Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-07-14

| baHust gOpu speakers anU the oItlz DS
will participate, the exercises to occur
on Third street.
O. Fl. Stilwill, OF TyudalI, is an old
resident Of this section. Yesterday he
drove from Tyndsll to Ysnkton. His
testimony is: "We haye never had such
crops (all kinds) since l have been in
Dakota" This means great deal in
land of always good crops.
Divine services to be conducted by
Rev. J, V. Hines. of Elk Point, and the
| celebration Of the holy communion, in
Oh ist church tomorrow morning, Sun
day school and evening, service &C the
| usual hours. a large attendance of
parishioners is earnestly requested.
The society of Christian Endeavor OF
the Congregational church will hold
Sunday school services in the old cream
| cry building on Burleigh street to- NOR
row afternoon. All the children living
too fer down town to attend Sunday
school in the churches in the city are
cordially invited to attend this school,
| A dead beat named Fry has recently
left his memory stamped indeiibly upon
the minds of several Yankton people.
He came to Yanktop ostenslbly to put
an ice cutting machine in Mr. Blum's
brewery and representing himself as a
nephew of Bishop Marty, Upon these
assumed recommendations he wormed
his way into the confidence of a nun ber
of men, principally beer dealers, and
from soma of them he borrowed small
amounts while with Others he exchanged
chat for lager Kahn & Co., however,
sold him clothipR on credit and now the
store force is vainly trying to whistle
him back.
VIM. P. Dewey, jr,. Ysnkton young
man, is ct home in Ysnkton after four
years OF hard study in Ann Arbor uni
yerslty, from the law department of
whlch institution he has just graduated
with high honors. He now has the let,
teEs l.. L. d. attached to his name, and
he will soon settle down TO the utlliza.
tlon of the powers with which that title
invest him With. His college life has been
most successfully terminated and his
Yankton friends extend hearty congratn.
: letions. His future success seems to be
part of the good fight and earned his
spurs. May he prosper.
. 1t was to-day stated to the Press and
Dakotaian by reliable business man
that an Omaha company is negotiating
for the purchase of all the purchasable
bluff and chalk rock land in the vicinity
of Yankton and Aten. No explanation
of Intentions is offered, but inquiries are
, pushed relative to prices and distances
from the city limits of Yankton. Rumol
has it that this movement is made
by an extensive cement manufacturing
company which designs using the river
= as means of transportation of the
crude material-ohslk rock. There il
: talk about the employment OF thous
and men in this industry.
Last night brought to this section G
blessing Immediately recognized ant
acknowledged by everybody-a soaking
rain. 1t did rain, and no mistake. Tht
shower lasted only fifty minutes, but il
! that time l Sc inches government
measurementl of water fell. The effec
s ON vegetation can be estimated
up in the hundred thousand dollars
ho1 lu Iu
= hundredthe OF an inch having falle,
during July up to last night and oni.
LOB inches during Jnne, The unusua
rain fall OF May saved crops, but the
were beginning to show signs of dis
- tress when last nights deluge came.
n The X. L. band ia arranging for
promenade concert, to be given on D
W. q. Tanners lawn ON Pine street OF
Tuesday evening of next week. Re
freshments and vocal and Instruments
: music will constitute programme G
~ amusements, while the grounds will b
~ decorated in on appropriate manner
y The band is endeavoring TO purchas
" some much needed new instruments an
: the proceeds OF the concert will ha de
voted to the accomplishment of tina
y object. The ladies of the city will b
g called upon by members OF the band fo
assistance il the way of donations {
10 pastry, ct ceters, for which the ban
will feel itself in duty bound to pay b
IL its services upon occasions which ma
" arise in the future. 1t is hoped tbs
there will be substantial turnout o
W this occasion which the band expects I
OF make novel and delightful one.