Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-02-25
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Nut Altogether Rosy, And Will Surely
BE u Reality HAMILTON as it ts TO be.
"Yankton. Change cars TOR Omaha,
Sioux City, Sioux Falls, Duluth, Mitch
ell, Chicago and all points east, west.
north and south" This was the cry of
the brakeman on the Union Pacific train
which brought as up from Norfolk, Ne
brsska to-day. The brakeman had ex-
oellent lungs, but his speech wac scarce
ly audible. because of the noise made
by the escaping steam from q dozen
large locomotives which stood at the
large union depot ready to depart fer
any OF the places or 10 any of the d.
rections mentioned by the atoremention-
ed brakeman in his %harangue. But we
were bound for Yankton, and after
alighting we're almost pulled in twain
by the army of vooiferous and Very en-
phatIc bus men and baggage wagon
drivers go anxious were they for our
scalp. Some two hundred people alight-
ed from our train, and before oil of them
were safely off the train was obliged to
pull out to make room for another,
which at that time was crossing the
Missouri on an IRON bridge. After de-
livering our luggage to the tender
mercy of a hickman we we're released
from the depot platform by al official
Respondent in blue clothes and brass
buttons, and we started to view the viii
lage before dinner. We ventured to
cross o street, but before gong one.
third of the way were pulled from beneath
the wheels OF q street car, while our
companion wal yanked from under q
heavy wagon. A policeman then took
us in charge and we were finally de,
posted upon the other side. But we
found sight seeing an lm~possibility.
Thousands of people thronged the pave
ments aud ouE voices were drownei by
the hum of voices, the rattle of carts
and wagons and the yells Of vendors and
bootblacks. We struggled for hours and
were only able to see anything by
taking 3 stand upon the steps of a
handsome stone block. here we stood
and with our jaws agap. took in the
scene of business and hustle, "What
street is this ?" we asked of q pssser by.
Eighth street," said he as he went past
us like a meteor. Glow far is it to q
hotel?" we asked of another. "One
block to the Grand Central, finest house
In the northwest" answered he as he
disappeared round a corner. We finally
hailed o passing hanson and were soon
rolling along the we'll paved streets
toward the Grand Central. This six
story marble front t%uilGing stood
IN the corner of Seventh and Cedar
streets, and some one told us that years
ago q creek called the Rhine rem right
across the northeast corner OF the land
which it stood. on. We entered the
with q perfect howl Of Welcome
from q score OF bootblacks and
paper boys. 'tShine slr 2" "Daily Press
and Dakotaian, the largest paper in the
west. only two cents" We registered
and were then given q chance to look
around. We were in a room about 60
feet square, and the crowd that was
there with us was almost as %impenetra-
BILE as that on the streets, We noticed
that we stood on a marble floor, and
that the room was handsomely furnished
and decorated. After dinner we fell to
cogitating, "Look here" said our
friend, " this amt Yankton. If it is
where's Billy Powers or e. M. 0'Brien
and some of those fellows? Why, l
was there FIVE years sgo and then the
town was just waking up. We are in
Chicago OF Kansas City, / tell you"
But the clerk told us we were IN Yank-
ton, and in turning around We nearly
struck against o bed post and found
~ourself sitting up in bed. 1t wes ell q
dream, but we believe it was intended
for a revelation. Time will tell.