Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-12-31
DAKOTA CITY.

Watert0wn, a Booming Young Aapir-
ant for Commercial A~OnOrs-1ts
Growth and it's Prospects.
Watertown, d. T.. Dec. 29-Special-
Here We are in Wstertown, @ wanderer
from the mother city and the finest 81
all Dakota c'ties-in WATERFOWL, the
next best. Watertown is the home Of o
number OF hard shell Grover Cleveland
satellites, the city OF much promise with
its broad streets, fine residences and
business blocks, It's three railroads with
their branches, its Touring mills and en-
terprising business men whose every
thought is for WATERFOWL and the wei,
fare Of their fellow citizens. Watertown
is q living monument to the industry Of
q few hundred men. whu have worked
together, for their homes and their BUSH
ness interests. Watertown rests on q
financial rock which can Withstand all
the o%nslaughts OF hard times, but pros
perity adds to its strength constantly.
To the casual observer there is an APP
pearance of thrift which plainly predicts
for Watertown a future greatness, Here
we see streets which are 30 similar to
those OF Yankton that o Ysnktonite at
once feels at home and his wanderings
about the city are not accompanied
with fear of losing his way and
missing dinner. Tue dwell
Jugs are OF u substantial and
artistic order, winch suggests prosper.
GUS business tor the owners, aud within
which may be found Interesting tami-
lies, whose preseuoe adds to the beauti-
fully decorated euteriors. Socially
WATERFOWL is one of the FIRST OF Dakota
towns. those eoclety diversions denomi-
cnrrences, and Watertown is In this
regard Yankton's hyperion. The lakea,
Kampeska and Pelican, furnish oppor-
t~unltles tor hot weather recreation for
nearly all of Watertown people. and
great things are expected Of these re
sorts in the future. Watertown's location
is indeed tue. Although Its site is not
upon d hill, Sunset Beach at Lake Kan.
pesks. the lake itself, Lake Pelican and
various other points of interest can be-
seen from the town. Regarding the sea
serpent, the prevailing opinion is that
those who have seen tho serpent, can
truthtully say they sea serpent when
only when they wear boots.
Watertown is located somewhere
near the north pole, or rather the pole
is located near Watertown , AT least
q visitor to Wstertown would derive an
opinion In accordance with the above
assertion, were he to encounter u healthy
winter wind, such as cumes wandering
down from polar associations occasion.
ally.
The CITY points with pride to its indus.
trial institutions. The Watertown roller
Touring mills are grinding out each day
supplies OF onoioe hoGs, snd e prosper
Gus business is already built up and Ia
increasing every year. The Watertown
insurance company the machinery of
which WAS set in amotion about . month
ago, is doing q business OF which older
institutions might be proud. Two tine
hotels, the Kampeska house and the
Grand Central, cater to the wants OF the
travelling pablo, and tn many Wster-
town people. It ia rumosel nat ontslds
capital will soon give to this community
q daily newspaper of democratic per-
sussion. Masonic and other secret
societies thrive, and strong church
societies attend Sunday devotions 1 n
oozy and pleasant sanctuaries.
This city is the home OF q namber OF
prominent Dakotaians. among them
Governor A. o. Mellette, who will WELD
the g~nbernatorial baton over the state
of soath Dakota, and Col. Mark W.
Sheafe, commanding the second regi.
ment Of the Dakota national guard.
Colonel Sheafe, with that quick penetra-
tration and remarkable knowledge OF
human nature for which he is noted, has
seen at q glance, as it were, why it is
that the aunts OF Harry Van, late OF
Yankton, are SO numerous and the
uEcles 80 few and the colonel puts it IN
q nutsneli, 80 TO SPEAK.
A recent awakening OF the people has
%banished from the city all jack pot
manipulators and q war is being wsged
against the liquor traffic, which is carried
on with q spirit which bids fair to expel
from Codington county all liquor
dealing.
Railroads Accommodations are first class.
The Chicago & Northwestern the Burl.
iagton, Cedar Rapids & Northern and
the Wisconsin. Minnesota and Pacific
: run trains in and out of the city and day
and night are made interesting by the
"toot" of the whistles aud the clang oil
the bells. The Manitoba grade is
finished into town and before another
: winter q fourth railway line will be add
ing to the city's business. Watertown
a is o booming city. G.
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