The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1878-09-05
CANTON, d. T, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER s. 1873.

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gy and harness.
The little child of Mrs. Adee died on
Tuesday night.
MIR, Bokhoff has returned from his
trip to LeMars.
Wheat was rated IN Sioux Falls yes.
terday at from 20 10 70 cents bushel
| Several loads of wheat passed through
town yesterday and to-day, bound for
Sioux Falls.
Quite large delegation of Good
Templar's are preparing to visit Sioux
Falls on Friday,
Fred Gross Ex.Supt Immigration now
OF the Black Hills, passed through town
Wednesday morning.
We are indebted to the Secretary of the
Territorial Agricultural society Tor a com
plimentary ticket to the fair ut Vermillion
Mr.. Arnold, our popular butcher, has
given possession to his successors, who
will conduct business at his old stand
west of the Ballot bridge.
| - Lincoln Center bears the mark Of i'm
provement, Three stores, blacksmith
shop and Jerry Woodley's hotel furnish
their quota tor the patronage of the well
| to do citizens in that vicinity.
Our Territorial Fair will be neld at
Vermillion next week. The early season
prevents many from going, as ploughing
haying and threshing engrosscs the atten-
| tlon Of the farmers principally at this sea
son. The last of September or lst of Oc-
| tobcr is about the time to secure general
attention.
delaware Township seems to he rap
idly advancing in population and improve
ments. Several large farms are being
worked and new coners are occupying the
vacant lands. HnKhy Bros are working
extensive tracts. ]. Hink!ey is building a
large dwelling opposite that Of O. d.
Hjnkley.
ALL that can should attend the fair at
Vermillion next week, the 10. 13. We
have enough within he Territory to COM
pete tavorably with any locality and if
farmers would become interested and
place their articles upon exhibition it
would be of great benefit and aid towards
advertising our Territory,
--Fred Cross tells us tkat the rumors
, relative to disatfectlon among the Repub.
! icaus in the Black Hills are wholly with.
out foundation. that only small .facllon
who are powcrless as to influence, will
| oppose Judge Bennett, and and in Cross's
| opinion he will net only receive the Re
publican support, bu, will draw good
many Democratic votes.
! While we are scratching around for
something that can be framed into local.
looking up and down the dusty street tor
arrivals that do not come, Minneapolis
and st. Paul are crowded with visitors
from all parts of the north west drawn
thither to see two of the most attractive
State fairs that ever were held. Blaine
the great orator and Hayes the Presdcn:
of the best country that God smiles upon
are magnets that will draw thousands tc
those beautiful cities Of the northwest
IT seems almost sad to see our Lin
coin county produce passing by our doors
seeking market elswhere, when a Rail
road to this point would secure all this
traffic. Farmers Of course will 60 where
they can get the best price for their grain,
and will naturally leave their money fol
neccssaries where obtained. Sioux Falls
merchants are now reaping their reward
for their liberal and united effort towards
getting the Railroad And if this sense
less quarrel between towns continues much
longer here, none of them will have {
road, and business men will seek new
places and let the towns decay.
"A peculiar case Of mistaken identity
occurred with our Sheriff. He received &
communication from party in Iowa, de
scribing the horse thief Jones to dot
among the peculiar marks Of identity was
the mark Of maple leaf upon his lef
jaw. The descriptlo n sent the sheriff, an
swered the entire advertised persona
of Jones. The Sheriff and Tom Sargen
started immediately for the locality where
Jones was stated to be, but on arrival al
the farm house, the man who so closely
resemble cd the thief was found to be ar
honest resident of Iowa, quietly pursuing
his daily labor for wages, although hi
name was Jones. Dixon thinks that fu
gutivcs without maple leafs are NOR
easy to identify than chaps with one.
| OF every one Thousand men, twenty die annually
The population of city or country is renewed
once in thirty years. The number Of old men who
die in cold weather Is to those who die In warn