Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-04-16

resident OF Fermillinn. He had been
for mnny years in a condition of mental
de pression.
At Elk Point to-day, just as the
freight train was leaving, a brakeman,
name unknown, had his hand crushed
between two cars.
The work on Martin & Anderson's adj
dition to their foundry goes steadily on,
and they will be the best prepared of
any western machinists and foundry
men TODD ill kinds of work when it is
completed.
The term of territorial court which
opens IN Yankton on Tuesday next
promises to be one of considerable
length. Several cases are already on the
calendar and the grand jury will prob.
ably return several indictments.
Nj. A. Baker, deputy United States
marshal, will return this evening from
Springfield, where he went in quest of
Henry Unruh, against whom the re-
Gently discharged grand jury returned
an indictment for buying government
property from the Indians.
The ladies' OF this city are invited to
step into Tom Marshall's store to-mor-
row afternoon and enjoy a cup of hot
coffee and cream and a hot gem or bis
cult. Also q taste of strawberry short
cake, which will be on hand. Professor
Hosford's baking powder and Yankton
roller mills -four will be used in creating
those delicaeies.
The young people of Yankton who
have been requested to interest them
selves in the organization of q dramatic
club should not forget the meeting
which occurs on Saturday evening. The
committee appointed. to solicit member
ship has been hard at work and it is
hoped that there will be a hearty re-
Spouse to their efforts.
Through a wager of pie. between a
college student and one of the lady
tutors, the college clock is again in
motion, and it strikes the hours of the
day and night with commendable regu-
larlty. The wager is understood by DO
one except the parties interested, aud
the source of wonder is that Its compli-
cation did not stop the clock altogether.
The proposition concerning the can.
ming factory is still being agitated by the
owners of the roller rink, and as general
public conclusions point to the fact that
the enterprise would have no other than
beneficial results, something should be
done about it. The gentlemen who are
thinking the matter over, would like
some assistance, and the people Of Yank,
ton should see that they have it,,
Now, watch close the eatables that are
served at tho MONDAY meal, that you dc
not swallow a tempting Wand or hunk
of bread that is seasoned with the large,
luscious house fly, which has put in an
early arrival. This pest of the house.
wife is furnished in any color that may
be required, and unless you are fond OF
food SO seasoned yeu must exercise
great caution. Otherwise you may be
betrayed into eating meat during lent,
This afternoons freight train from the
east on the Milwaukee road raj over q
boy al Vermiliion, cutting his body into
pieces and causing instant death. The
name of the unfortunate was Justua
Robinson and his age sixteen years. He
was a resident of Vermillion, but was
last seen before the accident at Elk
Point. 1t is supposed he had stolen a
ride to Vermillion or the trucks of the
car and fell off just IS the train reached
Vermiliion. An empty fiat car was
thrown from the track By the accident
General Harrison Allen, Of Fargo, who
is in Yankton to-day, does not deny that
ne is in the field for the position of Da
kota's delegate to congress and init
mates that he has a strong following III
Press & D%akotaian assertion of Februar,
18th, to the effect that he is the oandi
! date of "the gang and of Aleck McKin
zie and tho McKipzieites. Our white
announcement that General Allen wa
, to loom up for congress is confirmed BY
sprlng time developments. Unless VI
1 err, the general is now looking after hi
: fences in the COW counties.
A PROSPECT
IA Cyclone is liable to occur at an.
. time at this season OF the year. TAX
warning from the fearful tornado j
Minnesota, and protect yourself agains
q cyclones aud tornadoes by insuring j
q the companies represented by JOSEF
@ g, Chandler, Room A, Pennington
block, Third street.
. STEAMBOAT CATASTROPHE
1.-The steam packet Bachelor sank i
the depths of the Missouri bctwee
ia Sioux City and Elk Point while enrout