Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-05-15
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George Ray, n of Yankton county
heaviest stock farmers, reached Yank
ton to-day with q car load of Illinoi
work horses, which he will offer for sail
to the people of this section. In the 10,
ls one particularly fine marc, noted as 8
PAGER in the country from which abe
came and this animal lfr. Ray will re-.
tain for his own use.
The latest wrinkle in the custom of
gentlemen dofing their hats TO the
ladies is to fill your hat with cigars, and
when the tile is raised the two-for's
drop to the ground. At least DIR. GRAY.
ems practices this and be is one of Yank-
tons leaders in the mode. But then he
has always had cigars on the brain.
Yankton's Parlor Dramatic club will
entertain it's friends at Mrs. W. A. Bar.
leigh's Broadway residence this evening.
This organization exists for the purpose
OF home amusement and the people of
this city will probably nave chances of
seeing some of its artists in their favor
lite roles before 1887 comes around,
-Four Bohemian societies will meet In
labor. Bon Homme county, tomorrow,
for the purpose OF celebrating the ami
versary of st. John Neponncene. The
knights of st. George, from Scotland,
In uniform, will be present, and the
other societies will wear their badges.
A number of Yankton Bohemians have
signified tkeir intention to JON in the
observance ofthis great national 60
hemiap holiday.
Ons of Yankton's ~rustlers e. H. Ha-
mel, made a business trip TO Parker yss-
tsrday and while there he purchased the
Parker photograph gallery for the firm
OF Hamsl & Brooks, who will in the
future operate the concern, in oonnec.
ton With their Yankton gallery. MIR.
Hamel was inst ahead of two other
men who were there with the same in
tentions, but like other Yanktop men
he got there first.
The new artesian we'll is down 1856
feet and halt is mada to send down
the casing. The old we'll, which is only
twenty-five feet from the new one, has
ceased to How, the water dropping to
twenty feet below the surface. Snpsrin-
tendent Anderson had his pump ready
and is forcing tbs usual volume of
water out of the we'll into the reservoir.
The cause of this stoppage is the
opening of the new well into the same
vein of water which supplied the old
one.
MIR. Sweeney, of St. Helena, who was
in town to-day, says a six feet vein of coal
was struck Wednesday on George Kohls-
farm, just below st, Helena. Last fall
coal was struck in an artesiap we'll on this
farm and MIR. Kohls has, this spring, been
sinking a second prospect hole. It war
In the second hole that the six feet vein
was struck. Our information is that the
Nebraska state geologist has inspected
the find, pronounces 1t genuine and will
recommend that the $4,000 state reward
for a coal find be awarded Mr.. Kohls,
Rev. A. j. Bell, who arrived here last
evening for the purpose of conducting
the revival services which are to be held
under the auspices of the Methodist
church. is no stranger to Dakota soil,
though unknown to ell but a very few
OF the early residents. He was among
Dakota's pioneers, and settled in Clay
county in 1850. In the following year,
at the first election held under the
organic act, MI. Bell was the candidate
for congress on the republican ticket
his opponent being Gen. j. b. s. Todd,
democrat, and Charles P. Booge, indie.
pendent. Gen. Todd was successful.
Dakota's party of official inspectors of
charitable and penal institutions viii
react Yankton this evening over the
Northwestern road, having left Pierre
this morning. They will remain over
Sunday in our city and will go to Yer
million Monday to visit the university
and thence to Sioux Falls. During their
stay here they will inspect the sane
asylum. The party consists of Governor
Pierce, wife and daughter, Secretary Nc
Cormack and wife, Auditor Caldwell and
wife, Treasurer Raymond ana wife.
Superintendent Jones will either meet
them here or near here. They come in
a special car attached to the 1875 train
over the Northwestern.
Very many complaints reach us rela
tive to the destruction of windows lie
unoccupied, and aver occupied, houses
about the city by boys.
The practice has reached such
serious proportions that some Of the in
dignant sufferers advocate a general
slaughter of Juvenile knights of the sling
shot as a horrible example to rising ID.
fants soon to step into the shoes of their
destructive brethren. There is q law
to reach these juvenile vandals
and the officers should vigorously apply
it. No guilty boy should escape the
penalty of his destructive tendencies.
1t is q serious matter-a matter of dol
lars and cents and dsmoratizsd temper
to house owners.
At the M. E. church to-inorrow a. j.
Bell, the lay evangelist, will conduct
both the morning and evening services.
Let the people from city and country
come. All are invited to attend these
services and To cantinua for