Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-25
POINT.

ELK POINT.
Its General Dasiness Featsres and seme.
thing Absu It's FroMlasnt Men.
Special Correspondence.
Elk PoINr. March %, 1878.
The three ysars which have lntervened
since our former visit have witnessed many
noticeable and important changes In Elk
Point. Tho town presents q more metro.
politan and business aspect Business
houses have increased in numbers. aud Inn
proved 10 appearance good sidewalks have
been built upon all the business and resi-
dence streets; the streets have been graded
and drained. and . general evidence of
thrift, enterprise and taste 10 apparent
Eli Point is especially noted for its many
neat and really handsome residences. In
this respect it is second to NJ other town
10 the territory. The people have displayed
c~omEendable taste In adorning their
homes. The town is full of ornamental
and shade trees. and as a general thing the
enclosures have Q good sod Of cultivated
grass. Taken ell In all, Elk Point is fully
up with the times. In the march of pro.
gress, in business, science and art it has not
Jagged behind.
Elk Point is the county seat and princi.
pal commercial mart of Union county. the
Oldest settled county in the territory Near
~ all the prairie land in the count y is
susceptible of cultivation, and 10. like all
southern Dakota land, fertile and easily
titled. Tho bottoms along the Missouri
and Big Sioux rivers are covered with q
heavy growth Of timber, and we believe 1t
is a fact that Union county contains more
good timber than any other section in the
territory. The county lie we'll settled and
improved, and there never has been year
when there was q crop failure on any other
account than the g~rasstoppers. OF the
first settlers aud farmers Of the county, who
still reside here and retain the original
homestead, and have achieved financial in
dependence, are George Stickney, Lieut.. j.
r. Wood, Eli Wilson. Michael Ryan, Geo.
Kellogg, Desire Chsussee, Judge Kirlinger,
Michael Curry, and host Of others whom
we might name. Good practical farming
has paid in Union county-and the same in
true of all other counties in Dakota-grass,
hoppers or no grasshoppers. There has
never been q year when there was want or
distress, aud very few when the good farm.
er did not have enough and to spare of all
kinds of produce. This year an unusually
large acreage is being planted, and We
doubt whether there will be all acre OF
broken ground in the county lying idle.
The amount of wheat sown will be at leas,
one-,hird greater than last year, and the
same is true of other crops. The enormous
yield Of last year has infused new courage
and hope that our great and only scourge
has departed forever, and If the belief is
we'll founded Dakota will throw upon the
market such a crop as has never been
equaled.
The principal manufacturing industry in
Elk Point is the Touring mill of Hon. NJ.
w. Sheafe, Jr. This mill was originally
erected by ]. W. Hoffman, and was pur.
chased by Mr.. Sheafe some six months ago.
Since coming into his possession the mill
has been thoroughly overhsuled, the best
machinery and appliances for the manufac.
ture of the fancy brands of -four added, and
everything done that was necessary to do to
make it an A No. / mill-frst-class in
every particular. And the efforts of Mr..
Sheafe to put his mill and its products In
the front rank have been successful, as is
evidenced by the good reputation of his
dour q home, and the enviable name 1t is
achieving abroad wherever it has been in
troduced. He ships flour to and has regu.
lar customers in Iowa. Illinois, Wisconsin,
Missouri, and even as far east as Connect
cut and West Virginia. Wherever his -four
has been used it has given satisfaction, and
the demand is constantly increasing. HIS
facilities for the manufacture of flour in
large quantities are complete, and he is pre-.
pared to fill large orders at short notice.
We had intended to say something about
the interest taken here in the approaching
municipal election; Of the caucuses which
have been held and the grave questions dis
cussed of the imminent danger which for
q time depended over Lieut.. Woods billy
goat; of the calm dignity and impassioned
eloquence Of Maj. Hodges, the working
mans candidate for mayor; of the vehe-
mcnce and indignation of the plug hat can.
didate. and the general anxiety that CALI
hans male bovine shall be regularly licensed
by . legally constituted tribunal-but time
will not permit and that We might as we'll
acknowledge that We are unable to do JUS
tice to the subject without occupying more
space than is available.
Last evening Q numbe Of young men, feel.
ing that q citizen, who was q member of the
late U. s. grand jury, had been intrumental
in The Preparation of what they believed to
be . wrong in the indictment Of Fleming,
Drenared an effpv of the inrar and cremated