Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-10-16

could boast Of. His funeral will occu
on Monday, the 18th. at / o'clock D. n
at the jim river school house.
Monday morning Superintenden
Campbell will shut off the water frou
the city at the reservoir and for NV,
days 1t will remain shut off, and perhap
longer. This Is necessary to enable hin
to pat IN the main for the Third stree
extension of the water system, Super
lntendent Campbell hopes to be- able t.
turn on the water again by Tuesda,
night. In the meantime it Will be vel
to exercise care about fires.
Here is one on a Northwestern conduc
tor. a shipment of water logs or pipe,
was recently made from the east t.
Yankton, and the shipping hill was mad
out SO many water hogs.o When til,
car bearing the goods reached thi.
particular conductors train and he saw
the bill he remarked that he believed
"the hogs were all dead, as he had moi
heard a squeal, and it is because some
body has not done as the bill says, waite,
hogs"
This morning Policeman Falkenberp
found the bolt of cotton flannel, which
the man Bennett brought to this city in
the possession of q lower Yankton mar
who had paid Bennett S. 90 for the same
1t Is presumed that he brought it with
him, because non of the Yankton flannel
dsalera have missed anything of the
klGd, The officer repaid the buyer the
amount paid for the flannel and took
the same into custody as evidence
against Bennett. Benefits examination
for the attempted rape has not yet been
held.
The band of hope entertainment al
the M. E. church last evening was well
attended and very entertaining to the
audience. The programme of literary
exercises, tableaux and Mrs. Jarley's
wax works was rendered by members of
the society exclusively and the older
people Of the audience smiled audibly
at each performance. The band of hope
is q temperance organization composed
altogether of very young people, over
whom Mrs. E, Peel presides. The chill.
dren take a surprising interest in their
work, About forty-fve members are
now enrolled and the society is increas-
ing each day in numbers and wealth.
At the artesian we'll which Karr g.
Richey are sinking at George Rays
farm, near Utica, the force of men en-
ployed have had rather q queer expert
in the past three days. Casing had
been driven down into the hole 200 feet,
but the bottom of the well was still a
few feet below it and through the re-
naming space the sand began to drift.
Within a little while the hole had filled
up nearly sixty feet, leaving the bottom
of the hole about 140 feet from the sur
The sand was cleaned out, 1t talk
ing two days to accomplish this, and last
night the drill was again 200 feet below
the surface. This digging IN q quick
sand vein is not regarded profitable
business by men who are paid for gong
downward.
A change in the division and general
list of the Chicago and North
western railway company is about to
place, concerning which nothing
has as yet came to the notice of the
w. s. Mellen who has for sew.
eral years filled the position of assistant
general superintendent of the entire
except the Winona g. st. Peter
and the Dakota lines, has resigned his
place and will the general man
ageinont of the Wisconsin Central. s.
Sanborn present assistant general
superintendent OF the Winona & st.
Eeter and the Dakota lines will take the
place to be vacated by Mr.. Mellen, and
2. Hallenbeck, general freight agent for
Dakota with headquarters at Winona,
will take Mr.. Sanborn's seat, These
changes go into effect on the first day of
November, 1886. Yankton will probably
be visited by Messrs Sanborn and
before that time.