Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-12-14

49, SeohS odiioce'
A piece of black yelling three or four
yards in length was picked up yesterday
on Third street. 1t was left at Cox,
Odiorne & Cos. for an owner.
Progressive euchre entertained some
twenty young people at Miss Alice
Poulton's home last evening. A very
pleasant evening is the unanimous
verdict.
The Milwaukee passenger train was
delayed somewhere between Yankton
and Sioux City last night and did not
reach Yankton until 8 o'clock this
morning.
The concert to be given by the Yank-
ton Philharmonic occurs at the Oongre-
gational church tomorrow evening.
Admission Is cents. Concert to COM
mence at 7:30.
The examinations which are in vogre
at the CITY schools are 80 arranged as to
allow the scholars a half holiday
each day. OF course the scholars APP
preciate the vacation.
Rev. d. B. Nichols most agreeably
surprised his friends this morning by
coming down town. His friends are all
rejoicing in the fact that Mr.. Nichols
is slowly regaining his health.
Thos. Stewart began yesterday NOV
log the building which will be occupied
by H. A. Schorregee, from Second street
to the Leighton Wynn lots on the cor
ner of Third street and Walnut.
Judge Congleton is able to be about
the house, but does not venture out
doors. Ysnkton's police service is some.
what impaired by the illness of City
Marshal Baumann and Judge Ccngle-
ton.
Yesterday afternoon and early this
morning nearly all travel over the Mis-
souri, on the ice bad ceased, but to-day's
colder weather has solidified the bridge
somewhat, and several teams crossed
this afternoon.
A change was made in the assistant
edltorship Of the Yankton Student, at a
meeting of the joint college societies this
morning. Sydney G. Gale, Miss Nellie
Miner and Miss Alice Kingsbnry had
their Places on the editorial staff filled
by Geo Nash, Miss Netha King, James
Otis and Fred B Riggs. Gustav G.,
Wenzlaff retaining his position as chief
editor.
On Saturday evening last Mrs. Phil,
K. Faux lost five canary birds which
were the pets of the household, and
whose songs are greatly missel The
draft in q GOAL stove pipe became CLOSED
in some mysterious manner, and the
gas not having a way out through the
pipe escaped into the room and in the
OF the birds had died from inhaI,og the
deadly vapor.
In another column may be found The
programme which will be rendered by
the Yankton Philharmonics and othel
local musical talent tomorrow evening
at the Congregational church. All Of
the selections are of q class OF music
which can not fail to please the most
fastidlous, and the performers are read,
and able to do their parts well The priceI
of admission are adults Is cents children
10 cents, Doors open at 7. Concer
commences at 7.30
A Northern Pacific car is being loaded
with grain at this station to go via tn,
Northwestern to Cakes, Dickey county
and thence on the Northern Pacific tc
Montana, where grain and hay are
scarce. At some twenty places in Da
kota these cars are being loaded witt
grain or hay for shipment west. The
connection now made by the North
western and Northern Pacifio roads o
Cakes opens up business fields for many
Dakota business men.
A meeting of the Yankton fire depart
ment was held at the truck house las
evening, at which time q committee cor
sisting of three members OF each com
pany of the department, was appointed
to work upon the matter of a fair for tn
purpose OF raising funds to defray tht
expenses of a running team attending
the fremens' tournament at Mitch
ell next summer Messrs Seibert
Brisbine and Dirks of the hook an
ladder company, e. Zienert, j. Kings
bury and White of Teller hose, an
) Dudley, Caya and Boone of Champio
hose, and Assistant Chief Sanborn con
~stitute the committee. The people {
the city could not be enlisted in q NOR
laudsble cause than that of assisting til
fremen in their efforts.
Matters atmospherical have hardly re
q manned stationery long enough to.da
to allow the weather reporter to make
thorough diagnosis Of the case. Thu
: forenoon telegraphio new from Huro
Z conveyed the intelligence that cool'
: weather prevailed there, but no dis
patches have arrived from the weatht
It bureau today therefore Sergeant Thorn,
son could post no bulletins. Last nigh
rain, snow, wind and moonlight cain
were in order, and this morning earl
o warm wind from the west prevaile'
But at 9 O'Clock o change to the nor
brought down upon us huge chunks
frigidity which caused teeth to chat
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