Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1876-12-27
Local Items.

The Territorial Legislature convones on
Tuesday, January 9Th, 1877.
COLOGNE, Cheaper than the cheapest
At Keller's.
District Attorney Carter is expected
home from the East in few days.
A band from Sioux City furnished the
music for the Sioux Falls dance.
PRESCRIPTIONS carefully and accu1
ately compounded at Keller's.
We have received the holiday number OF
Scribner's Monthly; also of st. Nicholas
The first managerie eter in Canton, has
just arrived at Billy Robinson's restaurant.
Call and c.
W. D. Pyrcival, and Milo Runyan, of
Elk Point, are in town attending the st.
Johns dance
We call attention to the lad" Of the O.
INV, r. r; also Of the Perfection Sew
ing Machine, in another column.
Nj. J. s. Benedict is fcslsng pretty well
after his severe injury. We hope he will
be around soon.
Mr.. Millikin Is in town to have his eyes
treated by DR. Clark who has won quite A
reputation as an occulist.
We learn that Mr. T.. A. May has mar
ried Miss Jones, sister of Sheridan Jones,
Territorial Auditor, and has taken u "trip
to California.
The Singing School at Beloit, will be
hold st the School House, on Mond$y
evening next. Mr.. Nash has good success
in organizing class of singers there.
LosT.-Between my place and Capt
Harlan's on Saturday last, an iron shovel
The finder will do me favor by leaving
the same at the Post.office. s. LOOMS.
All the boys look sad and lonely with
down cast ewes and nodding disposition
To much ST. Johns, Christmas and Santa
Claus; but with gentle treatment they will
recover.
We very much admire our Christmas
present; and if the donor had only chris
tened his or her handiwork, so we would
not have been in any doubt about its
identity, we should be happy.
Christmas celebration goes very hard
with some people who have thrown their
sorrows or pleasures into the flowing
bowl. Such was the case with some OF
our worthy citizens who arc willing to
make caricatures of themselves and show
how much the baser part Of human nature
nreaominatss
4 good temperance lecture was given
bya youth from the other side of the riv.
or, on the night Of the Christmas tree III
Court House, and for sake Of respected rel
atives We will not give the name; hoping
from the extreme youthfulness of the i'll
temperate youth it may not occur again
and we think all who seen him were duly
admonished, if there is any force in pre-
cspts, never to indulge in strong drink
The N eos asks what the ADVOCATE il
going 10 do for coal now that the county
coal is locked up. We ask what use will
= the News man have for his new coal scut.
tie; it won't work with wood stove
worth cent. It is too bad, when he lived
50 handy; and We won't have to watch
like we did last winter, We could tell the
"News' man something about county
coal that would net tlatter him very much
The dance at Keller's Hall under the
auspices of the Masonic fraternity proved
to be very pleasant party. 1t was large
" attended and all seemed to vie with
each other in making it pleasant'' To-
all. About 46 nun bers were sold
Supper was served at the Johnson House
in fine style and plenty of it; all were
pleased with this part in particular ane
thought that Mr.. johnson dens the fall
thing by them. The music furnished b,
the Split Rock band, was frst-class.
The Democrats are not expected to hav
over three majority in the next House 0
Representative. Of the members elected
the Democrats have 148 and the Republl
cans 49, The three members from Mas
aachusetis are still to be chosen, and the
will undoubtedly be Republicans. 6
Journal