Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-22
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LOCAL. La ORx Cs
The choral union meets tonight at
the music room over Blatt's store.
Street. discussion over the local option
contest is growing heated and numerous.
STARTS theatrical company opens q
sess ,n OF five nights at Turner hall to
morrow esenisg.
Hod KinRsbury has secured q clerks
position 10 Carl Hands essay office in
Montana and will learn the business.
bseryer Clery was correct in his rain
prediction. 1t raiDed yesterday-not
much. but enough TO make the day q
moist one.
RELIEVE the intense excitement OF the
political campaign by gong to hear the
lecture on japan at the Congregational
chnrch Wednesday night
This is the evening for the grand tenn
perance rally OF Turner hall under the
auspices OF the local option committee.
1t will doubtless be a large gathering.
On Friday evening of this week q
choice musical programme will be rem
dered at the Congregational chnr,h for
the benefit OF the Baptist church. 1t lie
styled an organ concert.
Remember the organ concert to be
given in the Congregational Church
next Friday evening (26th) for the bone
fit Of the Baptist Church debt fund.
Tickets are for sale at the Excelsior
drug store and at Howard's book store
next TO the 5Jostofice. Admission 35
cents.
Jacob Branch perspired some to-day
when told that his name was on he
posters "a q vice president at this even
ing 8 temperance gathering. 1t was a
falss alarm and the fellow who gave him
the Information knew 1t wasn't SO. Still
Mr.. Branch would make a very dignifed
vice president.
DIR. Joel A. Potter, who wal a soldier
in the Mexican war, has REQUIRED O pen
sion of eight dollars per month through
Phil K. Faulk, pension. solicitor. Peo-
pie generally did not know that the
doctor wore she blue during the I'M.
p~leasantpess with Mexico-but he did
and is now remembered by She govern
ment.
Wednesday evening OF this week has
been set apart foE the young republicans
the coming votere. ALI republicans
twenty-one years old and under are in
vited TO participate In the meeting and
the torch light parade. This is o chance
for the boys to show their colors. They
will be voters by and by and should take
q littss political exercise while they are
growing.
There will be an illustrated lecture on
Japan by Rev. s. r. Bonnell, formerly
in the Japanese government service, at
the Congregational church Wednesday
night at 1880. The lecture will be pre-
ceded by a musical prelude of thirty
minutes. Proceeds for the Congrega-
tional Sunday school. Admission 25
cents. For members OF the public school
and the college Is cents. Tickets at the
door.
A republican meeting yesterday ct
Sigel. near GAINESVILLE, was largely at.
tended by the German re- ,idents of that
neighberhood. The testimony of the
Yanktonians who attended was that the
gathering was loyal 20 the entire repub-
lIoan ticket and enthusiastic in support
OF the nominees Of the republican con-
vention. Captain Hameister was among
them. but was given the cold shoulder, a
decided change from his reception Of
two years ago.
MIR. and Mrs. Jacob Strump, living on
the Nebraska side, came to town this
afternoon in great haste, bringing with
them their little girl, two years old, who
had possessed herself OF o bottle OF
cystallzed %strychnine and swallowed q
portion Of its contents. The little one
was taken to Purdy. 8 Breoht's drug
store, when DR.. Brecht succeeded in re-
lievinG her su~fferings and placing her
beyond danger. She probably swallow ed
only q small dose, else she would have
been dead before reaching Yankton.
Parties from st. Helena, on the Ne.
braska eide, give information OF the con-
summation of a scheme of great maeni-
tude there. just what it is st. Helers
people do not know, but that the entire
river front for two miles has been bought
they are certain. The purchaser is Rob
est Yates, OF Omaha. and he is UNDER
stood TO represent q syndicate. The last
purchase was made last week. Il con-
s,sts of forty cores. for which Mr.. Yates
paid Peter Tilka $4,000. This completed
she tao mile stretch Of river front, which
includes St. Helena and stretches MP
and down the river From that point. All
the land bought is chalk rock bluff, the
strip being generally not more than an
eighth of q mile wide The theory is
that the syndicate want the chalk rock
for some purpose. II This is what they
are after they are we'll supplied.
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Anew lot Of candies at 81. e. Baell,s.
Chocolates, molasses tafIy and peanut
rock
Car CT dice Michigan appses at