Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-09-02
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being delayed at Elk Point by the tardi
ness of a connecting train.
Hard coal is selling for 1910, imme
date delivery and for $40, delivery any
time during the winter. Dealers say
there will be an advance in December.
Karr & Rlohey are sinking anothe,
two inch artesian we'll for a farmer or
the Missouri bottom two miles from
Gayville. Their Bagstad well at Gay
vile is q booming success.
We are without our usual telegraphic
report to-day and expected interesting
news relative to the earthquake does not
appear. Sioux Falls and the railroad
company have had the wire most OF the
afternoon, cutting us out.
Most of Yankton's generals, colonies,
majors and captains are absent at the
Aberdeen encampment. In case of riot,
instruction or invasion, we would have
to rely on the privates at home. In
time of peace there is nothing SO gor-
geous as the uniforms of the field and
stall of,the terrible militia.
Yankton county's democratic conven-
ton is called at the court house at two
O'Clock on the afternoon of the 18th, the
day, hour and place designated by the
republican committee for the republic
can county convention. Is this to be
an amalgamation, or will a line be
drawn across the floor and each party
assigned to its Appropriate side of the
house?
The county republican committee
adjourned to the 18th inst: the day of
the convention, when it will consider the
date for the county nominating conven-
tlon and the gathering to choose dele
gates to the legislative district conven-
ton. The committee Is unable to ar
range prellminaries for the legislative
convention until the district committee
calls that meeting.
The electric light company proposes
to give the street lamps of Yankton an
Illuminating power of 10000 candles.
AS the present street illumination is only
400 candle power, the difference is per-
ceptlble. Our city will be made by
night as light, nearly, as it is by day and
the cost of this Improvement will be
only $500 more per year than the cost Of
the present oil illumination.
Last evening the final contract for
Ysnkton with the Edison electric light
company was signed and delivered. The
contract is made contingent upon a fran
chIse to be granted the Yankton COM
pany bv the city and this matter will be
considered by the council next Monday
evening. As there is no objection TO
granting q franchise to the electric light
company, no further impeachment is
looked for. AS soon as this action is
secured the machinery will be ordered
by telegraph and, as it is ready, it will
be shipped without delay. An engine
of one hundred and twenty horse power
will be put into the works.
Yabkton county's fair is to be held
thiS oIl IL IL SLouli pC lldu NIL
exhibition worthy of the region it repre-
SCENTS. We have the products for the
agricultural and stock departments and
an abundance of everything needed to
create one of Dakota's best fairs. These
gatherings are profitable to the commu-
nifty. 1t is best, therefore, for u peo-
pie to literally second the efforts of the
association and help along the boom
which will come out of a good fair. The
association is asking for q little help just
now. If it makes any money by the fair
the surplus will be covered into the
treasury to help along the next fair.
This is the time to help the matter
along.
In the district court yesterday after
noon Judge Trlpp decided the contempt
case against Sheriff Brennan, in con-
nection with the ferry boat Senator, ed
versely to the sheriff, declaring him in
contempt for taking possession of the
ferry boat after the court had placed her
in the hands OF a receiver and fining him
ten dollars and costs. The judge ac.
%companied his decision by an elaborate
written opinion in which the case
in all its bearings was set
forth and the conclusion of the
court ably presented. The boat now
rests in the undispated possession of
e.. B. Wynn, appointed receiver by
Judge Tfipp, and the %undoubted legal
custodian OF the property until relieved
by the same authority which placed him
in charge. This settles only one phase
of the ferry boat trouble and the con-
troversy will be adiudicated later. The
argument and Judge Trips decision
we're given in chambers.
Yankton's militia company was SEE:
to Aberdeen via Elk Point and Egan,
around a circuitous route over the Mil.
waukee road, instead of direct, by the
North western. By the Milwaukee il
reached it's destination at $50 p. m
and after it's arrival had TO put up its
tents and prepare for a nights rest. Over
the Northwestern route it would have
reached the camping place at 4:55 r. m.
Orders from headquarters were to send
the company by the shortest possible
route and to overcome this transportation
WAS figured by the uncompleted Scot
land Mitchell cutoff, though the militis
actually went around nv the route above