Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-07-28
LoCALLACoNICs.

There was @ brilliant auroral display
in the northern heavens last evening.
The P. s. X. club gives a character
party at j. e. Bruce's residence this
evening.
There will be preaching at the Nor.
wegian church this evening by Rev.
| Anderson.
The ladies of the Episcopal church
contemplate putting a fair before the
public during the territorial convention.
A proposition is being discussed by
several manufacturers to put down a fif-
teen inch artesian well and experiment
on the water power.
Last evenings light rain was hardly
sufficient to lay the dust, and on the
th%orouehfares most in use real estate is
flying high to-day.
The Hawley & Colby block is rapidly
nearing completion, and it is to be, from
present indications, one of the handsome
structures of the city.
1t may not be generally known that
the oleander tree is fatally poisonous
and is therefore not just the thing for
children or adults to eat.
The old bridge across the Rhine,
which Las been used in going to and
from the Milwaukee depot, will be torn
down tomorrow. The new bridge is now
in use.
The south edge Of a storm cloud
passed over Yankton about noon, let
ting down a few drops Of rain and an 90.
casional hail stone. Northward there
was the appearance of a heavy storm.
Lemuel Karr, of the Yankton artesian
firm of Karr & Richey, visited Parker
last week and figured on a proposition
to put down an artesian we'll for the
Parkerites. We car safely commend
this firm to our neighbors. They made
our spouter and have tapped several
other strong artesian flows in southeast
Dakota.
Under Yankton's new charter control
| ofithe ferry boat franohlse Is taken from
the hands of the county commissioners
and given to the city council. The coun-
Gil now has two applications for the
franchise and it is probable that q new
boat will ere long be covering the dis.
lance between Ynnkton and the Ne
braska side.
George Ray, one of Yankton county'e
substantial farmers, visited the city to-
day, and in conversation concerning the
crops he was very enthusiastic, saying
that he never raised better small grain
and that corn was all right, but that O
little rain would not hurt it. Mr.. Ray Ii
q successful farmer and be is gooo
authority on crop prospects.
This is the dull season of the year il
our manufacturing departments and il
is therefore a good time for the people
to send in their accommodations of un
bound magazines and have them made
Unto handsome books. The Press and
tDakota1an bindery makes naasaZin:
volumes il q style unsurpassed and o.
prices as low as at any book binding es
tablishment in the country.
1 Alderman Branch has added to biz
geological museum another stone which
outweighs the two mentioned O few
days ago., pulling down the beam at FIVE
pounds. Like its fellows, it came from
the artesian well, having been spoutet
up from six hundred feet below. Thes'
monsters from the bowels of the eartl
indicate the great force of the artesiar
stream. The new stone is q combination
of shale and sand. 1t is..kept on tap a
MIR. Brauch's Office.
The new bridge across the Rhine OF
Burleigh street is all fixed for the &C
commodation of the travelling public
Despite the criticisms of the public
during the process of construction, it
q public spirited looking bridge AM
appears to be substantial in all it
details. The original structure is bull
upon strong piles and though it ap
peared to be somewhat abbrevihte;
while suspended in mid air, now tina
the perspective is relieved by the intro
, duction of two long causeways of earti
at either end. the design of the artist j
fully realized. Regard for the trnt
j, irupels us to say that it IS one CT th
most wholesome looking Rhine spannei
in the city and if appearances are no
l deceptive it will remain in place t.
cheer the hearts of generations ye
unborn. If we were going to amend th
plan we would widen the approaohe
r and place ratings on either side 30 as t
give more room and prevent accident!
This bridge will cost probably about
r thousand dollars. 1t has been inspecte
and accepted by the city engineer an
9 is now a public highway.
Call at book
store and look over his ne,
d selection of novels, both i
RowelTs and Seaside Librs
ry. Two hundred new one
Just received. Always KEEP
the latest Periodicals.
's A. w. HOWARI
Gorden Settlers for Sale.
ss Six thorough bred Gorden Settle
st three months old, just the proper a
"a for training this fall. Prize S15.