Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-02-20
vERMlLLlOs.

Us People,, It's Facilities, Its Busincss aud
Hts business Men.
Special Correspondence Frees h Dakolaian.
VERMILLIoN, Feb. 10, 1873.
Among the eastward bound passengers
who left Yankton yesterday morning were
Harry Katz and Bob Mathieson. The for.
mer was on his way to the eastern markets
to purchase a stock Of spring goods for his
mammoth lankton store, and the latter had
determined to go ahead" and put himself
in the Arkansas hot springs.
A pleasant ride on the we'll managed and
smoothly running Dakota Southern railroad
brons lit us to Vermillion, where We stopped
and were Immediately taken in charge by
our hospitable friend James Runyan and
conducted to his residence with whose pleas
ant family we were a guest during our stay
in town.
Vermillion has improved very much since
our last visitto the town which was during the
celebrated Wintermute trial in September,
1875. A great many good and substantial
business houses and neatdwellings have been
erected, the streets have been graded, good
sidewalks built on the principal thorough
fares, the bluffs cut down in places and
streets opened to that part Of the town lying
on the high table-land, and a great many
other things done to add to the appearance
and convenience of the metropolis and shire
town Of Clay county. The town has . sub
~stantial and healthy appearance it is we'll
supplied with good stores Of all the different
lines of merchandise, Vhich are owned and
presided over by enterprising and compe-
tent business men.
Vermillion was incorporated as q city by
by an act of the legislature in 1878, and its
municipal affairs are presided over and
managed with conRummate ability BY his
honor who is in name and nature Jolley.
Thus far no city tax has been levied, the
expenses Of the city government being de
frayed BY the revenue derived from saloon
licenses, which are one hundred dollars per
annum. But the red-ribbon business, which
seems to have taken . powerful hold upon
the people, threatens to wipe out this source
Of the city's revenue.
The town is located on the north bank oil
the Missouri river, and just below the mouth
of the Vermillion river, from which stream
it takes it, name. The principal portion o
the town is built upon the bottom land Dor
dering the two streams named. All the
business houses and a majority of the resi-,
dences are located on the bottom, but quite
a number of dwelling houses are on the
high table land overlooking the main towr
below and the country for many miles in
every direction. The city contains abou,
1000 inhabitants. Of the business Of thu
town a we'll written article in the Dakot,
Republican of the Gath of January las
says:
From careful statements, the shipments o
wheat from here this year, reckoning from
Sept. 1877 to rs, will be 100000 bushels
Thus far, (January,) the price has averaged
about so cents, and it il reasonable to sup.
pose, that for the balance of the season il
will not fall below this figure, which will
give for wheat alone S640,O00. The large
oat and barley crop has not yet been mark
eted, and the low price of these grains will
probably prevent their being proftably
shipped. During the butter season, say
from last June, there has been shipped from
here 100000 pounds, the price being about
10 cents, making $4,000. The shipmen
of cattle, hogs, pork, hides, wool, ETC., viii
not fall::much below 5000, DOC, making NOR,
than a million dollars. The trade Of tn
city in lumber, coal, dry goods, groceries
drugs. ETC., is reasonably estimated to be no
less than three-fourths of q million dollars
It will be seen by the above figures tina
Vermillion is q live town, q place ..of activ
business, and an important center of trade
The Masons and Odd Fellows hav'
lodges here, both societies being ina flour
ishing condition.
The spiritual welfare of the people i
ministered to by the Methodist, Episcopal
Baptist, Congregational, United Brethren
Scandinavian Methodist and scandinavian
Lutheran churches. All of these organ
izations, except the latter, have good an.
commodious church buildings. In thi
respect Vermillion has made commendabl
progress. When we first visited the town
II years ago, the only temple of worship
was q 1912 log shanty, surmounted will
a mud roof and a rude cross, in which, q
long intervals. Father Martin, of Dakot
City, in fine diction and faultless language
pointed the few pioneer settlers to the mar
row road. 4
When the people of Clay county go I
law then cases are argued and their fee
pocked by John L. Jolley, Nelson Mino,
s. j. Lewis, II. A. Copeland, w. C. Bower
W. Chandler, and Marcus Robbins.
When they get sick aud need physica
regeneration, their cases are attended to b
Drs. F. N. Burdick, w. p. Pike, D. "
Hasson, ard Carl L. Jensen.
&. A. Maxon pulls their teeth and re,
pairs their molars, incisors, cuspods ani
bi cuspeds.
Thos. A. Robinson, D. NJ. Iumsn aut