Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-01-20

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The man who gets up these morninse
fnds the coal fires out and then controls
his temper 10 as not to be even tempted
to kick the dog deserves q jewel coronet
in the next life.
The section men who have charge OF
the Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul
tracks in this city were kept busy shovel.
ling snow at and near the depot up to
eleven O'Clock last night.
A meeting of the board Of trustees of
the Yankton insane hospital,
formerly the Gale board, otherwise the
snYsrnumerary board, will be hold on
Tuesdsy next. Colonel Gale will not be
present.
ssIn the proceedings of the Yankton coun-
ty board OF the 10th inst, published on
the 18th. the following paragraphs were
printed enormously. They are here
printed correctly: "Wllliam F. Bsade.
amount allowed s24.0o, Peter Weber,
amount allowed $50 25."
Adjutant General Jumper says Yank-
ton has the second largest Grand Army
post in Dakota. Fargo having the largest.
The Yankton post numbers eighty-six
members. Huron stands third with
seventy .seven members and Mitchell
fourth with seventy.ive.
|. F. M. Goodykoontz, at present of
Mitchell, but whose home is in Chamber
lain, in discussing the affairs Of that
burg to day said he firmly believed that
when the Sioux reservation opened
Chamberlain would became q first class
town. He still has his Office there with
Judge Kellam and he has not disposed
Of one dollars worth of his interest in
Chamberlain. He regards the opening
Of the reservation by this congress Rs
next to q certainty.
o. D. Peck, of Oshkosh, Wisconsin,
one OF the oldest residents of that burg
and one OF the oldest station managers
OF the Milwaukee system. was q recent
visitor to Yankton. Mr.. Peck last year
purchased 800 acres of Dakota land in
Lincoln county, through which the pre-
lininary survey of the Dalnth road from
Yankton to Sioux Falls runs. Mr.. Peck
is DESTROYS of purchasing 1000 acres
more In the same locality, and il he sue
ceeda will plat the whole tract and start
q town. he is at presons using the farm
for stock raising and has now gone soutL
to purchase some blooded aninssl.. lie
ia now operating extensive saw and
planning mills in the hard pine district OF
Arkansas. He is an enthusiast oyer south
eastern Dakota, even when She country
is covered with snow.
The railroads to-day in this section
have been in a state Of semi subsection 10
the snow bank and the result 10 that
there are many strangers within che
city's gates who spend the hours specu-
iating ss to when they 1sR gcs away. 7;
is q peculiar fact that o snow bound
Yankee cannot be contsnted, no matter
where he or she may be. For trains
Yankton has had one from the east on the
Milwaukee, which same train made q
brave start for Mitchell, with the in
domitable roadmsster, John Curry,
among other people, on board, but afts,
one cut near the asylum had been shovel
led ont, the train returned TO Yanktou
to wait for o anow pillow which was ON the
way from Sioux City. Al latest advices
the pillow had mot arrived. All trains OF
she NorthwssterR were abandoned last
night and nom have attempted to move
out OF this city to-day.
Editor Wheelock. Of Mitchell, who
wae IN the city to-day, has mos yes related
TO his friends the story OF how he We,
lost while going home from his office III
Mitchell ON Thursday January 12th. Blu
murder will out, and to-day seporte,
heard the tale. MIR. Wheelock started
from his Office with his head fall of
heavy editorial, and the editoria
and the storm becoming mixed
in his brain he lost his way. "a,
finally stopped at o house, where his re
cept,on was almost as cold 90 the on
door temperature. The man told him
that he had no place for strange charao.
ters and threatened to feed him so The
family dog if he did not vacate che pre-
misses. Mr.. Wheslock wiped awsy
CONCEALED tear and departed. He foen,
his way to another house and there wa
given board and lodging. The lab
yvinthian windings OF the streets. o
Mitchell were too much for him, and q
Mitchell 10 prohibition nov. no charge
can lie against anybody.
Sauer Kraut at stisDback's; also cab
bAge and other vegetables.
Hubbard squash Of
BAKER & ERsKrNE's.