The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1878-07-09
LOCAL MATTERS.

Ninety in the shade last Saturday.
Mr., Shane and lady, OF Luverne, Mimi
celebrated at Canton.
The Sioux Falls Railroad has crossed
the Big Sioux River. ...'.
1t is now fashionable to "ga!her at
the river'-and battle.
MIR. Fred Wilson, of Chatfield MINI.
is here visiting his sister, Mrs. DixoD.
Farmers, when they come to town 1,
should make the ADVOCATE office a call
and give us the news of their neighbor-
hoods.
The Lincoln Center Base Ball Clut
scooped the Sioux Falls club bad, on the
Fourth s..-s -
The Fourth was pretty universally
celebrated throughout Dakota and North.
western Iowa.
MIR. J. X. Moore and son William, of
Marble Rock, Floyd Co., Iowa, were in
to wn this week, looking out location.
Young Gehon herds cattle with lin
horn now, sad the dignified airs the crit
ters take on when he "toots", is caution
TO Caesar.
Sioux City Journal: miss. Kate
Tupper passed through the city yesterday
on her return from Marshalltown to her
home near Canton, D. I.
-Vcrmilllon Republican says an effor,
will be made ~ organize Territorial
Medical Association during the fair to
be held in September.
Mrs. Gilmore died quite suddenly lasi
Friday night at her home east of Lincoln
Center. We have no particulars.
-Vermillion Republican, 4; "On Sat
urday night some fifty feet Of the road
bed of the Dakota Southern went into the
raging Missouri, and all work done so far
bv the railroad company rendered use
less expenditure.
1T is reported that as soon as the rail
road is completed to Sioux Falls, which
will he about the 18TH, the Sioux City &
st. Paul Co. will at once commence work
on the LuVerne and Rock Rapids road.
People east who have been ridiculing
this country with the appcIlation of"grsss
hopper scourged REGION" should come
out now and take look at its immense
crops and delightful appearance,-and
then go home and be ashamed Of their
own country.
The Democratic Territorial commit.
tee arc to meet At Yankton July 2lst, to
fix upon the time for holding their con
vention.
Mr.. s. Alness living at Farmers P o.
had a fine sett of double harness stolen
Sunday night. He thinks the thieves will
steal q span Of horses next in order to use
the harness, and that the farmers had bet
ter sleep with both eyes open. .. e..
&C. P. Rolfe, of Dayton township
brought in to-day q bunca OF timothy. o
which he has an acre, that was sown Tx
18th of last April. 1t headed out, stands
three feet, and will make two tons of hay
to the acre, though but little over a peck
of seed was sown. Mr.. r. thinks spring
is the right time to SOW timothy, wher
! wanted for hay, and that peck of seed tc
the acre is enough. 1t brings the hayine
after harvest, is tender and fully as nulri
tious as when usually sown. ...
Mrs Flint, aged 80, who has been a
resident of Gran County, Wisconsin, since
1850, arrived at the home of her son, in
Lincoln township, in this county, about
two weeks ago, having made the trip in
a lumber wagon in three weeks and two
days. She had been Il helpless invalid for
two years past and was unable to leaye
the wagon at any time during the journey,
but is now lowing to the salubrious and
invlgorating climate o f Dakota) able tc
get about, feeling better than at any time
for years. Mrs Flint hasa vivid memory
and clear mind for lady OF her years.
The pupils of Miss Ray Mil.er's
school will have picnic next Thursday
n1tM, in Belongs Grove, 8 miles north o!
town. The Canton school has been invit
ed to picnic with them.
"A correspondent of the Vermillior
Standard says;
~ was witness to a game Of ball or
last Saturday, between the 'Dakotaians
and Lincoln Centre clubs, played on the
Lodi grounds The former victors, by on
lv 3tallies. They showed off rather badly
to spectators, by grumbling go much a,
the decisions of the umpire. I understand
they received a challenge to play another
game, but would not accept. 1t is we'll, l
think, they did not.