Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-11-01

Lester franklin, agent for the Ran
som comedy company, visited Yankton
to-day and arranged for the appearance
of this well known comedy company in
Yaukton,
A Yankton lady with several
daughters TO- educate says she will not
think of sending them away SO long as
the present high standard of the city
schools is maintained.
The city has been quiet to-day, most
of the politicians being N in the coun-
try and most of the farmers staying at
home to confer with their city visitors.
The agony will be over tomorrow,
The result OF the appropriate cele-
bration of Halloween by the Yankton
youth may be seen to-day in the numer-
GUS g%ateways where gates are not, and
numerous gates where gateways are not.
A pie eating contest between Messrs.
Quincy and Disbrow, of the college, on
Saturday last, resulted in favor of Mr.
Disbrow by q score of three against
two pies, with red pepper accompani-
ment.
After midnight last night q tknnae,
storm of summer violence VISITED this
section and it is followed to-day by.
spring like balmIness. This was a loud
opening for the far into the fall month
of November.
Cher. Hr Ss;.u.,, ~ E,klo ~
brought a patient to the Yankton
asylum this forenoon. Mr.. Stevens
charge Is violent at times and it was
necessary to keep him in hand cuffs
and shackles.
Royce u Lansing company play in
Vermjllion tonight. Will arrive il
Yankton on the first train tomorrow
morning. The standing room only"
sign has been placed at their doors the
past few evenings.
A former inmate of the Yankton in
sane asylum, Mrs. acknowledgements,
attempted to kill herself at Letcher
Saturday. She succeeded in gashing
her throat badly with q razor, but will
probablysrecover.
In the Scandinavian precincts east OF
the Jim the republican tickets left for
the use of the voters contain the name
of Patrick Brennan in place of Fred
Kencil for sheriff. Another dose of
treacnery very much like that uf Two
years ago. The expected has happened
this time.
Two Yankton youths of the lady per.
suasion dressed themselves mp in gents
clothing on Saturday evening, and had
a most delightful experience playing
men to their hearts content. A party o
their acquaintances met them anc
recognized them in their new garb, ant
he fun was then all on the other side.
Tom F. Marshall, who this day ha,
severed his connection with the retail
grocery business in the city, will remain
in Yankton and will be heard from agaii
within q few months as a Yankton bust
ness man, Mr.. Marshall Is a valuabl,
citizen and his many friends in Yankto
will rejoice at his CONCLUSION to remain
with them.
Miss Nellie Scougal, a former residen
of Yankton, graduated last week from
the Chicago training school for nurses
The Inter- Ocean says she stood second il
a class of thirty. Since she left Yanktol
Miss Scougal has been under instruc.
ton IN this school and has devoted al
her time to acquiring a knowledge O
her chosen profession.
a little lady who has just begun he
career as a pupil in the city schools re
ported progress to her parents at th
close of the first days experience. Sh
told the astonished family that all tn
children who went to the school had +
be baptized and if it didn't work the,
must be baptized OF the other arm. Thi
seems to be a rule of the school.
Halloween was q wild night for OF
MIR. Dunlap. Above the crash of fal
ing gates and tumbling horse blocks hi
roaring voice was heard and the pale a
. for miles about was streaked with prt
family. Several boys in his neighbo,
hood narrowly escaped an immediat
transfer to the ~penitentiary and the RI
cording angel was busy for q time notin
down his ordinations.
W. B. Valentine began this mornin
the erection OF a second brick veneere
residence on Linn street for James !
Witherspoon. Mr.. Valentine has dor
v this year more than four times I'll
amount of his last years work and sti
there is no great hurrah about Yant
g toms boom. This clty's growth is stead
q end the improvement OF this year wi
figure up, in Mr.. Valentines estimation
among the high numbers.
y The polls will be opened to.morro
morning at eight o'clock and will
"a kept open until five o'clock p. IN. I'll
n thirteenth precinct includes all the ci
west of Broadway and the st. Gro
n lumber yard Office is the voting plac
The fourteenth precinct takes in all
the city east Of Broadway and the pIa
N to vote is the court house. It is prol
Ia able that the count will consume sever
hours, as q large vote is looked for al
the local ticket will be considerab
10 scratched.
With tho oIooipo oF Inst roo,4b Att