Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-31
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hold q fair at the republican club room
to morrow evening.
There was q brilliant cor hsgration out
out on the westward prairie last
evening, but no damage resulted, so
far as known.
Rev. d. f. Bradley will preach OF the
Congregational church Thursday eve-
ming at 1880. There will be q collection
taken for the poor at that time.
Wheat Is o trife lower in Chicago to.
day and ninety.ive cents has been the
ruling price in Yankton. After to day
the msrket will be more settled,
The Western Union telegraph Office
will probably be moved ere long into
the third street apartment occupied by
]. E. Bennett as a real estate Office.
Upon Yankton oounty's vote for
George A. Mathews will its republican
apportionments be made for the ensuing
two years. " is important to Yankson
county to retain all its convention
strength.
]. o. Baker and wife were very
agreeably surprised on last evening by
oyer thirty of their friends making
q raid on them with o fine assortment
of tiu ware. 1t being the anniversary of
their tin wedding. they enjoyed she af-
fair hugely.
Aten people are making loud COM
plants because their supply of Chicago
Inter Oceans has been cut off. For
three weeks they have been deprived OF
that paper and they are disposed to
look upon it ss q political move on the
part OF the postal authorities.
Work on the srtesian we'll Bt the in
sane asylum came to a halt yesterday,
the drill becoming detached from the
rod aud remaining at the bottom OF the
bore, two hundred feet d3wp. This we'll
is being made by j. Il. Campbell, who
is experiencing some trouble in recover.
ing the detached drill.
Some OF our radical prohibition voter
will do we'll to make enquiries as to who
stole the local option petition last year
| before they decide to cut their friends
and vote for their enemies. 1t is always
safest for republicans to vote the repab-
lican ticket, and especially is this SO OF
an occasion when party lines are closely
drawn.
The coroner's jury in the insane asy.
lum case is through with the examination
of witnesses, excepting that F. A. Gale
will be given an opportunity to testify,
The evidence is volumlnons and the
jury has made q very careful examina-
tion. It's sessions have all been secret
and the public is in the dark relative
to developments.
J. q. O. Young and Thomas Stewar
have entered into an election agreemen
which provides that il Harrison 10 elected
MI. Young is to carry a banner at tn
head of @ republican procession and j
Cleveland is elected Mr.. Stewart is &
carry q banner at the head OF q demo
cratic procession. The probabilities ar
that MIR. Young will furnish the exhibi
ton.
The regular msetin g of the republica,
club will be omitted this evening ant
on Saturday evening there will be
final grand demonstration at the clu'
room and on the streets. Outsid'
speakers are being secured for this oc
%casion, the oornet band has been en-
gagged, the torches will be filled AMI
burning and the campaign will close Il
e blaze of enthusiasm. ALI republi car
are expected to participate and th
democrats may look on.
Ed Lyman, Of Yankton agency, son {
Msior Lyman, deceased, who has bee
in Jail in this city for some time charge
with selling liquor to Indians, was r
leased yesterday under bonds and it
probable that proceedings against hi
will be quashed. Evidence is presente
= 20 the effect that he is not the offendin
party and that others are responsible u
the act for which he was held. In ii
absence OF the Judge the only way
EFFECT his release was by putting .
bonds, and 5opdsmen were readi
found.
Mail matter sent on the morning Mi
weukee train for Yermiilion, Elk Poi
and intermediate points does not rea'
those Offices until evening, when 1t
brought back from Sioux City by I
train from the eass. Complaints ha
been raede about this srraingmel
There is no postal clerk on the lnorni
train and mail is pouched through
Sioux City distribution. Mail for the
points will reach its destination earl
by holding it back for the afterno
train. This should not be 80, bat IL is
When the ponderous safe OF the Uni
States land office was hauled up
stairs to its new quarters late yestere
afternoon it was interesting to not
that of the very active squad OF yoiu
teers who manned the rope all were
I publicans, while many democrats aft
ID IIistlessly by and saw the lump " u