Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-03-17

and Chris NAloney spoke, for Il. In the
house. Bon Homme sent John SAcber, to
defend their interests in the upper house,
and Geo. n. Pinney, with an old gentle
man named Wallace, long since removed,
70 the house. Fort Randall or the district
Of country lying contiguous TO the Mis-
souri on the west side. subsequently, en-
brsced In Todd and Gregory counties, sent
JlSbaw Gregory to the council and John
Tiernon 10 the house. Tiernon succeeded
70 tie speakenhip aftG Pinney resigned
Sioux Falls was represented 10 the council
by w. W. Brookings, aud In the house BY
Geo. P. Waldron. The Red River valley
also sent trs representative in the person Of
II. 8, Donaldson. These were the 6rut law
makers and the work they did will com
pare tayorably With that Of any Of their
successors. OF The 80 members Of that leg.
islaturs, bu, few remain in Dakots,
Bambls and S.anage still live and reside
in Yankton county, Armstrong is in Wssh-
iDgton and Stutsman 10 dead. Boyls Is In
lows, Belts In New jersey, Deuel. In Ne.
bTasta, Wood In Springfield, Jacobson
killed BY Indians, and Burgess still living
at Vsrmillion. Cole 10 in Kansas, Nc !.
Bride ia dead and Naloney's whereabouts
unknown.I Plnneyihas 6ecome notorious
and Is now fugitive from justice in south
America. Wallace left the territory In the
fall Of '62, Shobsr has been In Montana
thirteen years, Brookings visits Yankton
from his Boston home occasionally, and
Waldron resides here. Donaldson Is . Win.
nepea merchant, Gregory 10 running
freight line between Sidney and Red
Cloud, and Tiernon Is in The army; Judge
Tufts, the first secretary Of the council, is
delivering temperance lectures Ia New
England, and Nail. r, Hanson, tho nrs.
chief clerk Of the house, left Yankton this
morning for the Black Hills.
The Yankton OF that day was In very
primitive condition, and but little now ne.
mains that connects it with its early settle.
ment. OF the hundreds of homes and
scores OF business houses that We see 10.
day. but ten Of the number were standing
when the firss legislature met, and OF the
$500 souls who now make up tho sum
total Of Yankton's population, not forty of
them, men, women and children, were
included in the number who then subsis,ed
here on corn dodgers and catfish.
/ MAmong the yet ex isting landmarks Of
tbat day arc Bramble s Miners store,
French Joss" saloon, street Commission.
Or Delamaier's residence, Capt Brook rssi.
dence, DR.. Hoy.'s residence, Farmer !
store, Judge nelcton's residence, and
ths residence on The southwest corner of
Broadway and Second; the store building,
now vacant, occupied until recently by
Schorregge on Proadway, and the resi.
dence on the northeast corner OF capital
and second or the faces Of that day, one
may now recogni1ss our worthy mayor,
F. u. Ziebsch, D. T. Bfambls. Wm.
Miner. Msj Jas. N. Stone and family
Gov. Edmunds, Deputy L. 8. Marshal H
G. Ash and family. A. n. English, Charles
Wambele, q. W. klngsbury, George Falk-
ingburg, Charley Long, e. F. Ross,sucher,
Adolph Aauxsch. Capt. Geo. p. Waldron,
Ben. Hart, Dr. Burleiah. F. J. Dewitt, A.
g. Fuller, Geo B. Hoffman aud Rev. DR.
Hoyt.
! Vim. Miner was postmaster then, and
the mail arrived semi.wcekly. coming up
from 81. Joseph, No, by stage. II c. Ash,
kept The only hotel, which stood ON the
site now occupied by the imposing Mer.
Chants, Miss Lizzie Ash, daughter of n.
c.. can claim the proud honor of being the
Oldest native YAnk.on girl, while Will
Stone. son Of Maj. ]. u. Stone, occupies
the highest niche Of fame accorded to the
olden native Yankton boy,
! Fifteen years ago to-day was Monday
The river was open. The roads were goo.i
aud the day was not unpleasant. Yauk,ou
was crowded on that day and for many
Afterwards. .Ash's hotel was "Yankton''
and it was full 10 overHoNing, as also were
= number Of its gacs,s. There hsd been
some successful wire.pulling done in the
organization Of The legislature, and Yank
ton was TO be designated by law ~ the
capital Of the new territory of DAkota, Al
j . consequence good feeling flowed freely, =
4 Fifteen years md even more have
elapsed since Dakota WIS hsbilihted In
territorial Earmen,.. Thst arc getting Old
asd unbecoming, Is II not time they wers
laid away apd the new robes Of statehood