Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-09-14

: ratss on both roads iutaZ the city vii
: be given. and the world is asked t.
visit Yankton during the fMr.
The gentle zephyrs have WAITED
Jumps of soil from the Missouri slop,
into the ayes CT ell who undertake t,
pedesttianste on Yankton's thGrough
fares to-day. making life pr~oteispor,
toagh.
John Lucas was escorted from Lss
tervi!le by Deputy Sheriff Preston thi
afternoon and in Judge Reads cour
was fined 5000 and costs, amounting II
ali TO $23.75, for using obscene Language
10 the streets Of his native village.
This morning Horny Newton, who ISIS
partner in the blscksmithing business
with Adam Hoehn, took the firms
account book and went forth from the
place of business. he refused To return
the book, and this afternoon his partner
swore out papers for the recovery of the
same.
b. P. Wilcox is supplanting the board
sidewalk that has held forth in front of
his residence for several years with d
new cement pavement, such as is trod-
den upon around the capitol building
in Washington. The same style of
walk will be put down at the insane
asylum.
A report is current upon our streets,
to the effect that N. Mattison, better
known in this city as Nick Snap, brother
of Doc Snap, dropped dead at Scotland
one day last week. Nick, notwithstand-
lang ill odor attaching to his name, is g
straight youth himself, and this news
win not be pleasant to his Yankton
friends. 1t is only a rumor and may
be corrected.
GonsIsSJ &c the expectations and
wishes ote large proportion of Yankton's
ta1 payers, the city conncil overlooked
the electric light matter IN their meet
ing last night, not taking it up at all
1t Is possible there is q misundersland-
ing between all parties concerned rela-
tive to this business, and perhaps o con
ference CT the legal authorities on the
side of the city and tia representatives.
of the company might'be of benefit.
Several Yapkton merchaut's have been
called upon within the last three days,
in the interest of j. & e. e.. Friend,
Milwaukee lace dealers, by Mrs. s.. F..
Ptice, who in company with her husband
who is also q drummer travels
through Iowa and Dakota. Mrs. Price
possesses business qualities which are
lacking in many male travelling statesmen
and lace dealers are rather inclined to
hold their orders until the lady drummer
arrives.
Mrs. Alice Selbie, niece of Judge
Moody, who was known in Yankton in
years gone by as Miss Alice
Ghandoin, has gone TO Europe. The
Deadwood Piopeer of the 2ud inst,
says: MIR. and Mrs. William Selbie will.
depart Saturday morning fora trip to
Europe. Bertha were engaged by
telegraph yesterday on the steamer
Germania, of the White Star line. which
will leave New York on the 9th. They
will go direct to the home of Mr.. Silbie's
parents at Maryculture, Aberdeen, SCOT
land. They will be absent about three
months, during which time they will
extend their journey to England, Ireland.
Wales, France, and the continent. Mr..
Selb;e will endeavor to induce capital
lists to invest in some of our varied re-
Sources"
An accident occurred IN this city last
night, from the effects of which e. M.
Coates is to-day confined to his bed,
with a broken COLLAR bone. Yesterday
afternoon Mr.. Coates was driving q
pony, the property OF his son Jay, ! n a
buggy. Jay Coates and Ben Sanders
were IN the vehicle with Mr.. Coates.
When the party, was passing up Third
street near j. r. Sanborn's residence the
movement of some dogs and the futter-
ing of papers 10 the street frightened the
enimal, which, by II sudden turn and
several lamps, overturned the buggy.
throwing the occupants to the ground
with much violence. The pony ran
homeward, The boys suffered no injury,
but Mr.. Coates right collar bone was
broken in the fall and to-day two pbysl-
clans are in attendance. At noon he
was feeling somewhat restless, but his
nurses look for a n improvement ere
many days.
There will be a Scandinavian ball at
the @. a. r. hall Friday night Sept. 18th,
to which every body is invited. Good
music will be furnished and supper will
be given at the Scandinavian honse.
BY order of the committee.
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