Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-09-22
FROM THE CAPITAL.
A short Letter from YamktOn.
Personal, Political and
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Otherwise.
Ed. CouRIER: Every now and
then some Elk Pointer spreads HIM
sell on personal and political mat
tiers in the Herald ABOUT Union coun-
Fty, md as turn about is fair play, I
have concluded that a few words
fromstffis end of the line would
prove interesting, in q mild way.
Though not accustomed to writing
for the press will just jot down
a few things, and trust you viii
build them over 90 that they can be
read.
In point Of business, Yankton is
rather quiet just now; but possibly
no more SO than other Dakota towns.
This is a dull time of year, though
a few weeks hence we expect q good
trade. But Yankton has seen her
days for distant trade. The Mil
waukee road, which runs from Can
ton to Running Water, has caused a
large portion Of the people to seek
markets along their line, who other
wise would trade here. The BUSH
ness Of this city must feel the in
roads of the Milwaukee to no small
extent; but at the same time this
does not mean that Yankton must
n~ecessarially wither. She has yet a
large country tributary that will a.
ways find Yankton a good market.
The property owners Of Yankton
should go right down into their
pockets and encouraged the establish
ment Of various kinds of manufact-
cries. Good, lively establishments
do more ito build a city, and keep
it in a continual state of prosperity,
than the most extended and produc.
tive agricultural surroundings. I
doubt if there is a city in the west
that has reached a degree of pros
perity and becomes prominent for
size and commercial standing, solely
from the adjacent farm lands and
consequent local traffic. While the
latter is not to be moderated, be-
cause it is no small factor and al
ways to be desired, yet the city
that makes things and spreads them
all over the land, bringing money
from all the sections, is the n that
grows and lives right royalty within
itself. Hence, Yankton must reach
out after good substantial manufact-
cries if she would enjoy and encour-
age growth and prosperity that no
railroad meanderings and rival
markets can touch.
An old merchant remarked to us
the other day, when speaking of the
up country trade going to the new
markets that "the d-n rascals are
on our books, and do not come TO
see us any more. They've got q
good excuse for keeping away"
Further inquiry revealed the fact
that Yankton has lots Of distant
debtors that no longer drop in to
make monthly promises, but COM
placently sees newer fields and
greeHer merchants.
Politically, the city of Yankton
went by spells last week. The dem
ocrats and republicans yelled by
turns over the report of Maine. The
first news completely upset our
friends Vance and Jenkinson, and
caused Bud Taylor to buy a cigar.
But the dispatches the next day
gave the whole confederacy the ague
which turned into the bilious collie
by four in the afternoon. Then the
republicans yelled, and "beered". 80
many of the democrats that by twi-
light nearly every democratic stom-
| ach in Yankton had a series Of up
heavals.
The nomination of Mccormack
gave new life to the whitening DEM
ocracy, and on every street corner
and in front Of every saloon they
could be seen shaking hands and
hugging each other. But in the
midst Of their jubilation . wicked
republican asked q crowd who this
man Mccormack is. They look at
each other and then turn pale. But
Jenkinsorl few to the rescue Of Lis
fellow democrats, and said: "Dont
you know who Mccormack isl
Mccormack NJ cCormack is one
of the oldest-why my God, men,
Mccormack discovered Dakota
The reply suited his democratic
brethren, they then told the inquisi.
tive republican TO read up the his
tory Of the territory. But it takes
lots Of beer and an elastic imagina'
ton for the more intelligent dem
ocrats Of Yankton to mention McCor
mack's name more than twice . day
with any sort Of enthusiasm without
employing . man to kick them bach
Into their senses. The nomination
Of Nc Cormack Is not only = surprise
to all square-feeling democrats, bu
foretells defeat In its worst form.