Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-02-09

al society held at the residence OF W. 81
McVsy last evening was we'll attended
and very pleasant. The officers eiectet
for the ensuing year were Mrs. M. G
Walker, president, Mrs. W. o. Valen
tine, vice president, and Mrs. o. H. Car
ney secretary and treasurer.
The board OF trustees of the asylum tc
day received telegraphic notification O
the approval OF the plans for the new
wings by Governor Church. The ad-
ve%rtisements for bids will begin at once
and the contracts let. CONSTRUCTION vii
commence as soon as the weather opens
up.
The board of trustees of the insane
hospital were in session to day. Work
on matters in general WAS the order OF
business. The governor has not yet re-
turned the plans for the new wings, and
no action can be taken by the board on
that matter until the governor signifies
his approval Of the plans. The bids for
supplies and the contracts let tomorrow.
Progressive euohre was the order Of
the hour at q. G. Edgerton's west Yank-
ton residence last evening. A number
OF ladies and gentlemen were assembled
there and q long list of games were
warmly contested. M. j. Walters and Miss
Haskell took the high prizes, while @.
P. Edmunds and Mrs. E. Ii. YanAnt-
worp secured the less valuable trophies.
This has been a week Of masonic demon.
station In Yankton. st. Johns lodge
has taken several new members who
have been initiated, and ale now full
fedged members of the lodge. A regu-
lar meeting of De Molay commandry
KS 7. will be held to-morrew evening
for the transaction of important bust
ness.
The railroad rate war struck Sioux
Falls yesterday morning with a fifty per
sent reduction on old rates. The cut
Chicago rates adopted by the Illinois
Central are: Glass l, 3715; class 2, 30;
GLASS 8, "a; class 4. 10; Glass 5, IA; A.,
17I, B, 6; q, D and E Is straight. The
Milwaukee, Burlington, and the Omaha
lines have also made similar sweeping
The annual public of the Yankton
college literary society will occur at the
college on Friday, March I'd, 1888. On
February 25th, two weeks
from to morrow night, q challenge debate
between the Y. @, L.. s. and the
socletie, wall occur.
The question involved is foreign i'm
migration, the college Students having
resolved among themselves tIat ,oreign
should be further restricted
The Z. O. L. 8. has the affirmative
and the Phiiomatheans the negative.
There is a similarity about the names
OF Yankton and Fanlkton, Dakota, which
causes much trouble in the transmission
of mail matter destined to either of these
Nearly every mail which reaches
this city contains n or more packages
OF letters which should 60 to Faulkton,
Dakota, and letters aud packages fire.,
qtuently come here which were originally
directed to Yankton but which have been
to Faulkton and were forwarded. In
what way Faulkton and. Yankton are
the average man knows not, but
these mistakes are SO frequently made
to canse much inconvenience.
The resl estate transfers made yester-
day were as follows: Mary. F. Ross
teuscher to Gilbert F. Stevenson a tract
measuring SS feet by 100 feet in size Oh
the northwest c'rner of Walnut and
Second streets. Consideration $500. E.
NJ. O'Brien ami T. M. Edward to N, A.
Pike, lots / and 2 block IL, Taylor and
Sargents addition, consideration $500.
These two sales through the O'Brien
agency. Through the Roberts agency.
Ihos, Thorson and N. A. MoFaul sold
to F. L. Van Tassel 26 by 15s feat on
Walnut street south of Tuner Hall
the consideration icing 500.
The city council has completed ar
rangements for procuring the furniture
for the oity hall. Tue treasurer's office,
the clerk g Office, the council room and
assembly room Of the fie department
will be supplied at once with the neces-
sary tables, chairs, desks and lamps.
The council room will be fitted with a
raised platform for the mayors desk ct
the west end, and an iron railing will be
placed SO that the lobbyists will be re-
stricted from getting too close to the
CITY fathers while they, the city fathers,
are deliberating. Outside the railing
chairs for the accommodation of the
audience will be placed, John T. Cox.
head.is building the counter for the
treasurer's Office, and T. Photenhauer
and T. g.. Dickson will furnish chairs
and settees, while M. j. Walker fur
nishes the lamps.
Live Pigeons Wanted-Psrtiea
having live pigeons for sale please adj