Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-10-25
A TRIP TO ARMOUR.
The Experience ola par.,
OF Twenty Emigratinu
w eastward.
The New Town of Armour.

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been seea with giin in baud in comna.
with y. d. Tibbitts, an enta,n.
druggist of Armour. and sister A..
Nellie, of Preston, Minnesota. 3 "
Cumberledger, representing the dr."
firm OF Horniok & Co., Sioux Ci.v s
VIM. Lewis, of armour, aboard a ta.N
wagon, the only conveyance to be had =
the CITY, for the new town of Armo.s
twenty-five miles west. After psck,ns
in all our grips and wrapping oursal,aa
in buffalo robes, the driver mounted bis
box and sang out, "all aboardw and :.
train started ON It's tedious journey vast
ward. The night was clear and vo,r.
when leaving Trip, with only an ocos.
sionai fash of lightning off in the son,h
Everything passed off pleasantly nnt;,
about ten miles of cur journey vera
passed, when clouds began to rise in tba
south, flashes of lightning became mors
vivid and the distant roar of tbpnds,
~betokened the near approach of a storm
In o few minutes the whole hesven0
were wrapt in a sheet of black olouls
and we were left in almost total dark.
ness. Being blinded by the lightning
flashes and our eyes filed with the Hv.
ing dust, we found ourselves unable to
keep the road and were soon Mandarin,
aimlessly about over the prairles, ascend.
ing and descending the ravlnes and
boulders of Hutchinson county, with
nothing to guide us save the faint light
of a prairie fire off in the west, and
which was soon lost from view by the
dashing shower OF rain that came down
in torrents, bat which fortunately for Us
poor pilgrims of the grips" only lasted
for a few minutes. After the rain was
over, by the aid of a star 10 the south
We traced our way back to the road,
from which We had strayed about five
miles, and soon pulled up at Delmonte,
just midway between Trip and Armour,
where We at once instituted a search for
lodging, but finding nothing but box
cars there, We proceeded on our journey.
After traversing the prairie for
about two miles, the rain again descend.
ed, and we were compelled to seek
shelter in a farm house near. 1t was
midnight, yet we hesitated not to rouse
from his peaceful slumber, Mr..
Congable, sturdy farmer, and whose
hospitality is as broad as the acres he
tllls. In a few minutes We were ushered
| intn hia homo a,5 -or .bo,l..ol &c.
the storm raging without. Here we
spent nearly two hours in relating the
adventure of the night, and after salts.
tying the demands of thirst with q
soothing appetizer in the form of q two
gallon pail of milk which we discovered
before leaving and for which q collection
OF $l.OO was raised and deposited on the
table, accompanied by q note for Mr..
Congable, explaining the cause of the
disappearance OF his pail of milk,
we again sets..out upon our westward
trip. The storm had passed over and
during the. remainder of our journey the
moon shone out in all it's splendor, the
clouds had rolled away and everything
~betokened the calm, peaceful serenity
of q summer night. About 3 q. N.
we found ourselves driving up the main
street of the beautiful young city of
Armour. We all breathed a sigh OF
relief when we found ourselves tucked
snugly away in our own little beds, aud
although we nay have occasion to
make the trip again, yet the remem-
brance of our first trip will ever be a
gentle reminder of the hardships endured
emigrating to Armour, when the rain
poured down in torrents and no cover
ing was offered us save tho canopy OF
heaven. The .memory of the kind
hospitality Of Mr.. Congable will ever
remain fresh in our minds, and in sd-
dition to the kind wishes we left in his
behalf we again JOIN in thanks for
the favors shown US in time of need,
Armour is q beautiful young city, OF
about four hundred Inhabitants, not
outstanding the fact that it is only
about three months old. The streets
are broad aud the town site ia handsome
ly laid out. Many substantial buildings
nave already been erected and many
more are under way. The sound OF the
hammer and saw are heard on every
hand, and building after building Is
springing up all over the town site. Ii
is yet in it's infancy, but bids fair to be
a city of rare Importance. 1t is centrally
located for q large agricultural trade,
has three large elevators, three hotels
two banks, three attorneys,
three law offices, .eight or ten general
stores .,and all the necessary depart
ments OF trade to supply the whole oil
Douglas county. @@In short 1t is town
composed of thesmost energetic, wide
awake business men we have had the
pleasure of stopping in, considering the
age. All the merchants report a good
trade in their respective lines. Town
produce is bringing good prices end the
streets are almost blocked with teams
daily. Armour has q future, and those
who stay are the ones who will reap the
benefit of q substantial trade In the
coming years. LUCY.
r. CA RID.
no nI ,yI,o 800 a,,e r.,x- -. 4ta ar,.o,.r and