Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-09-09
Il. 81. THOMPSON,
Herg't Signal Corps, q. 3. a
ESCALEAC0HECs

The Band of Hope meets tomorrow
(Friday) afternoon at 4 p. M,
Miss Daisy Stookwell will entertain o
party of youcg people this evening.
Congressman Hill, of Ohio, who is now
10 Huron, will be invited to visit Yank-
ton.
The city is billed for the Turner coun-
ty fair, which is to occur at Parker on
the 18th, 10th and 18th insts.
s. @. Fargo, residing near Gayyille,
has an attractive agricultural and horti-
cultural collection at the Huron fair.
Prof. Young the new music professor
of Yankton college will favor the pablo
with q vocal solo at the rink to morrow
evening.
The front of the Haw!ey-Cobby block
was completed yesterday by the place
ing of ornamental plate glass. It's a
daisy, ell over.
A report of the sinking of the oid-time
Yankton steamboat Rosebud, in the
upper Missouri, is denied by the Bis
marck Tribune.
Yankton's fair promises to be the bes.
western exhibition OF the season. Our
farmers are coming TO the front with
promises of products.
Colonel East received a telegram this
afternoon from General Taylor stating
that Congressman Hill will be in Yank
ton tomorrow evening.
Capt. Wasson says the ferry boat
Senator will not move until all the
papers in the case are in his hands. He
wishes to avoid all further trouble.
Major Murphy, of the commissary de.
partment, has just received a fat spaniel
from Aberdeen. Like all of Murphy's
dogs, this is the best that ever wagged q
tail.
Isaac Piles and Frank Ziebach, have
claims in Edmunds county which are in
imminent danger of being run over by a
railroad. They have townsites in their
minds, with corner lots gong at fat
figures.
Mrs. Compton and Mrs. Blenn, the
two women who were arrested as acces'
series in the recent case OF cattle steal
ing at Coulson's farm, were discharged
yesterday afternoon, there being no evi.
dence to hold them.
Contractor Morgan sticks to the Off.
| cial measurement of the bridge filing
done under his management and vii
not yield q yard therefrom, He says
the official measurement is correct ane
he will insist upon it as the basis OF his
compensation.
Governor Ordway is to remain in Da
kota several weeks. Perhaps it is hi
design to attend the Yankton conven-
ton and participate in the politica
f~estiviti g of that occasion. He wa
given to political wire pulling in days o
yore and was counted quite q success.
Tnis afternoon DR.. Coney performed
difficult surgical operation upon {
Nebraska farmers arm and the man re
turned to his home rejoicing. Th'
patient had his arm mixed up with
wagon wheel in such a manner as I
cause q bad fracture and the surgeon
skill quickly relieved his pain.
The directors of the Yankton buildip
and loan association will meet this ever
ing, when the money on hand will b
loaned. The association has earned j
seven months ON the money invested
$1,644.50, the sum of SlS2. 30 and throug
ITS help three houses have been bui
and one greatly enlarged and improved
q. A, Wheeler, the proprietor OF Ds
kota's only WOODEN mill, does not exhih
it his wares OF the territorial fair thi
year. His reason is that no provisio
was made for him in any of the depar
ments or classes and no inducement WI
offered iim to go. So he stays at hon
A and the Huron fair loees an exhibi
which would have added largely to i
attractiyeness.
From the Yankton gentlemen wi
visited the Huron fair yesterday v
learn that the exhibition is a succas
especially in the live stock departmer
Bon Homme doupty's exhibit is said
be the finest OF the county contribution
We invite all the Huron people to- Wis