Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-01-23

ebSeot bRiK tnat tn6 OBuen thlArohu line
was only a bluff to force che Union Paei
fo into Sioux City.
Travelling railroad men who happen
this way tell of general %stagnation in
western railroad operations and at
tribute it to short grain crops and an
open winter. They say Ysnkton BUSH
ness holds up better than the average,
because 1T is the center OF o cattle aud
hog region.
John Mcdonald died at the Farmers
Home this morning after many days of
illness, aged about fifty five years. He
was a soldier in company G,49ih Illinois,
during the war, q member of Phil Kesr-
ney post and an applicant for q pension.
He has a brother in Wisconein, bat no
relatives nearer. His brother has been
telegrsphed. The time for the funeral
is yet undecided.
The Sioux City Times gives an account
OF ap accident to r. Van Keuren, who
was run over by q locomotive in the
Milwaukee yard in Sioux City yesterday
and his leg crushed 80 badly that am
putation was necessary. Mr.. Van
Keuren was for many years and until
recently q resident OF Yankton and two
years ago was in charge OF Colonel
Powers livery barn.
Conductor Tower brought in some
samples of the Oentreville coal yester-
day. II is identical with the coal found
under the Jencks farm and that spouted
from the city artesIan well-an excellent
quality of Ignite. Mr.. Tower says the
Centrevillians are in a state OF wild ex-
citement over the find, and apparently
not without reason. Farm lands are
taking high values in thet region.
Marshal Brennan gives us light upon
two points in connection with last Sun
days cock fight. He says the rooster
killed by Grover Cleveland was not his
rooster end that he was not killed. but
is recovering from some ancient injuries
and may ere long be in q condition to
put Grover Cleveland in the soup.
Marshal Brennan does not like to have
the false impression abroad that he is
interested In rooster fights.
At the annual meeting of the Bethania
ladies' association of the Lutheran Trim.
ity church, the following were elected
officers for the present year: Mrs. j. o.
Welo, president; Mrs. T. Hsge, yics
president; Mrs. @. Norris, treasurer;
Rsv. J. /, Welo, secretary. The ladies
desire to tender their hearty thanks to
all citizsns for past favors and assis-
lance, especially to the managers of the
republican headquarters for the free use
of their hall last fall.
Yesterday Maxfeld & Ooughlan pre-
sented Contractor Pattee, of the insane
asylum work, an order on the board of
trustees for $l,224 due for lime and
Rtone and asked him to sign it. Mr..
Pattee refused with much evident dig
rress. saying that he could as eRsil,
coin his blood into money" as to sign
that or any similar document. The i'm
preston left by his manner was that he
not permitted to do what he would
like to do and what he should do as con-
tractor. Mr., Pattee Is believed to be an
honorable nan laden with the burden of
some other mans misdeeds.
During most OF the fall and winter
Trustee Gale has remained continuously
at the insane asylum, boarding and lodg
ing there at the expense Of the territory.
his bill regularly for three dollars per
day. 1t would be we'll enough for the
legislative committee TO enquire into
this practice. Mr.. Gales continuous
presence at the asylum ia not o public
neces sity and a bankrupt territory can
hardly afford to pay three dollars a day
TO aid in the conEammation of q private
scheme. fiji be true. as is quite gen.
orally suspected, that Pattee is G. man OF
straw and Gale is the contractor, then
his long tarry in Yankton should be al
his OWL expense.
About fifty per cent of the energy dis
played at the late statehood meeting
applied to a meeting to advance the
material interests of Yanktnn would re.
suit i that for which we fondly hope,
but will not come while we remain pas.
siYe. The spring is drawing near and
there is something yet to accomplish, as
our people very well understand. The
Nebraska side of the case has been
we'll attended to and excellent results
will come to us from there. Bot the
Dakota side seriously needs considera-
ton. 1t is upon this that the people Of
YanSton cannot afford to sleep-that is,
they cannot afford to remain asleep. If
they do not do what they know they
should do, and do it quickly, the oppor-
tunity is lost.
The told reiiahlsn-Dr. Sapa's Catarrh