Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-05-22
c%ONREcRAIlNG SOIL.
h Break ng of GrOun Cor h Ladies
Hall ON the College Grounds.

The Break ng of GrOun sor the Ladies'
Hall ON the College Grounds.
The ceremony Of breaking ground for
the ladies hall Of Yankton college 90.
Cured at about five p. m. yesterday
afternoon on the college grounds.
The multitude which assembled wa
not very large, only the people connected
with, or those very much interested in
the college being present. President
Ward orened the services by announcing
the object. and selecting a hymn for
singing. This hymn wes that commence
ing, 80 God, beneath Thy guiding
Hand" the same that was sung at the
conservation of the college grounds and
at the laying of the corner stone Of the
college building.
Rev. ID. F. Bradley read some selec-
tions from the Psalms Of David, appro-
pirate to the occasion and Father Nichols
closed the devotional exercises with a
prayer to God. DR.. Ward then briefly
addressed the audience, noting the fact
that upon two occasions, similar to that
of yesterday, the sun had shone bright.
ly, and that ali the earth seemed to
smile upon Yankton college through Its
representatives. He noted the breaking
OF ground as q little, thing yet as the be-
ginning of a new work for the college it
assumed large proportions. He then
said. sin the name Of the churches of
Dakota, and under the sanction Of God,
1t now becomes my pleasant duty to
break ground for this new structure.
With that he turned, and stood directly
on the spot marked for the main entrance
to the building where he adjusted o
spade and sinking its blade out of sight
in the soft earth, lifted the first shovel
Of earth, saying; "Iu the name OF God"
Father Nichols stood near with o
small tin pail and into this pail the first
earth was placed. This earth will 0
cupy q place in the college museum.
After DR.. Ward Father Nichols took
the spade and remove d three spades full.
After this General Beadle, j. n.
Fogarty, Mr.. Bradley, e. Miner, Prof.
Bartlett, Mrs. e. M. Young (for Prof.
Young and herselt). Prof. McMurty,
Prof. Swain, Mrs. Wilder, Miss Hannum,
Mrs. J. T. Shaw (for Prof. Shaw and
DR.. Ward (for Mrs. Ward) removed n
or more spades full, and following them
came different spaders, either 10 person
or by proxy. Geo. r. Scougal appeared
for city council, NJ. T. WoolIey for
citizens and business men,
e. D. Disbrow for the
five students who attended Yankton
college on the first day OF its existence
in q little building on Walnut street,
Ed 81. Pound, Mary Pound, Mrs. A. M.
Dawson, the college Dazs., VIM. d. Bris-
toll and wife, Prof. Norton and wife, the
students that we're, Prot. Langley. Miss
Whitman, Miss Hyde, Miss Wheaton,
Miss Holmes, Miss Kern, Miss Sheppard,
Mrs. Skinner (who recently donated
$1,000 to the college,, Will F. Flanna-
gan, the G.. A. r., the coming
generations, the Dakota press and
other friends of Ysnkton college spaded
by proxy, while students, children and
older spectators each one dug a spadefnl
to help along the work.
After everybody had had an opportu-
nifty for expressing themselves with the
spade. the Doxology was sung and q
benediction pronounced. A ceremony
more interesting and novel has never
occurred in Yankton and the participants
enjoyed it greatly.
Fresh Lettuce ct PoRTER's.
Old papers SOC per hundred. See our
window curtains. New wall paper at
HowARD's.
Wanted-To trade for a good farm
J. E. BENNETT.
An excellent and elegant line of furni.
ture, picture frames and Carpets al
sANBoRS d Sons.
Fresh Strawberries and bananas at
BAKER & ERsKINE's.
Fresh lettuce, parsley and onions st
OARNEY's
Pine Apples at PoRTER's.
Go to Munroe's for your paints.
oils and glass.
New England bread al
SchOregge's-the best bread
out, baked with mfIk; 1T is
sweet and nice, try it
Yankton, May 22nd-To the officers
and members of the Yankton fire de.
observation-disclosures: Aspecial meet
ing Of the whole fire department is here
by called to meet at the truck house
this eyening,at $50 O'Clock. A lmemberI
are requested to be present.