The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1877-12-05
Local items.

L0cal items.
.HJxBUa" Cigars u the Drug Store
Beloit Iowa ifC.A and :ry them. 4 y. 4
siS--J. 8. BxHEDlcr ID attaching . neN
building v his warehouse in tie rear d
MI sfnra III sksfsss i3
BEAuEEyUL skating on the Sioux, and
il u wsll imprsved BY the boys who lhave
had 4 holiday from Thursday.
T a rrEsT-cLAas Barber, il the front room
OF tAs U
..., 81, ME- ss GREzxT Trosr.
Ms. TnozsrAD md fanily started on
ths Eoropssn tour saknrday, w L,it sm,it.re: ii
They sxpecs Y ~ itesA Nsw York ''Ii 4 " y
|8tR INST XII 5s
"A LANCE stock of Holiday Goods
will arrive At the Beloit Drug Store the
last Of the week. + .s.
There is . snow bank across Main st.
between Fades and Haraldson's that bids
fair to remain more firm than halfthe City
Banks that are being run. ...
THE exhibition by Mr.. Holyoke Of
Sheldon Iowa, that was adverticed for
iaesday evening was postponed on &C:
count of the storm. until this evening.
MIR. CuPPETr arrived on Saturday even
ing from Yauktoa where he has been ID
attendance as juror in the United States
District Court. Capt. Harlan il still there.
TIE Sheriff has. since sleighing bsgan,
gone back to his first love-Mules; and
hence new supply Of cotton, wood tim
Der for propelling purposes.
NEITHER tie Jioux City or Sioux
Falls stage arrived on Tuesday, the storm
being too severe for any one to risk life
and team.
-MIxED candy, by the Barrel at the Be
lott Drug Store. The largest stock in the
SIOUX Valley. ar y4:
M. HANSON and John Falde attend to
the duties of County Clerk during Mr..
Thonstad's absence. TheyIare competent
and faithful men who will doubtless give
satisfaction to the constituents of Mr..
Thonstad. asg 7}> s7sl zEazTs;f5 Is
4. N. MARTIN inaugurated winter on
Tuesday with fast team, sleigh and bells.
1t went easy enough down Main st., but
the home stretch made HIM blink, so
much so, that one trip sufficed until the
weather moderates.
sssss-SSEyERAL Of our Lincoln county men
are caught some where on the road be-
tween here and, ,Lemars with loaded wag-
ons, and drifted roads 10 traverse but We
have not yet heard of any suffering oc
casioned by the storm, and trust i've shall
not. The people have had ample time to
prepare for winter, and fortunately the
most Of them were as comfortably fixed as
they are enabled to make themselves (
- MONDAY the Sd inst was a. warm and
pleasant as Indian Summer until O'Clock
when snow commenced falling. The
storm first came from the south east but
before morning the wind changed to the
North, and before ten O'Clock Tuesday
morning blew 5 perfect gale; it kept up at
blizzard pace through the day and most
Of the night. This "wednesday morning
the storm has absted but the wind blows
cold, and the snow is piled in huge drifts
upon every corner where buildings stood
that set the snow to eddying
We would be pleased to publish from
the Individual farmers, should they so de-
sire, statements of the amount Of crops
raised by them the past season, or would
| feel under great obligations to those gen.
ltlemen who hare been engaged in thrash
ing il they would furnish u. With the
amouh. Of grain Of alldescription thresh.
ed by them this season, with the owners
name, as It is BY such method the total
crop raised in Lincoln County can be
made known, and it will be Of benefit IS q
truthful argument bits resources,
-ToLEF ODEeAKp who lived . few
Imiles south Of town was found on the plat
form Of the Depot ii Yanktons Wednesday
/ Z T. #TFB
morning In an insenslble condition, anG
fiived butta short time alter found. H,
was last seen late the night previous in al
Intoxicated condition, and the probability
4 is that he wandered round for some plac.
to sleep and becoming overpowered By
lliqupr laid down fbr sleep, where the in
tense cold chilled him beyond recovery =
One more victim OF that terrible habit tha
soanef or later will bring those who in
dulge excessively.
/ &C D, Ausr1N Of Brooklyn Tp,, raise;
this season 1l58 bushels Of Wheat; 145
bushels of Oats; 800 bushels of aBarle
aud Sc bushels Of Timothy seed. He ha
14O acres under ths ptow, and from hi
crop estimate, which aggregates 1854 bush
els, can be appropriately ciassed anon
the list OF heavy farmers in Lincoln coun
Ey. CIV Damn Of Delaware township raj.
] Cd 957i bushels Of Wheat, 800 of Rye, 773