Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-03-18
honor of the restoration of communica
tions, which have been cut off since the
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honor of the restoration of communice.
tions, which have been cut off since the
ice went out.
Yankton's militia company meets for
drill every Tuesday evening and Gap
tain Coxhend extends an Invitation to
the people Of Yankton to drop in and
witness these weekly evolu.lons. To-
morrow evening there will be a business
meeting of the company.
At Memorial hall Friday and Sstur-
day evenings sluv2a gentlemen and
ladies of Yankt>H will present 1.-THE
Drunkard's Daughter drama OF tax
ing qualities. This entertainment will
be given for the benefit of the Memorial
association of Phil Kearney post.
The concert to be given in the Con-
.gregationaI church Wednesday evening
next, March Goth, will be n OF the
finest ever given by the Yankton con.
s%eEystory Of music. A full and varied
programme will be given. Every lover
OF music expects TO be present, SO all
who wish q good seat had better pur-
chase early.
Rev. d. B. Nichols historic carriage
coise Topsy died last night and the owa-
er of the animal is in sincere mourning.
For fifteen years Topsy has done mission
ary work on the prairies of Dskota--fur-
nishing at least the motive power for the
venerable miesionary-snd the name o!
the horse ls handed down so posterity in
many Gu official record of the OongTege-
tional church.
Yesterday after the morning service OF
Mission Hill Mr.. Frank Harlem was call
edupoa for his report az u delegate to
the Temperance convention held lac,
week at Huron. The report was listened
TO with great interest by the audience
We were Impressed with the following
feature of the report: THAT 800 dele
gates, representing n. arly every county
in South Dakota, represent ns all tbs
various religious scots known among u
and the three political par sies-republi
cans, democrats and prohihitionists, al
strongly united, strongly pledged to d.
sbeir best TO support The
Sioux Falls constitution at the coming
May election"
The proposition OF the Yankton, Nor.
folk & Southwestern railroad company
submitted to the board of trade director,
Saturday afternoon. wss discussed a
length and inally referred TO a commit
tee consisting of Governor Edmnnds, J
O. McVay, j. R. Gamble, E p. Wilcox
G. R. Soougal, n. B. Wynn and M. p
Gilman. The board OF trade director.
recommended the acceptance of the prop
ositlon aud it's reference to the foregoing
special COMMITTEE vas for the purpose o
formulating o plan and placing it before
the people. The promise Of the compan.
to make Ysnkton the northern terminu
Of the road fixes this ss q Ysnkton enter
prise and probably gives to this city th
headquarters. The committee appoint
ed will report IN due time.
A Bismarck special to the ST. PAT
Pioneer Press says: The appointment {
the new trustees of the Yspkton insan
saylum was the milk in the Church
Boynton cocoanut. It WAS necessary /
get o new board at once TO protect Col
Gales claim Of Sc. 900, and the commits
sions we're forwarded by Gov. Ohurc
without presenting the same to th
secretary for his signature and for recor'
The necessary delay in recording woul
delay the commissions at lesst one maj
and days or last Monday were precior
in the light Of Gale 8 necessities; hens
Chnrch's sffectation of protecting IL
democr 4tic sppointees. The Chicaa
Roofing and Paint company hi
attached the funds due Pattee, Il
contractor of the Yapkton insane asylur
The aaylum Dlot fhickeDF.