Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-04-16

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probably n will be built. A committee
sent to headquarters would perhaps be
aple to ind out something regarding in
tentions.
lhere ore two questions which will
probably come up for discussion at this
evenings meeting of the city council
and furnish food for conversation in
their results. One OF these questions will
be the matter of raising the licenses of
saloons and the other the enforcement
of the Sunday law.
The choir of the Scandinavian Trinity
church will give a concert at Turner hall
Tuesday evening April 17th,tor the bene.
lit OF their church. This is the first en-
tertainment the members of this church
have undertaken to give and in order to
encourage them they ought to be we'll
%patronized. Tickets 35 cents. Children
5 cents.
Contractors are at work on Halver
JoEnson's place, q few miles east Of
town, boring an artesisn we'll which is
designed to furnish water for Johnson's
fine herd of short horns. Indications of
coal have been discovered at q depth of
1856 feet, and subterranean stream has
been tapped but insufficient to supply
Johnson's purposes, and 30 the borers
will bore on.
The meanest man in Yankton is before
the pubic again. This time he is guilty
OF beating a blind man out OF his rent.
The informant falled to give any name
but he vouches for the statement that
the mean man has paid no rent for three
months, that he burned up all the fence
material about the place. and then left
the premises in the night. And the
owner OF. the premises q blind man.
The anvil club, which had snch a jolly
good time last summer, on Sundays, is
arranging to enjoy the coming hot
weather. The CLUB met yesterday and
several kegs of inspiration were carried
away from the lodge room under the
vests of the members after adjournment.
Everybody knew who had attended the
meeting. The subject debated upon
yesterday was; "rwo beers or not two
BEERS"
The Scandinavian quartette will give
their first public concert at Turner hall
Tomorrow evening. The object of the
concert ia to raise funds for the Scarab.
avian church end preparation he's been
made to give an entertainment which
Will be we'll worth attending. Yankton
can furnish q house full of lovers of good
music and they Should all be present of
this concert. Prices of admission in
another notice.
Miss Emma Swartz, territorial super.
intendent of w. O. T. U. evangelistit
work, Will deliver q lecture in the Oon-
gregational church this evening OF T:80
Yesterday afternoon Miss Swartz spoke
to q large audience, composed of women
and girls, in the NJ. E. church and in the
evening the same place was crowded
men and women, girls and boys. Miss
SWartz is az earnest women and an in
teresting speaker.
Chamberlain special: jay Wellman
who was indicted a few days ago by the
grand jury at Ysnkton for selling liquor
to the Indians at Lower Brale, ar
agency about five miles down the river
from this place, has always been know
to be q strong temperance man, voting
and talking for temperance on all oc-
c~asions. Many Of our honest citizens
believe the Indians are inclined to swear
falsely and work up a CAGE for the wit
ness fees they get out OF it.
The Methodist church was crowded
last night to hear Miss Swartz, the ter
~ritorial evangelist Of the W. O. +. u. Tht
lady is o pleasant speaker and held th.
attention OF the audience till the close
Her theme wse: "rhe Bible View oil
Temperance" AMI she proved from hel
standpoint that the bible everywhere
condemned the traffic Tor indulgence) oil
Intoxicating liquors. 1t is estimated from
the number of seats in the church anc
those brought from the basement tina
nearly four hundred people listened wit
pleasure to the address.
), The Chicago & Northwestern and tn
, Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul railway
have combined for the purpose OF build
), ing a new track from O point one mil
!. this side of Jim river to this city, an
work is to be commenced ct once, j.
RAYMOND, the Northwestern engineer
, who is in the city, will haYe charge G
! the work. The new grade will be som
!, distance north of the present right c
way and will be twenty-eight feet Wild
!. Both tracks will occupy the grade, an
it is expected that the Milwaukee Wi
/, have its new steel laid to the Jim as 500
as the grade is completed. Two month
. will be required to complete the i'm
proyement, which will prevent furthe
ANNOYANCE to both roads by the cattin
of the river.
Mr.. Olaufeld, OF Chicago, who 10
put in the Yankton electric light plsn
has arrived and is ready to begin wor!
To-day he te~legrephed for the necessal
poles and upon their arrival he will con
II meuce the erection Of the machinery
q earnest. Meantime he viii! busy himse
v with getting the necessary buildings
shape and in taking the preliminai