Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-02-11
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Souusy Oer 1lcotCrSAC1lc
Gemct"dc''. Some pf the Customs aud
Prc"liaritics OF h Pcople-An Ancient
T"mc-What Uncle Sam win Get When
u Certain IFS People Die, &c.
Bon HoMMlE, Feb. Z, 1878.
Bon Homme, is the county seat of Bon
llomme county, and is situated on the north
bank Of the Missouri river, % miles north
west from Yankton.. The first settlement
was made here in lS59-60, and the tow was
shortly afterwards laid out and plated.
Among the first settlers we're Hugh Fraley,
d. p. Bradford, Mrs. Rounds, w. w. War
ford, j. IL. Shober and Geo. nj. Pinney.
The two last named gentlemen were re-
spectively the speaker Of the house and
president Of the council Of the first legisla.
tive assembly Of the territory. Messrs. Fraley
and Bradford and Mrs. Rounds still reside
in Bon Homme. Wmford is dead; Shober
is Il leading and wealthy attorney in Monta-
ma, and Geo. NJ. Pinney has recently figured
in California as a paymas,er's clerk and a
mammoth defaulter to the government.
Bon Homme is backed by a magnificent
agricultural section. The land is what
may be called gently undulating or
rolling prairie, almost every foot of which
is susceptible of easy and profitable cul,iva
ton. The adjacent country confirms many
large and we'll cultivated farms. The land
throughout the county is very similar to
that around Bon Homme, and may truth.
fully be said to contain as large Il proper
tion Of good tillab!e land as any county in
the territory.
The public Improvements are a commo-
dious two.story court house and a good one.
story frame school house. The first floor
OF the court house contains neatly arranged
offices for the several county officers. In
the largest and most conveniently furnished
We ound the popular and efficient register
OF deeds, Chas. I. Mccoy, who has work
enough to keep himself and an assistant
busy all the time.
The principal melchau. of the town is
Louis Zienert, who settled here and en-
gagged in the mercantile business in 1874.
lie commenced With a small capital and
small stock of goods, but by industry, enter.
prise and fair dealing he has been remark.
ably successful, and has now a large and
complete stock of general merchandise, and
is doing a good and constantly increasing
business. MIR. Trapanier has recently gone
into the mercantile business here. and is
working into a fair and profitable trade.
NJ,
The Cogan hotel, KEEP. by Mrs. Cogan, is
a large and well managed house, and enjoys
a profitable patronage, The table is always
supplied with the best the market affords,
the rooms are we'll furnished, and the
charges more reasonable than at any other
hotel on the road bet Yeen Yankton and
Randall, and is consequently a ~favorite
stopping place for travellers in this section.
The Bon Homme Citizen, a weekly news.
paper, is one Of the institutions of the town.
1t is owned and printed by A.. j. Cogan, and
in the editorial work he has the assistance
of DR.. Richmond. Andy does all the me.
chanlcal work himself, and by economy
and hard work has placed the paper on a
paying basis. We would suggest.
however, that he should not hide
his political light under the
guise of independence, but use his columns
for the dissemination of the sound political
principles which he entertains as a citizen.
E.G. Armstrong is the only attorney
in the town, and has his hands
full in attending to the legal business which
comes 10 his office. He gives close atten-
ton to business and is deservedly prosper
ous.
c. 7. Mccoy deals in all kinds OF asricul-
tural machinery, and does a large business
in that line.
G.. G. Ladd is teacher of the village school.
He has. a good reputation as a teacher
and disciplinarian. and under hi, charge
the Bon Homme school ranks among the
best in the territory. ~
VS.. Cole, famiiiarly known az DR..
does not belong TO the red ribbon
He furnishes the Bon Hommeites
with hot and mixed beverage. His place
IS the only one at which liquors are rctailed
in the town.
Tie political government of Bon Homme
county consists OLA. j. Mills, John Stafford
A. A Perkins, commissioners; c. r.
register Of deeds and county clerk
Edwin B ,nedict, sheriff; VIM. Abbott, a.
essor; Geo. w. Sterling, probate Judge
'red .Wellp, county treasurer F. v. Will
Jams, surveyor; DR.. NJ. A. Collins, coroner;
;. T.. Wood, district attorney; Samuel
Hitchcock, superintendent ofschools DIP.
Bradford, Chas. May valid, VIM. Muller, and
as. II. Stephens, justices of the peace /,
.'rancis Maynard, J.. c. Hutton, +. v. Will /,
and Frank Velfel, constables. q
In company with Mr.. Zienert we visited /,
he settlement Of "Der Hettcrische $
iemeinde,' which occupies the lands for
nerly known as the Burleigh farm, about /,
40 miles below Bon Hommse. This socic. /,
' or community il connnoso} of C /,