Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-02-14

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The gossips assert that Paul HAmann.
OF the Post, will be made steward OF the
insane hospital. There is hope for o
movement which proposes to recognise
newspaper men.
Ash Wednesday services Oh the Epis-
copsl church will be held in guild hall
a. IL a. m. and 4:15 p. Daily service ct
4:15 p. m. except Friday, when the ser
vice will be at 4:30 p. m.
"You are going to have a boom here
this sprihR," remarks nearly every
stranger who visits Ysnkton. The man
TO whom this assertion is addressed,
modestly replies. "Well yes We think
So"
There is to be q baby socisble ct the
Congregational church tomorrow ave.
ming. 1t will be very sociable and peo-
pie will go miles to see it. some forty
babies are listed for the occasion and
have consented to go.
st. Valentines day has been rather
quietly observed in Yankton. A large
number of comic valentines have been
exchanged, bat the transmission Of mes
ssges OF love by this lei seems to
have gone into innocuoua desutude.
W. e. Hale, formerly of Yankton, 10
now engaged in the real estate business
in Sioux City. II MIR, Hale's business
career Is marked by the same enterprise
which characterized his residence in
Yankton, he will loon be numbered
ameng the prominent property n
of Yankton's Iowa nsIRhbor.
The time is approaching for the local
political heavy Weights to scratch their
oraninms and dig mp programme for
the next city election. Bat two months
have to elapse before the CITY will have
to be oupplied with q officers and the
public must take interest. This city
needs all the time enterprisinR, wide
awake officials.
1t is of intcrest to the public to know
that mail matter to be forwarded from
its original destination to another desti-
nation nuat be left at q postofice. II
left with . railway postal clerk 10 goes
first to headquarters ct Chicago or
Washington and Its transmission TO its
ultimate destination is thereby delayed
until 1t is sent for by ths person to whom
it is addressed.
The Milwaukee road between Mitch
eli and Tripp 10 in q state of complete
blockade and no trains have passed over
it since yesterday at noon. There are
between Yankton and Mitchell, ON this
line Of the Milwaukee system, two
passenger traine and two heavy freight
trains and there is no telling when the
cAvalcade will move.
ls;shep Marty lectures On ihs evening
of st. Patribk's day, March 18th, in the
Catholic church in this city upon 81.
Patrick's work and accomplishing ents, for
the benefit of the Sacred Heart school.
such q subject when talked about by a
man Of the ability OF Bishop Marty will
prove very interesting and very instrue-
tive. Tickets for nsle ct business houses
in the city for so cents each.
The arst shipment of electric light
material for the Yankton electric light
company arrived to-day over the North
western. 1t consists OF q ton Of miscslls-
neous fxtures-enough to begin the
work OF planting the plant. The outfit
will include . dynamo fos twenty arc
lights for street lighting purposes and
two dynamos for producing Eve hundred
incandeseent liRhts for inside use. The
works will be put in without furthe,
delay.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Lansmon's home
on Walnut street was the scene of Q
very pleasant progressive euchre party
last evening. The games were closely
contested and several outs we're nsees
sary in the decision. An elegant lunct
was served and the party broke up o.
midnight feeling that the evening hac
been proftAbly spent. Mr.. and Mrs. /
Piled captured the high trophies, ant
g. W. Cool and Miss Nellie Frenzy the
low ones.
The annual masquerade ball OF thu
Yankton Turner society Was given q
Turner hall last evening and was very
we'll attended. That excellent musioa
organization, the Niobrasa band, fur
nIshsd music. There were present
large number OF makers, and the CALLER
les and o number OF the seats on tn
dancing floor were flled with spectator
The costumes were unique and interest
, ing, and while o few were o disguised
the greater number successfully mysti.
6ed tho audience and renamed unknow
to the end. Among the gentlemen Viii
Bsder and Captain Hsmeister were tn
most attractive, MIR. Bader imperson
= stins an Irish gentleman and Captain
Hameister q good old Dutch burgo
master. OF the ladies Ed. Stoskwell
: who wa Glad IN sky blue carleton, too
the bun.
! California Oranges twenty cent
q dozen at Pc TIERS.
Tintypss at WULpI'S Gallery