Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-12
OUR NEW GOVERNOR
He Arrived Last Night and Was Installed
this Noon as Dakota's Chief Exccu.

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Gov. VIM, A. Howard arrived last night
from Michigan, accompanied BY Mn.
Howard. They we're met ut Sioux City by
Gov. Pennington and Secretary Hand, who
accompanied them to Yankton. At the depot
a carriage was in waiting and the party vas
conveyed to the Merchants hotel, where they
are at present domiciled. The train last
night was a half an hour late, but there was
present at the depot q crowd Of our best cit
liens, who. assembled to catch a glimpse Of
the new governor aud his wife and make
them understand that they we're looked for
and welcome immigrants. Gov. Howard is
aged and venerable in appearance. His
hair and beard are snow white and his face
bears the mark Of time. He leans on a
cane when he walks and is not as lively in
his movements as when first he appeared
upon the public stage as the champion Of
right and the enemy of wrong. We have
previously sketched the governors career
and as our readers are already fami.-
lar with his public services
repetition is here unnecessary. His
manner, his face, his pleasing address and
dignifed bearing all commend him to the
strangers in whose midst he is so suddenly
placed in an official capacity. He will find
here in Dakota a genuine western friendship
Ia warmth of feeling perhaps somewhat
rongh and intrusive at times, but neverthe-
less Of the earnest, sincere sort. OF Mrs.
Howard, the governors wife, We can say
tract from a Washington correspondence,
published when the governors appointment
was first made public:
"Gov. Howard has one of the dearest lit
tie angelic dumplings of a wife. She is
small and plump, and has a round baby
face, big blue eyes, and hair a. white and fine
as frost. She wears it in q low coil, and
curled about her face, and she is always
knitting on things. All sort of soft socks
blankets and hoods come like magic from
her dimpled fat hands. She has a string o.
poor people always on hand, and although
she is always doing, the string is never
shortened, and rain or shine, church and
prayer meetings, temperance or bible read.
ings are at ended to first. In waterproof
gum shoes and umbrella, she has faced the
tempest this winter, when in a whole house
full, not one, young or old, thought they
could venture out to see the sick. Among
the savages and wild people of the territory
Mrs. Howard will be in her element. Nurs
ing sick pappooses, making the savage lord.
wear tlannels for possible rheumatism, seeing
that the squaws battle three times a day il
cold water, and wear thick shoes, will be
small part Of her labors; and in intelligence
beauty and refinement, sympathy and gen
t~leness, no governors wife in the whole lane
will stand higher than the beautiful old wife
Of the new governor of Dakota"
TAKING h OATH.
At noon to-day the executive Office wa
crowded with people to witness the cere
mony of swearing in the new governor o
Dakota. Previous to the performance o
this duty a sort of an informal reception wa
held. Numerous introductions were giver
and the governors hand was shaken by tn,
multitude in detail. On the arrival ofChie
Justice Shannon the formal ceremonies wer,
instituted by Governor Pennington, who de
livefed the following
ADDRESS OF WELCOME
Governor HOWARD welcome YOU Il
the duties, cares, responsibilities, and to tn
honors and emoluments Of the e1ecutiv,
Office Of this territory; and l congratulate
the people and myself that we are commit
ting its responsible duties to one so e%ntirel,
competent to peform.. them, and to one wht
will 20 e%minently dignity the position.
During . residence and public service
of over four years among these people, l hav,
received nothing but courtesy, kindness and
the most generous hospitality from the entire
r~espectability and intelligence of the terri.
pledge for them and my self the same open
- my successor.
We who come to this frontier country a.
strangers, are not long in ascertaining tn,
fact that, Notwithstanding We are on the wer,
outpost Of civilization, all the profession,
and pursuits of business, as we'll as thoe.
social relations that make up refined socie
ty, are represented by men and women who
are the peers of the best people to be found
in the older communities of the east; and
that SO far from that wild life Of depr,ya
ton and discomfort that most Of us expect
We find the usual comforts, elegancies and
refnements of the older settled portions oI
the country, together with a thrift and pros
peritv seldom to be met with elsewhere
certainly not to be found anywhere east Of
the Mississippi river.
And now, governor, with these remarks ]
welcome you to our young and growing ter.
ritory; l welcome you TO the cares and to
the honor. Of this important Office, the du.
ties of which you are about to assume.
trust and have no doubt but you will find
these duties pleasant and agreeable and
hoping also that We may be able to throw
sunshine along the social pathway Of your
self and family, aud render all future recol.
%lections of your residence among Us pleas
ing to you and 10 them, I now resign this
chair and the duties it involves into your
hands; again congratulsting the citizens OF
Dakots and myself that I am succeeded BY
one 30 eninently worthy Of our confidence
and support.
GOV. HOWARD. IN REPLY,
expressed his gratitude for the attentions he
had received, and extended his personal
thanks TO Gov. Pennington, saying that he
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