Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1882-03-13

signed to the Sunday school service
Mason is a mental wreck aud hardly re.
sponsible for his act in repulsing the sur
geons when they were sent to him solely
in his own interest.
A DAYS TRAVEL.
A Nights Rids-A Motley Crsw-A Yelp-
iag Yearlisg- Madison, Wentworth. Cole.
man snd Egsn-A Vegetable Yarn.
Spseso! Cerrsspendeses.
To-day We have been bobbinR around
generally. Leaving Sioux Falls at 20
this morning. wegot to Flandrau at 2:45,
having tried to warm two beds during
the night. At about noon today We
caught the tri.weekly mixture for Mad
ison, and At 8 tonight We find oursslf at
Egan trying to butcher time until mid
night whom we shall take the Sioux
Falls train. It il needless TO hint that
the bulk Of railroaaing up this way is
night work, at midnight at that, whom . ]
fellow 10 the orossest and surliest. Mad
ison and Howard get only tri.wsskly
trains, much to tho inconvenience Of the
businsss men at those points and might.
lily to the discomfort Of the travelling
public. At Madison We got in about
three hours rood solid missionary work
and the .withenng fact stared us in the
{ace that il We missed the train We would
have to Lie there until Monday night
three mortal days. Liie Is too short for
such deals.
Travel Madison and Howardward 10
immense. The combination car was
moro than full, a. we're . few Of the
passengers, who sampled Egan bulge.
Three to seat and every inch of stand
ing room occupied is too numerous for
comfort. A whole family helped ~ all
ap seat. The mother tried to muzsls
the crossest> squsakiest yearling We ever
saw. It would have made a. feel good
for . century 70 have decreased the com.
ing census one at least. Tho mother
had our sympathy, but confound that
young kicker and yelper. Between the
juvenile music from fifteen dirty mouths
and the miserable whisky.inspired clio.
quence Of some half dozen galoots, the
ride from Egsn to Madison was super.
latively uninviting. A man may be .
moderate drinker down east. but the
moment he tackles Dakota whisky he
gets hold Of something he can't handle.
The business men Of Madison
complain Of quiet times, but
feel confident that that the
same old boom 20 characteristic
OF the town and Lake county will strike
them With the opening Of spring. Last
fall there was . large immigration into
the county, but as many Of the parties
taking land returned east 10 make final
preparations for coming in the spring,
the town thus far has gained but little
from the magnificent agricultural sur.
roundings. During the present year ev.
cry quarter section taken last fall will be
improved, and Madison, lying as 1t s,oes
in the heart of fertile county, will then
reap rlch harvests.
Wentworth, the other railroad town of
Lake county. il growing slowly. Its az.
ricultural surroundings are Arst class and
may make it qaite town in time. Be.
ing loeatsd ~ close to Madison is against
it to start with, and it may suffer from
the swallowing process 90 common to
prairie towns.
Coleman. the other town between ERsn
and Madison. il located near the western
line Of Moody county, and can boast Of
some half dozen houses. Il has = store
and little hotel, but no saloon. Tho lat.
ter void 10 20 rare that ws mention il.
Az two Of our booEy companions got OF
ct Coleman. the Inhabitants are no doubt
lighting drunk tonight, ~ they had
every indication Of distilleries trying 10
walk.
Egan has not grown much in the last
few months, though tho inhabitants ex.
pect much Of tho place in point Of what
NAV tumble to il from the railroad.
Esanitss gro doing all in their power 70
obtain the railroad shops which viii be
built somewhere in this section. calcula.
ting that the shops will make il the ends
OF several divisions. What its chances
are ws are not informed, but il ERan
gets what it is asking for the future Of
the town will compare favorably with any
IN tho valley.
II there rs any such thing - an in.
sp'red liar We met one to-day. He was
regular patent.lever. ,psrpstualC mo.
s.oI: We can only remember the small
=. no no told. He told Wisconsin i'm.
~: .s!ant that the people around Longley,
inner county. raise pumpkins which
'ney scoop ont ont and use for claim
snaas'ss. When be informed ~ that he
vSs Locating agent out that vay. -
e'a aot veadsr at his talsat. NAox.