Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-02-16

70 ics VIC CVutt uous6 these uhySs OuI,
the scrat -hings OF the pens of the bus.
officers is audible firm TIE corridors.
The ladies OF the Methodist ehurel
will give a leap year basket social in th,
basel emf of the church on Friday eve
ming, the 18th inst. The ladies buy th,
basket and the gentlemen whose name ii
found therein will be selected as bel
escort to supper.
The funeral rites of Mrs. VIM. Bruce
we're held at 3 p. NJ to-day at the family
residence on east Third street. Rev. O
W. Brinstsd, of Vermillion, conducted
the services. A large number of friends
were assembled and hearty sympathy
was extended to the afflicted family.
A Sioux City real estate man writes
q Yankton property owner that Yanktou
ia on the verge of a big boom-that the
Manitoba aud Illinois Central are both
to come. We are not without good
hopes that other new railroads will keep
them company.
II uth "UobibSh otS
Just now being visited by farmers who
are in quest of machines with which &c
put in their seed. The ground will be
IN excellent condition when planting
time arrives and every farmer is eager &c
get to work. The year 1888 will be q
great year for Ysnkton and Yanktor
county and its crops,
A convention of the Yankton county
w. O, T. u. will De held 1T the Congre-
gational church in Yankton, Friday
afternoon and evening, Feb. Oath. Mrs
Davis, territorial superintendent of the
social purity department, will be present
to make an address at $50 p. M. Every
body is. cordially invited to be present al
any or all hours Of the meeting,
Silas Robinson, n of the members OF
the Katie Pearson company, is q son OF
Yankee Robinson, the famous circus
manager. Silss Robinson recently edited
q daily paper in Wachita, Kansas. and IL
just taking q vacation after two years
of hard labor in the journalistic field
He is ~passionateIy fond of the stage:
and 10 pattlng in his vacation with tire
Pearsone. He Visited Yankton IN 1875
with q theatrical company and may be
rated as . pioneer in the business in
this section.
Mr. Frank Hefner that he
is about to retire from active business II
Yankton AID will go to Sioux City. He
has been the most prominent dealer IL
hogs in this market for q number o!
years, has discussed over two hundred
Thousand dollars to farmers who come
here, he's maintained good prices at al
times and now in retiring he feels thai
he he's made q record to which he car
at ali timer refer with qualification. He
holds the farming community OF thil
yic,nisy in grateful remembrance ant
sincerely wishes them continued pros
perity.
Those who anticipated o squally timt
at the Congregational church last eve
ming were disappointed. A score or tive
of babies were present, but they were re
markedly we'll behaved babies and they
made joyous the occasion. These little
ones did not remain to witness the close
of the entertainments. being yet too ten
der in years to go far into dissipation,
But while they remained they were tn
center OF observation and took all III,
honoEs. The occasion melted the society
twenty dollars and as the admission fet
was light this amount represents a larR,
attendance.
The Manitoba surveying force, which
was running Its Yankton-Siorx Fall
line 80 as to take Hurley in its course
suddenly shifted southwark yesterday
and 10 now following y route which vii
place the line midway between Centre
Vile and Hurley. IL this line is adopted
it will possibly involve an abandonment
OF q portion Of the east end OF The surye,
and run the road nearer 20 the North
western than wei originally intended
Several miles will be saved by following
the new route and these movements in
dictate that reduced mileage is more i'm
portant than local trade. On through
lines it is usually 30 considered.