Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-02-11
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County OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES llettcrIxchc
Gcmcindc''-, Some. Of the Customs and
Pcculiaritics OF h Pcoplc-An Ancient
T"mc-What Uncle Sam VIII Get When
a Certain lis People Die, &c.
Bon HoMME, Feb. Z, 1878.
Bon HoMme is the county seat of Bon
Homme county, and is situated on the north
bank Of the Missouri river, % miles north
west from Yankton. The first settlement
was made here in ls59-6O, and the town 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. II. Shober and Geo. M. Pinney.(
The txo 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 Hommc. Warford is dead; Shober
is Il leading and wealthy attorney in Monta-
ma, and Geo. NJ. Pinney has recently figured
in California as a paymaster's clerk and Il
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 lie said to contain as large u proper
ton 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 found the popular and efficient register
Of deeds, Chas. T. Mccoy, who has work
enough to keep himself and an assistant
busy all the time.
The principal merchant of the town is
Louis Ziencrt, who settled here and en-
gagged in the mercantile business in 1874
He 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. Mr.. Trapanier has recently gone
into the mercantile business here, and l i:
working into a fair and profitable trade.
The Cogan hotel, Kept by Mrs. Cogan, is
a large and well managed house, aud enjoys
a profitable patronage, The table is always
supplied with the best the marke. affords
the rooms are well furnished, and The
charges more reasonable than at any Other
hotel on the road between Yankton and
Randall, and is consequently a favorite
stopping place for travellers in this section.
The Bon Homme Citizen, q 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 politicai
principles which lie entertains as a citizen.
L. e. Armstrong is the only attorney
in the town, and has his hand:
full in attending to the legal business which
comes 10 his office. He gives close atten.
tion TO business and is deservedly prosper
ons:-
c. T. Mccoy deals in all kinds OF agricul.
tural raachinery, and does a large Lusines,
in that line. 2
c.. 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.
w. S. Cole, familiarly known as DR.
Scope, does not belong 10 the red ribbon
order. He furnishes the Bon Hommeites
with hot and mixed beverage. His place
is the only ono at which liquors are rctailed
in the town..
l. Tie political government Of Bon Homme
county consists of*A. J. Mills, John Stafford
and A. A Perkins, commissioners; c. r.
Mccoy, register Of deeds and county clerk
Edwin Benedict, sheriff; VIM. Abbott, a.
SCISSOR; Geo. w. Sterling, probate Judge
Fred Wellp, county treasurer F. ". Viii.
liams, surveyor; DR.. NJ. A. Collins, coroner;
r. T.. Wood, district attorney Samuel
Hitchcock, superintendent of schools DIP.
Bradford, Chas. May valid, VIM. Muller, and
Jas. II. Stephens, justices Of the peace
Francis Maynard, J. c. Hutton, +. v. Viii
liams and Frank Nelfel, constables.
In company with Mr.. Zienert we visited
the settlement Of "Der Hetterische
Gemeinde,' which occupies the lands for.
merly known as the Burleigh farm, abou,
two miles below Bon Homme. This focic.
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