Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-01-11

anu sct IRE 70 q carpet. Inc 0ongFe'
cation constituted itself a fire fgh.inf
association and with another piece o
carpet ext,ngniehed the flames.
Iii the hrst plunge that is trying
Try the experiment. OF saving q email
sum at first. Il will presently beoom,
apparent how easy 1t is co save beyond
what was thought possible. The build
ing and loan association books are open
Charles A. Wilson, OF YanktoR, aid
Miss Kittie Brooks, of Volga, Dakota
will bs married at Volga at 8 o'clock to.
morrow morning and to morrow even.
ing they will reach Yankton and begin
housekeeping at once in the BrambIe
house on Pioe street. Their Ysakton
friends will extend their heartiest con-
g.atulations.
At o meeting of Teller hose company
number one, held last evening. the FOL.
lowing officers were elected to serve 10,
one year; Louis F. Gust. foreman; z.
A. OdIorne, assistant foreman; James
K~ingsbury, secretary: q. T.. White
treasurer; George Palmer, steward
Teller hose company is in excellent con-
ldition and is ready At sll time to fight
FIRE.
General 9. J. Campbell, of Scotland,
who is in the city and who is one of the
most enthusiastic advocates OF division
before admission for Dakota, said to-
day that while he would have been bet
ter Satisfied With . larger majority for
division. he felt that the people o: Da.
kota wanted division. "Voz popuk GOA
del" said the veteran as he finished his
remark. !.
A combined almanac meteorological
and planetary work, jnst issued for l IS,
In its directions relative to locating the
worst storm periods. advises the press TO
watch the perihelions, the sphelions. the
nodes, the perigees apd che spogses.
This 10 just what we ere willing to do il
we have to sit up nights. bus We would
like, al least. the moral support Of the
other Dakota papers. Can We pull to-
getheron this Issue? s
The annual meeting OF the stookhold-
srs OK the First National bank OF Yank-
ton was held last evening, as which J. O.
McYay,W. H.SMcVay,J. VIC. Morrison,
3. B. Coulson and L. III. Pardy were
elected directors. ]. c. McYsy Was
chosen president, y. B. Coulson vice
president and w. a.. MoVsy cashier.
w. 8. Evans goes out OF Tie directory
and it is understood that he has dis
posed OF his stock to the EcVsys and
shat shey now own q majority OF the
stock. 10
J. e. Branch. OF this city. has recent.
~ been granted . patent on q road grad
ing and dItching machine which as
explained by the inventor seems TO be
an Improvement over anything yet pro-
duced by mechanical genius. The
machine is inexpensive and ia cslsniAted
TO build roads and dig bitches witt
great aIacrity, and 81 small cost. The
prinoirle IL similar 20 that Of the modern
breaking plow, With all attachments
required for excsyatlng to any depth.
The machine will soon be On exhibition
in this city. ssl
The j. III. Walsh case in the district
court progresses somewhat Elowly, se
the attorneys for both sides sse sena-
ciously fighting every inch Of legal
ground. People Of all GLASSES have been
put upon the witness standn and the bulk
OF the testimony seems TO be directed 20.
toward the clause in the indictment
which olainas the Sioux Falls road to be q
public highway. In fact upon shis one
feature Of the case hangs the whole cass
itself, 40 il the Sioux Falls road is q
public highway, Mr.. Walsh is guilty,
~ he admits closing 1t up. But IL the
Sioux Falls road 10 not a public highway
Mr.. Walsh had a alright to stop travel
upon il oyer his land. The cass will
probably 60 to the jury tomorrow.
The Omaha Republican OF the 1eth
says: President Meyer in his annual
report TO the boad +oftrade, recommends
The appointmsnt Of 9 committee to 20 Ia
Yanktonin the interest of szseyiyal, Of
the project for asline of railway, from
this city through northwestern Nebraska
into southern Dakota. There is probably
not . member Of she board bat sppre-
cistss the Importance 10 Omaha III Che
proposed line, and the recommendation
will doubtless DO favorably acted upon.
There isn't q bigger field is sight fol
Omaha iobbers, nor worse neglected
one. Ii the board takes hold Of thu
matter in earnest, the road will be buils
inside Of twelve months. The people
along the purposed route stsnd ready q,
any time to contribute their share to-
ward the cost OF il.
Hubbard squash Ut
BAKER & ERsKINK's.
The ladies OF the Trinity church vii
hold their fair and sale Thursday eve.