Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-03
experienced legislator and an honest

cents, lest nights closing figure, to %
cents late in the afternoon. This is the
most considerable rise OF the fall. Chi
cago's maximum price to-day was $l.10.
The tendency is still upward and there
is a probability that a dollar will be
reached in Yankton before long.
The term OF w. n. Edmunds as county
commissioner will expire with the pres.
emit year end Mr., E1munds positively
declines a return to the place. This is
regretted, as he has been a most efficient
Commissioners. He has served many
years, most of the time as chairman of
the board and his retirement will create
o visible vacancy.
There is q great Zeal of complaint
among Yankton merchants over the
| closing of the old Sioux Falls road at
the Walsh farm. 1t is said that this
action increases by several miles the
distance go Yankton from points beyond
the Walsh farm and as o result the farm.
ers residing in that section go to other
points to trade. As the closing OF the
road is illegal it forms a we'll grounded
subject for complaint and should be at
tended to by those IN authority. Other
wise the parties injured should make o
combined effort to remedy the evil.
The Scotland Citizen says: Fred
Kahn, of the rustling clothing firm Of
Kahn & 90, Yankton, was in Scotland
last week and concluded to open a
branch store at this place. They have
rented the buildlng formerly occupied
by Diehl and Hale. and are having their
fixtures and shelving made with the in
~tention of opening by the LIST OF Octo-
Der. This firm will be o good addition
to the business firms of the city as they
are progressive and public spirited. We
beF peak for the firm a successful bust.
ness.
All republicans are asked to rally at
the Harrison and Morton club room at
80 this evening and there participate
in the regular weekly meeting. The
audience will be addressed this evening
by George FL. Hand and FL. B. Murphy
The torch light procession which pre-
cedes the club room exercises will be
unIe charge of W. FL. Munroe, assisted
in the capacity of aides, by Frank
Wyman, w. M. Powers, Gus Branch,
w. a. Uulton, Ole Sampson and b, B
r Murphy. Martial music will lead the
column and dozen mounted skirmishers
will clear the way, The line of march
will be east from tho club room tc
Capitol street, north on Capitol to
> Sixth, west on Sixth to Linn. south or
! Linn to Fifth, east on Fifth to Broad
wsy, south on Broadway to Third ant
east on Third to the place of beginning
Everybody turn out.
Alderman Edgerton and some of th,
others ia talking about the Pine stree
grade say they we're actuated therein
. only by a desire to exercise proper car,
in making expense for this GLASS of work
r While it is probably legal to pay TO
Esuch improvements from the genera
fund such o precedent is looked upon al
@ dangerous one, in view of the many
hills to cut down In the process of re-
duclng the grade. 1t is earnestly con
tended that there is no sectional preju
dice in their view OF the case. The So
perior improvements in the east enc
over the west end are cited in evidence
of the absence of any such feeling =
more graded streets, more good cross
. walks, more electric lights, etc-all Q
which is correct. Pine street az q bon,
, of contention has brought out promi
nently a question OF future msgnitud
with which future councils will wrestle
1t is g question for open discussion an
a word all around.
Republican Legislative Convention.
b A con Jeption for the second legislatlv
district OF Dakota, embracing the oour
will be held at Memo In the county
Hutchinson on Tuesday, Oct. 18th, at
O'Clock D.. m. for the purpose of placin
in nomination.
le One member of the council.
s Three members OF the house.
d The basis OF representation to sal
convention. will be one delegate for eac
ii one hundred votes, or major fractio
b thereof, cast for Hon. 0. s. Clifford fc
as delegate in congress at the general ele'
he tion of 1886.
The counties composing said distri'
s. will be entitled to representation as fol
lows:
ly Yankton county thirteen votes.
lie Turner county twelve votes.
ne Hutchinson county eleven votes.
By order of the district central con
N mlttee.
q A. L. VAN OsDEL, Chairman.
h O. P. STEWART.
~. Wanted-A girl to do general hous
work on a farm. Enquire at
@. Il. BATES grocery store Sd St.
at Carpenters Wanted.
n Two or three good carpenters want'
T.. Jl kronar Nah mi