Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-04-03
A N~ElGHBoRLY war.
Yankton. March 81.

Rev. ID. F. Bradley at Gayynle-some of
the Industries of that Favored Le-
cAitty.
To the Press and Dakotaian: The Rev
d. f. Bradley being under appointment
to lecture in Gayville lsst Friday night
your correspondent, not willing to miss
a good treat in the shape OF a good
lecture, minded to go along. W. were
to go On the 3:55 train in the afternoon.
We should have been on time if your
correspondents watch had not been be-
hind about fifteen minutes. The train
was at the station before we we're, but
by hard running aud the delay of the
train for wood and water we made it
with no margin. Arrived on time at the
station and TO- came the tug of war in
our transit from station to the store for
there is but q single one in the village.
'Look out for your rubbers" says my
friend. yes. but they are locking out for
themselves minding to remain behind in
the gumoo ~hicb sticks closer than a
brother. The delinquent rubber was
extricated and adjusted In the deep mud
which required no little tact, but the
platform of the store was gained. From
the evidence of the mud scrspers muddy
pedestrians had preceded US. Relieved
of the extra bur en- of earth we felt
lighter. AS we had plenty OF time before
the lecture hour We resolved to utilizs
our time for items for your paper. We
asked for some n who would give us
reliable information and were referred to
the station agent whom we found o very
courteouH gentleman and gave us the de-
sired information.
We found that from Nov. let, 1887,
there had been shipped from Gsyyiile
475 cars loaded with hay and all kinds of
grain and live stock. During the month
OF February last 1l8 car loads of hay, Is
cars of corn,6 cars of wheat cars of oats
6 cars of hogs, Q cars of cattle. Thirteen
oars of cattle were going the next day to
the Chicago market. We found four hay
presses herd at work baling hay. One
q steam press. the other three horse
powers. Large quantities OF hay await
the baling process; each bale contains
100 or 125 pounds. FIVE men work each
OF the horse power presses. The horse
power presses each average about five
tons per day the steam press about
double the number. No less than 90, 600
bushels of corn await shipment in the
cribs, in the car or shelled in the store
houses. We have said before that there
was but a aingle store in the town. but
that is q stoge of ell kinds OF
merchandise. The building is very large,
the assortment seemed complete. The
proprietor, MIR. liver Bagsted, has been a
long number OF years in the place and
buys OF the farmers whatever they have
to turn off-liye stock. grain, butter aud
eggs, 4 He kno g all the people for
miles around and puts himself out to &C.
commodate their wishes. He informed
the writer that his trade the past year
amounted TO o round $500 900, There is
o large school building with two depart
ments in the place. The present school
teacher is L. @. johnson, from Hillsboro,
Wisconsin. In conversation with him
we found that he was we'll abreast oil the
times in his calling. Withal he seemed
a very pleasant gentleman and l doubt
not will bring great strength to the edu-
c%ational force in the county. We saw
superintendent Hills and he was rush
ing his work with his usual ardor The
lecture wae all that could be desired.
The lecturer addressed a packed house,
an sppIeciative audience. A vote OF
thanks was given the lecturer for his
excellent lecture at it's close. The re-
ceipts of the evening which were to 90
towards building the Congregational
church east Of Jim river were yer
twenty dollars. When the lecture closed
the rain was falling freely and the night
was dark as @ pocket" But the station
~musksoon be reached or we would be
compelled to pass the night in the town.
The lecturer took the lead. There was
no choice to pick the way or to save us
from fence posts or beast, for black
night was all around US. Then u rub
Der refused to follow our feet, SO in the
darkness we pulled out the delinquent
and carried it in hand to the depot. II
was o waGe in gumbosfrom the lecture
room, save only the passage between
the stacks of hay to the station. But it
was reached and the tickets were pa.-
chased and no margin to spare. We
were soon in Yankton and not sorry
when we were seat,d at the base burner
in our own home to dry ont at leisure,
ID. B. n.