Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1877-01-03

1884, rs3-t# 0&AAV AoANS -
l. L. Moors's Colorado fever Is growing
worse; he las it 80 bad that he is actually
talking Of buying new trunk for the trip.
Better wait Lew, until trunks fall little.
The Democrats are endeavoring to make
President at this late day by trying to
create public sympathy for Samuel j., by
holding conventions all over the States,
and resolving in his favor. How mean ii
Is that they can't vote over, for they know
just how many would have to be killed.
HERE'sANoTHER BIT OF "D1RrY TRASH"
1T transpires from information, that our
Arthur Of the News took very disgrace
full part in the chivary at H. o. Strands
last Saturday night, at which the doors
were broken in, furniture and dishes de-
molished, children crowded out of doors
and almost frozen. We don't wonder At
the editor of the mush.pot, published two
doors north Of US, finding fault with the
publication Of such mean little trickery,
where he is almost invariably connected
| with IT,
The next session of Singing school will
be on next Friday evening at the Congre-
gational church. The class is getting
along nicely under the able instruction of
Pref. Nash, but however, we think when
the books come the class will be carried
along faster, and they will all take more
interest in learning. The books will prob
ably be here in time for the next session
and will be for sale at the Postoffice.-
Those who haye not ordered singing
books, and wish to get them, will do we'll
to call early as there has not been very
many extra copies ordered
The question is being raised in regard
to the legality of the late county elections
in regard to the County Commissioners.
1t is claim by parties we'll versed in legal
matters, that the election of three new Com
missioners this last election was illegal on
the grounds that the law does not presume
to displace an officer elected under prior
laws for a stated period, under the then
existing laws. This seems to be the in
tent Of all law that any rights acquired un-
der former law must be respected, 1t
would be quite serious matter to have
an illegal County Board.
A Courier in to Fl. Laramie from Red
Cloud Agency reports that tive couriers, a
mail carrier and wood chopper left Sage
Creek early Christ mas morning and three
hours Letore shutdown they were struck
by p arty of thirty friendly Indians with
in sixt cen miles Of Red Cloud who killed
the two couriers, named Dillon and Red
dy and also MORALLY wounded the mail
carrier, Tate, who had two sacks of matter,
like wise severely wounded the woodchop-
per.
The saffron colored, mendacious canine,
that runs the News, Stops over in the fol-
lowing way:
Every nasty, private or individual af-
fair that transpires in this community,
finds ready medium of public expo sure in
the columns Of the ADVOCATE Such a
class of newspaper men are not fit to carry
TO bear"
In the first part of the above we quito
agree with the editor. We could name an
editor in this town that wa, we'll qualified
by intuition, aud lifelong practice for any
such business; but it would be bad one
on bear, for he would be very likely to get
hold of the wroug pile. Write us Up. c."
from Yankton.
CONCERT AND MINSTREL ENTERTAIN
HENT.--The Thomas Brothers, formerly OF
Springfield, Ohio, will perform in Canton,
At the Keller Hall, on Friday evening next
January 9Th. After the perform ance is
over, they propose to wind up with a
grand hop. This company is spoken OF
in very commendable terms. They are
only coming up through this section to
rusticats and rest up for while, and ex.
pest to give few entertainments while on
their travels through this section in order
to pay expenses It is go seldom we have
anything Of the kind in our midst we
think it would do you much good to turn
out and see them and have good laugh
and afterwards participate in a social
dance. Admission to the Concert Is cents.
They perferm st Eden on next Thursday
evening, and here on Friday night.
We start in on the new year full Of hope
for better times Notwithstanding the death
Of the ADVOCATE has been heralded over
the land by the News But we are still
here and propose to stay and sink or swim
with Lincoln county and will spare no If.
tort to make the ADVOCATE respectable
paper as far as within us lays. We ask
only living support and this will be nee
essary to our existence; And expect tc
make it to the interest of our patrons; and
we viii say TO those knowing ihemseive.
indebted to this Office, that our claims are
just as legal and binding as any debts, snd
We want our pay just as we'll as anybody
else and will insist on having it; if you
have not got the money, come and see us
we don't want you to shun the o flee o.
evade meeting US on the street on that &C
count No person can work for nothing
and wait from time to eternity for theil
pay. With these few gentle hints we bio
j you very happy New Year.
The County Board convened on Mon
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