Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-12-29

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LOCAL. LACONRU Us
This is a bright. clear day, starting in
with the mercury at thirteen above.
Sunday school will be held at the
church Tomorrow ~ The
usual hour.
The sun is g tardy member OF the
universe just now-rising about eight
standard time.
There is still strong rivalry between
The bus lines and the light travel of this
holiday season makes it more interest.
ing.
Locomotives on this line OF the Mil.
take eleven tons OF ceal daily
from the Yanktnn Goa! house. A supply
Of about six hundred tons is kept most
of the time. on hand.
A long but rather sinuous stretch OF
is afforded on the frozen Rhine,
which isioe locked from source to mouth.
Artesiau creek has been turned from the
Rhine into the Missouri and this gives
the Rhine q chance to freeze.
There are two modes OF communion.
tion with Nebreska-via the ice bridge
which is q marrow strip acroas the channel,
and by the ferry boat, which yet has
clear sailing. This is a condition un-
usual for the Missouri river, which is
usually open or shut, with no half way
business about it. The Joe bridge can.
not be deemed a very safe structure and
is good only for foot passengers.
A convenient arrangement OF the Mil
aux company is che special stock
train which runs daily over the Sioux
City. Yankton and Mltchell swing Of
the road. When prices are good this
train is composed of from twenty-five to
tbirty-fve cars daily, but just now il is
rurning light on account OF q dull
market. Last nights train contained
but twelve cars. There Is yet an abun-
dance OF stock in the country and q rise
in prices will bring 1t out.
Yankton countY's newly elected Of
flea rs will assume their fiji ,is. duties q
week from next Monday, January 7th,
In the important offices the only changes
are: Register Of deeds-Peter Royam
taxes the plsce:of o. Hameister; county
auditor-D. n. Gross takes she place o.
O. Hage; coroner-Dr. Livingston takes
the place Of DE-. McGIumphy; o. ssssor-
A. o. Saugstad takes the place OF E. H
Dunn. Fred Kincel remains as sheriff
q. Eilerman ss treasurer, L. Conglstor
as probate Judge. T.. B. French as dis
.rict attorney, N. M. Hills as superin,
sendent of schools and Ed Palmer as
surveyor.
The ladies Of Yankton cannot rest un.
til they 9 the ladies' hall for the col
lege ocLapleted, and consequently they
are constantly devising new means for
securing the necessary funds. They
have g remarkably happy faculty o
furnishing, in connection with all sucl
enterprises, an entertainment, which
apart from its financial object, gives q
most enjoyable tine to those who at
tend. The next affair OF this sort is (
lecture Wednesday evening, January
2ad, in the Congregational church. II
which Rev. Ohas. M. sheldon will Civ.
rather q novel account OF his experience
in Europe on two hundred dollars as
base of supplies. The lecture has beer
delivered in the east several times ant
is spoken OF as NEST unique aud enter
tanning.
Myron Wilcox. alias M. T. McLaugh
lin, the check forgsr incareerated in th
county jail, made q bold break for libert,
last night. At six O'Clock the iailor lei
the jail end went to his supper. leaving
Wilcox and another prisoner inside th
grated corridor Of the Jail. During hi
brief absence Wilcox wrenched on iro
bar from the door OF a cell and made q
attack upon the outside wall OF th
building at q place where a chimse
rnns down to the ground hoor. II Wi
q vulnerable spot and Wilcox had q no
eight inches in diameter through inf
the outer air when the return OF II
iailor caused him to desist. He col
oealed his work, intending doubtless I
complete the opening during the ne:
absence OF the guardian OF the premise
The iailor. however. in his nightly II
speotion OF sshe premises. discover,
what had bean done. Sheriff Kincel b
placed Wilcox where he will not ha'
an opportunity to make another bresl
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ii Go to Geo. w. Roberts Tor insurant