Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-01-09

eoUH Stakfs. running over n
snowy plain. They seem to enjoy the
sight.
During 1887 the Yankton Oongrega-
tional church contributed $3.50 to the,
Utics and Jim river churches in Yank-
ton county.
The organ 10 the Congregatio nal
church refused 10 work yesterday, and
the church services were held without
Its assistance.
Teller b. Sc company number ! will
hold its. annual meeting at the couacil
room in Uox's block Tomorrow night.
Election Of officers.
Tho ,nfantile Mother Goose entertain.
ment which Christ church Sunday school
was preparing to render has been In
definitely postponed.
Yesterday was chilly. Twenty below
ss ave in the morning, fifteen below
vt nine in the morning, eleven below at
noon and below all day.
Roberts Cox to-day sold to r. g. Smith
81 feet on Walnut street, adjoining First
National bank on the south. Considera-
tion 81 800. The sals was made through
O'Brien's agency.
A gentleman who travels considerably
says he inds gankton the subject OF en-
quiry wherever he goes and everywhere
he encounters intentions to come here
in the spring and invest.
The period Of low thermometer in
cluding Friday. Saturday, Sunday and
part Of to-day has been broken into by q
south wind which promises relief after
ii wears off the keen edge.
What everybody says must be true
and everybody says Yankton's greatness
is a~ssured-that II is 10 only q ques-
tion OF q very short time when 10 will be
the ~boomingest town on the Missouri.
sheriff Kincel started for Turner
county again yesterday aud succeeded
in reaching his destination. Bat the
snow is deep and the prairie winds !
chilling and the journey was faa from
pleasant.
w. D. Fuller, the new observer ct the
Yankton signal. station, began operations
TO day with o large installment OF wealth
or left him by Sergeant Thompson. The
latter has gone to Denver to deal in .
warmer variety.
Joe u. Boone, who has been in the
employ OF Munroe & Munroe. Of this
city, for five years past and is painter
and decorator OF ability, has branched.
out for himself. He has opened q shop
on Douglas avenue.
Eighteen below last night at Yankton.
A shiyery record is given in the tele-.
graphic weather report printed to-day,
Fort BuioTd, Dsk6;s, leads with f0Fsy-
eight below Zero and eli other Dakota
points show lower temperature than
Yankton.
While the mescury hung OF eleven be-
low yesterday noon IN the south side Of
Third street ice on the north side fronts
OF bull iings on shat street was thawlng
and sending down trioklipg streams Of
released moisture. The ia getting
in it's work on these bright days.
Rev. Mr.. Bradley will follow the week
of prayer. With three sermons this week
--th,s evening and Tuesday and We'd
nesdsy evenings. and perhaps there will
be more afterwards. Theae will be de-
signsted 40 special meetings, designed
10 carry ous advantages gsined during
the week Of prayer which Yves unusually
beneficial in church results.
General Dennis writes Colonel Powers
from Omaha that the people OF that
city are fully alive TO the ~ads.--taEes Of
o Yankson connection and that he
answers many questions relative to the
resources OF this country. The general
is well posted regarding che valley Of
the Jim and his presentation of she case
is sll in favor OF the Yankton-Om aha
road. Something will m~aterialize very
soon II the business men Of Omaha haye
their way.
Father Nichols bad q tempestuons
passage 10 his trans-Jlm river chusch
Saturday afternoon and Sunday morn
ing. The mereary was low and the
snow drifts high, and the north
wind boisterous. In many places the
road was oblitersted and his vehicle was
sometimes right side up and At other
times reversed. Two miles an hour was
his average speed. But he reached the
church, found bis congregation there
and gave them o high Thermometer SER
mon.
Both the Milwaukee and Northwestern
railway lines out Of this ci.y, are nov
clear Of snow and belated mail ID begin
ming to arrive while people who were
SNOW bound in Yankton have left for
their destinations. The first train 10
Mitchell left Ysnkton ut 8 8. M, yester-
day md succeeded in getting through
without trouble. AT s o. M, to-day the
first train in three days from Mitchell
arrived. The Northwestern passenger
which succeeded in getting to Oentrevllls
on Saturday returned 81 8 q. M, yester-
day. ALI trains are nos running or
schedule time.
Tho adjourned term Of DISTRICT conrI
for YAnkton county will resume businesl
in this CITY tomorrow forenoon ct 10 q
M. Atthat hour the petit jury will b.