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

4 r. Rudolph appears in this issue Of
the ADVOCATE with large advertisement.
Buy your clothing of Arthur he is : fin,
fellow to deal with. Get his prices.
+ John Bertrand lost 1 horse the other
day; We did not learn from what course
unless 1t was from the want of BREATH
We heard that John had to blanket his
horse to cast . shadow.
l. The word Ec1ipse We notice has lost it,
identity in the Beloit and Lower Canton
paper. It is now styled "The Beloit 1
Canton Times" instead Of the Beloit
Tones and Canton Eczipse. 4-..'
Mr.. G. J. Arioso, has received his com
mission papers from Mr.. Treat of Rock
ford, ILL.,, and is now ready to loan money
in any amount on real estate. His adver
tisement appears in another column.
4 bright little cherub, of five summers
the other day look up in her mothers face
and asked the question, "What did God
stand on while he was making the world p
We did not learn what the answer was.
Notice the change in Fades "ad."-
Christian Engen and John N. Fslde will
attend to the affairs of the store and post.
Office while John is in the Legislature.
MARR11D.-At the residence of Mr.
VIM. Paterson, Dec. 31st, 1876, by Rev. l.
Coles, Mr.. Richard Lybarger and Mrs
Gennett Paterson, oil of Can ton, Lincoln
county, D. r.
A large number Of Canton's young folks
took 4 sleigh ride on the river New Years
night, and visited Mr.. Nash's singing
school at Beloit, found it progressing nice
ly.
Read Haraldson & Behlmer's new hall
column advertisement in this weeks pa
per. They are starting out in the right
direction by 50 doing advertising liberal
ly) to increase their already heavy trade.
South Carolina is still in a fever of OK
element with two Governors and one anc
half set of Legislative members; some
declaring for Chamberlain and part f.,
Hampton, with feeling of general dis.
content; blood in their eyes and revolvers
in their-pockets.
VIM. Robertson is making quite show
ing down at his part of the town. He is
having several buildings brought in from
his proved up land, and placed in position
near his store. Night call this Middle
Canton.
We notice BY the Beloi. s. Canton Times
that our friend, Phon Ross has been mar
ried for the past four months and no one
knew anything about the matter until
Christmas night. Why did you keep it SO
secret, Phoa@
Our Legislators start for Yankton on
Friday, the 9Th, to enter upon their honor,
ed duties. We hope there will be no cause
for complaint with the members from this
district, but they must expect to be criti
cised.
Mr.. n. c. Nash is going to have charge
of editorial department of the Nsos while
Linn is gone. We don't think it necessa
~, for the editor, if not gone over tive OF
three months, could resume without being
noticed.
WI are in receipt of the Beloit & Can
ton Times, published at Lower Canton,
~, Cyrus B. InsAan. Tbs paper is Ger.
tainly credit to the county aud from HE
looks of the advertising columns, they are
wide awake to their own interest. When the
press is we'll supported everything goes Oh
swimingly.
How many are there that are resolute
enough to stick to their new resolution
Is. were made At the commencement. 9
this new yoar. Undoubtedly there will b.
just as much filthy tobacco used, and jus
- much poor whisky drank this year q
there has been in the past Centennial ysal
James Keller is now manager Of tn,
City Drug Store. Call on him, when 20,
want anything in his line. You can de-
pend that everything will be kept in Eooe
order, and nothing but legitimate bust
ness done, while he holds the controlling
interest
We are il receipt Of 1no5a:sTvy': Dss::o
crat, true democratic sheet. "Brick'
gives the gentlemen Of the press, a goot
lecture on the exchange, but says if the!
want his paper for 1877, to just say 50 snd
they shall have It; in compensation for
which he will expect them to say = gooe
word for the Dsmocrat occasionally.
TIE Sunday School in our town is be-
coming more interesting, as more Of oul
people JOIN and help to make it so. The!
will give concert the last Sunday even
ing IN this month, in the Congregations
church building, which surely will b
made interesting and profitable, if all tax
hold and work with will to make SUI
cess of such cause.
H. o. Strand made complain At our d
Ace in regard to the mischief done BY thu
| parties that came to chivary. he claim
to have had his house ransacked, door
broken, his bedroom OF him and his VII
unceremoniossly invaded in disgracefu
manner. He doesn't charge Linn with q
the mischief done, but Linn claimed b
was Capt'n. Mr.. Strand says be took hol
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