Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-09-03

Brlcklayers are at work on w. B
Valentines new residence on Fifth street
Hardwood floors are being laid
throughout the Hawley 6 Colby block
A new blacksmith shop is in operation
on the corner Of Fourth and Linn
streets.
Professor Taylor, of the commercial
college, is teacher of penmanship in the
city schools.
Ine milwaukee, train was again late
last night, the delay occurring on the
Sioux Falls line.
a prophetic r~uralist says there will be
no frost until after the present new
moon wakes and wanes
w. f. Klter contributes the largest
cantelope of the season. 1t measures
two feet and seven inches in circumfer-
ence.
Attention is directed to the quarterly
report of the First National bank, pub
iished in this issue. The showing is an
excellent one.
Frank G%ibbenay, artist, will open q
studio In the second story OF Bruce's
block next Monday. This is to be his
permanent headquarters.
Karr & Richey are still sending the
drill down in the Scotland well, making
ten inches per day in granite. The
water flow does not increase.
Rev. DR.. Ward is announced &c preach
in the Congregational church at Alex
andsia next Sunday evening upon the
subject of Higher Education"
Teachers in the city schools are
troubled to find boarding places.
Families having rooms to spare can
secure good tenants among the teachers.
The Minnesota house barn went up
Broadway on wheels to-day and was
landed on one of Joseph Bader's lots.
Fred Photenhauer will transform it into
q residence.
The ancient case OF O pile of paint
kegs and boxes on o truck vs.. q man fall
ing over them and afterwards destroying
a screen door was resumed IN Judge
Congleton's court to-day. after several
weeks rest.
1t is announced that Captain WATSON
is preparing to resume ferry operations
with the Senator nex week. He will
do the business under his county
license, while Captain Larson will on
tinue under his city license. Then the
trouble will begin in earnest,
The college has finally secured the
balance of the old cemetery tract, 6
deed for the remaining on%e-quartel
having passed into the possession of the
collegs trustees yesterday. This gives
the college twenty-five acres of ground
extending southwark to Ninth street.
The grounds are to be improved anC
particular attention will be given to the
growth of shade trees.
The hurrying throng ii its daily side
walk tramping will find 1t worth while
to take q halt long enough to look owe
the new aggregation of fall goods jus
shelved by Harry Katz. Not because he
is a good talker, but because he hal
truth on his side, Harry can convince al
his callers that there is nothing in The
market worth buying that is not repre-
sented in his stock. His fall purchases
are the best he ever made.
Ike Waterbury, the most reliable
authority in Jul midst upon matter
pertaining to the wonders of the IN
tanned west, has q hail stone story whicl
defies competition. Ike owns a farm
over in the Sioux valley and q couple o
weeks ago he learned that his crops he
been converted into vegetable hash b,
the pounding of hail stones. AS soon a
leisure permitted he went over t.
investigate and from his symptoms sine
his return one would conclude that ia
glacial period had arrived once more
Ike says the hail was Six feet deep on tn
level and was drifted in places SO as t
fill all the wagon Dad cuts and cove
the tops of the tallest trees. The feno
rails we're split into match timber an
the points on some of the barb wir
enclosures were hammered round. Tw
E weeks after the storm farmers brougt
hail stones into Akron by the WACO
r load and sold them to the ice crea1
dealers and there was a prospect that th
supply would last all the fall. This
only an outline of Mr.. Waterbury
account of the wonderful Sioux vale
hail storm. For the filling the reader
: referred to Isaac himself.
A Gard.
Having purchased the store formeri
occupied by Il. f. Marshall, on Oapitc
street. I shall keep q good supply
fancy and staple groceries and kind
solicit a share in the public patronag
CARNEY, the Grocer.
. just Receiyed-At ]. E. Bruce
Third street store, q sample lot of 81
soft felt hats, for men and boys. To /
sold SO per cent under usual prices.
J,E. BRUCE.
9 To Chicago by the G.. 81 N. "
Railroad.
Excursion tickets to Chicago, cor
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