Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-06-27
YANKToN TERRITORY,
TURNER COUNTY.
inspecting the Crops and Looking
at the Railroad Town.

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From our Travelling Correspondent. III
FlNLAY, June rs, 1871 find this cosy
little burg one Of the most pleasant in loca-
ton and as prosperous in business view,
e anyf have yiAtsd n The territory. lis
located on the YeEnlllion river and occn.
piel seosnualdise site. It's improvements
number at least twenty-five good substan-
tials buildings. storerooms and residehees.
The business Of the place is represented BY
Mr.. Allan Cook and Mr.. s. NJ. Macombsr,
both dealers hsdrags and stationery. 20 y
= Mrs. 8. Z. Berry and Mr.. .Gilbezt, dealers
in groceries. Mrs. Berry is also postmis.
|tftss and enjoys the esteem and support of
all her neighbors.
Mr. shurtlef, lumber and sgriculturat
|inplenents. .Sf}ii-5 sggya
Mr.. Norton, erist mill, has plenty of
business. ~
Messrs. Sheldon and Treat keep the hotels.
T. Mr. A. B. Smith does the blacksmithing.
DR.. 7. NJ Cook attends to the ills that
Finlay Aesh.is'beir to. s~As' a,.,.
In company with this latter gentleman
your correspondent visited the public school
in charge of Miss Minnie Woodward, q
very intelligent lady aaa an accomplished
and successful teacher The school we
found to be credit to Finlay.
Mr.. Hollenbeck has q very fine farm ad-
joining Finlay, which he pays constant At.
tention to. He has wonderful field of
corn averaging four feet in height, and his
oats beat this hy three inches. Hollenbeck
ate new potatoes from his field June 22d,
and>I assisted him in measuring number
yesterday, that we're seven inches in cir.
cumference.. Mr.. H. is first.class farmer
aud bis fields will equal any in the terri.
tory. Industry and intelligent supervision
pay we'll in farming.
The new railroad town of Turner county
is located six miles northwsh Of FisIay II
company With Mr.. ]. Cutler ] paidFa visi
to the proposed metropolis. Ell
route We passed number
Of fields that present every evidence of pro
ducinx big crop. Insects have done very
little damage 10 this section, and the har-
vest 10 gratifying Mr.. r. K. Woodard'
farm came IN the line Of our travel. He i
recently from Illinois, is thorough farme
and very intelligent gentleman. Ate
quitting Woodard.s We soon struck the rail
road grade and found Contractor West1
party busily at work. d.
\ - We metMr. r. W. Howard, from whom
the new railroad town is named He in
formed Us that . surveying party had lef'
this place st noon to survey . branch tc
Yankton He also informed Us that from
Mr.. Kimball, engineer of the line, he hae
learned that the Yankton line would b
pushed through as rapidly ~ possible, ami
would be completed as early as the line Il
Firesteel, which will be BY September Is,
We followed the Yankt tou line mile 0
more and found the stakes set not NOR
!, than so feet apart. which would indicat
that this movement was in earnest.
met Nj. James Lsngen. an Illino,
farmer who has recently opened up fars
inthis vicinity. He is practicsl man an
believes Dakota 10 be grand country 70
; stock and small grain. find this section
quite thickly settled and the hotel kept b
Ms. Sheldon here is constantly crowde
with the travel that is seeking the Jim rive
valley. " ~,.y-. rt-,s, nj
! l$6nd. . 6tiODR sympath y here for d.
Persons, who was recently sent to Detroi
: for robbing the mail near this place.
seems to be . prevalent opinion hsre tbs
The strage driver was much theworst of th
1.-Two and ought now to be in the doctor
place. A petition asking for pardon
talked Of.
!, shurtlsffs Yemi.lio4 stagd liae terminate
It Finlst and Is great RECOMMENDATION I
the settlements along The valley. pro
pose to look along the route ittraverses %
!. SEQ what the crop promise lie.
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r nj. HSD. Dodge. aes.'ss, Dewitfs bloc
Ysnkton
/. Free 1unsh every. nornius fst Ere
o Lerch's Brewery Hall, Third street, b
tween Cedar and Broadway.
It Ramembsr the fair and festisnl h be gi
= y en- on the 20th and 81, for the benetit Of Il
,e Catholic church. Admission only 25 cen
including supper, II E'semau'a old store 9
. Broadway.