The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1877-10-31
Local Items.


The session of the Board of Co. Com
missionsrs closed Tuesday evening.
CASH paid for Wheat at F. NJ. & N
H. Rowley's, Beloit, Iowa.
Mn NORTON is having barn built Of
the premises of Mr.. Martin, for the use o.
his stock that he has for sale.
-THE Court expenses for the last tern
were not near as high a. was anticipated
In round numbers they only foot $675.
The Board of County Commissioner!
convened on the 29th inst, full Board il
attendance.
F. M. g. NJ. H. RowLEY have added
to their stock Crockery and Glassware
which they are selling Cheap for Ca.1
and ready pay.
j. =. BENEDICT loft for Lemars, Tues
day, where he is to meet his daughter
Mrs. Winsor, from Chicago, who is to
spend the winter in Canton
EVERY person indebted to me mus
call and settle before the first day Of Dec
Wheat, Oats, Barley, or Corn will be taken
in payment.
DIR. H. SoUTHARD.
We have received Postal from R. II
Laning, from Stewartsyille, Missouri, al
which place Bob has just arrived from the
Hills. He says, "my trip to the Hills was
very unsuccessful and l think will be 10
every one who left Canton last winter"
-OUR grain dealers arc complaining OF
being unable to procure teams for freight
ing wheat to market Farmers are all
busy blowing which is belated for the
reason that the wet season prevented them
from securing their hay crop before har-
vest.
ONE healthy Indication Of our people
being alive to the true method of farming
in this latitude is the universal effort made
to do all fall ploughing possible before it
freezes up. This secures aa early putting
in of the grain and is almost sure safe
guard from the immigrant hopper.
ONE of our young bachelor friends is
as having slept soundly towards
the latter portion of the political address
Monday evening last, until the speaker al
luded to the tear of poverty that kept the
young men from marrying in these de-
pressed times, when he raised himself to
Is patient and attentive listener as the
audience afforded.
Mn. BoYNroN, of Lincoln Ceuter, has
an account book that formerly belonged
to his great grand father, that is over one
hundred years old. 1t was made Of the
crown stamped paper, that Americans
were then obliged to use. 1t is well
bound and neatly kept book, and curious
relic of what transpired century ago,
when all accounts were kept in pounds,
shilllngs and pence, English currency.
A. MAcREADY, Of Sioux City. addressed
the people of Canton, Monday evening on
the Greenback question. We were called
out just As the gentlemen commenced his
speech, and consequently are unable to
speak from personal knowledge of his ef
fort. We heard him at Lincoln Center on
Saturday, and although not an endorser OF
sill his theories he appears to be gentle
man Of culture, and an earnest believer in
the financial theory he advocates.
NELSON FLETCHER, of Oskesh, Wis,
spent two days in town this week. and
came near being property holder in Can.
ton. 1t will be some time before Canton
can claim % desirable an accession to its
members as this gentleman whould have
made. Such men are needed in Lincoln
County with their ripe experience and
capital to aid in its Development, and the
citizens should do all in their power te
secure such people to become interested
"A HEAVY Prairie Are run from the
neighborhood If NJ. Costello yesterday af
ternoon, which was finally checked at OF
near Mr.. Alexaadsr's. We are Informed
that one stable as burnt, and consider
able amount Of hay was destroyed tits
matter of the utmost importance that farm
ers should exercise the greatest caution il
the citing out Of fires, and particularly a
the season when the grass is 80 dry. Th'
fires that have occurred this fall in Lin
coin County have occasioned great dam
age in the destruction of hay, and som'
grain. -..#ts4 .-.- 1 H.
+ Col e. 6. WICKER and F. D. Gray
of Chicago, and j. Jones, of LaSalle, Ill
visited Canton on Friday last on thei
way to Sioux Fails. The occasion Of thei
trip up the valley is to arrange for the ex
tension Of the Pembina road beyond Port
lsndville. They we're not low toned sbou
the possibility Of their being able to settle
the little jars that have arisen between Be
lott and Lower Canton, by running thei
line up the Pattee slough aud starting .
town of their own some miles west Q
Canton. 1t might, and may not be done; tn
ways of some corporations are past find
ing out until the deed is done. GIVE u
the road someway and some where gen
tlemen, if it cannot run through our fror
yard, then lay your track through som
other good fellow's corral; but give u
the road somewhere within Lincoln coun
ty, and that before the people weary o
watching and waiting.
w. ABBEY. Of Spencer Iowa, gave al
exhibition At ksllcrs Hall on Tuesday eve