Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-06-28


the cars are in danger.
Two tramps gave Marshal 8aumann
wild goose chase on Saturday evening
They were seen fighting on nortl
Douglas avenue, but the war was owe
before the officers got there.
a Sioux City business man, gazing il
in admiration upon Yankton's spoutine
we'll, remarked that it would be wortl
all of a hundred thousand dollars t.
Sioux City. This lis not q high estimate
either.
The flow is increasing" was the ties
timony of eight of last nights visitors &c
the new artesian well. That this is sc
we do net assert, but such was the con
clusion given by citizens who have been
frequent visitors to the we'll on the hill
A man from north Dakota passed
through Yankton yesterday, with his
family, in o prairie schooner, bound for
the southern boundary of North Ameri-
ca. He told the reporter that everything
in the country of No. 1 hard was drying
up for The want of rain.
A case wherein one Fox brought suit
against n Grimes, who had rented
Fox's farm and while q Tenant had not
taken proper care OF the buildings and
fences, for Which Mr.. Fox desired an
immediate vacation of the premises, was
before Justice Congleton OF Saturday.
No decision has yet been rendered.
The pile driver is at work on the Wal.
nut street bridge. 1t will not be much
OF a bridge, but will be as good as the
grass hopper looking concern just com.
pleted on Burleigh street. These two
bridges will cost only $40 each and the
first food that comes will demonstrate
that such investments are poor economy,
The bridges are as good as the money
calls for.
There is considerable random talk
about the ACCESSIBILITY of running a dam
across the Rhine since that stream has
been reinforced by the waste water
from the artesian we'll. A dam, say al
Capitol street, or a block or two below.
would create o pond, which could be
used for boating and bathing houses and
a fishing reservoir. 1t might also furnish
power to drive machinery. Such a pro.
ject is worth thinking of.
DR.. Sebiakin-Ross had u lively ex-
perience with his trotting mare on
Saturday morning at the new race
track. He was driving the animal to a
sulky and she became frightened and
ran away. The NJ. D. alighted and the
horse tore around until one wheel of tbs
Ssulky was. demolished, when she was
stopped. Then q professional driver
took charge and the beast ran away
with him.
r.. w. Burns, whose recent travels
have taken him over considerable Min
nesota and Iowa soil, says southeast Da
kota is the best fixed of any section or
crops. While there will be little falling
off here from q full yield the region Wis,
tied by him viii not harvest more thar
fifty per cent of a crop. The old coun,
ties of Dakota are practically exempt
from drouth and kindred ailments anC
their broad fields show a vigorous
growth.
The cultivation of tame grasses is en-.
tering into the farming industries Of
Yankton county and bids fair to prove
a profitable branch of industry. j. S.
| Williams has thirty acres OF Timothy on
his place eight miles north of the city.
that will yield two and a hall tons tc
the acre, and this season seeded forty
acres more to the same crop. Parties
competent to judge belieye that the
cultivation of timothy will prove more
profitable han flax, even for shipment,
Flax is not as good q crop as it was, ite
land deteriorating influences having al.
ready exhibited themselves and this
years crop is being damaged by the flax
worm.
A. M. English, who attended the
soldiers reunion at Mitchell, says Da.
kota was called in the list of statea anl
he responded as the only representative
present. He could not organize, because
there were not enough of HIM to furnish
president, secretary, treasurer anG
executive committee of the Dakota
branch of the association. But he wal
there and shouted ''here" when the rol
was called. Mr.. English was q membe;
of the first Dakota cavalry during th'
war and fought the Iudian allies OF thu
southern confederacy several years
There are several other members of tn
Dakota organization in Yankton anc
some in Vermillion.
w. Fl. MoYay, of the board of railroad
commissioners, who returned Satarda,
night from st. Paul, where the commits
sion held a conference with representa-
tives of western railroads, says tho brIe
session of the commission will result il
a saving OF about three.quarters Of
million do1larc to the farmers of Dakot
on this years wheat crop. The railroa
magnates promised q reduction of fftee
per cent in freight and passenger rate
on dakota lines, to go into effect on tn
first of August. This much abuse
commission is willing to go before th
people on their achievement and submit
the proposition: ''Has the railroad con
uiasion aarnad ifs salary 2p Ever