Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-08-25
correspondence Of THE EVENING STAR,

Correspondence Of THE EVENING STAR
BoNHOMME. OAK, August Is. 1888.
One OF your old subscribers in WASHINGTON
city now looms up in Dakota Territory and is
still subscriber to your newspaper. Could not
we'll afford to be separated from the weekly
batch OF washington News and Gossip" and
'"District Affairs" Eleven wears stay at the
nations capital, in the ''cOntraband" service, in
the early days Of the war, at duff Green's
Row." at McClellands Barracks on 18th. he
tween u and v, then On the old Arlington
place at the Freedman's village, and lastly at
the Howard University, has made Washington
home-like to the writer
TO the editorof THE STAR we feel under
great obligations for his repeated visits to Our
camp tn Washington and for his interesting ar
count OF the Lincoln emancipation act and how
It was received at the Freedman's camp jan
pary LIST; 1853, written from his own personal
For three and half years have been in this
historic old village in southeastern Dakota
preaching to Missionary Congregational
church.
WANDERING CAPITAL.
We are located on the "Big Muddy" % miles
west OF Yankton. / was about to say % miles
west Of the capital, but this would mislead the
reader, tor the plain truth would say we do not
know where our capital is. The records are in
YanktOn; the treasurer has his funds there
Sale Of corner lots and outside property in and
about Bismarck would fain place it there. The
quo todrr0nto argued before Judge Edgerton has
not yet been decided but understand from the
Judge himself that it will be given about the list
OF next month (SeptemberC Yankton has
not lost, but has been real gamer If the capital
mas or Shall leave the city. There has never
been more evidence Of life In that city than
now-lncrease OF trade, railroads already there
a anu ROADS IN prospect, new corners with mate
rial investments. etc, etc. Yankton college
with its ornamental edifice on the hill north of
the city, will open next month with a hundred
students and full corps Of instructors. This
institution has fortunately secured the services
OF the Rev. Joseph Wood, DID,. pastor for tx
years OF the Congregational church in Yank-
ton, extensively known here and at the east
Mr. Wood was graduate of Brown university.
Providence, r. I.
WANTS TO BE STATE
Our people are making an effort to form a
constitution and do all the necessary work pre-
liminary to knocking for admission into the
ssterhood OF states. A convincing paper has
been prepared by Judge Hugh j. Campbell q.
s. attorney Dakota Territory, showing prece.
dents OF the Supreme Court OF United States
decisions. acts Of Congress, messages of Pres
idents bearing On this topic. and citing the
example OF thirteen states as authority for the
steps now being taken by southern Dakota to
organize state before formal admission nv
Congress. The harvest in this section is abonf
an gathered The bearded wheat Is No. l. The
CAT crop 10; without q precedent In quality and
quantity. The rye is superb. and the fiax is
hard to beat; barley splendid; the potato crop
ail that could be. desired. The corn is fast on
the road to maturity This year has been a
telling year for the farmers. Dakota win in
years to come take place in the front rank of
agricultural stateA D. B. NICHOLS.