Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-01-25

is making O steady a1vancs toward ful
HedRed dudeship. He appeared Oh swim,
corners to-day clad 10 q buffalo overcoa
and q two story plug hat, the front o
which vas decorated with che ace o
hearts.
Brick wss taken from this to-day, to
point six miles east of this city in town
ship "a, range 55, for the construction o.
a new Congregational churoh building
The edifce will be "a by 46 feet in size
and will be used by the farmers OF tina
section as soo az completed.
u. A. Gnmln, OF Chicago. is in Yank.
ton waiting to go to Kimball, where his
daughter is. The young lady g feet were
both badly frozen during the storm and
her father wan to get there to attend
her during amputstlon, which is neces-
sary. Mr.. Gumin cannot get farther
west.
To morrow will be q day of prayer TO,
colleges in the United States and Yank.
ton college will observe the occasion by
s%uspendinR regular school sessions. A
prayer service will be held In the college
ehapelst 10 q. m. and another at two %,
m. at the Congregational church. which
will be addressed by Rev. D. +. Bradley,
In the interest of the repairs on Christ
church, there will be q weight social al
the residence of Mrs. E. T. White on
artesian hill next Saturday evening. II
is believed to be something novel to this
community. and will cause q great deal
of merriment, 1t was intended to give
it on Friday. but it has been postponed
on account of the hop, as the attendance
of the young people is especially desir-
ed,
The same state of affairs among the
railroads which was noted yesterday ex-
lists to-day. No trains arrived last night
over the Northwestern and nome have
gone out to-day. The line between
Hawarden and Huron is closed, the wind
of last night refllipg the cuts. The Mil
waukee train from Chicago remained
here all day and returned at 4:15 p. m.
A train is expected on the Northwestern
tonight.
A novel entertainment was prepared
and given by Rev. d. T. Bradley end wife
to about forty OF their friends at their
Fourth street residence, lass evening.
When the guests had all arrived, q
number OF people Sufficient to take all
the parts in Shakespeare "Asyou Like
it" were selected and the story was read
aloud by the chosen ones. A lunch was
served, and very much enjoyed.
General Beadle will give his popular
lecture--''The Evolution of Liberty
at the Congregational church next week.
Wednesday, February LIST, ct 2 80 p. m.
This ia given for the benefit OF the Young
Woman's Christian temperance union.
Let there be q fall house. All who at.
tend may be sure of being we'll enter
tanned. and OF the same time help the
Us in carrying on the good work they
have undertaken in our city. Admission
25 cents.
The condition of the railroads in this
section of the west is q liability to
blockade from even the highest bre ezes.
Railroad tracks have been SO often dug
out aud the accumulated snow la so
deep on either side OF the rails that the
'cuts" thus created fill with little
provoeation and tracks are ngsin and
again imbedded in snow, each Tins
deeper than before. This process will
go on until the warmth Of the sun
removes the NOW or until it is firmly
coated over with ice. Prospects in
many localities are that rail traffic will
be suspended until spring. which will be
q repetition Of the experiences OF the
opening months OF 1881. when most OF
of the railroad stations of Dakots were
isolated from the world and buried dur
ing January. February and March. Here
OF Yankton we have the never failing
outlet of the Milwaukee Iine--a direct
ronte to Chicago always open.
A score and more Of friends assembled
at the Merchants hotel parlors last
evening to discuss progressive enchre
in ell its phases with Mr.. and Mrs. w.
j. Walter. Ghe spacious apartments
accommodated six tables and as the COM
pany were eucharists of more than or
binary merit the procession from table
to table was scarcely for o moment al
lowed to pause. At 1890 the guests
visited the dining room, where q long
table was loaded with things nice and
toothsome. The hotel walters attended
to the serving OF the lunch, and an hour
was consumed in thus restful recreation /.
After lunch euchre, waa resumed and
shortly after midnight, the winners were
presented with the trophies Of evening.
Mrs. M. P. Gilman, secured a high
prize for ladies, G.. A. Archer secured
the high prize for gentlemen, Misu
Henry secured the ladies' low prize and
E. 7. Byingson, was presented with the
gentlemen's low prize, after cutting
cards with another gentleman. The
evening was very pleasantly passed.
Il
Bananas and Catawba grapes al.
'OARNEY's.
The Woman's Christian temperance
union will meet in the chapel OF thu
| O~on0reontional chureh. on Tnesdav a,