Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-03-25

nominees VIII De.
Frank Ziebach who has made hosts Of
friends during his agency of the U. 3.
express company in Yankton has tender
ed his resignation to take effect April
LIST, when he will enter the United States
land Office as chief clerk. 1t is not
known who will succeed him in the ex
press office.
DIR. James Roane is considering the
advisability of taking up his residence
at Springfield. The Press and Dakota.
ian would regret to lose such an exem-
plary gentleman and accomplished a
physician from the rolls OF CIT zenship
here, and should he decide to remove our
Springfield neighbors will secure a val
liable acquisition to their community.
l.. S. Fieldby, sheriff of Kingsbury
county, reached Yankton last evening.
having in charge Charles Christian, a
farmer who mad resided near Nordland,
in that county for some years, and who
has been adjudged insane, and 1T is
feared incurabiy SO. Christian Is o
single man. After reaching the asylum
and while removing his clothing, a re-
yolyer was found secreted in his gar
ments.
Mr.. John Bradford of Tyndall, who
; has been in this city for the past few
days, has made arrangements for start
ling a weekly paper at Wakonda, the new
: Northwestern town between Yankton
and C%entreville. The residents OF
Wakonda have offered Mr.. Bradford the
best of inducements, and as he is a prac-
tical newspaper man he will no doubt
furnish the Wakonda people with a good
paper.
Clerk OF the Court Edgerton has been
INSTRUCTED by letter from Marshal Marat'
to to begin at once the cleaning up Of
D the two rooms in the court house which
are to be occupied by the marshal, ane
this morning Munroe & Munroe began
painting the wood work therein. The
offices will be the neatest in the city
when ready for occupancy, and thu
marshal and his chief deputy, Mr.. Young
will be additional attractions.
! Whether or not J. r. Sanborn think
, that there will be q boom in the sale o
collins this year we know not but the side
walk in front of his storerooms has bee
piled high with those articles of com
IS merce to-day, and there has been
i l. = x,.a ~ tlo sidewalk on tho ar
posite side of the street by pedestrian
The sizes of the caskets are marked o
the outside and reflections of how larR
N you are, are brought more forcibly t
mind by o sight of the boxes.
The man who has charge OF the cit
lamps while making the rounds, on th
! distinguishing trip on Tuesday, ha
reached the Rhine bridge on Broadwa
and had climbed the ladder, as is custt
>. mary, when a couple of toughs VIII
hs evidently supposed the man was Poiioi
q. man Long, pulled the ladder from undo
: the man, who fell, severely cutting b
9 face. The boys were called on to sett
: this morning, and paid the injured ma
|S enough to defray the expenses OF tt
physician who was called.
From one of the city contractors v
'ar learn that there are at least two brio
ar buildings which will be erected in Yam.
ton this year. One will be a fine res
dence on Sixth street, which will
erected by Mr.. Ennis, of Bosto
. whether for rent or occupancy is n
known. The other is TO
ia large brick foundry bull
:. ing and will be erected by Mart
~ and Anderson at or near the location
sr the building now occupied by them as
-, foundry. Besides these the contract
lor told us of other buildings that wou
10 probably go up this year, bur we are n
at liberty to publish them just now.
A newspaper representative visited t
city park yesterday in quest of loca
n and found hessrs. Karr and Richey
the ground with their coats {
~ deep in the mystery OF t
construction of q ladder, that will bre
with the weight of the first boy W
a climbs it to look down the new artesl
Jill well, which break will be OF just t
right height to badly scare the boy b
led not to seriously iniure him. The 81
where the new well will be bored Is
the Gated about twenty-five feet sol
and about five feet W
OF the old we'll, which location will
in just a trife over the highest point OF
hill. The park remains in about The So
a condition as last summer IN reiatl
to the condition of the fences and tr
The excavation which was made for
old skating rink is still visible, but
ves NOT so prominent o land mark as it
ar. in days gone by. Karr & Riuhey b
not vet set the day for beginning
we'll, but it will probably be within
week.
: The Submerged District in Un
County
From the Sioux City Journal,
ene Point 23d: The condition of the o
'he flowed districts remains about the So
WAS Near this city the water has rece'
but south OF here remains at a ate
So still. DIR. L.. C. Mead was at the h
apie of the overlooked district to-day on
lght, fessional business, going by BOAT l
arge thi, city to Mira. Browns, several n
,.,tb hon Inv team ma and a half n