Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-10-28
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Alderman Powers, who has just re.
turned from o trip through several of
the states, reports dull times and says
laborlng men find employment scarce at
only ninety cents per day, The whole
west is open to them and a living is as
sured to all If they will come and use
its vacant acres.
! Yankton is favored to-day with the
presence of visiting delegations from
three capital asplrants-Alexandria, Hu-
ron and Sioux Falls. The former is rep
resented by Hon. A. j. Parshall, the lat
ter by Judge w. w. Brookings and HUI
ron by John Cain, secretary OF the con
stltutional convention, and Charles
Reed. These gentlemen are all inter
viewing our cit zens and soliciting their
votes and each has an argument so con-
vincing that were the other dear charm
err away Pierre might tremble for her
chances. The meeting of these mission
aries at Yankton was not preconcerted.
Each came to ask the intercessioh Of the
mother city without expecting to find
the other on the ground. The canvass is
friendly and spirited and Yapkton is
learning much about the advantages of
it's neighboring cities.
While we are convinced that Yankton
for commercial reasons. is generally
favorable to Pierre as the capital of the
coming state, we are willing to give
place to the opinions Of others upon
the subject, and because an impartial
hearing is always due the public we
admit in this issue q column of cores
%pondence advocating the claims of,
various points. Our community IS
more anxious about the northwest ex-
tension of the Northwestern road than
it is about the location of
the seat of government, and the
people of Yanktop feel that the location
of the capital at Pierre will hasten the
construction of this extension. This is
the argument which inclines them
| Pierre-ward, while they hold in the high
est consideration all the other aspirants
for the seat of government. Just now
there is more business than politics in
their calculations.
An article from the Omaha Re
publican in this issue outlines a scheme
for a new railroad running northwest
wardly from Omaha and tapping the ex-
teme north western counties of Ne
braska. Although it is the intention of
the projectors of the road to run 1t in
the direction suggested, they seem
much inclined to a route mapped out to
them by Huron parties. via Yankton
and Mitchell to Huron.
The indications are that they might
be induced to run a fork of their
road across the Missouri at Yankton and
hence tup the Jim river valley. The
probabilities are worth looking after
Upon a fair presentation of the case
they would become interested and the
more they pushed their inquiries the
more certain they would become that il
was paying territory. This project is
Undertaking under the auspices of the
Omaha board Of trade, an organization
which seems to yet have no ambition
beyond securing the trade of the state
of Nebraska. If its members woulC
look around a little they would realizs
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wiling field to Omaha.
Coming to Yankton on a railroad
tram the other day the writer frater
nized with q we'll known democrat q
Yankton and mingled with the fragran'
odor of a couple of Havanas ten cent
stralght) a discussion of the statehood
situation. The democrat YVES chagrinet
at the action of some of the leaders o
his party in connection with the constr
tutIonal movement aud was in a stat,
of open rebellion against their edict o
non-participation. 81 am. going to tn
polls" he said, and am going to vot,
for the constitution and the tic&e
nominated at Huron" evil an,
of the other democrats of Yankton fol
low your patriotic e%xample?' was tn
query. eyes; many of them-all tn
right thinking ones" Then he CAV
some names of prominent democrat
who were for south Dakota first and til
party afterwards. They included til
most quiet, conservative, deep thinking
democrats of our city. They do no
proclaim their intentions from th
housetops. They are doing their ow
thinking. They are not In love with
territorial form of government. The,
will visit the polls next Tuesday.
: a CAR LOAD of Silver goods
suitable for presents, just receiv
ed at the Jewelry store of
i I'll. G.. CLARK 81 CO.. Yankton
! Two furnished rooms for rent, o
Fourth street, between Douglas an
Walnut. Enquire at house.
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