Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-19

that the inhabi.ants held. . convention. and
elsctedse Gen. H. II. S,bllSS % Z deleeal4s9t
poleys, llas 90, experipeA aud that hSte1as
o{iss7 81 hsssltsl.ss oesaeoes ss
Z titot Spf 1iat 1Sjot4ss ~ adll8it93e61qst
leAhA N1ndstle6E 0fv ktRs6ppntl6 se4ts6dl1a3
of ntn1esota, md e0xtloded we would ocs
the territory west of the new state.
. delegate to congress. secure the cap
ttol. university. penitentiarv and other pub
lie baildings ct our own t0wns, and make
good speculation out Of the enterprtse. Tot
anabl( III 70 Iacc6mplSl tbs Scotb6Au66l
Was oft1ntx6d 6dder1 ID 1et0f tho fetishA
ofmeAe~Aeesisosy.ofw 1fNoooooAaveessea
Nay -. 1851. which va 66tIyled -1u Ict1
to- 606rporat6stt eD 6kqA L16d Cor NAuy."
The original Mc6rp6fxt6Ss WIRE TIL No
bles, J. r. Brown, A. g. Fuller. 8 A. ME-
diary, Samuel .. Browa,Iames ". LYnd.
N. Il. BroIn.SF. JsSDepV vxes, and =. Frei-
deestch. The eofiAfy.ioEsNas vessesd With
lnAls MwSa tbs thSsD6S6SlSe and sntry OIL
N0daSghds1hddoing Of atI hing dat WA
necl(1eDArytO establish town. aud cittesisny-
where In the territory or future state.
Under this organization agents were sent
into the southwest and the sites for several
cities selected, among which were Sioux
Falls city. Medary aud Flandrean, al on
the BigSNlonx. Sioux Fs11sswas 8esigned
for tkSppapiAl Of the. FIXTURE testithsy, and
theoshsf places aerG toshsfeshAkkovern-
mental prizes. Mr.. A. G. Fuller was elected
. delegate to congress and vent to Washins.
ton, sh0tywas never admitted to . seat, not.
outstanding the precedent Of General Sib.A
|ley's admissiony in 184S from Minnesota.
Sioux <eSip sSsAkid upon land, but ct q
sabs9qsntldatsya withdrawn. Very con-
siderable IMPROVEMENTS were made BY the
company at all the places, but especially 1t
Sioux Falls city, whore acapital building.
was erected, . hotel built, and . printing
Office establiehed, with Sam. Albright -
editor, and avery htnhdscme newspaper was
published there oalledthe Dakota. bsnocrat,
Of which I now have copy Of the issue Of
August 9Th, 1853, being Vol. l, No. 2, Of the
paper.
and Other. friends of the organization, failed
to procure q territorial; government for Da-
kots for several years, and my opinion has
always been that the delay was on account
of all Of the members Of the Dakota land
company Icing democrats, and congrses ex.
pecting . change Of administration in 1860,
destined to postpone the erection Of the ter
ritorial government until the other party
could control it At any rate they did poet
pone it until March l. 1881, when the act
was passed organising Dakota territory and
leaving the selection of the seat Of govern
ment to the governor. o
of thin3s existed. The people of the terri.
tory becoming impatient at the delay or
ganized . state government, elected first
Honrv AT>stan, .nN Shan 2.~ A1h,;.kH wov.
ernor, ch0se . legislature, which assembled
duly printed and approved BY Gov. AL
bright. thd demanded admission to the
union !" Oh an equal footing with the origi-
nal states. but 'co1gtess was iuexorable,
and all the time and money spent BY the
company and others in this direction was
Lost,
When the Sioux outbreak occurred In
August. 1852. oil the Improvements Of Sioux
Falls, Flandreau and Medary were burned
by the Indians. and the places were virtu-
ally abandoned by the company. The Uni
ted States government made reparation to
the company for it's losses, which enabled it
to make its first aud only dividend 90 Its
capital stock.
This is briefly the history of the town of
Flandreau up to the time when its present
title was made BY new ome snd about
which l know very little. Sioux Falls
City. as Its name indicates, was called after
the falls 10 the Big Sioux, at which place it
is located Medary was named after Gov.
Samuel Medary, who was then governor Of
the territory of Minnesota. and the Dakota
land company did me the honor to name the
OWL of FIandrau after me.
The facts given you are largely from rec
ollection, but they are substantially correct
In all essential particulars. l would sug-
gest, however, that MI. Aipbeus G. Fuller,
Who now resides at or near Yankton; Mr..
F.. ] De Witt, who, I believe, also resides
IN Yankt0n OF somewhere Oh the Missouri
in the Territory; Captain Fisk, who is now
in Pembiua; Daniel F. Brow ley, who, I be. (
lieve, resides 10 Winoepee, oil were init
imately connected with the operations of the
Dakota land company and can undoubtedly
give You accurate information as to the his |
tory of the town of FIsndrau, and being old
~settlers. they will willingly recount the ex.
periences of the past.
Respectfully yours,
CHAs. E, FLANDREAU.