The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1878-11-07
LOCAL MATTERS.

j. $. Benedict is building an addition
to his building occupied by Mrs. Wells.
The Court House is occupied almos
nightly with me 'tings during the cam
paign-
The McGrcgor surveyors pitched their
tent for the Sabbath on Main st. near the
circus ground.
-Travcl is on the increase, the hotels be
ing full daily.
The grain market having revived {
little, our farmers are moving more o
their surplus here.
One important foreign paper says thai
America will have to be drawn upon larg-
ly for her surplus grain crops yet If true
this is certainly good news for the farmers
and just what we want
The Milwaukee engineer run another
/ line through town it passes between Maj
Millers and Judge Giilords residences
crossing Main St. few feet south of 4. T.
Ru1olph's store.
The illustrated Home Gucst comes to
our table, it is published monthly al Phil
adclphia Ii is a tine looking publication
and well worth the money, S Is with one
premium. Address Home Guest Pub. Co
% CLANCY St. Boston, Mass.
II B Sheldon. from DeIarr", informs
US that a prairie fire that swept up from
Turner county last Friday, destroyed prop
crty Of Mr.. Sill to the value of $1,000.
y young Ndventurtr only nine years old
also left his fathers house horseback, a1d
W"= not or"rh"'ti"l n"til the nnvt dav as
he WAS approaching Sioux Falls. He
seems bound to explore t. at county for
himself
One Of the disagrccable features of
this campaign Is the personal manner in
| which it has been conducted From the
Territorial nominee for Congress down to
nominees upon the county ticket; some
have been attacked upon their privl tc
character which Of course places the per
sons attcaked upon the defense and obliges
them to either submit without response or
retu;c what tAcy claim false accusations.
The last political meeting of the sea
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day evening. \ large audience was in at.
ttot11Isvc, bI1t It IS to 1o regretted til II 81
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vet if any person IS a,tacI,e1 # ccr,s,u,v
is their rD1eniablr nrive}arc +, defend
themselves hut If orr nconlp hereafter
would guard against these personal allu
sions u repetition would no: occur, and
strangers would not receive the untavor
bic impression that such proceedings are
"pt TO create
The surveyors Of Ihc Milwaukee 70 &;
reached Canton with their line from tn,
James river near Mlltown, running east
ward. The line passed through town
within 20 feet north of W. NJ. Cuppcirs
house and was continued to the river a
the mouth OF School Section creek. They
went back II miles TO run line south
westerly that Will connect them with Their
line run last spring from SHcldon, Via
| Falrvic"). AS to which line will be adopt
eu no ono can tell, for both are to be sub
mitted for the action Of the board of Di-
rectors before the commencement Of work
IN the spring.
WASH Te'c'Va' came up from ELK
l o'n' 10 'o'0 "u" 'iol' Ills '"'n olo'hc'
O'o"' l'o'
--Ihe 20. commissioners convened on
Thursday. Up to evening Brooklyn and
Pleasant townships had not been heard
''oiA'
1t took the board until 3 o'clock
Wednesday morains to canv S. the vote
| Of Canton Township.
A Calico Dress Ball will be held at
the school House in upper Canton on
Thursday evening Nov. IA. Tickets for
Tue Dancc and supper $l.3o. Oysters cX
ira. The proceeds Of the party WILDE as
signed to the purchase o. Il bell tor the
lie" sch'ol "ul'ull5' 'lo '""'oe vi N'ii
Ton nave interested themselves ~ '''e eA'e'' ~
oi preparing VIC 'oppei anu 'i'o'i "e''
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nlze ll'efally'
w. Barrow of Dversvlle, Iowa, and q
| hrnthnr of Fred il on q visit here He