Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-12

all who do not repent and live up to the
literal teachings of the bible will be con-
signed to the old orthodox fire and brim.
stone abode of his satanic majesty. The
society has a large membership In the set.
Element.
About one mile south of Olivet is the
farm and dwelling Of T. G. Maxwell, the
6rst settler in this part of the valley. Mr..
NJ. keeps hotel, and his house is named the
Maxwell City house. Tom is a thor.
ough pioneer. The settlement at Oil.
vet and surrounding is getting too
thick for him, and he Is Offering
his fine farm for sale with a view of moving
farther up the river.
Five miles below Olivet is the Touring
mill Of John Maxwell & Sons, a good estab-
lishment, manufacturing a large quantity Of
an excellent grade Of -four. The mill is
now engaged in filling a contract Of 1900
sacks Of -four for the good Indians of the
band of Spotted Tail.
The county commissioners were in ses-
sion on Monday and Tuesday, and a large.
number of the people of the county turned
out to attend the meeting, and kept an eye
upon the actions of the board. The princi-
pal cause of the large turning out of the peo-
pie was the sentiment, pro and con, upon the
question of building a bridge over the Jim
river at Olivet, which was to be decided by
the board. At the election last fall this
question was submitted to the voters Of
the county, and the decision was
against q bridge. A very small vote was
polled, and it was claimed by the friends of
the enterprise that the result was mo- q true
expression of the wishes of the people
that only those who were opposed to the
bridge turned out and voted-its friends
staid at home. Then it was also claimed
that the improvement did not involve an
Extraordinary expenditure of public funds"
and could have been made by the commits
sioners without . submission of the ques-
ton to the people. On Monday the Assem-
bled voters held Q meeting on the subject,
and a large majority declared in favor of
the bridge and of the power of the commits
%sioners to order its construction. Accord.
ingly. on Tuesday, the necessary sppropria-
ton was made, and subsequently the con-
tract to build the bridge was awarded to T.
G. Maxwell, who will Immediately proceed
with the work.
The commissioners of Hutchinson county
are John H. Boyles, chairman, VIM. Baldwin
and Martin Schamber. They are all large
property owners in the county, and are gen.
tlemen of intelligence and good judgment
Mr.. Schamber is a Russo-G German, is a
thoroughly educated and accomplished gen.
tleman and Is destined to become q promi.
nent and leading citizen of the territory,
Hutchinson county formerly included the
territory constituting Armstrong county,
and was then "a miles wide and 80 miles
long. In 1872 the legislature created Arm.
strong county out of the northern half Of
Hutchinson, making the counties IL miles
wide and 80 long. A strong sentiment is
now being developed in the two counties,
outside their respective county seats, in ia
vor of consolidating the counties and re-
storing the boundaries as they existed prior
to the act Of 1872. This question will
be an element in the contest
for members Of the legislature in that dis
trict next fall.
Crop raising is the main business of the
farmers Of Hutchinson county, although .
number of them have large herds of cattle,
and devote most of their attention to that
industry. Nj. S. n. Turner, an enterpris-
ing farmer of the county, has been expert
menting with "panpas or upland RICE" and
has met with gratifying success. He started
with a table spoonful of seed, and the second
season harvested nine bushels of rice, and
now Offers seed for sale. A package con.
tanning enough seed for an acre of ground
he sells for fifty cents. The rice can 1t
threshed with = machine, the same As wheat,
and he claims that when ground it produ-
ces -four from which good bread, cakes and
pies can be made. It is also good when
cooked Is ordinary rice. Grasshoppers will
not eat the growing plant. It yields from
rs to $50 bushels per acre.
The southern portion of Hutchinson
county west Of the Jim river, and the
northeastern part of Bon Homme county
are mainly settled by Canadians. They are
an enterprising, thrifty people. They had
considerable capital when they came to the
territory, and have the beat improved farms
in the valley. Large additions to their
numbers are being made every year, and it
will be but . short time until all the land in
these sections will be occupied and i'm
proved.
Seven miles south Of Olivet, and 10 the
centsr Of the Canadian settlement, IL Scot
lind, and the fine farm aud improvements
of Gen. c. I. CauPhsal. The general located
here in 1871, and vas the 6ns settler. lie
has . larDs nd veil ealGvsasd farm, the