Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-04
GARY.
what. Year Ha. Den. for Sorta.r" D..

Gary, ID. Il. Nov. ~, 1878.
M. Ediors-Gary is situated mar the
atate line of Minnesota and Dakota and on
the line of the Winona and St. Peters r. r.
having daily train and mail. Late in March
I reached this village, or location for . vii,
lage, a. it was then, by the way Of Lake
Kampeska, travelling al one day before
reaching the lake without seeing a trace Of
civilization except the stakes Of the govern
ment survey and when night came found
myself on the broad prairie with no visi.
BILE means Of shelter, % I was obliged to use
my robes, blankets,&c , to protect my horses
from the severe March winds which were
blowing a terrific gale, while your humble
servant took refuge by walking to and fro
until morning, when he could see at a dis
lance of six miles, a house, which was the
object of his search. Here he found the
Oldest resident Of lake Kampeska keeping
"batch," and whose eatables were entirely
consumed except some tea. He said "My
provisions are entirely gone, excepting tea;
I have plenty Of. that; I can make you plen.
ty Of that" AZ L had drank nothing stron-
ger then cold water for upwards of eight
years, l thanked him and drove to the next
residence, q distance of twenty-seven miles,
where l was %abundantly cared for by the
inmates Of Mr.. w. B. Yore's domicile, max.
ing a distance of upwards of eighty niles,
without food except an abundant supper Of
oats. The above mentioned route cannot be
surpassed for farming and grazing purposes
being we'll watered with small streams and
springs and covered with a deep fertile soil,
continuing j east into Minnesota. At that
Time Gary consisted of Capt. H.H. Herrick's
residence, 16x1S, and his shed stables. To
show you what Gary is to-day 1 will clip
from DIR ably edited sheet, The Inter
State:
To show the outside world what this
growing town of Gary ha, been doing in six
months of its existence, We give the follow.
ing memoranda of its PRESENT. business inter-
eats: -Four general stores, two hardware
stores, one tin shop, two drug stores, one
-four and feed store, one harness shop, one
furniture store, one photograph gallery, one
meat market, two hotels, five laud agencies,
four lumber yards, two insurance agencies,
one blacksmith, two lawyers, one dressmak.
ing shop, n printing Office, Two physicians,
two manufacturers and dealers in lime, one
livery, n contracting mason, besides car
penters, laborers, ETC., with the prospect
that all branches of business will be well
represented in the spring. There are sew
eral new buildings under construction the
use Of the same not yet being decided upon
Also q school house of thirty scholars, ane
q water power of nearly twenty-seven fee
fall that can be put in operation without
damage to property. Experienced miller:
state that the stream is suficien. TO run two
run ofstone.
We are also grati6ed to know that OH
county is, fairly speaking, strictly republi.
can. AT our last eletion Judge Bennett re
ceived i3l votes and Mr.. Tripp 20. NJ
Trip would not have received even tina
amount only that we are bothered with
few, who are generally known at "sore head
republicans, that are always ready to do any
thing except to stick to party principles;
and what is still worse,is to know that their
votes were cast in accordance with written
requests from your (no not yours democrat.
ic Yankton bulldozers.
Truly, w. II. D.