Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-04-14
ARMOUR AND nouGles COUNTY.

a Rail Ride not Altogether Pleasant
Hoilanders and Their New settle.
ment-The Ordination OF q Minister.
To the Press and Dakotaian: The
delay of the train in its arrival made our
leaving Yankton an hour later than the
published time table. This ~lateness
made it necessary to wait for the
down train at Scotland, rather than
Parkstop, twenty.six miles farther on.
At Trip we left the main route for the
Armour branch. Here we exchanged
comfort for the positively offensive.
twenty-five human beings Of both sexes,
adults and children, stored into an
eight by ten pen, with foul air and vile
odors-a would be passenger car con-
verified into a nursery, and that too not
under the best of management. produced
no little unpleasantness and called for
no little criticism of railroad acoommo-
dations. But 1t had two redeeming
features-the distance was ebert and the
run was rapid. We we're glad to reach
the platform and take in q full inspira.
tion OF pure cir.
The town OF Armour, only about
fifteen months old is situated on an
elevated plateau, commanding a long
range of vision IN every aide. 10 the
south, thirty miles away, the Nebraska
bluffs On the south shore of the Big
Muddy are clearly seen. As a town site
the spot is we'll chosen. Then the
materials are in the town f + making it a
SUCCESS. There is but q single purpose
OF its inhabitants and in that all are
agreed to make the town 9 success. Not
that this town Is an exception as regards
differences In politics, religion, business,
but these do not stand in the way OF
united effort to build up the town. The
town contains two banks aud two first
class hotels and three other public
houses for the entertainment of travellers
at a cheaper rate, and two weekly
papers. There are three finished
churches and one in process Of construc-
ton, and q very c%ommodious end tasty
school building. large enough and
beautiful enough for the progression o!
the town in q long time to come. Al
ready there are 500 inhabitants in the
town. We noticed a number of new
buildings lately put up and other
buildings in process. Three daily stages
push out from Armour, transporting the
mail to O~astslia, Fort Randall and
Grandview. the stores seem we'll sup
piled with goods needed by the settlers.
But a single saloon was in running
order in the town; nor would that one
have been running il the Hollanders
had not voted against the local option.
law. 1t may perhaps be known to your
patrons that there is q large settlement
of Holianders about thirteen miles! from
Armour. The name of the settlements is
Y arrison. From Mr.. John E.lerbrock,
q druggist in Armour, who is Hol-
lander, I received much information In
relation to this settlement. He esti.
mates the number of Holland families in
Harrison and Grand View at 500. Those
who have settled IN Douglas county are
mostly from Pella, Iowa, previously
having come over to Iowa from Holland.
This community publish q
paper called "De Harrison
Bode." EagliHh. "The Harrison idIngs,"
published weekly in Holland Dutch by
John Hospers, Jr. A very creditabie
sheet and we'll %patroniged. The Hol-
landers are spoken of as worthy citizens
and real friends TO progress, conforming
to the men west not afraid to adopt man
ners and customs that are good among
the Americans. Public schools are
taught IN English among this class which
will ere long blot out national differ.
enoes.
The location OF the town of Armour
draws heavily on G%randview, where she
county sea- is at present located. Many
houses have been drawn in from the
county town and made . part OF the
railroad town.
called at the publishing rooms of the
two papers supported by Douglas county,
both republican. The Douglas County
Chronicle, published by T. B. Roberts
is the official paper of Douglas county,
The South Dakota Tribune is by w. F.
Duncan. Both of these papers are edited
by young men foil of life and zeal for the
the republican party, for division and
admission strong. We had q very pleas
ant interview with both OF these gentle
men, With such u%tterances as go forth
from these republican editors there will
be no ground to fear for Douglas county.
The object OF our visit to Armour at
this time was to attend the C%onRrega-
tional council for the ordination of MI.
George W. Re1ford, as pastor oyer the
Congregational church in that place, Mr..
Rezford is 9 ~gradnateof OberIin College,
Ohio, and q real worker in the evangeli-
cal field. The council was organized by
the election of Rev. D. B. Nichols
moderator and Rev. a. f. Lyman. of
Alexandria. scribe. The candidate was
examined in his religious experience and
his doctrinsl belief and church polity.
The vote was unanimous that the ex-
animation was sustained. The assign
ment OF posts was as follows: Rev. D. B.
Nichols preach the sermon, Rev. Fl. D.
Ward offer the ordinary prayer. Rev. A.