Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-05-18

United States attorney, will sit az o
Judge in order to make a quorum, but
will uot participate IN the deliberation
OF tie court upon the case.
While approaching Yankton night
before last rom the east the president
OF the insane board forwarded a tele-
gram over the startled wires to the In
sane hospital ordering the chariot in
which the king of the franks is wont to
ride to be in attendance at the depot on
his arrival. When the president stepped
from the train there was : o one waiting
to PROSTATE himself at the feet OF his
sublime highness and direct him to the
vehicle. Worse han that, there wasn't
any vehicle. the attaches Of his
majesty's rural palace having failed to
receive the orders entrusted by him to
the care of the Western Unions servants.
| The president of the insane board sought
the telephone room at the station and
poured his whole soul into the instru-
ment for several instants. The driver
who brought the chariot Commonly
called the black mariah) down from the
hospital in response to this summons
may have lied when he said that q halt q
mile of telephone wire along the route
was melted by the discharge, but farm
ers who abide near the highway testify
to q ripping sound in the air, accom-
panied by illuminated exclamation
points and a livery stable smell riaing
from a %aulphurons cloud. The crop in
the ~neighborhood were put back some
two weeks by the concussion.
PERSONAL.
Mayor Teller went to Scotland to-day.
Prof. Was Murphy, OF Sioux City,
is in Yankten to-day.
Rev. DR.. Ward returned last night
from o trip to Faulkton.
Nj. L. Barker, of Del Norte. Colorado,
is a guest at the Merchants.
Rev. Percy C. Weber lett Yankton
for Sioux Fails this morning.
w. Bartine Hafelfinger, OF Philadel.
phia, is q guest at the Morrison.
+. w. Hutchinson and wife, Of Webster
Day county, are at the Merchants.
Mrs. E. r.. Van Antwerp vent out to
Lesterville this forenoon to spend Sun
day.
Fred S%chnauber, Jacob Hanson and
Sol Wenzlsf returned last night from
the Jamestown convention.
@. j. Richardson, the Chicago drum
mer, who IS we'll known in Yankton, is
in this city on his regular trip.
j. N. Butterfield, of Chicago, tbs
popular representative of the Reid
Murdoch & Fisher wholesale grocery
house, is In the city.
J.aCapp, of Waterloo, Indiana, q very
genial gentleman, is 8 recent addition
r to Yankton's populsoe. Mr.. Oapp il
: : with Harry Kat. i. tbs clothing ==o.s.
Christian Hamiester, q. Richey and
James Klngsbury returned from Huron
last night. They report a very pleas.
ant meeting of the grand lodge OF Da-
kota Odd Fellows.
i, Big Bargain.
l60 acres of choicest farm land il
Yankton county, eight miles northeas
from Yankton, will exchange for resi-
ldence property in Y~ankton-no noun
q brance on farm. A good trade for To,
Z right party. E. M. O'BRIEN.
400 yards ribbons, including all sprini
q shades at BRUCE Bros.
Fresh I rawberries and bananas at
BAKER & ERsKrNE's.
b Fresh lettuce, parsley and onions at
: CARNEy's
Fresh Lettuce at PoRrER's.
j. q. Norman has for sale rubbe
hose, brass nozzels and fittings. Don
forget that.
: New designs in wall papers a
MUNROE 81 MUNROE'S.
Girl Wanted-A girl for geuerl
ID house work. Wages $3.50 per weel
Gall at this office.
Wanted Cast IRON.
al Old cast iron ct the foundry. Walnt
is street.
N Ten dozen ladies gauze vests, worth
cents at 25 cents at BRUCE Bros.
he
Onion sets, garden grass and GLOW,
seeds OF every variety at CARNEY's.
IN Black Hills eyegreene, spruce an