Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-05-14
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Friday nights freeze killed the green
seeds on the maple trees.
Summer is gradually asserting itself.
To, day has been comfortable.
A special meeting of tho city council
has been called for this evening.
Company E drills each Monday and
Friday during May until decoration day.
The bid made by d. P. Wilcox for the
high school building was $21, 800, instead
of .$2S 800, as printed Saturday.
The base bali gene of Saturday re-
shifted IN doubt, The umpire called
game for the students, while the city
boys claim otherwise.
i special meeting of company T. is to
be held at the armory chs evening 10
complete the business begun . week
ago. A full attendance is requested.
The funeral services OF Frank Bronson
we're conducted by Rev. O. Il. BONN ct
Christ church yesterday afternoon. A
large number OF friends OF the deceased
attended.
A new moon beams smiIingly npon
the earth from the western heavens
these nights. Suggestive OF hammocks,
moonlight rides home from picnics, to.
began slides, snow ball matinees and
ouch things.
There seems to be some mistake about
the announcement OF the prohibition
convention to be held in Yankton to.
morrow, as there is not a prohibitioniBi
in Yankton who knows anything about
il, and Yankton is full of prohibltionists
A Bon Homms county farmer was in
Yankton to day mentioning the fact tina,
BonRomme county is ahead of Yankton
in the matter of spring Announcements,
He says wheat ls four inches high on his
farm. which ls rather high wheat for this
time Of year.
Hooray hip! hip! etc. Those electric
light poles are here and there is Joy in
the house of the electric light company
A force of men will begin planting the
poles tomorrow and the work will pro
coed as rapidly as possible. all the ma
chinery is now on hand.
There is some doubt as to the politica
opinions OF Mrs. Hughes the new ma
tron at the hospital. Her son.in-lav
says the lady is o democrat, while 6
brother maintains that she is a repub
lican. Mrs. Hughes politics will no
interfere with the discharge Of her dutiel
ct the hospital.
Another accommodation OF the P. 6
ID. as an advertising medium has beer
unearthed. A week ego a lady adver
tised for a girl to do general homework
and she secured such q commodity
Since that time her life has been a tor
ture, because she has been compelled t
see o dozen applicants for the same plac
each day. Advertiae in the P. & D.
John "a. Walsh. the Elk Point CON
tractor, was in Yankton yesterday o.
his way home from Creighton, where h
has q large force of graders at work Oh
the Northwestern extension toward Mo
brara. Mr.. Walsh expects to finisl
hls oousAoos snctc Hltulu b WSehs hb
after that he says he does not kno'
where he will 60. He returns to Mic
brars tomorrow.
Next month will be an evsntfuI one i
educational circles. The high schot
commencement exercises will occur O
the 4th and the college commencement
exercises on the 9th. DR.. Duyes, {
Chicsgo, will deliver the address to tt
A%oollegians. There is also TO be an inst
tute during the month which will b
participated in by the best talent
eastern metropolitan Institutions.
b. G. Mixer, foreman OF the oil mill
gave a lecture on phrenology before Il
Ysnkton college literary society on Fl
day evening OF last week. Mr.. Mix,
has made . special study OF this bran,
OF science and his lecture served to il
struct and entertain tle students. +
illustrated his address by making e,
aminatioDs of several craniums, and
found something in each one wheret
to compliment the owner.
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Notice Teachers Examination
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