Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-08-11

weeks. lnarS ID therefore yer time to
put in orders.
James McKeachie. a farmer living
near Walshtown, lost two horses during
the storm of Thursday night while on
his way home. Mr.. McKeachie was
driving two horses and leading two
others behind his wagon and a bolt OF
lightning descended frorc the clouds Gnd
killed the two animals Esnind the wagon,
without ipiurlng either the driver or the
other team.
Rev. W. b. ID. drsy, OF Lake Henry,
K%ipgsDury county, territorial superin.
tendent of congregational Sunday
schools, who is we'll known in Yankton,
writes to this city to tell of the COM
plete destruction by hail of his crop OF
gram Rpon O recent date. The crop was
one of the most promising Mr.. Gray had
ever seen and he may we'll have SYM
| pathy extended him for this loss.
L.. Kari, who returned from Tyndall
yesterday afternoon, brings with him
some information regarding the Tyndall
artesian we'll which Karr & Richey have
recently completed. The we'll spouts
about the same volume of water as the
Yankton city well, but it shows o little
more pressure to the square inch. The
water is clear and chemically pure. and
Tyndall is highly pleased with it. That
town can now have excellent fire protec.
ton and water works and the same bene.
cit which Ysnkton derives from its wells.
Tomorrow evening, at the Oongrega-
%tional church, there will be Bible union
meeting, under the auspices of the
Yankton County Bible society. The
other churches of the city will omit eve
ming services and join in the Bible meet
ing. On Thursday evening OF next week
August 10th, at go O'Clock, the Yanktor
County Bible society will hold Its an
nual meeting at the Baptist church
The new district superintendent. Rev
]. L. Evans, will be present and par
ticipate in the proceedings of the meet
ing. The public is invited to attenG
both these Bible society gatherings.
The mock presidential election at G
A. r. hall last night attracted an enthu.
~siastic crowd OF politicians, both ladieI
and gentlemen, and the entertainment
proved to be novel and exciting. Ad-
dresses, republican and democratic, wert
made, General Hugh j. Campbell TAX
ing q republican position and arguing
for his party, while Col. Hughes East
accepted the challenge and made q demo
cratic address. The election resulted il
a majority for Fisk, the prohibition can
didste for the presidency, who received
20 votes. General Harrison polled /!
votes, while Grover Cleveland fount
solace in five ballots.
George Meyer. well known in Ysnktor
as q son of CARL o. P. Meyer, a pioneel
Yanktonlan, has recently returned from
Montana, whittier he went last fall ane
IN which country he was exposed to tn,
blizzard OF January 18th. George pass.
ed through that blizzard by @ miracle
narrowly escaping death. and he nov
bears the marks of the storm In the alb
sence of two or three fingers on eacl
hand, and the loss of q great toe ant
the second toe OF each foot. Mention o
Mr.. Meyers e3peiiepos in the blizzard
appeared in these columns shortly afte
the storm, but his description of Its fur,
ana bis escape is worth an hour of an,
ones time.
A physician OF YanktoR calls atten
tinn to the continued practice of dump
ing stable refuse, csrcasses and other OF
fensiye material upon the bar in front o
the city. He says the people are run
ming a great risk ia permitting this
both from the noxious gases arising from
decomposinR matter and from til,
water which becomes impregnatea from
the foul accumulation. This physiciaI
says he oan give the names OF fvt
families all treated by him in the month
of June, whose members were attacked
by violent and mysterious disorders
He investigated for the cause and fount
that illness in each case YVES induced b,
drinking water taken from the river of
this filth reeking bar or below it. Thi
deeootion is rank poison and the wonde
is that the physician saved his patients
There is q law prohibiting the use o
this bar as q dumping ground and tn
officers are to blame il it is not enforced