Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-08-12
YANKT0N LOOKED AT.

anger cnangeQ 10 EnOut6 OF eXQlGatlOn.
YANKroN LOOKED AT.
A stranger From the Badger state
Sees us and Writes us up-He is
Mashed ON One OF Our Conductors.
Correspondence Watertown (Wisconsin) Ga
zette.
From Sioux Falls to Canton Junction
we pass through the Sioux valley, as
handsome and fertile farming lands as
can we'll be pictured to the imagination.
with plenty of water, and capable of
producing almost everything. At Can.
ton two lines of the st. P. railroad CROSS
each other, going north, south, east and
vest. Canton. beautiful little burg, is
the present home of A. Il. Steiner, esq,
few years ago district attorney of jeff
erson county, the seat of government of
Lyon county is located here. I take a
westerly direction and take dinner at
Parker, and in due time arrive at Ma
rion junction. Here again are several
lines to choose from, SO I take south
westerly course and arrive at Scotland
at five O'Clock to be again confronted by
the problem of choosing between two
routes, one leading to Yankton, the 9TH
er to Running Water. take the form
er line and arrive at the far-famed Yank.
ton at eight p. m. Along the line from
Scotland to Yankton q considerable col
onY of Russian Menonites is located, and
became much interested in the skill
with which they construct really con-
Portable, plumb and square houses and
stables out of sun dried brick and mud.
AS a novelty the sight was GER
tainly agreeable. "What q hand
some conductor" I remarked to
Mr.. D. E. Lloyd, of Yankton, with whom
1 had formed an acquaintance on the
train. The officials good looks having
attracted my attention I involuntarily
followed his movements whenever he
hove in sight, and finally came to the
conclusion that had found my ideal OF
railroad conductor. Tall, we'll proper.
toned and stately bearing, handsome
countenance illuminated by most
agreeable smile, robust health manifest
ing itself in his every movement. There
l mused, is perfect man. Young? ]
guess about thirty years. Nothing in
the line of duty seemed to escape his at.
tention, he was here. there and every.
where, attending to the nost humble
under his care, as we'll as to the rich
young lady in silks and satins. Hand
ling trunks and parcels, carrying babies
on board or landing them safely on the
platform, adjusting or filling the milk
bottle for poor creature with hall
dozen little ones, all this and thousand
| other things he appeared to think within
the ordinary line of his duty. Would
that the poor and lowly would more
often receive the attention so freely Law
ished on those of the "higher circles" il
fine clothes, in this regard my idea
conductor manifested no superior claim
upon his attention. Neither is ht
unmindful of the pecuniary in
terests of his employers, as an,
dead-beat will soon learn to hi
sorrow. leave my ideal at Yank
ton at o'clock on Saturday evening
he to seek the company of little wife
and I to betake myself to the Mer
chants hotel, where I am compelled t.
remain until Monday morning, Sunday
the 18th at Yankton. To be in fashion
[ sleep late and make an attempt a
going to church, but the heat being 8,
oppressive abandoned the latter Dor
ton of my programme and put in tn
time writing to the "folks at home.
Yankton is complete surprise. Instea,
of an old fashioned town with narroy
streets, and stuck away in ravines anon
bluffs and mountains as I had picture
it, 1 find it to occupy beautiful platea,
gently slopine toward the Misssour
river, streets from 103 to $50 feet wid
and as hard and smooth as the skill Q
man can make them. Large stores an
heavy stocks of goods indicate prosperi
ty, while any number of imposin
churches and school houses point ou
that the city is keeping up with th
march OF civilization. Water works
the state insane asylum, "a grand ed
fee, a Presbyterian college, an Ipdial
school, (formerly convent,) under th
management of the bishop. Catholic
wooden mill, extensive brick yardl
and every branch of industr
we'll represented-such is Yankto
: as found and left it. With o fertil,
well populated farming region to tt
east, and Nebraska equally good on th
other side of the Missouri, Yankton
bound to become one of the large cltit
of the great west. The Creator hs
stamped the site and surroundings {
Yankton as the spot where q large con
munity shall thrive and be happy. l
the evening I attended the Congreg,
tional church where they worship th
! same God that their brethren in Waite
town do, with the difference that in til
former piano is part of the machiner
while in the latter the old fashione
: organ still maintains its sanctifyir
! prestige. A fine solo singer also const
! tuted one of the attractions. Returrir
, to the hotel and hearing o great moi,
abo ut block away, I hastened to Il
spot and found it to be "niee
: church" in full blast, with white MI
o presiding. The white man did loo
: sick though, and the darkies at the te
. of their voices told the Lord how bs
they we're, or had been.
Monday, July 3l-I leave the Me
: chants hotel-which by the way, b
: few superior anywhere, at 7 Q. m. "
take the cars for Sioux City. Tram
motion and find that my ideal co
d1ctor of Saturday is in command. IT
:. same manly bearing and gentleman
{ but prompt attention to all and eve
}. duty carefully looked aft,
1T was curious to kne
. my hero's name. and upon inqui
y ascertained it to be G. A. jackson.
Q my opinion Mr.. ], is worthy to ado
!. one OF the most important trains of t
: G. NJ. & st. P.'s extensive lines. Fro
: Yankton to Sioux City, the 70
runs through what is called the M
souri river bottoms. Scarcely anythil
lis to be seen here, in the line OF ia,
It produces. but corn. cattle and swi,
Y The little city of Vermillion, which
q few years ago was swept away, root q