Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-09-23
TURNER COUNTY.

SVAssiu1n6 JUL JOUEuey " ANt week
across the 'prairies Of Turner county, from
Swan Lake to Finlay, We found along the
route the same evidences of progress which
we're the chief feature from Swan Lake
southwark. Every claim has its owner and
on many Of them substantial improvements
have been instituted. Almost every acre o.
this prairie region is susceptible of %cultiva.
ton with no further preparation than the
use of the breaking pillow. Turner. county
lies in the famous hard wheat belt and car
produce in q favorable season an average ot
thirty bushels of number one wheat to thu
acre. The recent growing season was not fl
vorable to the production Of the best quail
ity Of grain, hence the crop is not up to the
standard. But a fair yield has been gather
ed and with care ID its preparation for tht
market one good grade can be procured
- the whole, leaving a residue which
must go at a low price. Corn and vegeta
bles have yielded a%bundantly Throughout,
this region and the season has added largely
to the stock growing interests of the farmers
A new era Of prosperity for Turner
county has dawned and its future is to be
one of progress. New people from the easI
are found in every neighborhood and nu
merous prospectors are looking the county
over with a view to adding their numbers
to the rapidly increasing populations Fin,
lay has grown in the past year to a settle
meht of goodly proportions, but its present
status is only a beginning. Another town
has been started down the Vermillion about
a mile which is designated as New Finlay,
1t consists at present Of one store, just erect.
ed, and the denizens of the more metropoli.
tan Old Finlay are wont to remark, with a
dash of diedain in their tones, that no com.
petitor can draw away the business which
naturally clusters about their center. A
Touring mill is the one thing needed at Fin
lay above all others and there are prospects
that the want will ere long be supplied. A
bridge across the Vermillion is one of the
contemplated Improvements and of course
there is a difference Of opinion between the
old and new town regarding the location
ofthis bridge. At Finlay two stores are in
operation, wherein general stocks are dealt
out to their customers. s. L. Berray, the
postmaster is proprietor of one and L. Gilbert,
q new conner, ofthe other. Mrs. Sheldon is
running the only hotel at present in opera
ton at Finlay and this vocation was forced
upon her rather than being a matter of
choice. She erected a c%ommodious resi-
dence for her home and az it was the only
place in town Of sufficient size to accommo-
date the travelling public, the travelling pub
lie has gradually insinuated itself upon the
hospitality of this lady and she finds herself
full of business.
The politics Of Turner county, as was
stated IN a previous article, are all on the
right side of the question. There is too
much sturdy republication abroad in the
land to admit of any general detection for
popularity's cake. Furthermore the demo.
cratic candidate for congress does not pos.
sess the hearts of the people, and there is no
reason why he should. Turner county
argue that he has never demonstra-
ted any qualities of superiority over many
other men, has never made any sacrifice in
behalf Of the people, has never done any
thing as a Dakotaian except to settle down
in Dakota and devote himself exclusively
to the task of money making. That he has
been successful IN the last undertaking is
not sufficient to recommend him to the
sufrages of a party against which his voice
has ever been raised and his ballot cast.
The subject has been thoroughly canvass.
ID among these people and there is no Ion
ger any need of car,ying on the fiction that
Turner county is politically revolution,zed.
We found at Swan Lake two republicans
Who will cast their votes for Trip. We
ound there ore democrat who will vote for
Bennett. We found at Finlav one republi.
IAN who will vote for Trip and one yet In
1oubt as to the course be is to pursue. And
n making up this list We state most decid.
= that it includes all the disaffection which
Exists ia Turner county. There is no
sound in the air.
are alive to the issues of the
lour and are working as they always have
in behalf of the right.
At Finlay on Thursday night a republi-
meeting was held which was addressed
y Judge Bennett, Secretary Hand and w.
Gardner, the latter the editor of the
wan Lake Press. Mr. Gardener opened the
with some happy remarks in which
9 enunciated pure republication and gave
straight from the shoulder. Judge Bennett
,llowed with an address full of eloquence.
lis capacity as a speaker has already given
i'm a territorial reputation, but on this occa-
on he outdid all previous efforts which have
under our notice. There is nothing in
is talk to the people to which either friend
r foe could take exception. He is courte-
ns. pentlemanly, high toned and free from