Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-10-18

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time.
One OF the witnesses in the case oil
Levi B. Bennett bears the significant
name Mrs. Soda Water.
Colonel Wagner has rented one OF
the structures on the Bunker lots, now
being built, Snd will use it as q broom
and brush factory.
The members of Christ church will
meet E: TIC church this evening so.ahc
purpose Of considering the proposition
to call a rector. a large attendance is
requested.
AT three o'clock this afternoon T.. B.
Bennett was taken before Judge Read on
a charge of attempted rape. He waived
examination and was held in the sum OF
$500 to await the action of the grand
jury.
At three o'clock this afternoon Mrs E
F.. Wilcox rendered Miss Plnkerton, OF
Natal, Africa, a reception at the Wilcox
residence on Mulberry street, to which
the ladies of the Congregational church
OF this city were invited. The event was
one of social enjoyment and pleasure to
al who attended.
United States Marshal d. W. Maratta
is at present in Sioux Falls looking up a
house to be occupied by him as a resi-
dence. Capt. Maratta has charge of the
government wing of the penitentiary,
and as he is obliged to spend all his
spare time at the prison he will reside
in Sioux Falls if he can find a suitable
house.
On Wednesday, October l4th, Dan
Whidden, a colored gentleman OF whom
several mentions have previously been
made, was arrested and taken before
Judge Read, charged with grand larceny
by John Ryan, from whom he is accueed
of having stolen some money and papers
He was bound yer to appear on Satur.
day for trial. John T.. Pennington and
Thomas Stewart furnished the security
Ambrose Anderson one of the Oldest
Icitizens of Cedar county, Nebraska, who
resides across the Missouri about five
miles from Ysnkton had q valuable mare
stolen from his barn about three O'Clock
this morning. He describes the property
as being q cream colored mare, about
twelve years old, with light bay name
and tail. A reward of.S25.00 is offered
for the recovery of the same and the ap.
%prehension OF the thief.
Two verdant yon.hs code in from the
country yesterday on horse back. They
galloped around town and finally, in'
spired with the idea that they were the
centre of attraction, they whipped theil
horses into a run and went hooting end
laughing up Third street. At the corner
of Third and Walnut City Marshal Bau'
mann called a halt and the marshal
arrested them both, and they put uE
$500 apiece as o warranty that when
the justice wanted them they would be
on hand.
In accordance with the announce
ment made, Superintendent Campbell
turned off the water at the reservoir
this morning and began laying the
Third street extension of the main. II
is necessary to work from the Broadway
main westward, and to to do this all the
mains must be closed. The water viii
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be turned on at six O'clock each night
during the progress of the work and
| should a fire occur in the day time the
reservoir gate will be opened as soon Of
possible.
1t trapspires that Attorney Genera
| Engle was in Yankton last week for the
purpose of investigating q complaint
against the board Of trustees of the
insane hospital, filed by ID. Felber
Mr.. Felber alleges that he bid on a lo'
of one hundred cords oil soft wood, nam
ing his price at $4.4s per cord delivered
at the hospital, and that the eontrac'
was awarded to w. p. Dewey at SUI
per cord. 1t was for the purpose of as
certainlng the facts in the case that thu
attorney general visited Yanktop.
As was stated on Saturday, Yanktor
yesterday received o short visit from 81
official delegation of Northwestern rail
way men. At about four O'Clock
specialtrain reached here from the cas-
bearing Q. @. Wheeler. general superin
tendent; E. 81. Johnson, chief civi
engineer; s.. Sanborn, retiring assistan
general superintendent of the Dakot,
lines of the Northwestern; and P. Hal
lenback, who succeeds MIR. Sanborn
The gentlemen remained only about ter
minutes and then left for Chicago.
Ella June Meade will appear at tn
Methodist church tomorrow evening i
one of her unsurpassed entertainments
The Chicago 1nter-Ocean says: EEL
June Meade gave a pleasing and Target
attended entertainment at Farwell hal
last evening, winning the heartiest ar
proyal of her audience. Among til
most popular features we're the "Herd'
mems Horn" with her wonderful ech
limitations; "VioIin Talk" an intertair
ment in itself, Chow Grant saved til
Union" old phantom the Rival OF Mau
S." etc. etc."
Miss Pinkerton, of Natal, Africa, wb
has been visiting in Yankton for
week past, entertained a large audiene
at the Congregational church last ever
;nn with a nnndensed history of natiy