Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-03

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sJspedal Cosrespsadenss.l
A trip up Jim river At this season Of thu
year is delightful and instructive pastime
Tho valley, productive and beautiful to gazs
upon, is continuous panorama of delight
and the Improvements nov o rapidly i'd
vancing are giving to nature the artificial
touch which smacks of substantial progress
A representative ofthe Press and Dakotaian,
who has just gone over the ground, fnds a
few items upon his note book which he
deems worthy Of reproduction As . part Of
the running history Of this incompatible
region. A 80
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evidences of improvement greet the eye,
and the people Who make up this prairie
hamlet are ready to grasp the opportunities
Of the present to build for the future. The
mercantile interests Of the village are cared
for BY VIM. B. White, who Is also postmas-
ter, and Fred Albert, who combines business
with pleasure BY running a mercantile e.
Observation-Disclosures the Jim River
Blizzard. The Blizzard 10 Issued during
those intervals whea other duties do not en-
gross the attention Of its editor, and as q
consequence has no regular time for appear
ing. At3afr TaTiN
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The village is favored with three hotels,
the Marseilles. conducted BY NJ. NJ. Boyles.
the What Cheer and the Springfield. each
under different ownerships
These, with q wagon and blacksmith shop
owned by N. NJ. Boyles, comprise the busi-.
ness institutions Of Olivet.
Possessing the county seat, Olivet is the
political centre of Hutchinson county, and
Ne found the management of is affairs un.
der the direction Of James Boyles, clerk of
the court, Frank Eisenman, register of deeds,
and Mr.. Daboll, superintendent of schools.
An example Of pluck, patience and perse
verance is found here in the person Of Mr..
VIM. Baldwin who came to the territory q
few years ago, not near 60 afiuent as the
gobbfer which tradition tells Us belonged to
Job. His recent inventory shows his pro.
gress; he has a comfortable frame house,
stables, granary, corn crib, ETC., ten head Of
horses and cattle, and a plantation of forty
acres planted with white ash, honey locust,
black locust, cottonwood, box elder,chestnut
black walnut and butternut trees. The en-
tries in his cash account are on the right
side, and his creditors are numbered by the
figure 9 with the tail of. 1t would seem
from this that, to win in this country, it only
requires energy, industry, economy, perse-
verence and courage, and a man possessing
these will never sit on a log and spend his
time swearing at drsught and grasshoppers.
Ten or twelve bushel Of wheat to the acre
is not a bad crop for a start. Mr.. La Mu-
vans, which he threshed last week, yielded
that much or more, with which he is we'll
satisfied. ,a,-
Geo. L. Rice, lately from Massachusetts,
but now q firm believer in the future pros
perity Of Dakota, has just erected a nice
and c%ommodious frame house on his claim
and furnished it with all the psrapherpalia
necessary for housekeeping, but his house
keeper is non est. If his afin!ty happens TO
read these lines and has any sympathy 10
her composition. she should bundle up her
No. IS and start for The Rice farm inmedi-
ately accompanied by q clergyman or q
justice of the peace.
Recreation is not wanting here. On
Wednesday last q number of railroad hands,
having no regard for our impotence to
bear the whistle, took . day to themselves
ard picniced on the river not q great way
from Maxwell. On their return they pro-
duced over 400 pounds of nice fish. and now
the only regret is that this is not Lent, when
fresh meat 10 abstsinec from six days 10
the week.
The school here is under charge of Miss
Hattie Damon who is thoroughly compe-
tent for her position. Her management
and method are beyond csvil, and the results
of her teaching are apparent In the intelli-
gence and good conduct of the children.
She is indefatigable in her efforts and the
parents and guardians Of the children have
only one remark to make about her and
that is that she is invaluable.
MIDTOWN.
Reached Midtown Friday noon and while
changing horses had an interview with one
of the subordinates of Postmaster General
Key, in the person of Geo. Miner, whose
Office lie In Nj. Woolley's store, where his
bland smile can be seen during office hours,
when he is willing TO accommodate all, ex.
cept the party who buys a three cent stamp
and then asks the postmaster to lick 1t for
him.
Nj. Woolley's store is we'll stocked with
general merchandise and appearances would
indicate that he is doing Q good business.
RoCKPoRT.
Reached Rockport the same day. Since
my last visit I notice three new frame hons.