Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-11-20
The snow is melting away.

AuC LdlhIUu cllNSk COtaSb Dudh ptuyo
at the rink this evening.
There has been a general resumption
OF business to day.
Next week will probably open up q
lively hog trade in this market.
Rev. DR.. Hoyt will o~ficiate at Christ
church tomorrow forenoon.
Last evening a herd Of cattle for
Benefits auction yards arrived from
springfeld.
The Champion Hose company ball
occurs at G.. A. r. hall on Wednesday
evening next.
The trial OF the McGlnnis case has
held the attention of the United States
court to-day.
Miss Hattie Box entertained 3 party
of young people al her home east of the
city last night.
The river closed yesterday afternoon,
but is liable to open if this melting
| weather continues.
1t is expected that the Northwestern
track will be uncovered tonight and
business resumed.
The Fort Sully murder case will come
on for trial IN the United States court
some time next week.
The river froze over at Pierre Thurs
day and the steamer Tompkins was
caught in the ice at Little Bend.
A plate glass front is to be placed in
the Danforth building formerly occu-
/ pied by the Press and Dakotaian.
The scholars of the public school will
enjoy a three days respite next week,
beginning on Tuesday night at the close
of school.
A new time card for this division Of
the Milwaukee road is looked Tor to-
morrow, but nothing certain is known
about it.
j. G. Bennett held an auction sale Of
live stock at the Bradley barn, or Wal
nut street, this afternoon, which WAS
largely attended.
At the Milwaukee depot nowadays the
buses are obliged to back mp o long ways
off because of the high snow drifts
around the platform,
Several of our business men are think
ing of putting In small electric
dynamos, to run by water motor power,
for citing their stores.
Joe Budd has crossed eleven horses
and mules, two wagons and two bugs'es
on the Missouri ice bridge to-day and
is still open for engagements.
A mule, small, but nevertheless q
mule, crossed the Missouri on the Toe
at this city this forenoon. The mail
carrier has crossed on the ice for two
days past, and the ferry boat Josie L.
K. is tied up on this side of the river.
Mrs. A. j. Garner, who returned last
evening from Grow Greek agency, Wat
much surprised upon reaching Mitchell
! { And traces Q. the recent STERN. Mss'
and northwest of Mitchell no snow haG
fallen and pleasant weather had existed
E. T. White paid his election betl
to-day-two hats for the land Office
clerks, Frank ziebach and Peter Roysm
They we're plugs, ancient in style and
the worse for wear. An action for breaet
of contract is liable to grow Out Of thil
transaction.
The father oil W.. P. Herriok, of Kno,
county, Nebraska, died y few days age
at Racine, Wisconsin. The deceased was
the owner of a large tract OF land il
Knox county, where two of his som ar'
located. He left an estate OF over hal
a million dollars.
The case against Ludwig Remsche
charged with robbing the United State
mail, which is new pending before tn
United States court in session a
Yankton, is the only one of o grea
maay which will probably DE develope
in the trial of this one.
Unless the poultry raisers In thi
section are holding the turkey at HON
for better prices there is a possibllit
that Ysnkton people will have to et
spring chicken or some other substitu'
for the conventional Thanksgiving feas
To-day no turkeys were on the marke
A Washington telegram to the S
Paul Pioneer Press. dated the 18t
reads: "M. Ell. Day is credited wi
being a candidate for receiver or regist
of one of the Dakota land offices.
was limited to-day that if Zlebsch "
made governor, Day would step into i
shoes as register at Yankton."
. The board Of county commissions
hsve been in session to-day auditil
bills, and transacting other minor bu
aeas. The board Of commissioners
: both Yankton aud CLAY COUNTIES VIZ
s to have looked into the Gayvilie dit
3 question at the court house in this ci
to-day, but the Clay county board fail
= to arrive and the matter was p~estpon
ar Louis LePage staid out all night !
: night. and wendell his way home to
bosom of his family early this morui
The breakfast there prepared did
suit him, and he forthwith proceeded
stand the children on their seve
heads and make himself otherwise C
: spicio1s in the neighborhood. At n,
= he was still at large, and his lower lii
ss we're inclined to mingIe.
A travelling man who arrived on
Scotland train last night says the
ear ming Water branch of the Milwat
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