Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-02-25

that our huntsmen did not do q large
bnsiness last season, or else the chickens
migrated just before the hunting season,
and have returned.
Last nights meeting at the Congrega-
tional church was q continuation of the
earnest work @hick has marked these
gatherings from their inception. In the
Interest of the good cause the fourth
session will be held this evening and the
results so far seem to demand an extern
sion of the series beyond the time orig
inally contemplated.
From a rental agent to-day we learn
ed that there are very few vacant houses
in the city, and that great many in
quiries about houses aud rents are being
received from the east and elsewhere.
This is an indication of an influx of
strangers to our city in the spring, and
is a further indication that Yankton is
welt known to the outside world.
Never before were the trains into the
city SO lightly loaded as last night.
There were but four passengers on the
train from the east over the Milwaukee
and only three on the Scotland train.
The Northwestern coaches did not bring
a half q dozen passengers, all told, and
taken all together it was not az encout-
aging day for railroads and bus lines.
The New, England supper given by
the ladies' relief corps at q, A. r. hall
last night was SO we'll attended hat the
ladies feel very much encouraged in
their charitable labors. The evening
was fair for out door movements and q
large turnout was the gratifying result.
A number of tableaux were presented,
and a very bountiful supper was en-
ioyed by the visitors.
The ice in the Missouri river at this
point still holds together and last
nights fleeze will probably strengthen
it for a short time. Several teams cross
ed yesterday, but Is was hazardous work
and the owners Of the teams wished they
were on the other side after making the
trip. The watermen have moved their
tanks from the bars and are now getting
water by dipping it from the river.
The pork packing company is making
shipments of meat every day, and has
still a considerable amount on hand.
Yesterday three cars of hams, lard and
shoulders, were sent east, VIA the North
western, and to-day a CIR of shoulders
is beng prepared for passage over the
same route. The pork house is shut
down for the season and preparation
will probably be made for O larger
amount of business next year.
Not very many Of our citizens are
aware Of the fact that Yankton has a
particularly fine artistic photographer
in Mr.. e. Ii. Hamel, but such is the
eese. Inetead of waiting to have mega
tiyes taken at the east our people should
give Hamel 8 call and patronize home
talent. He will surely give satisfaction.
He is improving nis facilities for work
every day and Is able at present to give
the best of satisfaction. Home indus
try is taike a great deal. and it
should be encouraged.
Messrs. A. e. Colby, A. G. Huetson
and b. S. Williams, three of the board OF
trustees of the insane asylum met in
Sioux City yesterday and visited the
Sioux City nursery for the purpose of
selecting a stock of ~shrubbery and shade
trees with which to improve the asylum
| grounds. They left an order for a small
lot, but did not complete their pur-
chases, and Will meet again in the near
future and finish up the transaction. 1t
is the intention of the board to buy
quite extensively, and to make the
asylum grounds the most attractive in
this section.
Judge Campbell and q. II. Van Ant
werp have formed q co-partnershlp under
the firm name of Campbell & Van Ant
werp. There business will be law, loan,
real estate furnishing abstracts of title.
Judge Campbell, who occupies q place
| at the head of the Dakota bar, will at
tend to the law department OF the firtn,
while Mr.. Van Antwerp will manage
most of its other business. 1t is q
strong combination. Judge Campbell
is moving his library to Van Antwerp's
headquarters, where another room will
be added to the office suite, furnishing
eommodious quarters.
Iankton's genial old settler and hard
working citizen, Charley Long, who is
at present q member of the police force
and manager of the county poor house,
has struck some financial luck which
will bring to his Golfers nearly nlne
thousand dollars in hard cash. He is
one. of the heirs of a wealthy cousin who
died recently in Frankfort, Germany,
and left a large accumulation of worlds
goods to be divided among lawful CLAIM.
ants. MI. Long yesterday received q draft
for the first 1nstallment of his portion
amounting to $2,740. Mr.. Long is in s
happy frame of mind over his good for
tune and is being heartily conarat ulatet
by his friends. Judge Rossteuscher wal
his attorney In the case.
The historical exercises arranged 70,
by Professor, Bartlett will open at thret
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon, at til,
Franklin school house, General Beadl
opening with his sketch of military
terms and causes of the war. Professo