Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-09-07
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sending the old war horses to the Aber
deem convention.
@. Wedell, now occupies one side 0
Johu Duffack's store as a jewelry depart
ment and watch repairing shop.
Shamrock, the Yankton running hors.
came in last night from Mitchell wher,
he made q record for himself.
Mayor Harris infant SOD, who has
been dangerously sick for several days
is no better and there is little hope o.
his recovery.
s. N. Foyler, Yankton's coal dealer, is
now delivering the best of hard coal to
any part of the city for 1920 per ton,
Six car loads just arrived.
The heavy rainfall of the past twenty
four hours puts the soil iii excellent con.
dition for fall blowing and ensures CT
abundance of fall pasturage.
Last nights westward movement oil
the earthquake area will remind some
of our readers hat our early evening
electrical shake-up was equal to an ordi-
nary internal CONFUSION.
The harvest home picnic advertised tic
come eff at Walshtown to-day dreS
quite q number of Yankton felix's, sad
they anticipated a general sooditime
when they left home.
The Yankton county fair is fgst assum.
ing proportions that make its success a
certainty and the gent!enr On who have
the matter in charge arS covered with
smiles I've the prospect.
Republican caucuses in Yankton city
and county are to<be held on Wednes.
day afternoon of next week, to elect
delegates TO the county convention to
be held the succeeding Saturday.
The city council by ordinance passed
last eveding provided for q city tax levy
of SIX mills for general purposes and six
miks for sinking fund for the payment
CT interest ana the face of matured
bonds.
The rain fall which kept up without
intermission through the night aud well
into this forenoon deposited one and
sixty-fourtb-hundredths inches of water,
according to Sergeant Thompson's
measurement. The clouds have left US
during the day and the l:30 p. m. OBJ
servation shows an unusually high
barometer.
The change in the weekly holiday from
Saturday to Monday is not received with
shouts of Joy by the students of Yank.
ton college. They say it is now almost
an impossibilIty to go hunting, and have
one day in which to rest before resum-
ing study, unlees Sunday is observed in
the society of chickens and ducks.
Yankton collegeites would not do that,
| you know.
One of the features Of the recent en-
campment at Aberdeen, remembered by
the Yanktonians, was q banquet given
by Quartermaster General Peck to the
commissioned off GERS of the first brigade
of the Dakota Dationa1 guard. The
banquet was held at the Sherman house
at Aberdeen and was'a decidedly pleas
ant affair. Toasts and speeches ebllvened
the hour and the guests were most
royalty entertained.
The city council last night. when the
subject of granting to the YaDkton
electric light company a city fran.
chise, referred the matter to the com
mittee on ordinances, who will report ar
ordinance OH Wednesday morning next.
It is hoped that our city government vii
take decisive action in this matter q,
once, SO that the city may have the
benefit OF the electric light without
delay.
We call the attention CT our city
council to the fact that very soon there
will assemble in our city o large humble:
of outside people who, as they com,
from all parts of the territory, will lool
at Yankton with critical eyes, and vii
bear away with them such impression,
as are formed by their observations
Therefore it behocves the above men
tionnd guardians of our city, to see that
every weed, and every other bit of un
necessary accumulation be banishet
from sight.
Last nights thunder was inspiring
1t inspired most listeners with a sensa
ton SO nearly akin 10 fear chat it would
be hard to find q place to draw the line
After q vivid lightning fash and thu
reverberating explosion had died ava,
the noise would start in again and poun,
away until the earth and the house
thereon trembled and ratified under
the crash. It was an illustration of tw,
distinct installments of thunder to CD
flash of lightning, the last much NOR
severe than the first. While 1t was &c
ing on the thoughts of the people il
clined towards Charleston and its rece1
experiences.
s. N. Folyer was the victim OF an ACC
dent yesterday which might have bee
more serious, but ia bad enough as it i
Mr.. Folyer was at Martin & Anderson
machine shops engaged in grinding
sickle bar on the large grind stone whic
is moved by power from the engine, an
goes with considerable force. In son
unexpIainable manner the sickle bar WI
caught in the machinery and was throw
against the side and back of Mr.. Folyer