Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-04-30
A RURAL CONTRIBUTION.
Progress OF Affairs in a Rich and
Productive section-Bon Homme
County and its Farmers.

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Progress OF Affairs in a Rich and
Productive &ecti0n-Bon Homme
County and its Farmers.
Hancock Precinct, Bon Homme
county, April 2S--To the Press and Da-
kotaian-A few words from this produc-
tive region may not be out of place at
this time of natures fullest activity.
four farmers are ali in excellent spirits.
Nheir wheat and oat fields are showing
the sprlngtime color aud exhibiting a
healthy growth. In u few days the
corn planters will begin operations and
q largo area of the staple product of this
section will be harvested next fall. The
prairies are donning their summer suit
and stock are depending entirely upon
the tender young grass for food, Soon
they will beN up to their eyes in the
! grassy richness which covers the hills
and dales of Bon Homme county.
Our section oNDakota now exhibits o
different appearance from that presented
no longer ago thanSive years. The claim
shanties have all disappeared and in
their places are handsome and commo-
dious farm residences Hancock pre-
cinct is settled largely by Russians,
Hellanders, and NN~orwegians-
all good citizens. They came
here a few years ago and took
government land and now Nave good
farms. comfortable homes and plenty of
stock. Why dent the working classes
leave the crowded east and place them
selves in this western country, who're in
a few years they car have homes of
their own in the land of plenty?
Good farming lands can be bought in
Hancock township for five dollars per
acre and improved farms for ten and
twenty dollars per acre, according to
location and improvements. We have
many active and energetic farmers here
in Hancock, and among those who are
pronunciation their successful work are
these: A. A. Perkins, who works some.
thing like $50 acres; w. w. Miller,
about the same acreage; Kunstrom
Brothers, 200 acres, j. j. McCullom, 125
acres; Frank Trumbo, j 5 acres. Their
farms are wellstocked with cattle, horses,
hogs and sheep.
We always thrive in this section.
Crops never fail and stock mnltiplies
and fattens with little care. GRANGER.
Nanitenians i'm the Land sof Flowers.
a. w. Barber returned from
Florida yesterday. Mrs. Barber and the
child are left in Wisconsin for a visit Of
a month or more at her old home. The
family are all in excellent health.
Mr.. Barber reports having lately met
some of the Yanktonians in Florida. S
J. Morrow in charge of a large picture
gallery at Jacksonville and THINKS Of
buying out the establishment. Mrs
Morrow and the children ere still on
their estate near Orlando, and all enjoy.
Ing health.
Andrew N. Miller is working in a
book bindery at Jacks o%nvil!e, making an
experimental stay there in contempla.
ton of removing his family there.
DR.. H. d. Dodge and wife, (lately Mrs.
Sweetser) have just sold the fremont
house at Jacksonville for about $4,000.
and started for New York on o hasty
business trip.
r.. w. Hussey is having a great run of
business as building contractor, and has
a large force of workmen all the tins
engaged on from five to ten new resi-
dences at Orlando. MIR. Hussey gives, q
o very fine residence for a low price,
owing to the %cheapness. OF lumber and
labor. He pays from $3.50 to $3.50 per
day according to the kind of work done.
Mrs. Hussey is in delicate health, as
formerly. Geo. e. Hussey is engaged
With his father, and his yonng wife and
child are healthy and plump enough TO
advertise Florida favorably.
Rev. w. H. Jewell, who preached Uni
tartan sermons in Yankton some seven
or eight years ago, now has a law Office
in Orlando and resides ct Winter Park.
He lived at Bango, Maine, until recently
compelled by lung disease to remove to
q better climate. He still holds many
Dakota friends in kind remembrance.
Telephone No 5 for Flour,
Feed, Wood, and anything in the gro
Gerry line. Telephone No. 3.
FRED DONALDSON.
Lower Third street.
Lumber! Lumber!
Call and see cur new stock of lumber
which is dry and of the best.