Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-12-26
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have @ storm.
Merchants argee that the holiday
trade was excellent.
There have been two days of clouded
sky and general gloom.
There are no indications that the
river intends to shut up.
Camilla Urso will give an entertain
ment at Turner hall this evening.
The Northwestern train from Oentre-
vile Was more han an hour late do-day.
The day after Christmas is not quite
so e~xhiierating as the night before
Qhristmas.
The electric light waste pipe is 8 suc-
cess. 1t carries off ell the surplus water
from the city artesian we'll.
It has be en- decided to hold the fire.
mems fair the last three days of Febru-
ary and the first day of March.
The Rhine was frozsn over yesterday
and made fine skating for the boys which
was improved by them in good style.
The Christmas tree at Father Nichols
Mission Hill church drew o large atten-
dance. with exceedingly pleasant results.
There seems to be q something in the
or. Men are betting silk hats on q
great big boom within a month or two.
Pubic Christmas trees we're generally
omitted Monday night, in compli-
snce with the late order of the board of
health.
The school furniture temporarily
placed in the city hall was moved ont
to-day and that edifce will no longer be
used for school purposes.
The educational council of South Da-
kota, Of which Gen. Beadle and Miss
e. A. CLARK, of this city, are members,
| will meet at Redfield Thursday evening.
The special revival meetings wall be
continued every evening this week al
the Methodist church and will be held
in the audience room. Rev. Burdics will
be assisted by Rev. 3. A. French. Of Gen
treville.
The school furniture is now beng put
In the new building, 10 be in readiness
Tor the opening OF the next term. when
all the city schools except first and
second primary will have new and com
modioas quarters in the central build
ing.
Two Jewish travelling men, represent.
ing New York houses, were in Yanksor
yesterday selling summer clothing. They
have heard in New York about the per-
petual mildness OF our climate and with
characteristic business enterprise are or
hand TO meet the requirements of the
season.
The ladies OF the A.. M. Il. church
sewing circle will give an apron ant
quilt entertainment on Thursday anG
Friday of this week. They ask theil
friends to help them. 1t will occur OF
Third street. in Sawyer's block. The
committee is Mrs. Murphy, Mrs. Stoke
and Mrs. Graves.
Last evening the bachelors hoped q
the Merchants hotel and o very agree
able night was made of it. The bachel
ors always do things up in fine shap
and this was n Of their most painstak
ing occasions. The Merchants was mad,
the scene of happy experiences unit
lOhristmas day was more than worn ont
During the season of holiday pur
chases r. M. Ward has given his cur
toners an opportunity to secure a sixty
five dollar music box, a dollars wort
of purchases emitting the purchaser I
one chance in the scheme. The draw
ing occurred yesterday forenoon an
number 251, held by o. e.. Bruce, too
: the music box.
The Christmas services at Chri
church yesterday, under the ofioiatin
supervision OF Rector Wyatt-Hannatl
were of a beautiful character. I'll
church, always handsome. we're adorn,
by artistic hands and made q scene
,trancing attractivsness. The serv;o
OF the day and the sermon OF the rect
were N keeping with the occasion 81
surroundings and the music was g.
g quisstely rendered. Ohristmsr, one
the marked days in the Episcopal Gale
dar, vas made an occasion Of unalloy
christian enjoyment at Christ church.
MIR. Matthews encountered q Sio
City man ON a train the other day q
the Sioux City man asked him if
! supposed for an instant that the Maj
toba road could afford to go by Sio
City. Mr.. Matthews said: mo,
course not. The Manitoba is probal
suffering financially because 1t has ne
succeeded In getting into Sioux Oily a
is feeling very much down in tie mo-
because il cannot CROSS on that Sic
City bridge. Then there's the New z
u Central, the Baltimore & Ohio
= several other eastern road
how il must ininre ii
= business because they cannot get
Sioux City. It is probable they will
eil the hands OF receivers before spr