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

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The Territorial Legislature convenes on
Tuesday, January 9Th, 1877.
COLOGNE, Cheaper than the cheapest
atKeller'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 accur-
ately compounded at Kellcr's.
We have received the holiday number of
Scribne,'s Monthly; also Of st. Melodies.
The first managerie eter in Canton, has
just arrived at Billy Robinson's restaurant
Call and G.
W. .. Psrcival, and Milo Runyan, Of
Elk Point, are in town attending tbs 81
Johns dance.
We call attention to the "adn Of the O,
INV, r. R; also Of the Perfection Sew
ing Machine, in another column.
Mr. j. s. Benedict is feelsng pretty well
af,er his severe injury. We hope he will
be around soon.
Mr. Millikin 10 in town to have his eyes
trested by DR. Clark Who has won quite q
reputation as an occulist
We learn that Mr.. +. A. May has mar
ried Miss Jones, sister of Sheridan Jones,
Territorial Auditor, and has taken q trip
TO California
The Singing School at Beloit, will be
held 81 The School House, on Monday
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 a favor by leaving
the SAME at the Post-office 8. 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 emily 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 are willing TO
make caricatures of themselves and show
how much the baser part Of human nature
preaominatss
y good temperance lecture was given
by youth from the other side of the riv-
Or, On the night of the Christmas tree in
Court House, and for sake Of respected rel
4 atiyes we viii not give the name; hoping
from the extreme youthfulness of the in.
temperate youth it may not occur again;
and We think all who seen him we're duly
admonished, if there is any force ia pre-
cspts, never to indulge in strong drink.
& al 3
The Nsps asks what the ADVOCATE is
going 70 do for coal now that the county
coal is locked up. We ask what use will
i the News man have for his new coal scut-
tie; it won't work with wood stove
worth cent. It 10 too bad, when he lived
90 handy; and va won't hsve to watch
like We did last winter, We could tell the
News man something about county
coal that would net flstter him very much,
The dance at Keller's Hall under the
auspices Of the Masonic fraternity proved
/ 70 be very pleasant party. + was large
II II sttsniss and all seemed to vie with
each other in making it pleasant. fol
all. About 46 mum bers were sold
Supper was served at the johnson House
in hac style and plenty Of it; all wore '
pleased with this part in particular and
thought that Mr.. johnson done the fail
thing By them. music furnished BY
the Split Rock band, was firstclass.
The Democrats are not expected TO have
over three majority in the next House o
Representatives Of the members elected
the Democrats have 140 and the Republi
cans 1l2 The three members from Mas
aAchlsetts are still to be chosen, and the
~ undoubssdly b Republican 9
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