Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-03-17
CHEAP HOMES!
Coed Markets! Good Society! Good
SeAsols! Rich Ssil I! Healthy GU. 8
tats! Bright 0psn Whtsrs!
Fruitful Summers!

Fruitful Summers!
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Promise.
The fact that the greater portions of the
valuable farming lands in the vicinity Of
YanA,on, which were entered for epecula.
1--we purposes upon the FIRST settlement Of
The territory. are still unoccupied and I'M.
cultivated, to the great de,riment Of the
business and progress Of the capital, has in
duced the chamber Of commerce of the city
to incur the expense Of bringing these lands
to the notice Of farmers who may desire to
seek homes in the new northwest, and Who
possessing some means, may prefer homee
10 the midst Of good society, good markets,
aud all the comforts of civilization. to ID.
discomforts and self denials iuseparable from
homesteads and prescriptions.
WHY THESE LANDS ARE VACANT.
Yankton, like other towns of special
promise in the west, has been to some ex.
tent the victim of spectators. That 10 to
.ay. when the town was first located, people
came here from points farther esst, VII"
we're not agriculturalists, and had nc inten.
ton Of becoming such, but who availed
themselves OF the pre-emp,ion and home
stead laws to take up these lands for specu.
lative purposes. Most Of the lands in the
vicinity Of Yankton we're taken in this way,
and are, in large part still uncultlvated.
CHARACTER OF THE LANDS.
The lands thus introduced to the motto.
II purchasers are first class in oil respects.
They consist of level or gently ROLLING
prairie. with soil Of rich, dark loan. They
give 4 better average yield Of wheat than
Iowa or Minnesota lands, and the yield Of
corn and vegetables is unsurpassed in the
northwest.
PRICES TO SUIT ALL.
Thus far there has been no speculative
demand for these lands, because as . rul.
the people who have sought farms in Dako'
-. have felt compelled, owing to limited
neans, to call upon the free government
lands. Consequently holders have conclud
I'd to throw their lands upon the market,
aud have entered into arrangements with
he chamber of commerce whereby from on
hundred to three hundred quarter section.
can be had At prices ranging from
So SO TO Sc PER ACRE,
according to location, for cash, OF on equal
ly favorable terms for part cash and par
or time.
The school census for 1879 showed a pop.
ulation of 400. The city is beautiful.
t,cated on the east bank of the Missouri
lver, . few miles above the mouth of the
Dakota or "Jim" river.
Its markets for buying and selling are
quail to to those Of any other town of equal
population.
It's river transportation exceeds that Of
any other town on the Missouri river wes,
Of Kansas City. The annual shipment Of
government stores and othee freights wes;-
ward exceed 20. 0CO,0 900 pounds.
Yankton is the territorial capital, and
The county seat Of Ysnkton county.
The territorial Offices are located here,
including a United States land Office.
The annual demand BY the government
for corn, oats and cattle, for the subsistence
of the army and the Indians, afford an un.
falling market for these products.
Yankton's schools, both public and pri-
vate, are equal to any 10 the west.
IT, churchea now organized, include
Codfreeationalist, Methodist, Baptist, Epis.
copalisn, Catholic, German Baptist, Univer-
salist, German Evangelical, German Re.
formed, German Lutheran, and Scandina-
Wan Lutheran.
The Sioux City and Dakota railroad fur.
nishes an outlet to all the markets of the
east and west.
The completion. during the coming sun.
mer;. OF the Chicago, Milwaukee and st.
Paul railroad into Ysnkton, will afford
competing rates 10 all points.
The extension of the Sioux City and
DAKOTA westward during the present year
will bring to Yankton n large portion of
the trade Of the rich valley Of the "Jin,"
besides furnishing . new outlet for our
Wholesale trade.
CLIMATE
The climate of southeastern Dskots is
very pleasant. Our winters are dry, and
sunpy, and generally free from the vio. .,
storms aud extreme cold of the northern
3 :ction Of the territory.
II ia "a hpol,hy 40 .nv m tho caot;na.& h.-