Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-12-17
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The rress and DaIetaian Wandered in
aurora C"untS-soinc Observations and
Conciusi'ns--G General Hash up of ii Local
Character.
Special Correspondence.


Specidt Correspondence.
Last September we visited this city of
PlanEinton, but through q pressure of
night travelling and andncedless luzincss
we failed to write OF IT.. This time, how
ever we find ourself side tracked here
for long twenty y-four hours, so we shall
get some revenge in communication,
The first thought uppermost III our
mind is the way VIC got here. Taking
the train from Chamberlain, forty-four
miles west, last night at half pus5 five
wecrept up to the Flankin.on depot at
some minutes after ten. The length OF
time consumed in the journey arose from
the emaciated condition OF the engine,
which tried to die four times on the way.
1t was new "critter," but was not used
to this country. and especially the quail
ty Of water it had to drink. In other
words it was not acciimated. IL was
about the sickest engine we ever suw. 1t
is cruelty in the extreme to put ali en-
gine to work on new kind of water
cruelty on the passengers at least.
PlankiAton Is several houses large r
than when we saw it in September, hav-
ing now in the neighborhood Of dozen
buildings. But the town is an infant in
age though it promises growth and is
blessed with plenty OF room for that pur-
pose. 1t lies twenty-four miles west of
Mitchell, but is a moral town, having
a "Yale Band" expounder of the narrow
pathway, one saloon, two lawyers, two
hotels, three stores, q modern hattery and
feathery in the form OF millinery shop,
livery stable and a printing office
which we think comprises the business
directory OF the tewn. If there is any,
thing else, we plead as cause for over
sight, Il mighty cold wind, which will
blow a fellow bald headed in ten seconds
with proper exposure.
AS estimated, everything is new in this
county. Settlement around the town is
thin, or at least houses look. few compar-
ed with the territory which should bios
som with houses. But we understand
that most Of the land for six miles
around Plankinton has been taken and
THAT, too. during the past summer Peo.
pie have come out here from tie east
and taken up land, but have returned to
the east to await the advent Of spring
before planting themselves here perma-
nently. 1t is safe to pledict great devel-
opment in Aurora county next summer.
Parties will have to cultivate their
claims and build houses to hold them.
Tho land around Planlinton is as lev
el as a floor. 10 the northwest in the
dim distance, positively speaking, the
famous Washington hills break the plain
like panorama, and give to the observer
the necessary change of scenery to keeE
him from suiciding. To the south ant
east a man may look aud look again ant
only see the clouds kissing the prairie Sc
far away that one imagines the trip tt
the kissing point the journey of a life
time. 1t is kind of monotonous to Sc,
so much prairie. In Aurora county
man can do lots of travelling and get Il,
where. The man that named the count,
was no novice in NEUROLOGICAL literature
Away back in the good old days we read
about the poets who had rul
on the word aurora" instead of Mary
little sheep, and got it down to poin
representing the goddess of the morning
rising cut of the ocean in chariot, wit
rosy fingers dropping gentle dew. OIL
Aurora 10 doubt felt tlattelcd to be sue
an intimate companion OF that rosy fir
gered goddess; but if he was modest, l.
must have blushedif if she was clad as til
pictures we sec of her represent. "
object to such wardrobcs. But no doul
the manner of Aurora county had the la
ter point in view. as Aurora was about q
bare when she got her name as any goo
dess eyer got, even while battling in III
sea The name, however, has nice jil
gle, and to pronounce it will give te
low an appetite.
: The land of Aurora county is qiit
fertile. In some portions of the count
there is good grazing land, but in the III
mediate vicinity of Plankinton the graz
is what they call buffalo in this COUNT,
but the soil underneath produces abu
. dant cereals. Little, however, is und
e cultivation, but "this year to blosso
9 and the next to bear
!. We wish to say good word for tt
I Mansion house Of Plankinton, where '
4 are hashing, which is far aboyc the ave
8 age OF Dakota hotels in point of be-
=. and eatables. The house hus the adva
3 tage Of an air OF cleanliness, and the e
$ gineer OF the institution has smile til
: makes man hungry. 1t is homelil
I place to stop.
Aurora county finds itself in Ia kind
boat, and possibly justly SO. La
summer the county commissioners h
, love enough of western enterprises a
home institutions to give an order
some $500 worth of county records tc
Chicago firm. The prices paid for t
books We're away up, and the number
] books ordered are numerous enough
any three counties in Dakota. 1t III
! transpires that the records are of caste
forms with Dakota headings, and diff
so widely from :hcse used in Dakota I'll
they are useless as to the establish
forms OF the territory. and must run
gauntlet of being correct or otherwise
3 their condition. Some OF the books ,