Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-02
It wa, night when we reached Springfield,

uAASO VI LIZ LIZ AAaJS luC ucWly
appointed trader at Spotted Tail agency.
Mr. Pratt is an affable and courteous GER
tleman and will doubtless make a fair and
popular trader. He is a resident of Omaha,
but intends to remove his family to the
agency as soon as the buildings which he
designs erecting are completed.
The town Of Springfield is located on the
east bank Of the Missouri river. on a high
aud heau' 'ful plateau Of ground, and is sur
rounded by fertile. well settled and well
cultivated agricultural lands. The town
was laid out in 1870, and contains at the
present time a population Of about four
hundred, and is we'll supplied with mercan
tile houses and the different branches of
trade. The leading mercantile house is
that Of II Z, Bonesteel, who occupies a
building "A feet front by so feet deep. His
st ok consists of dry goods, groceries. hard
ware. stoves. %tinware, boots and shoes, hats
and caps %clothin", drugs and medicines,
liquors, cigars. tohaccne. crockerv apricn,-
tural implements. machinery. and in fact
everything tn he found in q full stock If
general merchandise. Each department is
and and the general arrangement
If the large store is convenient and attract
i've. The stock aggregates about S20,O00
and the sales of the past vnar amounted
to between s75 900 and 100000. The post
office, express and stage offices are also Local
ted in the building and conducted hv the
firm Each of these offices is handsomely
and conveniently arranged. In addition to
their store huilding the firm own Il large
warehouse, which ia filled with goods from
top to bottom. This firm has Il store at
Santee Indian agency, and contemplates es-
tahlishing one at Spotted Tail agency. This
store was established in 1870, and from a
comparatively small beginning has grown
into an Importance almost second to no
other one in the territory, and fully attest
the enterprise and business tact of the firm.
NJ. II. Dav deals in dry goods, groceries.
provisions, liquors, &C., and has a large and
attractive stock Of goods. Mr.. Day has but
recently started in business at Spring6. Id,
bu, has already built up a large trade. He
adheres strictly to the cash system, which,
together with his good business qualities,
will certainly bring him success.
D. w Currier has lust opened q store, and
his stock consists Of groceries, boots and
shoes notions, &c. Mr.. Currier is an old
citizen of Springfield, is an affable and
agreeable gentleman, aul is bound to build
up a lucrative trade.
The furniture and saddle and harness
business of Springfield is represented
by j. II. Stephens, an energetic
and thorough-going business man.
He is now employed in filling a
contract for sixty sets of harness for Major
Gassmm of the Yankton agency, and gives
employment to iour harness ms kers.
Chas. Boehrig manufactures and deals in
boots and shoes. He is industrious, straight.
forward business man, and is successful in his
calm
John Fry deals in stoves and manufac-
lures t~inware; H. A. James sells lumber,
makes wagons and buys grain; Mia. G. w.
Snow conducts a millinery and dress making
establishment; j. G.. Hutton is a butcher, and
furnishes the people with fresh and sail
meats; Fred Culver runs a livery stable; J
J, Van Curen is the village blacksmith; II
H. Vernon conducts a restaurant and con-
dictionary; and the two billiard halls Of the
town are managed by A. Wilcox and Messrs
Henderson & Russell. The ferry business
between Springfield and The Nebraska shore
is attended to by J. C. Thomas. Heretofore
aat-b ,ats and skifs have suficed for this
business, but the increasing demands fol
transportation has made it necessary to pro-
cure a steam ferry boat, which Mr.. Thoma!
has done, and with the opening Of naviga
ton the ferry business at Springfield will b.
done by steam.
Springfield is the seat of the U. S. lant
office for the Springfield land district. Lu
man N. Judd is the register, which position
be has held since the establishment Of thu
office in 1873, l.. D. f. Poor is receiver
During the past year there were entered a
the Office 1874 homesteads, 60 timber claims
269 prescriptions, and II cash entries, max
ing a total Of 476 entries of l6O acres each
a~ggregating 1880 acres. The business c
the Office is steadily increasing.
The legal business of the town is ably
attended to by Col. r. T. Wood, Geo. w
Sterling, L. D. F. Poore and E. s. Culver;
while the ills that flesh is heir to are tack.
led and d~issipated by DR.. T. B. Eagle.
The church organizations are the Con
gregational, Rev. Robt. Kirk, pastor; the
church Of Christ, Elders Judd and Herring
ton; and the Episcopal, which is suppli.e
every alternate Sabbath by Rev. DR.. Hoy
of Yankton. There are no church build
ings erected, and services are held in tn
land Office, school house and Bushnell hall
The church of Christ will erect q buildin,
next spring.
The public school is taught by Miss Per