Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-04-28
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Last nights train from Chicago via
the Milwaukee was soma three hours be-
hind time.
There will be an adjourned meeting of
the board of trade at the city hall Mon
day evening.
A supplement- to the cold wave has
been issued and it is more rigorous
than the wave itself.
The board of education advertises to-.
day for proposals for the construction OF
the new high school building.
BENJAMIN Wyckoff, Of Flandrau,
deputy public examiner is in the city
casting his eye over the county treasur-
er's books.
Last night brought some more rain
and once thirsty cisterns are now as com.
fortably fall as a patriotic citizen on the
4th OF July.
The council committee on sewerage
is receiving communications from metro.
pollsan engineers relative TO the cost OF
a plan of sewerage for this CITY.
During the latter part OF next week
Judge Spencer of Huron, will occupy
Judge Trips seat in the trial of some
oases which came under Judge Trips
practice while he was q practicing at
torney.
Among the other improvements which
j. A. Danforth's property in Yankton
will receive this spring will be the re-
arrangement OF two suites of rooms in
the Dewitt block. These rooms will be
greatly improved by painters and paper
decorators.
The board of education held a meeting
last night at which the building plans
for the new school building were receiy-
ed and approved and secretary of the
board was instructed to advertise at
once for bids for the construction. The
building will be one of the finest ediices
of its kind in Dakota when completed.
The right Of way committee on the
work for the Manitoba railroad report
excellent success so fer, many land own
ers donating right OF way and Offering
to give a money bonus besides. Among
these are Commodore Coulson, D. N.
Moore and Dan Stafford. This sort of
politeness encourages a right of way
committee. b
Last evening Mrs. Barker, president
OF the territorial w. q. I. o., 1ectured
at the Congregational church upon the
subject of the "Wondere Of the Nam
moth Cave" She gave TO a large audi.
ence o scholarly address OF absorbing in.
terest, weaving into her subject a sub
live description OF this great Kentucky
wonder. Mrs. Barker is o lecturer who
who have a national platform reputation
The attorneys for John Foster, ol
Chamberlain (who was indicted by the
last United States grand jury for pre-.
sentlng false accounts to the government
for services rendered as deputy United
States marshai) have filed with the cour
q motion to duash the indictment on thu
ground that the grand jury which re.
turned the indictment contained mer
who were not legally citizens OF th,
UEfted States and also men who hat
served ss grand jurors twice within on,
year. whlcll the law forbids.
The public are again reminded hereb,
that on Monday Tuesday and Wednes
day evenings OF next week piano re
oitals will be given in the Congregation
al church by Miss Annette Bruce, Jen
ME Ketchum and Minnie Jencks VIII
graduate this year from the piano de
partnaent OF the college conservatory
Those who have an interest in goo
music and our local talent, would bel
Tie cause by their presence, and ma
Judge for themselves Of the work {
those who thus commence their musicl
work in Life. Admission is free 10 q