the Edison company. The plant W
cost $l2,5O0, which includes machinet
"a of the proper dimensions and an eigh
II horse power engine and boiler. 1t "
take 1853 poles and 1000 pounds
copper wire to deliver the electricity
the doors OF Yankton consumers.
ia The examination of Il. N. Shumwa
"a charged with shooting Charles Ru'
with intent to kill, opened in Jud
# Congleton's court this morning. n
o. Rudd and Miss Perley testified at lenR
Of III the case, when an adjournment "
taken until Tomorrow morning. J.
at testimony thus far is very strong agar
nj the defendant. Phil. K. Faux aud
9. G. Davis appear as Shumway's coun
ana District Attorney French pro
in outes.
ck Ii was at first thought by some pr
ple who visited the artesian well ]
be evening that the city council had plat
in the park a nude statue of Gambrln
Ito but when the statue moved around Q
,ea got q board and DETECTED a portion
M the flow from the we'll 80 that it spur
be a pearly shower of liquid ~eoolnes o
its massive front they concluded tina