Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-01-23

Jencks & Son are making preparation,
to sink q shaft on their coal farm and i
is probable that during the coming sum
mel the treasures will be uncovered.
O. II. Van Tassel, of Sanborn county
telegraphs his brother Frank that he
took his cattle herd safely through the
blizzard. He lost sbout q dozen hogs.
Trains on the Northwestern de-
parted on time to-day. The Mil.
wsukee from the east was one and one
halt hours late, having followed q SNOW
pillow all the way, The pillow preceded
them on the westward journey also.
The man who rises early will be repaid
for his trouble by q sight OF Venus and
Jupiter as they appear in the southeast
heavens. Tue sight Of Venus lie so bril-
liant as to almost produce q shadow up
on q clear white surface.
The Milwaukee train from Mitchell
due at 4 p. m, on Saturday, arrived at
5 p. m. yesterday afternoon, twenty-five
hours late in q run OF seventy miles. 1t
was q double header too. That is what
may be called r%ailroading.
It is told by Q reputable and respon-
sible citizen and o stalwart member OF
the Methodist church that snow balls
rolled up from the snow Of the blizzard
OF the 18th during the progress OF the
storm emitted electric sparks.
A new smoke stack for the Excelsior
mill was erected to-day on the site OF
the n which vent by the board in the
recent blizzard. The force which held
the guy ropes and pulled on the tackle
lines were entirely c%ongenlai and every
body bossed the job.
4 farmer came to Yankton with q load
OF hay on q bob sled this forenoon.
When he had almost reached the mar.
ket place the load capsized and the
owner had more than an adequate
amount of fun in riehting it. he was
assisted in the labors by the boots and
jeers OF boys, who made fun of him from
a distance.
The Turner's are making arrangements
of an unusually elaborate order for the
success OF their annual masquerade ball,
which oou On Monday, February 18th.
The costumes on this occasion promise
to be more gorgeous and unique than
those OF any previous similar event. Il
is probable that the celebrated Niobrara
band will furnish the music.
1t is not written on the pages OF Da-
kota history that the ground remained
covered with 10y enough to make good
sleighing for 8 longer time than during
the present winter. For three weeks the
most pleasant mode of travel ON the
streets Of Yankton and along the coun.
try highways, has been in Gutter or bob
sled. This is said to be q New England
winter by local new Englsndsrs, all ex-
ssp5 :ns blizzard.
A story related by Major F. T. Kinney,
agent OF the Yankton Indians. to a
Chicsgo Tribune reporter at Nebraska
City, puts the major in the nnenviable
position Of the greatest Of American
liars. He says the loss of life in Bon
Homme county was 100 and that q thou
sand people were frozen to death in
Dakota. He gives o lot Of fictitious,
figures relative to deaths in various
counties, says two babies froze to death
on the cars when ne was coming to
Yankton and asserts that Mrs. Horace
CLARK froze TO death in q hay stack near
Yankton. The whole statements is q
INDUSTRIOUS fabrication.
On Friday night last q freight train
stuck fast in q snow bank in the asylum
cut On the Milwaukee, The men had
been out for three days without regular
meals and very little sleep and when
they found that the train was there to
remsin until morning they began skir.
mishing around among the farm houses
for food and shelter. They made for a
house with Q light. in o window.
They knocked but there
came no response, and they were final
ly compelled to 60 somewhere else for
the necessaries of life. They saw the
people inside, but were refused hospi-
tally.
Another story OF heroism comes to US
out Of the blizzard OF the 18th. Miss
Nellie Guernsey is teacher ct the school
house northeast of W%alshtown, in Yank.
ton county. Her school was in session
| when the blizzard came and her orders
to her school children were to remain in
the building untl, the storm was over
She then started across the prairie in the
midst OF the storm to the nearest house,
half q mile away; and procured o supply
OF provisions and returned with it to
her imprisoned charges at the school
house. Providentially the two journeys
we're made in safety and the school
children we're enabled to pass the night
in comfort. At the house were the pro-
visions we're procured were four men
but not one OF them could be induced TO
accompany Miss Guernsey back to Che
school house. 80 she went alone.
Thomas Stewart returned on Saturds,
night from Egan with the body of hi
brother, Robert Stewart, who was killed
by the explosion Of q locomotive boilel
8. Egan on the forenoon Of Wedneada,
last. The funeral occurred yesterds,
afternoon. Robert Stewart had resided