Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-01-16
make the electric light system much

make the electric light system much
more effective and satisfactory.
The following numbers have drawn
the twelve paintings at j. Msx's store
LOG, $50, 759, 1890. 1887, 2OSl, 2070, 1447
1856, TAT, IT'S, 31l. The owners OF
these numbers are not known, but they
can seour their prizes by calling at Mr..
Max's store.
Conductor Tower tells Of a foreign
gentleman on his train yesterday who
kept remsrkiDe: II never ssw dis rain
before" 1t was a queer way to shape
the EXPRESSION, but it is q fact that q
January rain is almost 9 phenomenon in
this country.
Councilman Van Osdel hos introduced
a bill in the legislature TO pay the wid-
ows of Christopher Thompson and Jacob
Lee, killed in the insane asylum acci-
dent, $1,000 each from the public treas
uFy. A meritorious Measure md q very
proper investment.
A number OF bids were opened by the
county commissioners to-day and con
tracts awarded, Fred Burgi was awarded
the contract for building a shed in the
court house yard for 1915. Henry G. B.
S1inehol was given the contract to
build q bridge over Beaver creek for
$199. Martin o. Reisberg's bid for the
court house isnitorsbip was accepted at
$32 per month. The printing. and sta
tionary contract vent to Bowen & Kings.
bury. ALI the lumber bids were rejected.
A party of gentlemen were in Yank-
ton last night and to-day who claimed
to be possessed OF positive information
that a railroad is to be built from Omaha
to Yankton early in the season and that
it will closely follow the Missouri river
on the Nebraska side. This explains the
extensive land purchases st st. Helena,
Poncs and other points. These gentle.
men are SO strong ia their faith that
they are negotiating for Yankion real
estate. They came from Ponca and one
ohthem, General Dorsey, is q brother OF
Congressman Dorsey and is largely en-
gagged in speculation. 1t is also about
settled that a railroad is to be built from
Norfolk to Yankton in the spring. So
Yankton is liable to get quite g boom
from the Nebraska side during the COM
ing year.
II is hardly worth while for a news
paper to follow 30 one-sided an affair ss
the alleged open discussion announced
by lecturer Reynolds and positively re-
fused by INN when some one appears to
take the other side of the discussion.
When Mr.. Reynolds last night declined
to give Rev. Ear. WYATT Klamath the
privileges of the platform TO reply to
his "liberal' assertions, and said he had
hired the hall and it was hls, he de-
monstrated to his audience anything but
a spirit OF liberality. The scenes of dis.
order which filled the hall at that time
were exciting and q description thereof
would read well, but the conclusion is
inevitable that the lecturer is merely a
book agent seeking notoriety from
which to advertise his wares. AS he
accuses this paper OF O mercenary spirit
he will probably be able to compre-
bend how we can conclude not to give
his business any further extensive gre
tuitous advertising.
The Congregational church was well
filed last night by the children of the
Sunday school and Others for an enter
tainment and social. The exercises were
opened by an organ voluntary by Prof.
Young, prayer was offered by Rev.
Joseph Lee and the audience joined in
singing coronation. Prof. Bartlett was
then introduced and gave some very
interesting experiments with fire and
electricity. He first exhibited an cleo
trical machine, with which the electricity
was generated by means OF O glass wheel
which was made to revolve rapidly.
When the wheel was in motion the
metallic discs upon it could not be DIS
tinguished. he then lighted q lamp
with o piece of ice, kindled a bonfire by
pouring water upon 1t and produced q
flame under water. The room was then
daskened and he sho wed bubbles and
Jets OF fire, phosphorus ,ence and cloud
OF fire. The electrical machine was ez-
hibited in the dark without %condensers
and afterwards with ~condeEsers. He
showed the duration of the spark and
that the discs On the wheel could be
distinctly seen by them when it was in
motion. The room was then relighted
and he p%unotured cards with electricity,
showed how to Gage it in a leyden jar
and gave a shock to q large number of
children who Joined hands. all we're
much entertained by the experiments
given. Refreshments, consisting OF
sandwiches, cake and ice cream, were
served to all and the company dispersed
feeling that the evening has been
pleasantly spent.
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