Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-08-19

looking over the ground with the
purpose of putting up an opera house
with stores on the ground floor. Yank-
ton needs an opera house and the in.
vestmeut would be q paying one.
The first lnstallmept of excar-
~sionisls from Chicago over the Mil
waukee will reach Yanktoa to-
night at $40 on the regular train
from the east. This is the Milwaukee
company's excursion. The advance
guard over the Northwestern will arrive
on Saturday evening and many excur-
%sionists will probably stay over Sunday.
The steam ferry boat Josie u. K,
Andrew Larson master, was inspected
late yesterday afternoon by Captain A.
Schaetfer and A. Gordon, of ST. Louis,
government inspectors. All the tests
were applied anu the Josie L. X. pro-
neunced sea Sorthy and will be licensed
for the ensuing year. The ferry boat
Senator Is to be inspected tonight
or tomorrow.
DR.. Thos. Bowhill, the noted veterin-
airy surgeon, reached Yankton last night
and was Immediately driven to the Mac
Gregor stock farm where one of Mr..
MacGregor's thoroughbred Clydesdale
mares, valued at 1880. is suffering from
an infamed foot. The animal is In foal
and is one of the best that Mr.. Mac
Gregor has on his farm. DR.. Bowhill is
a FIRST class surgeon and will probably
bring the mare out all right.
Casper Norman, one of Yankton's
hardware merchants, possesses an exist
ehce nosaoie Tor it's q~uadrenniai epouns.
He oame to Yankton on the 10th of
September. -Four years later, on the
10th of September, he went into business
for himself. Four years from that time,
on the 10th of September, he moved
from bis original location to his present
location and enlarged his business. 1t
will be four years the coming 10th of
September since he occupied his present
place of business and he is trying to
complete his new block, now well under
way, SO as to move into it on that date.
A. Hale, of Sioux City, who has
travelled continuously by team for years
over a stretch of country one hundred
and fifty miles long from Sioux City
westward and forty miles wide on each
side OF the Missouri, is an important
1 rffna prNn nr~n npoftaru Ha uag IN
Yankton last night and he gave it as his
unqualified opinion that the crops of
the section outlined were never SO good
as this season. He includes all farm
products in this statement and applies
it to the entire area traversed by him.
Mr.. Hale has inspected the crops of
this section every year since any crops
were there grown.
Bernard Brennan, son of Sheriff
Brennan, was the victim of q very pain.
full accident this morning, which may
result in the death of the boy or perhaps
cripple him for life. He was playing IN
the middle of Douglas avenue. in front
of his home, Just across the Rhine bridge
and was SO intent on his play that he
did not notice a team that was coming
When he did discover the danger it was
too late to get out OF the way and the
boy was knocked down and stepped or
by the horses and both wheels of one
side of the wagon passed over the middl:
of his body. Some playmates PICKED
him up and carried him into the no use
where he was gently cared for until the
arrival of DIR. Turkopp, WHO afte'
examining him, could not tell the extern
of his injuries.
5 An old resident makes the most sen
sible suggestion we have lately heard
He says the name of Capitol stree
should be changed to College avenue
Here is q subject for reflection ant
action. Capitol street was named be
cause upon it was located the oil
wooden shack called a capitol building
in the early days when Yankton wa
ali of Dakota. Our city is no longer tn
seat of government and the caplto
building is rotting to the ground. LIE
i, us remove ali relics of our former bar
barism-tear down the shack and Civ
the street Q fresh name. 9ankton's CO
q le2e is located upon the western height
!, in the middle of this broad thorough
fare. 1t would be appropriate to Civ
/. to the avenue u more fitting appellatio
. and nothing would suit better than tn
one suggested.
The result OF the visit of two Yankto
attorneys to Sioux Falls is made know
to-day by the return of those parsonage
from the scene of their mission. u. L
q French, attorney for the plaintiff
in the long standing ferry boat suit, an
r. B. Trip, attorney for the defendants
in the same case, argued the matter {
the retention of the steamer Senator b
V the sheriff, before Judge Palmer yeste
g day and the court ordered that the boz
> be delivered up to the receiver, Harf
Wynn. provided the receiver execute
@ bond of $500, to secure the appearant
n of the boat at the time set for the sal
x September 26th. This action OF I'll
~Ecourt leaves the matter just where
stood long ago and is simply an arrang
r msnt that might have been trougl
about before. Up to two o'clock I
action had been taken by either par