Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-04-27

portion of the city and is working With
some effect upon that formation. il
the ohanbel comes to the DAKOTA side at
that point it will relieve the pressure
upon the endangered bottom Land below
the CITY and put q stop to the encroach-
ments OF the river at that place.
Father Nichols invites the people OF
Yankton to attend the ceremonies at
tendant upon the laying OF the corner
stone OF the proposed Congregational
church in the Jim river region. The
affair comes of at two O'Clock tomorrow
AFTERNOON. The church location is two
and one-nalf miles east OF the Jim on
the bluff near the Northwestern railroad
track. Rev. D. +. Bradley and Rev.
DR.. Ward will conduct the ceremonies.
At the conclusion of she weekly prayer
meeting of the N. E. society last night q
meeting of the pipe organ association
OF that church was held and in the course
Of the business itransacted the secretary
was instructed TO order OF John G..
Marklove, of Utica, New York, q pipe
organ of the value, when ready for use
in the church in Yankton, OF 1850. The
organ case to be 80 constructed that
pipes sufficient to cost $4,000 additional
can be added at any time. The instru-
ment will be in place IN the 1st of
August.
.1EE.EH. rsE
I. O.. Fisher, of Omaha, special agent
for the Fireman's Fund insurance COM
pany OF New York, was in Yankton yes
terday on business of an official nature.
Mr.. Fisher was driven over this city and
now he is numbered among the army OF
its lovers. He came to Yankton from the
ice bound regions around Fargo and
Aberdeen and when he cauRht q glimpse
OF the ehade trees and lawns of Yankton
clad in their summer habiliments of
green his heart was cheered and he
goes forth with the idea that Yankton is
the best and prettiest city in Dakota,
His last expression before boarding the
{ rain waR: III am a Yankton boomer
James Danforth, The Chicago capital
ist who is extensively interested in
Yankton, Is 10 the city again, and il
arranging to make more improvements
He has plans for q brick block, drawn
by WI. Dow, of Sioux Falls, which
ensure the erection OF a building Oil The
lot next east OF the Mortgage banl
building, wbicn will be a continuation
of that structure. When the new
building is completed the whole will be
q spacious and handsome building. The
new structure will be 100 feet deep by
% feet front. Mr.. Danfortt
has some railroad information whict
will be interesting when he diyulges it
Father Collins, of Fargo, while in
Yankton yesterday gave the Press and
Dakotaian o pleasant chat. Father Dol.
Inns is a loyel Dakota man and his chic
interest is in the things which happier
within this territory. He was pleased
to hear good accounts from his old Mis-
so:ri river %neighbors among whom hi
lived SO many years. Of his reli9ioSa
field at Fargo he spoke in the most Ell
thusiastio terms, expressing the belle
that Fargo was to become q great com.
mercial center end the hope that
might be made the see city OF the north
ern Catholic diocese OF Dakota. TIL.
people OF Fargo he said had contributed
81 5000 with which an entire block eli
gibly located would be purchased enc
devoted to cathedral and church uses i
the prelates at Rome conferred upo,
Fargo the expected dignity.