Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1882-08-23
OUR SUNDAY VISITORS.
Their Own Opinion OF their Recent Ex-
cursion and the Things they Saw.

=, Sioux City Journal.
Over three hundred people, old ana
young, married and SINGLE. wero at the
Milwaukee depot bright and early Sun
day morning to board the cars for the
excursion for Yankton. When the train
pulled up to the depot the locomotive
WAS gaily decorated with banners and
streamers, giving it most gay appear
ance. The merry crowd soon found ac-
commodations and awaited the arrival
of Runge's band, which was to furnish
music for the occasion. Presently the
strains of a lively march we're heard. and
the band with about fifty more excur-
sionists, came down the street, and soon
oil was in readiness for the departure.
At 30 the train moved out, and was
soon running at lively speed out of the
city. At this juucture an amusing Incl
dent occurred which seemed to inaugu.
rate the-day Of jollity which followed.
Through the cars, bareheaded, with ex-
citement and ludrico us annoyance por-
trayed in every move, came rushing the
energetic gentleman who was the
leading spirit of the excursion-the
irrepressible editor of the Times, Charlie
Collins. Suddenly the train came to o
dead halt, and then slowly it backed to
the depot whence it started. Here the
excited gentleman jumped off on the
platform and in minute he appeared
again inside passenger coach, door
which had before been shut flew open
with a bang, and the fervent, "There"
which he uttered could have been heard
q block away. The trouble was that one
little key for that door had been left be-
hind, and the conductor IN charge of the
train had refused, in contormance to his
orders. to go on without it. The train
started again and was soon whirling rap
idly up the broad valley of the Missouri,
while they who knew what had sent it
back wondered if 80 big crowd were
ever before made to travel two miles for
single key. os"t
At Elk Point the train was welcomed
by thirty or forty excursionists, and at
Vermillion goodly number found their
way into the already.crowded cars. The
fact that the crowd was near
ly double what the sale
of tickets had indicated, brought
about the scarcity of room; but every
body was good patured aud had lots Of
fun. The abundance of pretty girls on
board, the bright sunlight, the smooth
the gentlemen in charge of the train and
the excursionists, tended to make hap.
piness supreme and Tended a charming
relish to the somewhat monotonous "hay-
stack" scenery through which the train
was speeding.
| It was exactly 10 o'clock when the
whistle sounded for Yankton, and in a
minute the long trained pulled into the
city OF artesian wells and Dakota dust,
and stopped at the depot. The church.
bells were ringing pleasantly in the dis.
tance, and their notes seemed to invite
the strangers within the gates to come
aud worship. But it must be confessed
that this didn't seem to be the bent ot
the visitors. Most of them steered straight
for the hotels and the artesian we'll
and washed the dust of travel Off botl
inside and outside as quickly as possible
The time, until dinner, was occupied in
looking around the city and viewing its
principal points of attraction.
Among the latter was Turner Hall
where the Yankton Turn Verein society
welcomed their Sioux City brethren in q
most cordial and hearty manner. The
spacious hall was filed with people after
dinner. Runge's band was stationed up
on the platform and played several de
lightful selections.
| The Turner'S Of Sioux City desires te
express their heartiest thank,
to the Turner's of Yanktor
for their cordial reception ant
instruct the Journal to say for them
"Come and see US and we will get ever
if we can"
At 4:30 all of the excursionists wer,
again on board the cars and soon speed
I ing homeward. all more than satisfied
with the days enjoyment and recreation
The down trip was enlivened by fun up
roarous, but everything was conducte,
with deoorum and no accident occurre,
! to mar the pleasures of the ride. Th
train arrived safely at an early hour an,
all went home tired and happy.