Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-07-27

atory of music, has been engaged to fill
the place during her absence.
At a meeting held yesterday afternoon
the board of trade considered the ferry
boat matter and decided to use its efforts
to effect a compromise between the
interested parties, looking to a resump-
ton of traffic between Yankton and
Nebraska. The board of trade is doing
all it can to effect this result.
This morning in Judge Congleton's
court Chris Peterson made complaint
against Ell. J. Dond for using obscene
language in the streets of Yankton,
contrary to the statute relative to sach
cases. After listening to all the testi-
mony on both sides his honor dismissed
the case and taxed the costs upon the
complaining witness, amounting to
1855.
e. s. Dimick, of Harrington, who was
in Yankton last evening, says Cedar
county is more than ready TO lend q hand
toward procuring the construction of a
railroad from Yankton to Omaha. The
people over there look to Yankton to
start the project and then they will give
it an active second. MIR. Dlmick speaks
earnestly on this subject and knows
what he is talking about.
Sheriff Brennan says the forty dollars
represented by the misplaced South
wick draft does not cover the amount
Of the mortgage on the property re.
moved by Mr.. Southwick, consequently
its payment does not release him from
the obligation or the liability. We have
not heard that any one attaches any
blame to Mr.. Brennan for performing
his sworn duty in this case.
Some enterprising Yankton youngsters
have started down the rough road OF
fakirism. On the north side of the
Dewey s. Powers block, on lower Third
street, o platform in imitation of the
cane mans platform is erected and
numerous boys have been engaged oil
day in throwing rings over the pegs in
the platform, the prizes being swapping
matches. "The peg you ring the match
you get" is all the fakir's cry, and he
does o rushing business.
The new organization known as the
Mems Christian prohibition union is not
strictly speaking a temperance or a total
abstinence organization. It's member,
ship includes all men who are pro.
h~ibitionists, and 1t was asserted by one
of the speakers at the meeting Sunday
evening, that there were many drinking
men who would vote for prohibition
The new association therefore in select
ing q name decided that the wore
temperance" should give way TO
s'prohibition'' and thus recognize tina
element among prohibitionists whit
occasionally "take something"
Last evening the members of TIL
Yankton gun club assembled on tn
shooting grounds after the usual e%veninI
practice and ~reorganized by the election
of DR.. G. A. Reyes president and O. T
Edmunds secretary and treasurer. Al
amended constitution under the ~nationa
organization, will be prepared and pre-
sented for adoption. By unamimou
vote the club authorized its officer
to offer o reward of five dollars for il
formation which will lead to the cor
viction of any party shooting gam
birds out of season. Farmers are pa
ticularly requested to report all viola
tions of the law to the officers of tn
club. ALL cases will be vigorousl,
kprosecuted in the name of the club an
the reward and half the fine two dollar
per bird) will go to the witness.
Tom Marshall, who has just returne
from Brown county, attended the farm
ers' alliance nominating convention
Aberdeen last Saturday and he gives
version different from the one tell
Igraphed from Aberdeen to the new
papers. The situation, as he puts IL,
that Aberdeen was hopelessly hoored i
the convention by the rural element an
was unable to place a single name upo
the ticket. Aberdeen news promulg,
tors, as a result, take high NOR
grounds and assert that they were owe
8 come by disreputable political chicaner
: Mr.. Marshall's opinion is that the pr
vailing force was superior numbers or
that the farmers were fairly represente
/ in the choice of the convention. II
i ticket he thinks will be elected and
Will probably be strengthened by I'll
action of a republican convention yet
be held.
By agreement among the contendir
parties the sale of the ferry boat Senate
i under the sheriff. execution, which W
n to have occurred yesterday, has be.
If postponed until the 9th of Septembt
n when 1t will occur, unless the compile
ion of the affair changes in the interii
l. In the original proceedings FL. B. WY
r was appointedj by Judge Trip
r. receiver of the property. Follows
AS this action the sheriff to
possession Of the boat under
q execution, in the interest of the stoc
1e holders who sued for money loaned
ID ferry company, and advertised the be
1e for sale. The sheriff was cited by t
defendant in the action, represented
Captain WATSON, to show u why
IN should not be fined for contempt