The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1878-10-31
VOL. III.
BELoGT iTE MS.

beautiful weather, just now.
The Sioux froze over Wednesday
night.
Jesse Bean has moved into town from
the Dakota side.
The large and commodious warehouse
of Ole Helgersons is being painted.
The Stage now only runs to CaIliope.
Our mail arrives some two hours earlier
and leaves later in the morning,
The grade Of the first mile this side
Of Farview is nearly completed and work
has commenced in the cut and fill at the
Keep place.
The Contractor Cary will complete
grading this week. which leaves the grade
to Eden, ready for the track.
The Bridge above Calliope is to be
finished Friday, and then track laying to
Strubles Mill will begin.
Woods Bros Combination Troupe
will give free entertainment on Wednes-
day evneing next, Nov. 6. The pro-
G ramme will consist OF dramatic perfor-
mances. The Troupe propose to tender
their services free and if the citizens de-
sire they can charge admission fee to be
appropriated toward the purchase of
bell for the Beloit School House. The
members Of this Troupe are reported as
proficients in their line. Mr. Allen, one
of the members whom we have met ap-
pears to'be a gentlemen and we have no
doubt but their entertainment will be
worthy Of attendance. II will be held al
the Beloit Schol House Good music for
dance at close Of performance, If desired
The directors will charge 10 cts ad-
mission for the buying Of bell for
school no use
The exhibition al the School House
Wednesday evening was as we are Inform
ed success both as to performance
and receipts. Seventeen dollars was re :
ccived. 1t was our intention to be pres
ent and thus be enabled to report in full
but to our regret we were deprived of the
pr vilege. Those present speak in the
highest terms Of the entertainment, and
seem to fully appreciate the eommen dablo
efforts of Miss. Kate Tupper to secure such
an interesting and profitable exhibition.
The first kiln Of brick in the Beloii
brick yards has just been burnt and the
result is first quality of brick. One hun
dred thousand of them are now for sale at
the yard. A long felt want can now be
supplied cheaply, and Of the best qualit y
ever offered in the Sioux Valley,
Rock Rapids Reoiew: "Thursday, we
learn that H. u. Rice of Doom, proprietor
of the Bonny Doom house was lying very
low with hemorrage Of the lungs.
Those who have become obligated to
perform work upon the Pemhina Railroad
are requested to report at once, as all the
help possible will be required to complete
the road on time AS failure to perform
contract it is advisable that those who
can, commence labor immed lately.
CARPENTER Bros.
Get ready for dreadful winter. The
Norrstown Herald's weather prophet has
observed that the squirrels are laying in
their winter coal, the beavers arc putting
heaters in the basement of their lodges,
the bees have killed oft all the drones and
lined their hives with sheet IRON, the
muskrats are flying south, wild ducks are
committing suicide, the goose-bone is
black sixteen inches deep, country editors
are soliciting wood in exchange for sub
script;ons, poor families have an extra
dog and the editor has had new collar
put on his overcoat.