Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-05-24

ance.
: Tickets for the entertainment of G. a
II. hall this evening may be had a
Towards book store and al the post
. Office news stand.
The judges of the supreme court have
, been IN consultation all day to-day, ant
will probably make their decisions IL
the various cases on Wednesday.
Early risers nowadays viii see some
thing interesting if they will pay o visi
to Gov. Edmunds' Broadway residence
On the Edmunds lawn is a fountain
and in the water dozens of birds take
their baths every morning.
ALI of Yankton citizens who are in.
tsrested in having a grand Fourth oil
July celebration in Yankton this year
ara requested to meet at Turner hall
tomorrow evening at eight o'clock
sharp for the consideration of that ques-
tion.
A game of base ball between the
afore mentioned Teutons and Hiberni-
ans for q stake of three dollars was
played on the grounds near Forester's
brewery yesterday afternoon. A leu
tonic victory was the result.
A patient at the insane hospital
escaped therefrom on Saturday after
noon and was still sought after at four
o'clock yesterday. He was last seen in
the vicinity of The Milwaukee track en-
%deavoring to get across the Missouri.
There was o strike Saturday night
among the midnight type settlers of
Yankton and during the evening they
marched four abreast up and down the
streets wearing a demoniacal look. They
struck for ten hours pay for ten hours
work.
Mayor Harris issued a proclama tion
to-day calling upon the business men OF
Yankton to close their establishments
between noon and four o'clock next
Monday, Memorial day, and asking all
citizens to participate in the days OBJ
s%ervancee.
Occupants of Missouri river bottom
lands are making preparations to en-
gage in extensive ditching operations.
Each successive year brings added mols-
ture TO these rich bottom lands and ma
ture is asking for aid in its efforts to
throw off the surplus.
A meeting Of the Yankton base ball
club will be held at the armory to.mor-
row evening at s O'Clock, before which
important business will come. A game
between the home club and the Plow-
boys of LAGRANGE, Yenkton county, has
been arranged for to be played on Friday
afternoon next in Yankton.
One of Yankton college students,
after the return from Bon Homme, was
asked how he enjoyed himself and the
only reply that could be got of him was
the exclamation "Um Golly." What this
implies is a matter of conjecture, but it
is considered q sufficient answer until he
has had further time for reflection.
Some time last week @ long train OF
covered wagons pulled out Of Yankton
county for the Buffalo Gap country. The
people who composed the outfit were til
ling land owned by eastern parties
situated six miles north OF the city, and
although they were not tax payers they
were farmers, and they took SO many
votes out of the county.
The rigors of the Sunday law induced
q squad Of young men to open a keg of
bser on the river front, ct the foot of
Broadway, yesterday. 1t their efforts
to store away this unusual quantity of
wet goods one or two of them became
very slushy and slimpsy and walked
with n webbing motion when they left
the scene OF their festivities. The picnic
was rather too much of q success for an
out door affair.
Samuel f. Bunker, son of Ell. Y.
Bunker, of this city, and a young man
well known here, is attached to a gov
eminent life saving station on the
Florida coast. Duringa storm on the
10Th OF last month the brig ). Ell. Lane
was driven ashore there and by his own
exertions young Bunker saved the lives
OF seven of the eight men who comprised
her crew. He took them ons by one
from their yawl boat and brought them
through the breakers to the shore.
Last night the roller rink was filed
to overlooking with people who were
attracted thither by the many compli-
mentary remarks which have been made
concerning MIR. Bells addresses and the
altogether pleasant meetings that have
been held during the past week. Every
body present seemed to be very greatly
interested in tie meeting and TO the
invitation for those to rise who felt that
o change in the manner Of living was
necessary there was q hearty response.
The meetings will continue and a hearty
invitation is extend cd to everybody.
A large force OF workmen is now EN-
ployed upon the piece of Northwestern
railroad between Centreville and Yank-
ton and they are putting in o solid
gravel road bed over the entire distance.
The habit of the Northwestern to build
for keeps is being carried out along this
extension aud when the workmen leave
the job it will be as complete a patch of
railroad as can be found In the west.
it is said that the Sunday game of
hall n waab ooo vacfardav wor attanGad